Posted on September 8, 2008 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
by Videopia: Basic framing and shot composition – in a minute! No point in droning on and on about the Rule of Thirds and all that nonsense, but if you can keep just one idea in mind when setting up your shots, make it this one: Keep it interesting.
Framing and Composition from Videopia on Vimeo.
Posted on September 8, 2008 in Music | No Comments
By Jon M. Garon
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, PC
This is part of a series of book excerpts from Independent Filmmaking, The Law & Business Guide for Financing, Shooting & Distributing Independent & Digital Films designed as an introduction to the many legal issues involved in the filmmaking process.
Music & Sound
For most modern films, music has [...]
Posted on September 8, 2008 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment
Lyons and Mankiewicz “At the Movies?” What the Hell?
The latest incarnation of “At the Movies” premiered this week. We can now say the venerable 30 year old show Siskel and Ebert made famous is official dead. We all hoped Roger Ebert would return to his hosting duties after leaving the show in [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Sound Design | 1 Comment
The Free Sound Project is a huge, collaborative database of sound clips licensed for free sampling and remixing. Freesound focuses only on sound, not songs.
Search for sounds or browse the tag list, which includes “water,” “tick,” “toilet,” “children,” “screaming,” “kitchen,” “subway” and “sweep” – all sounds released under a Creative Commons license. Great [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Outtakes | 1 Comment
Video & descriptions by Sacha Feiner:
This is the alternate fan sequence I made for the DVD version of the Gremlins 2 “film break” scene. I made it alone, in a two months period, with (computer-enhanced) puppets I re-created for this project.
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WHAT IS IT?
In the middle of the movie Gremlins 2, there is a sequence [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Outtakes | No Comments
“CHAINSAW MAID”
THEY are coming for your FLESH and BLOOD! Now the last hope of the family rests on a sexy faithful MAID! The most brutal clay-animation you’ve ever seen!
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Selling Your Film | No Comments
Will there ever be a business model for distributing independent films? Mark Gill’s “Yes, The Sky Really Is Falling” statement at the L.A. Film Festival has many filmmakers asking this question.
Investors have been flooding Hollywood with cash, upwards of $18 billion according to The Wall St. Journal (“Glut of Films Hits Hollywood”). Is [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Off Topic | 1 Comment
Wired has posted a pretty interesting article, “Scientists Create First Memristor: Missing Fourth Electronic Circuit Element.” I can’t even imagine the possibilities this technology would bring to digital video and digital editing.
…Researchers at HP Labs have built the first working prototypes of an important new electronic component that may lead to instant-on PCs as [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Cinematography | 4 Comments
This video tutorial by Tony Reale of Next Wave Graphics shows you how built a camera crane. This was all done with a table saw, drill and hack saw. He has measurements and pictures listed on his blog, HERE. They also have some other great DIY and film related topics on that blog [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2008 in Story | No Comments
by David Freeman
There are many ways symbols that can be used in a movie. Today I will examine one of them.
Alan Ball, the screenwriter of ‘American Beauty,’ makes riveting use of the color red throughout the film. The first time we see Annette Bening, she’s cutting bright red roses.
What does the color red mean in [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in General Screenwriting | No Comments
by D.B. Gilles
Raymond Chandler wrote his first screenplay at 56. He didn’t even publish his first novel until he was 51. For the record, he wrote the original screenplays for ‘Double Indemnity’ and ‘Strangers On A Train.’
In 1939, after F. Scott Fitzgerald’s career as a novelist had faltered, he needed money fast. He went to [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Internet | No Comments
Recent interview with Morgan Brown, Director of Marketing at TurnHere, Inc., Drury Bynum discussed how TH has leveraged a worldwide network of filmmakers to provide one of the most successful online marketing platforms for small businesses to large brands.
THE VALUE OF VIDEO: HOW TO MARKET YOUR COMPANY ONLINE from drury bynum on Vimeo.
From TurnHere’s Website:
TurnHere, [...]
Posted on September 5, 2008 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
These clips are by Tony Reale of Next Wave TV: Tony’s Vidcast
If you would like to see pictures of his rig, check out his blog:
http://nextwaveg.blogspot.com/
In these episodes, he goes over all the equipment he uses in his camera rig.
The stuff you see:
Canon HV30
Brevis DOF adapter
Cinevate rails
Cavision handles and shoulder support
Lilliput 7″ VGA monitor
Mayflash Component to [...]
Posted on September 3, 2008 in Off Topic | 3 Comments
The folks over at NETTUTS have a good breakdown of Google’s new browser entry Chrome.
…When a new browser enters the market, people generally split up into two categories. The first group thinks, “Great! Anything that moves us towards a more standards oriented environment is a good thing!” The other group, neither better nor worse, thinks [...]
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Posted on September 3, 2008 in Story | No Comments
by Martha Alderson
In real life, some people skate from one success to the next. Others hit a flat-line long before they ever actually die. Unlike people, all story characters suffer both ups and downs throughout the entire story.
These reversals play out in three major plot threads: Dramatic Action, Character Emotional Development, and the Thematic Significance. [...]
