Posted on May 18, 2012 in Outtakes | No Comments
Draw a bath of rose pedals and lavender oil, climb in and let the soothing voice of Gilbert Godfried take you to another erotic universe.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Lighting | 3 Comments
StillMotion demonstrates three lighting set ups for different moods and how and why they used the lights they did.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Directing | No Comments
If you’re looking for a studio quality, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Off Topic | No Comments
Bill Hammack takes apart a digital camera and explains how its captures images using a CCD (charge coupled device). He also shares how a single CCD is used with a color filter array to create colored images.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Interviews | 1 Comment
Harry Knowles (Ain’t it Cool News) sits down with film legend Douglas Trumbull who created visual effects for films like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” and “Blade Runner.” Together they cover the evolution of film and the state of film projection today.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
How durable is the Canon 7d? DigitalRev TV dares to put the question to the test by hitting it with a car, dropping it down some steps on a wheelchair, freezing it, soaking it, and setting fire to it.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
The DakaKin team shows you how to create the best Helmetcam ever.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Cinematography, General Production | 1 Comment
Tilt shit adapters can be pretty pricey but Joe Murphy offers up an intriguing DIY solution – printing one up with a 3d Printer.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
It can be as simple as point and shoot but there are a wealth of things your DSLR can do beyond that. Here are some helpful tips to shooting better photos (and video).
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Directing, Interviews | 1 Comment
Film directors Quentin Tarantino (‘Inglourious Basterds’). Peter Jackson (‘The Lovely Bones’), James Cameron (‘Avatar’), Kathryn Bigelow (‘The Hurt Locker’), Jason Reitman (‘Up in the Air’), and Lee Daniels (‘Precious’) talk about the toughest scenes they’ve had to film for a movie.
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments
Barbara Freedman Doyle offers some tips on how anyone entering the film industry can make sure they stop themselves from saying what they really think and stay in the good graces of those with the power to hire.
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Directing | No Comments
J. Ott asks for a second take and explores why you should almost always shoot a second take even if everything is perfect the first time around.
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Lens Diffraction can affect your digital photography in a negative way by decreasing the overall sharpness of an image. Patrick Hall of Fstoppers.com explains what lens diffraction is, what causes it, and how different apertures affect sharpness on real world objects.
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
VFXBro runs down what’s new in the latest iteration of the popular compositing software from Adobe.
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