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).
by Milo Garner | 4 February, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Technical Craft
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...
by Milo Garner | 30 January, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, Technical Craft
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...
by Milo Garner | 28 January, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Technical Craft
Since its inception, cinema has always operated on a set of rules. These have changed as the years have gone by, but more often than not work in service to creating good films on solid ground. There are some things you just don’t do, and some things you really...
by Milo Garner | 24 January, 2019 | Film History, Filmmaking, Screenwriting
In mid-2016, a new term swept the journalistic world: ‘Fake News’. Encouraged by Trump’s corrosive campaigning, the word has become synonymous with divisive politics and a distrust immanent in the modern world. But truth has long been a malleable concept; post-truth...
by Milo Garner | 22 January, 2019 | Directing, Film History, Filmmaking
If there were any justice in the world, every great filmmaker would receive the recognition and plaudits they deserve. But this cruel universe we call home has room only for maltreatment and suffering, the bottomless pit of despair drawing ever closer as we dive...