Tearing down sets after filming apparently isn’t the thing to do in the Tunisian Desert as Rä di Martino found out exploring the ruins of Star Wars film sets. In Star Wars (or Episode IV if you want to be like that), Luke Skywalker spends the first 15 minutes whining about his misfortune for having been born on Tatooine. He can’t Read MoreRead More
Steve Duncan is a New-York-based urban historian and photographer who has explored and photographed sewers and underground infrastructure beneath New York, Paris, London, Rome, Naples, Stockholm, Berlin, Moscow, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Calcutta, and many other cities. He served as the host of a Discovery Channel show on urban history from 2004 to 2005, Read MoreRead More
This work is an alphabetical list of the most important architects with their best known building. A lot of them have been left out with grief because we only need one for each letter and we done an effort to have differents nationalities. Concept and Animation: Andrea Stinga, Federico Gonzalez Art Direction: Federico GonzalezRead More
Check out these Google Maps of famous locations from Tarantino’s films from the plantations of Django Unchained, to the Chapel from Kill Bill. Naturally, Quentin Tarantino’s new saddles-and-spurs flick Django Unchained has probably attracted at least a few fans of Westerns. But fans of one more recent Western may recognize some of its environs a little too well. It Read MoreRead More
Jay P. Morgan’s Slanted Lens lesson goes on location at Vasquez Rocks in Los Angeles, California for a photo shoot with a bow wielding warrior princess. In this lesson, Morgan lays out great tips for outdoors location shooting be it still or motion picturing filmmaking.Read More
Fog and mist add drama to almost any landscape. Here are a few tips of finding the perfect weather and capturing dramatic smokey images. When it comes to weather phenomenon, mist and fog should be applauded as a way of creating atmosphere and adding a sense of mystery to your landscape photography. They provide that special Read MoreRead More
James Bond is celebrating it’s 50th anniversary with the release of the 23rd feature Skyfall. Since the early days, the Bond franchise has evolved into a highly sophisticated combination of top-of-the-line action, impeccable fashion and luxurious cars and gadgets. To promote the film (which has already broken box office records around the world), the producers created a Read MoreRead More
There’s something otherworldly creepy about abandoned amusement parks – a symbol of fun and frivolity reduced to decay as a constant reminder of our own short existence on this planet. Photo of CmrdCord Joyland, Kansas At one point, Joyland was the largest amusement park in Kansas, but 55 years after its opening, it was no Read MoreRead More
From Sound to Directing, Set Design to Animation, Visual Effects to Editing – here are 16 Mini Master Classes as presented by BAFTA Guru from professionals working on the biggest and most popular movies of today. View the Playlist on YouTubeRead More
100% New Zealand is the new slogan the southern island country is branding itself with along with shots of Hobbiton – the standing set from Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”
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From humble beginnings as upturned sediment to the king of alien sets, this is the true Hollywood story of a rock formation that dared be different. Read More
Want to shoot in a public place – the great stock company Artbeats offers a few tips.
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