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33 Jaw-Dropping VFX Breakdowns from Television

Posted on January 25, 2012 in Digital Effects, Effects and Stunts, Featured | 1 Comment

Television Programs have grown to become major cultural events in our culture. And with the availability of technological magic, visual effects for the original “boob-tube” can now match almost anything being seen on the silver screen.

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The Internet Goes on Strike over SOPA, Productivity Skyrockets

Posted on January 18, 2012 in Featured, Internet, Legal & Copyright | 6 Comments

Now that Occupy Wall Street is dead the interwebs are abuzz with a new protest meme denouncing SOPA. This should not be confused with their decades long protest against soap.

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IQ Film Premiere: “Treachery in Three Dimensions”

Posted on January 6, 2012 in Featured | 3 Comments

Some one is converting Hollywood Classics into 3D, Only Private Eye Ronald M. Vorhees can solve the MYSTERY!!

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Helping Newt “Rebuild the America We Love” for $64 in Royalties

Posted on December 30, 2011 in Featured, Selling Your Film | 3 Comments

When I woke up today it was morning in America, but it wasn’t until the afternoon before I realized I helped create the dawn. That’s when I saw Newt Gingrich’s “Rebuilding the America We Love” ad and noticed those images that all political pundits where dissecting where in part created by me.

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3 Documentaries Made by Stanley Kubrick

Posted on November 15, 2011 in Featured, Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment

Stanley Kubrick made three documentaries early in his career. Created between 1951 – 1953 Kubrick acted as director, writer, cinematographer, and soundman for the shorts. They include the first film he directed and the first color picture he made. They also offer an early insight into legendary filmmaker’s craft.

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24 Amazing Videos of Autumn Zen

Posted on October 3, 2011 in Cinematography, Featured | 1 Comment

It’s Autumn and it is time to get back to work, school or procrastinating about that screenplay you said you would write over the summer. During these stressful times it’s good to take a break with a little moment of zen. To help you out we gathered together these amazing fall videos for your tranquil repose and inspiration.

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50 Star Wars Vintage Toy Commercials

Posted on September 27, 2011 in Featured, Marketing | No Comments

If you are feeling nostalgic for the your old classic Star Wars toys, look no further because we rounded up over 50 vintage commercials. If you are too young to be feeling nostalgic, get off my lawn and get a job hipster!

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101 Movie Cliché Supercuts

Posted on August 29, 2011 in Featured, General Screenwriting, Outtakes | 1 Comment

To help demonstrate the silliness of the movie clichés, some obsessive-compulsive fanboys have collected those silly things we see over and over in various films into these single massive video montages of overused platitudes.

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30 Amazing Stanley Kubrick Cinemagraphs

Posted on August 22, 2011 in Cinematography, Featured | 24 Comments

Stanley Kubrick was devoted to images, telling his stories as visually as possible. His images have an arresting power that few if any directors can match.

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7 Pro Tips to Surviving the 48 Hour Film Project

Posted on August 11, 2011 in Featured, Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments

The advice here is based on real life experiences which haven’t all been stellar. Listen and hopefully you can avoid some of the pitfalls of this weekend of insanity. If you don’t, who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky… or you might end up putting your fist through a wall.

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100 Resources to Research Your Horror Film

Posted on July 19, 2011 in Featured, Filmmaking 360, General Screenwriting | 3 Comments

Have you ever felt that you have a great horror story and you just need to do a little research to get more ideas, get the time period right or other facts? Maybe you have writer’s block and don’t know where to start. In either case we put together a list of links to help you get all the details right in your scary flick.

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Top 25 Most Successful Kickstarter Film Pitches

Posted on June 23, 2011 in Featured | 1 Comment

How do you get strangers to give you money for your film on Kickstarter? We’ve rounded up the top 25 successful Kickstarter pitches totaling over 2.2 million crowd funded dollars to get an idea of what works:

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40 Filmmaking Podcasts You Should Be Listening To

Posted on June 2, 2011 in Featured, Filmmaking 360 | 8 Comments

We’ve scoured the corners of internets and came up with an informative and entertaining list of podcasts covering all aspects filmmaking: from scriptwriting to special effects, producing to directing, and just plain ol’ yak about our favorite (and least favorite) films.

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25 DIY Tutorials for Video & Music Audio

Posted on May 23, 2011 in Audio, Featured, Sound Design | No Comments

Audio is one of the most important aspects of you film. Some may say it is even more important than video. Unfortunately if on a small budget you may not be able to afford for all the expensive equipment required for great sound. With that in mind, we created this list of25 DIY Audio Tutorials to help stretch that budget.

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24 Amazing Stop Motion Videos

Posted on May 22, 2011 in Effects and Stunts, Featured, Filmmaking 360, General Production | 1 Comment

Stop motion animation is a repetitive and time-consuming process which only the most patient filmmakers can master. Below are 24 amazing examples of stop motion videos using a wide range of techniques and styles.

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