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Akiva Goldsman on dialogue
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Akiva Goldsman on the job of a writer
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Greg Berlanti: On Writing
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Rian Johnson Masterclass: Finding Your Voice
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Rian Johnson Masterclass: Be Kind
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Rian Johnson Masterclass: Demystifying Filmmaking
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Don Cheadle talks about getting into his TV series HOUSE OF LIES
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SELAH AND THE SPADES director Tayarisha Poe on the characters in her film SELAH AND THE SPADES
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Director Tayarisha Poe on why SELAH AND THE SPADES starts with "A Film By Us All"
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Director Tayarisha Poe on making SELAH AND THE SPADES
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SELAH AND THE SPADES filmmaker Tayarisha Poe on directing
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Don Cheadle on making BOOGIE NIGHTS and TRAFFIC
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Kevin Bacon on his acting process while making the show I LOVE DICK
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Kevin Bacon on working with AFI alumna Andrea Arnold
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Kevin Bacon on watching his old FOOTLOOSE screen test years later
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BLOW THE MAN DOWN filmmakers on filmmaking and what they learned at AFI
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BLOW THE MAN DOWN Co-Writers/Directors on tone and casting
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BLOW THE MAN DOWN Filmmakers talk about making the film
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THE CLIMB's Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin on Cannes and shooting the film in France
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SAINT FRANCES filmmakers on making the film with a child actor
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BLINDED BY THE LIGHT's Gurinder Chadha on how a script comes alive during the filmmaking process
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The Theme of Gentrification in THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Shooting the Rowing Scene in THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO
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Brad Falchuk on Writing and Storytelling
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JOKER co-writer Scott Silver on finding your own writing process
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Director Melina Matsoukas on what drew her to QUEEN & SLIM
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Filmmaker Melina Matsoukas on her early music video career
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Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on playing with lighting in THE IRISHMAN
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Noah Baumbach on writing MARRIAGE STORY
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Producer Margaret Riley on her film BOMBSHELL
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LUCKY GRANDMA director Angela Cheng on casting the film
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John Lee Hancock on His Big Hollywood Break
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BOOKSMART Director Olivia Wilde on Working with Actors
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BARRY co-creators Bill Hader and Alec Berg at AFI
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Peter Farrelly on getting GREEN BOOK made
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Alex Honnold on facing fear while making FREE SOLO
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Director Catherine Hardwicke on making TWILIGHT
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Paul Schrader on his film TAXI DRIVER
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Damien Chazelle on Making FIRST MAN
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Boots Riley on making his film SORRY TO BOTHER YOU
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George Clooney speaks to AFI Conservatory Fellows about directing actors
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Guillermo del Toro on the Universal Power of THE SHAPE OF WATER
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Guillermo del Toro on Why He Chose the Title THE SHAPE OF WATER
Paul Thomas Anderson on How he cast Alma in PHANTOM THREAD
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Paul Thomas Anderson on writing PHANTOM THREAD
MUDBOUND Cinematographer Rachel Morrison on the challenges of shooting in the mud and rain
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IT Director Andy Muschietti on Constructing the movie's monster Pennywise
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Darren Aronofsky on audience reactions to MOTHER!
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Quentin Tarantino Talks with AFI Fellows at AFI's Opening Day: Part 1
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THE SALESMAN director Asghar Farhadi on his filmmaking process
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Denis Villeneuve on when he decided to direct BLADE RUNNER 2049
Martin Scorsese on direction changes while filming a movie
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Director Barry Jenkins talks about the swimming scene in MOONLIGHT
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Damien Chazelle on Ryan Gosling's piano skills in LA LA LAND
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Gavin O'Connor on making his film WARRIOR
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JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK: Ed Zwick on directing fight scenes in the movie
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George Miller on Making MAD MAX & MAD MAX 2
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George Miller on making MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
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Ryan Murphy on the Appeal of the Anthology TV Series
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Alejandro González Iñárritu on the collaborative process of writing BIRDMAN
AFI Harold Lloyd Master Seminar: John Lee Hancock on Creating a Calm Set
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Mark & Jay Duplass on DO-DECA-PENTATHLON
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The AMERICAN HORROR STORY Production Team at AFI
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Breaking Bad Creator Vince Gilligan at AFI
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Gary Ross on PARANORMAL ACTIVITY and DISTRICT 9
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François Truffaut On Preparing To Shoot A Film
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François Truffaut Reflects On His Earlier Films
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Billy Wilder On "The Lubitsch Touch"
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Billy Wilder On Jack Lemmon & Shirley MacLaine
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Charlie Kaufman On Adapting Novels For The Screen
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Alfred Hitchcock On Evoking An Emotional Response
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Difference Between Mystery & Suspense
Janusz Kaminski On Filming Minority Report
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Alfred Hitchcock: Utilizing Materials To The Fullest
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A Young Steven Spielberg Talks About His Peers & Love Of Film
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Janusz Kaminski On The Art Of Cinematography
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Steven Spielberg On Filming In Continuity (1978)
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Steven Spielberg On Working With François Truffaut (1978)
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Steven Spielberg On Collaborating With Actors (1978)
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Michael Douglas On The Ending Of FATAL ATTRACTION
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