In 1994, the biopic Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton, alleged that Wood and the filmmakers stole the mechanical octopus ( previously used in the film Wake of the Red Witch ) from the Republic Studios backlot, while failing to steal the motor which enabled the prop to move realistically, although, by the director's admission, the film preferred narrative interest over historical accuracy.

Many silent filmmakers such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton used improvisation in the making of their films, developing their gags while filming and altering the plot to fit.

While this structuralist approach to Marxism and filmmaking was used, the more vociferous complaint that the Russian filmmakers had was with the narrative structure of Hollywood filmmaking.

As graphics technology improved, machinima filmmakers used other video games and consumer-grade video editing software.

While the shot / reverse shot function of split screen comprises most of the running time of the film, the filmmakers also used split screen for other spatial, temporal and emotional effects.

The Italian feature film Cabiria ( 1914 ), directed by Giovanni Pastrone, was the first popular film to use dolly shots, which in fact were originally called " Cabiria movements " by contemporary filmmakers influenced by the film ; however, some smaller American and English films had used the technique prior to Cabiria, as well as Yevgeni Bauer's The Child of the Big City, released a month prior to Cabiria.

This attribute, although not universal ( the Greek vrykolakas / tympanios was capable of both reflection and shadow ), was used by Bram Stoker in Dracula and has remained popular with subsequent authors and filmmakers.

A short documentary, The Making of The Illustrated Man, details the process the filmmakers used to cover Steiger's body in mock tattoos and shows actors and filmmakers preparing for the movie.

Mumblecore director Joe Swanberg has said, " As annoying as reality TV is, it's been really good for filmmakers because it got mainstream audiences used to watching shaky camerawork and different kinds of situations.

* In The Dark Knight and the follow up The Dark Knight Rises a Shepard tone was used to create the sound of the ' Batpod ' - a motorcycle that the filmmakers didn't want to change gear and tone abruptly but to constantly ascend.

Because of the ancient and primitive scenery in and around the Sassi, it has been used by filmmakers as the setting for ancient Jerusalem.

At the time of its completion the film could not be released because the filmmakers had not secured rights to the music used in the film.

Film styles are recognizable film techniques used by filmmakers to give specific changes or value to their work.

Film style can describe the techniques used by specific filmmakers, but it can also be used to describe a group of filmmakers from the same area and time period.

The filmmakers used the actual courtroom in Pascagoula, Mississippi where the real Wigand ’ s deposition was given.

However, the filmmakers decided that this deviated too far from the books, so instead the blinding light scenes were used to depict a " staring contest " between Aragorn and the Eye of Sauron.

Additionally, low budget filmmakers used sensational elements to attract audiences away from television.

Meyer copied a technique used during filming of Citizen Kane, where the filmmakers let the set fall into darkness to save money on construction.

When the film was released, film critic Roger Ebert discussed the style and methods the filmmakers used, writing, " The makers of The Atomic Cafe sifted through thousands of feet of Army films, newsreels, government propaganda films and old television broadcasts to come up with the material in their film, which is presented without any narration, as a record of some of the ways in which the bomb entered American folklore.

The dolly zoom is commonly used by filmmakers to represent the sensation of vertigo, a " falling-away-from-oneself feeling " or a feeling of unreality, or to suggest that a character is undergoing a realization that causes him or her to reassess everything he or she had previously believed.

Marker is often associated with the Left Bank Cinema movement that occurred in the late 1950s and included such other filmmakers as Alain Resnais, Agnès Varda, Henri Colpi and Armand Gatti.

In the 2000s, biopics such as Ali ( 2001 ), Frida ( 2002 ), 8 Mile ( 2002 ), Ray ( 2004 ), Walk the Line ( 2005 ), and Milk ( 2008 ) have become popular among filmmakers.

The independent, exploratory style of Vertov influenced and inspired many filmmakers and directors like the Situationist Guy Debord and independent companies such as " Vertov Industries ," in Hawaii.

