What's up Reddit! I'm Mexican filmmaker Carlos López Estrada. I directed BLINDSPOTTING, SUMMERTIME, and Disney's RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, and I'm currently in post-production on my next feature, DED.
I also founded the Emmy-winning production company Antigravity Academy to radically support emerging filmmakers; we produced Sean Wang's first feature, DÌDI (弟弟), and are currently in production on our next project, THIRSTYGIRL.
Here to answer your questions!
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I'm especially pumped to share we’ve just launched Antigravity Academy’s INDIE INSTITUTE. It’s a three-month virtual filmmaking intensive that immerses filmmakers in the full life-cycle of independent filmmaking – while cultivating a vibrant community of collaborators. INDIE INSTITUTE offers first-of-its-kind support for anyone curious about making independent movies and telling stories that can truly transcend.
You can learn more/sign up here:
https://antigravity.circle.so/institute
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Ask me anything! I'll be today Tuesday 3/3 at 10 AM PT/1PM ET to answer stuff.
by CarlosLEstradaAMA
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Which your favourite movies ?
Carlos! Huge fan of your work, I’m curious about how kinetic all your movies feel, from the rapping in blindspotting to the fast paced action in Raya and the last dragon, do you think that intentionally making films feel super fast paced allows for a better understanding of the characters for the audience?
I have a question: how difficult was it to make the Raya movie compared to a live-action film? And what was it like working with Disney?
Thank you.
Yo dude. Two questions for you:
What is your favorite fast food burger?
If the moon was made of cheese, would you eat it?
Which was your favourite production??
What’s sth you do during production/directing that you wouldn’t want us as an audience to find out??