Frank Darabont on filmmaking – Part 3 & 4

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The man who is known for spending multiple sessions actually recording his commentary tracks returns with more well prepared information on how he threw away all of his trademark film technique out for a much looser style seen in The Mist. Hear it all here.




Frank Darabont on filmmaking – Part I

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The man behind the camera of the classic Shawshank Redemption illuminates us noobs on the craft of filmmaking. In the first part he talks about such topics as directing, narration, sound design, set design, camera technique amongst other topics which escape me as of this moment. Oh, and did you ever wonder about who Allen Greene was and why Darabont dedicated Shawshank Redemption to him? Listen below and find out.



Frank Darabont on a career in film

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I’ve been meaning to post this up the moment I heard this – took a while, but here it is. How bad do you want it? Frank Darabont went through it all, can you? Go and do likewise gents.



For a perfect addendum to this – you can never go wrong with one of the best scenes in history.