Young filmmakers had the opportunity to test their mettle in such programmes as the stand-alone drama and documentary series Das kleine Fernsehspiel ( The Little TV Play ) or the television films of the crime series Tatort.

Early Russian filmmakers such as Lev Kuleshov further explored and theorized about editing and its ideological nature.

Alternatives to traditional editing were also the folly of early surrealist and dada filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel ( director of the 1929 Un Chien Andalou ) and René Clair ( director of 1924's Entr ' acte which starred famous dada artists Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray ).

The French New Wave filmmakers such as Jean Luc Godard and François Truffaut and their American counterparts such as Andy Warhol and John Cassavetes also pushed the limits of editing technique during the late 1950s and throughout the 1960s.

In some cases, such as the Portland International Film Festival, there is an entry fee, but it is waived for filmmakers within a certain region, such as the Northwestern United States.

The success of Michel Ocelot's Kirikou and the Sorceress in 1998 rejuvenated the production of original feature-length animated films by such filmmakers as Jean-François Laguionie and Sylvain Chomet.

Documentary played a crucial role in the New Wave, as directors such as Hani, Kazuo Kuroki, Toshio Matsumoto, and Hiroshi Teshigahara moved from documentary into fiction film, while feature filmmakers like Oshima and Imamura also made documentaries.

Giving Expressionist-affiliated filmmakers particularly free stylistic rein were Universal horror pictures such as Dracula ( 1931 ), The Mummy ( 1932 )— the former photographed and the latter directed by the Berlin-trained Karl Freund — and The Black Cat ( 1934 ), directed by Austrian émigré Edgar G. Ulmer.

Contemporary filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Pedro Almodovar, Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Emir Kusturica, David Lynch, Girish Kasaravalli, David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese, and Juraj Jakubisko have cited Fellini's influence on their work.

Around this time he was involved in the creation of the Filmliga based in Amsterdam which drew foreign filmmakers to Holland such as Alberto Cavalcanti, René Clair, Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Dziga Vertov who also became his friends.

Scorsese is hailed as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers of all time, directing landmark films such as Mean Streets ( 1973 ), Taxi Driver ( 1976 ), Raging Bull ( 1980 ), and Goodfellas ( 1990 ) – all of which he collaborated on with actor and close friend Robert De Niro.

The development of Russian cinema in the 1920s by such filmmakers as Dziga Vertov and Sergei Eisenstein saw considerable progress in the use of the motion picture as a propaganda tool, yet it also served to develop the art of moviemaking.

Silent films had certain advantages for filmmakers, such as the ability to hire an international cast, since spoken accents were irrelevant.

In Europe, Art Cinema gains wider distribution and sees movements like la Nouvelle Vague ( The French New Wave ) featuring French filmmakers such as Roger Vadim, François Truffaut, Alain Resnais, and Jean-Luc Godard ; Cinéma Vérité documentary movement in Canada, France and the United States ; Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, Chilean filmmaker Alexandro Jodorowsky and Polish filmmakers Roman Polanski and Wojciech Jerzy Has produced original and offbeat masterpieces and the high-point of Italian filmmaking with Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini making some of their most known films during this period.

There are numerous examples of people in creative or artistic careers, such as composers, novelists and filmmakers, developing new ideas through daydreaming.

He became interested in European cinema, focusing first on the films of Ingmar Bergman, and then on the French nouvelle vague filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and, most especially, Alain Resnais.

Many actors and filmmakers started their careers in Australian films, a large number of whom have acquired international reputations, and a number of whom have found greater financial benefits in careers in larger film producing centers, such as Hollywood.

Often cited as another benefit of film school are the opportunities available to students to work as an intern for filmmakers or in related businesses, such as post-production editing facilities, and to network with others interested in filmmaking who may be in a position to collaborate with the student on a project or to eventually offer work in the industry.