To celebrate this week’s BFI Flare and fiveFilms4freedom, George East discusses the beginnings of modern Queer Cinema and the meaning of Queer in today’s world.
The Hays Code was a form of censorship rules that applied to all films made by Hollywood between 1934 and 1968. But was it really all so bad?
The Male Gaze is the theory, proposed by Laura Mulvey, that Hollywood perpetrates an objectification of women through the filming and viewing of women.
High concept films are a type of film where concept takes centre stage, ahead of characters. And it is not necessarily bad thing.
A film movement started in 1995 that aimed to strip back filmmaking in order to try and produce films that revealed a greater “truth”.
Ever wondered what a best boy, gaffer and grip are in film credits? Let us explain…
In film the 3 Act structure is a basic breakdown for story structure and progression. But why 3? And what are its limitations?
What is key-to-fill ratio? It’s basically about lighting and shadows in your shots, but it’s actually quite a tricky concept.