Posted on February 8, 2012 in Cinematography, General Production | No Comments
If scaling a 1,600-foot rock face seems terrifying, imagine scaling it without ropes or a harness. That’s what Alex Honnold recently attempted in Yosemite National Park, using nothing more than his hands and feet. “60 Minutes” cameras were strategically placed along the climb, capturing every harrowing move.
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Posted on February 2, 2012 in General Production | 2 Comments
It’s not a pipe dream… Ryan Connolly of Film Riot domonstrates how to DIY a slider using hardware store plumbing supplies.
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Posted on January 16, 2012 in General Production | No Comments
What happens when you get a bunch of filmmakers together to test Kessler Gear and shoot the night sky over the Sierra Nevada? Go behind the scenes with Eric Kessler, Vincent Laforet, Tom Lowe and friends as they go hunting for Timelapses for the film “Timescape”.
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Posted on January 9, 2012 in Digital Effects, General Production | 1 Comment
In this DVD audio commentary for the movie Contact, Robert Zemeckis discusses how they created the impossible mirror effects shot.
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Posted on January 8, 2012 in Filmmaking 360, General Production | No Comments
It may be impossible to make David Lynch’s 1977 debut film Eraserhead any stranger, but that didn’t stop animator Lee Hardcastle from creating this 60 second claymation remake of the cult classic.
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Posted on January 8, 2012 in Cinematography, Filmmaking 360, General Production | No Comments
The classic ‘60 Minutes’ hidden-camera story has been done for more than 40 years, although according to CBS News this reporting technique is only justified in special circumstances today. Regardless, as you’ll see in this video, it’s also very difficult to pull off.
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Posted on January 5, 2012 in General Production | No Comments
Olivia Speranza takes a look at the Kamerar Cinema Skater Flex Dolly – a three wheeled dolly that can do full 360 degree turns while supporting a DSLR or ever medium sized camercorders.
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Posted on January 4, 2012 in General Production | 2 Comments
Ready to ditch the DSLR and move up to a RED Scarlet? Or an Alexa? Or even a Canon C300? Read this article on what you absolutely must keep in mind before sinking a small fortune into a camera system that, well, may cost a lot more than you think:
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Posted on December 28, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | No Comments
Evan Luzi, an experienced Camera Assistant, breaks down what’s involved with being successful working in the Camera Department.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
Did you ever want to build a cool DIY Project, but where overwhelmed by complicated schematic diagrams of electronic circuits? Well, before you knockout all the lights in your neighborhood check out the Collin’s Lab instructional video on how to read schematics, created by Collin Cunningham for Make.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
This infographic made by Column Five for Wistia, illustrates a basic do it yourself kit for filmmakers. It offers quick tips for reusing paper lanterns, fake blood, wheelchair dollies and more.
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Posted on November 15, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | No Comments
In this video Caleb Pike compares and reviews five of the top monopods. A monopod, also called a unipod, is a single staff or pole used to help support cameras in the field.
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Posted on November 1, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
In this video NextWaveDV takes you on a tour of Celebration Church’s multicam setup for broadcast television. Tim Ray shows us how all the equipment comes together for a typical production.
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Posted on October 24, 2011 in General Production, Lighting | No Comments
Redditt user Darth Nader posted this letter which covers great basic tips for how to work on a film set as a grip.
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Posted on October 20, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
Mourir Auprès de Toi is a short film by Spike Jonze, Simon Cahn and handbag designer Olympia Le-Tan. Set inside the famous Parisian bookstore, Shakespeare and Company the animations are a result of 3,000 pieces of hand cut felt by Le-Tan.
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