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What's the best "behind the scenes" or filming making documentaries (apart from "Heart of Darkness")
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  • markus_bmarkus_b

    Don't forget all the great recipes for mexican food from Robert Rodriguez in his 10min cooking schools. Essential if you have to keep your crew happy at those late night shoots ! :)

  • BuellerBueller

    "Lost in La Mancha". About Terry Gillliam trying to get Don Quixote made.

  • CRFilmsCRFilms

    Robert Rodriquez has a lot of special features on his DVDs, specifically from his first film up to Sin City. His commentaries are also great with lots of insights.

    Even just standard commentary can have a tidbit or two that can be invaluable and you can learn a lot from. Unless the movie is so good I need the DVD/Blu Ray...I won't buy a dvd unless it has director commentary. Everything has something you can learn from.

  • bostonmikebostonmike

    Check out the Criterion film Gomorrah..they have on the second disc, a breakdown of the filming of five separate scenes...they used a lot of real life mob guys in this movie, so in one clip they have a behind the scenes tantrum of one of the guys when the director changes his mind about letting him "kill" the main characters..he says if he doesn't let him "kill" them then he won't let anyone film there..haha..its pretty funny. The movie itself is very good, very gritty and realistic, its in Italian with subtitles....another one is Requiem for a Dream...Matthew Labatique goes into some detail about his cinematography..lenses, filters, techniques, etc..

  • jleojleo

    There's a 5.5 hr workprint version of Apocalypse Now floating around.

    The Lord of the Rings Behind the Scenes documentary is 6 hours long!! (Platinum Edition)

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