DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL: SLAPSTICK

21/04/2014by Dirk 4 Comments

SEMINAR NOTES “What’s funnier than watching someone fall over? Watching a dozen people fall over.” Mack Sennett (Producer of Keystone Studios who made his career from slapstick comedy) Slapstick dominated […]

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DIRK’S FILM SCHOOL – B-MOVIES

13/04/2014by Dirk 9 Comments

SEMINAR NOTES Technically, B-Pictures were the second feature of a double-bill, usually low-budget genre films. As film distribution habits changed, the term has become broader; its applied to genre pictures […]

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Dirking About … Dirk’s Film School

31/03/2014by Dirk 1 Comment

I invited readers to vote for the next Dirk Challenge. The polls are now closed.* The results have been independently verified. I’m pleased to announce that Dirk’s Film School is […]