About Milo Garner
Filmmaker, critic, and erstwhile pilgrim, Milo is interested in Dutch angles, silent movies, and the secrets of the Holy Ghost. He is currently developing a comedic retelling of Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying (funds pending).
Three Essential Lessons from Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. His cinema is poetic, seeking the profound in the minimal, affecting with the unaffected. While his influence is undoubted, with Paul Schrader particularly keen to reference Bresson’s work (including...
Three Secrets of the Sequence Shot
Fundamentally, to define what a shot can or can’t do is limiting and limited. Certain kinds of shot are, ultimately, simple designations made for innovations of form. We’d never have a Dutch angle if everyone had followed the remit of keeping the camera straight. But...
7 Silent Films to See to Improve Your Visual Storytelling
The silent film might seem antiquated against a cinematic context that so prioritises dialogue, plotting, and aural acuity. But the fundamental tenet of cinema – to communicate an idea with images alone – is nowhere better evidenced than in these early days of the...
