Filmmaker IQ Podcast E002: Don’t Be Boring
Posted on June 13, 2011 in IQ Podcasts | 2 Comments
Host John Hess talks about the premiere of his latest Short “Trouble in the Movie Queue” and the greatest sin you can commit on film. We also recap all the fantastic articles you may have missed from the week of June 5-11, 2011
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Show Notes:
And the film I keep talking about: "Trouble in the Movie Queue"
IQ Recap covering the material from June 5 – 11
Why Everyone wants to have Sex with Vampires
Dan Obrien, Katie Willert, Soren Bowie and Michael Swaim of the Cracked team break out the social commentary and look at just when and how Vampires became the sex symbols they are today.
After Effects Cross Process Look
This tutorial by Andy Dykstra goes through a fast and easy way to create a cross processed look for your video using basic curves adjustments.
VU tutorial: Build a Little Big Planet
In this tutorial hosted by Rob Redman you will learn how to create a planet with exaggerated features. It is a simple Cinema 4D project but gives great results very quickly and easily.
Film Directors embracing TV
LA Times story about how Film directors who once shied away from Television and starting to embrace the small screen Note to Movie Texters, the
Alamo Draft House will Kick You Out
Alamo Draft House is fighting back.
Advanced 3d Wings in After Effects
Iaenic covers a technique for making 3d Angel wings with trapcode
How to capture Good Audio
Tutorial about using a Rode mic – Numballover has a good comment about noise to signal ratio.
Screenwriting: Writing the 2nd Act with Michael Halperin
The importance of classical structure and how you can’t just jump that step.
Shootout of the Mini Shotgun Microphones
Chad Johnson compares the Sennheiser MKE400, Rode Video Mic Pro, Que Audio Micro Shotgun and the Rode VideoMic back to back.
Directing Actors with Judith Weston
Judith Weston talks about techniques that deepen subtext – getting away from results direction.
Example of Bad ScreenWriting: Star Wars III
Robert McKee and what’s wrong with Lucas’s writing
How a Hard Drive Works
Inner workings of a hard drive.
Mystery Marketing is No Substitue for Good Filmmaking
Liam Trim explores some of the new viral marketing tactics employed in modern Hollywood films including “Super 8? the latest by mystery marketeer JJ Abrams.
Cross Section views of a Leica Lens
Creative Uses for Sliders: Seeing Tires from a Whole New Angle
Shane Hurlbut’s work from Perelli Tires and some uses for sliders
Cleaning a Dirty Lens in After Effects
Cleaning the dirt from a lens from my short “Trouble in the Movie Queue”
SEC Stops Social Media Fundraising Site
Crowdsource website “Buy A Beer Company” stopped by the SEC from buying Pabst Brewing Company. They had raised 200 million.
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Fiction Movies
Astronomer’s take on Sci Fi
Terry Gilliam compares Kubrick and Speilberg
100 Greatest Movie Threats of all Time
Creating Natural Transitions for your Film
Video explores transitions beyond the cut, dissolve and wipe.
Hey Filmmakers, Celtx has some Money for You!
Celtx grants for webisodes.
Biff from Back to the Future is tired of all our questions!
Polarizing Filters for Photo and Video
Olivia Speranza demonsrates circular polarizer how to use it.
Why Sex Scenes are Difficult to Shoot – John Turturro
Wildly animated John Turturro regales us with an on set story and why I won’t be able to get the image of Kate Winslet sitting on a bouncing ball out of my head any time soon.
The formula to all Tom Cruise Movies
Rich Hall deconstructs every Tom Cruise Movie
WTF Post of the week:
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We had a mix up with the other podcast and we’ve fixed it – we’re back on track.
I’m living up to my official title of Mangling Editor…