Plus we talk about comments from Tom Cruise and James Cameron
In this episode, we talk about…
- How much Tom Cruise and the film industry has changed from the first Top Gun movie to Maverick
- The problem with long climaxes thanks to Michael Bay and Christopher Nolan
- Creating a story worth telling vs. destroying every last fiber of a franchise
- Scientology is still bad but at least Maverick has age-appropriate love interests
- James Cameron’s deliberate old-man trolling about his 3-hour movie
- Declining appeal of long movies as well as shows with too many seasons
- Advice for emerging filmmakers: Less is more and storytelling matters most
- Building community through backyard cinema and low-level networking events
- Details about Laowa’s anamorphic lenses, Atlas Lens’ Orion Silver Edition, and finding the perfect combination of camera, lenses, and lighting
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