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Behind the Scenes of “Video Game High School”

Posted on May 22, 2012 in General Production | 1 Comment

Go behind the scenes of “Video Game High School” – A feature length web series mixing real life and First Person shooters. From directors Brandon Laatsch and Freddie Wong.

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Magnifty LCD Magnifier for DSLR Rigs: Focus With Two Eyes

Posted on May 21, 2012 in General Production | No Comments

Tired of the one eye strain of traditional viewfinders? Try the Magnifty LCD Magnifier – just don’t stand with your back to the sun.

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DIY Tilt Shift Adapter Using a 3D Printer

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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7 Top Film Producers Roundtable

Posted on May 8, 2012 in General Production | No Comments

The Hollywood Reporter assembled a group of 7 producers with some seriously big credentials to sit down and talk about their experiences in the film industry.

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The Galileo – a Remote Control Pan/Tilt for iOS Devices

Posted on May 4, 2012 in General Production | No Comments

Do you want to be able to pan the remote iPhone when your using Facetime? The Galileo is your solution.

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Trigger Your Camera with an iPhone

Posted on May 1, 2012 in General Production | 1 Comment

TriggerTrap is an ingenious device that connects your iPhone (or any iOS 5 device) and your camera allowing you trigger a photo in several interesting modes.

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Computerized DIY Motorized Dolly Slider

Posted on May 1, 2012 in General Production | No Comments

There’s nothing like a computerized DIY Motorized Dolly Slider to show off your engineering skills. Bratan of ClickGlide.com runs through a parts list and how he pulled off this cool slider.

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Fast Simple DIY iPhone Stabilizer

Posted on April 23, 2012 in General Production | No Comments

Are you really going to shell out hundreds for a machined stabilizer rig for your iPhone? Gene Lythgow demonstrates how to assemble a very quick and basic stabilizer using some devices that may already be in your garage.

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$25 DIY Mini Camera Jib Crane

Posted on April 19, 2012 in Cinematography, General Production | 3 Comments

With basic angle aluminum and square tubing, Olivia Speranza created this simple DIY Mini Camera Jib / Crane. She used a GH2 camera, but it can also be used with small Sony NEX5n or NEX-7 cameras.

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The Assistant Director’s Conundrum–”Sloppy” Filmmaking Versus “Good” AD’ing

Posted on April 12, 2012 in Directing, General Production | 3 Comments

Know the difference between rushing to “make the movie” and rushing to “make the schedule”.

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6 Ways Directors Screw Sound Editors

Posted on April 6, 2012 in General Production, Sound Design | No Comments

Christian Bell outlines some of the bad sound habits of directors and how it makes post sound that much harder…

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How to Shoot a Wedding Video

Posted on March 28, 2012 in General Production | 1 Comment

There’s money in people getting hitched. But the wedding video can be intimidating to someone who doesn’t have a lot of experience. The Vimeo staff put together a great resource for budding wedding videographers.

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Behind the Scenes of Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations”

Posted on March 21, 2012 in General Production | 2 Comments

The crew behind Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservation”, a globe trotting show focusing on some of the more exotic food from all over the planet, opens up about what it takes to shoot and put together this show for the Travel Channel.

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The Digital Slate that’s also an Assistant Editor

Posted on March 19, 2012 in General Production | 4 Comments

Digtal Slates for iDevices have been around for a while now. But now, through an innovative use of QR Barcodes, the metadata that’s on the slate can be attached to the video clip itself. With QRSlate for iOS and a Desktop Importer for Mac OS, QRSlate allows you to automatically import and embed metadata included on your movie slate into your clips, as well as find the slate clap, lay down markers, and more!

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The Teleprompter Buying Guide

Posted on March 15, 2012 in General Production | 1 Comment

Larry Becker of B&H Photo Video dives into the world of the Teleprompter exploring the options available from very basic to full featured studio prompters.

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