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'The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' as an Allegory for American Celebrity Obsession | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford’ as an Allegory for American Celebrity Obsession

Dominik's western uses the idea of the outlaw, specifically through analyzing Jesse James and Robert Ford's relationship, as an allegory for modern American celebrity obsession and the negative consequences of a culture that worships popular people as godlike figures.

The blurred line separating life and art | Opinions | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

The blurred line separating life and art

Francesca Escarraga

The second we get a chance to escape from the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we leap into a world of creative imagination where life and art intertwine, and as we relentlessly explore endless content in the media library, we're bound to find something that we'll invest our time in (mostly years), that hits all the right buttons of our psyche. There are many reasons as to why we get more emotionally involved in fiction than the lives we lead.

Billy Wilder: A Prolific Pioneer of the Golden Age of Cinema | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Billy Wilder: A Prolific Pioneer of the Golden Age of Cinema

Francesca Escarraga

Billy Wilder is a name that instantly comes up in conversation, especially if you're in film school or simply an enthusiast who lives and breathes cinema. His films, achievements, and wisdom have been the foundation of books and the inspiration behind films that have graced the silver screens throughout the years.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: How the West Wove Violence into the American Psyche | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: How the West Wove Violence into the American Psyche

With their love-note to the classic Western, the Coen brothers examine who the Old West mentality fueled the American propensity toward violence.

2020's Black List - of best unproduced screenplays - is here | News | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

2020’s Black List – Of Best Unproduced Screenplays – Is Here

Since 2005, film executive Franklin Leonard, has been putting out this annual list of the best unproduced screenplays, and this week, the 2020 version was released by Showtime's Desus and Mero.

Pixar's Not-So-Secret Formula Behind their Award-Winning Storytelling | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Pixar’s Not-So-Secret Formula Behind their Award-Winning Storytelling

Francesca Escarraga

Pixar has turned itself into a household name, racking up countless awards and universal praise. So what's the secret to their timeless storytelling?

Tips: A Guide to Producing Short Films on a Shoestring Budget | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Tips: A Guide to Producing Short Films on a Shoestring Budget

Francesca Escarraga

Whether you’re a studio-hired or independent filmmaker, securing the financial resources to get your creative idea from script to screen is always the heaviest cross to bear in the filmmaking process.

Juliet Landau Discusses Her Meditation on Narcissism & Evil in ‘A Place Among the Dead’ | Hype | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Juliet Landau Discusses Her Meditation on Narcissism & Evil in ‘A Place Among the Dead’

Juliet Landau, famous for her role as Drusilla in 'Buffy', took some time to chat with us about her feature length directorial debut, 'A Place Among the Dead', which seeks to deconstruct the nature of the narcissist through an acutely apt metaphor of vampire mythology.

CONVOS: Summer Shelton on Her New Movie 'You & I,' Blockbuster, Filmmaking, Indie Film, and More | Hype | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

CONVOS: Summer Shelton on Her New Movie ‘You & I,’ Blockbuster, Filmmaking, Indie Film, and More

Check out our interview with rising writer/director Summer Shelton about her new film 'You & I' co-starring Clayne Crawford, filmmaking, Blockbuster, indie film, state of the industry, and more.

Speculative vs. Shooting Scripts: What Purpose Does Each Serve in the Filmmaking Process? | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Speculative vs. Shooting Scripts: What Purpose Does Each Serve in the Filmmaking Process?

Francesca Escarraga

Getting the script right is imperative for any aspiring writer, and to save you trouble, we’re going to walk you through the various kinds of screenplays and what form you need to focus on to get your foot in the door.

Film and TV Adaptations: The Art of Killing Your Darlings | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Film and TV Adaptations: The Art of Killing Your Darlings

Francesca Escarraga

From blockbuster films such as 'Lord of the Rings' to TV series such as 'Game of Thrones', let’s break down the various factors as to why adaptations have become a vital part of the industry.

The Strike is Over! But, Can AI Really Be Compatible with Screenwriting? | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

The Strike is Over! But, Can AI Really Be Compatible with Screenwriting?

Hollywood studios and writers have now reached a tentative agreement, but how can AI truly be compatible with the role of screenwriters.

