Between Cuts

Empire of Lies: A Case Study of a Micro-Budget Marketing and Distribution Campaign

A deep dive interview with Director Matt Hope and Distributor Jonathan Sadler into the ins-and-outs of getting Matt Hope's new NonDē spirited film…

Jun 4 • David Thomson

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May 2026

Interview: The Kitchen and the Recipe

Part 2 of my interview with director Andrew Chaplin. This time we shift a little more technical; discussing on coverage, editing, lighting, and the…

May 27 • David Thomson

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Interview: The Subtle Art of Not Being the Funniest Person in the Room

Comedy Director Andrew Chaplin on the decade between a 600-quid sketch and a BAFTA

May 20 • David Thomson

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April 2026

Editing Craft #2: The In-Point

What the reorientation window tells you about where a shot really starts.

Apr 14 • David Thomson

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March 2026

Interview: The Last Great Train Set - An Inside Account of Shooting Eyes Wide Shut

A conversation with Rhun Francis, who was on set for one of the longest shoots in film history.

Mar 17

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February 2026

Asian Crime Cinema Club™️ #1: Sonatine

This is my response to the first FilmStack Asian Crime Cinema Club pick Sonatine. We will be discussing a new Asian Crime movie each month. Here’s my…

Feb 14 • David Thomson

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December 2025

Talking Databases, Magical Thinking and Bad Tools: Have Anthropic Lost The Plot?

Two Scots and and some Wes Anderson cosplay are too much for a Tuesday morning.

Dec 10, 2025 • David Thomson

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Autumn Thoughts | FilmStack Monthly Challenge #8

This is a game of fix it in post...

Dec 2, 2025 • David Thomson

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November 2025

HOW WOULD LUBITSCH DO IT? FilmStack Daily Inspiration #99

Steal thinking, not aesthetics: the Billy Wilder approach to inspiration (Stanley Kubrick edition)

Nov 24, 2025 • David Thomson

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The DVD Extra Film School Is Dead. Long Live the YouTube Obscurantism.

In the 90s you could skip film school and watch DVD extras. Now YouTube offers the same education, hidden behind tutorials on how to fix your washing…

Nov 11, 2025 • David Thomson

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Nobody Talks About: The Five Obstructions

A film school prank disguised as psychological warfare, or psychological warfare disguised as a film school prank. Either way it's a masterclass.

Nov 7, 2025 • David Thomson

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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Post-Production Workflows* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Production to delivery: Gantt charts, bin systems, why your DIT is unnecessary and other opinions nobody asked for.

Nov 4, 2025 • David Thomson

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