HAPIVERI Magazine

Ridley Scott’s Directing Philosophy: Trust with Actors and On-Set Management

Ridley Scott’s Directing Philosophy: Trust with...

Ridley Scott’s defining traits as a director include a style that avoids excessive interference in actors’ performances. Although known for his exceptional visual orientation, he has a clear philosophy in...

Ridley Scott’s Directing Philosophy: Trust with...

Ridley Scott’s defining traits as a director include a style that avoids excessive interference in actors’ performances. Although known for his exceptional visual orientation, he has a clear philosophy in...

Ridley Scott, an Innovator in Visual Beauty: His Brilliant Transition from Commercials to Hollywood

Ridley Scott, an Innovator in Visual Beauty: Hi...

Ridley Scott's beginnings as a filmmaker lie in the design education he received at the Royal College of Art in London. After developing a grounding in art, he began his...

Ridley Scott, an Innovator in Visual Beauty: Hi...

Ridley Scott's beginnings as a filmmaker lie in the design education he received at the Royal College of Art in London. After developing a grounding in art, he began his...

The Director Who Sparked a Visual Revolution: Wyler's Groundbreaking Directorial Techniques

The Director Who Sparked a Visual Revolution: W...

William Wyler's greatest innovation in film history was his active use of deep focus. In collaboration with cinematographer Gregg Toland, he developed a technique that kept the entire frame in...

The Director Who Sparked a Visual Revolution: W...

William Wyler's greatest innovation in film history was his active use of deep focus. In collaboration with cinematographer Gregg Toland, he developed a technique that kept the entire frame in...

The Establishment of Billy Wilder's Directing Techniques in His Early Films

The Establishment of Billy Wilder's Directing T...

When Billy Wilder made his Hollywood directorial debut in the early 1940s, he already had extensive experience as a screenwriter in Europe. That background gives his directing style distinctive depth....

The Establishment of Billy Wilder's Directing T...

When Billy Wilder made his Hollywood directorial debut in the early 1940s, he already had extensive experience as a screenwriter in Europe. That background gives his directing style distinctive depth....

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Techniques for Directing Suspense

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Tech...

Hitchcock established a method of increasing tension by contrasting silence with sudden noise. In Sabotage (1936), only the audience knows that a boy is carrying a time bomb. Repeated sounds...

A Magician of Sound and Music: Hitchcock's Tech...

Hitchcock established a method of increasing tension by contrasting silence with sudden noise. In Sabotage (1936), only the audience knows that a boy is carrying a time bomb. Repeated sounds...

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence and Sound to Video Production

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence a...

Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) was born in Tokyo in 1930 and spent part of his childhood in Dalian, in what was then Manchuria, China. The war ended during his adolescence, and...

Toru Takemitsu's Film Music: Applying Silence a...

Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) was born in Tokyo in 1930 and spent part of his childhood in Dalian, in what was then Manchuria, China. The war ended during his adolescence, and...