CONVOS: Jeff Bonnett, Screenwriter 'Falling for Christmas' | Hype | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

CONVOS: Jeff Bonnett, Screenwriter ‘Falling for Christmas’

Check out our sit down with Jeff Bonnett, Hollywood screenwriter as we talk in depth about the screenwriting process, pitching a screenplay to studios, Christmas movies, Lindsay Lohan taking the lead in his movie 'Falling for Christmas,' and more.

Tips: How to Create Powerful Films Set in One Location | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Tips: How to Create Powerful Films Set in One Location

Francesca Escarraga

Filmmaking is expensive, but filmmakers have amazing tools at their disposal to tell stories of any shape or size, and their are few tools more powerful than single-location shooting.

Tips: How to Create & Develop Compelling Characters on Screen | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Tips: How to Create & Develop Compelling Characters on Screen

Francesca Escarraga

Let’s explore some of the elements and ways on how we can create and develop compelling characters that can become part of the collective consciousness and stand the test of time.

Seeing a Colorful Life in the Monochromatic World of Roma | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Seeing a Colorful Life in the Monochromatic World of ‘ROMA’

Francesca Escarraga

Alfonso Cuarón's latest awards show darling, 'ROMA', is his most personal yet as he delivers a heartfelt love letter to his nanny and all the other unseen people who deeply impact our lives.

Tips: How To Overcome Creative Burnout And Reignite Your Flair | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Tips: How To Overcome Creative Burnout And Reignite Your Flair

Francesca Escarraga

Creative burnout can be truly difficult to put a finger on so we've put together some tips on how to recognize its symptoms, and methods to reignite your creative spark when it does go out.

Screenwriting Tips From Hollywood's Favorite Writers | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Screenwriting Tips From Hollywood’s Favorite Writers

This article is about those teachers that have stood out, that have challenged the norm, and made us question the basics and what we deem as fundamental. Highlighting what I think to be the most insightful tips on the craft of Screenwriting, I will list just a few, and hope that it will enlighten those who have reached a wall in their script or feel they need to make the hero/ heroine’s goal a little more challenging/relatable.

Interview with Tyler Taormina on His Debut Feature 'Ham on Rye'

Interview with Tyler Taormina on His Debut Feature ‘Ham on Rye’

Francesca Escarraga

Rising filmmaker, Tyler Taormina, took time to speak with us about the experiences of directing his first feature film, 'Ham on Rye.'

Fleabag, Killing Eve, and Now Star Wars: Meet Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Fleabag, Killing Eve, and Now Star Wars: Meet Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Phoebe Waller-Bridge has seen a fast rise to prominence in both writing and acting in "Fleabag", "Killing Eve", and now "Solo: A Star Wars Story". It's time you got to meet her.

CONVOS: Zoë Eisenberg on Her New Film 'Chaperone', Age-Gap Dramas, Poison Ivy, and More | Hype | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

CONVOS: Zoë Eisenberg on Her New Film ‘Chaperone’, Age-Gap Dramas, Poison Ivy, and More

Check out our interview with rising writer/director Zoë Eisenberg about her new film Chaperone, filmmaking in Hawaii, resurgence of age-gap drama, a Poison Ivy movie pitch, and much more.

Racing through the Film Festival Circuit | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

Racing Through the Film Festival Circuit

Francesca Escarraga

If there’s any highly anticipated annual occasion that's of the same caliber as the holiday season, it would undoubtedly be film festival season; celebrated not just by the media and entertainment industry but also by film fanatics across the globe.

"He Becomes Immortal": Tim Burton's Big Fish at 15 | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

“He Becomes Immortal”: Tim Burton’s Big Fish at 15

In praise of Tim Burton's storytelling, tear jerking masterpiece, which offered all of the emotion and none of the Johnny Depp.

'Her': Spike Jonze’s Vision of a Post-Capitalist Future | Features | LIVING LIFE FEARLESS

‘Her’: Spike Jonze’s Vision of a Post-Capitalist Future (Part 1)

Eagle-eyed viewers may notice various breadcrumbs throughout 'Her' that allude to Theodore Twombly (Joaquin Phoenix) and Samantha (Scarlett Johansson) living in a post-capitalist future, struggling to shed the lingering effects of a market-driven society of the not-so-distant past.

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