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How do you make a documentary about Ken Burns?

Posted on May 23, 2012 in Filmmaking 360, Story | No Comments

Making a short documentary about the iconic documentary filmmaker is a tall order in itself. Sarah Klein and Tom Mason sit down with the Atlantic to discuss how they approached the form and how they found b-roll for lofty ideas such as “1+1=3″.

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François Truffaut – The Man Who Loved Cinema

Posted on May 22, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

He was suspicious of directors who had hobbies… he could only love one thing… cinema.

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12 Key Traits of the “Indie-Friendly” Director

Posted on May 17, 2012 in Directing | No Comments

If you’re looking for a studio quality, I can tell you I don’t have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills. Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you.

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How to Build Creative Confidence

Posted on May 17, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

David Kelley suggests, creativity is not the domain of only a chosen few. Telling stories from his legendary design career and his own life, he offers ways to build the confidence to create.

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The Six Things You Must Know to Make it in the Film Industry

Posted on May 14, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Barbara Freedman Doyle offers some tips on how anyone entering the film industry can make sure they stop themselves from saying what they really think and stay in the good graces of those with the power to hire.

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How to make a Behind-The-Scenes Video

Posted on May 2, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

A really good behind the scenes video can be a great marketing tool to help engage your audience and make them feel like they’re a deeper part of a production. Riley Hooper breaks down the elements of what makes a great BTS video.

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Exploding Photographers, Disappearing Clothes and the Development of Film

Posted on May 1, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Roger Cicala journeys into the 19th century and weaves a tale of explosive cotten, synthetic fabrics and how it all culminates in the true purpose of photography – capturing images of scantily clad women.

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John Cleese on Creativity

Posted on April 25, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

John Cleese pontificates on creativity in this video from Video Arts circa 1991.

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Overcoming Rejection: Stop Letting Others Decide Who You Are

Posted on April 25, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment

Who decides what label we apply to ourselves? And just when does an artist become an artist? Creative Inside Out explores these ideas.

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Amazing Stop Motion Video: The Shins “The Rifle’s Spiral”

Posted on April 19, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment

Director Jamie Caliri’s beautiful stop motion animation video for “The Rifle’s Spiral,” a new track by The Shins. Caliri observes: “It’s now more like the years before MTV, when music videos did not have a formula. You can be expressive and idiosyncratic.”

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NAB 2012: Black Magic, Adobe, Canon, Sony, and A Shiny Pimpin’ Van

Posted on April 17, 2012 in Featured, Filmmaking 360 | 3 Comments

IQ’s John Hess puts boots on the ground for NAB 2012 and gives us a quick run down of his impressions.

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Fear and 4K in Las Vegas: Filmmaker IQ Peeps at Canon’s Pixels

Posted on April 16, 2012 in Cinematography | 4 Comments

Canon’s big announcement at this year’s NAB was the introduction of 2 new 4K cameras. But what does that mean to the low budget filmmaker? Is 4K all that it’s cracked up to be?

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Color Reel: Animation of the Colors in Film

Posted on April 16, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Color Reel, is an animation that quizzes your knowledge of colors in film.

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The Making of the Original Friday the 13th

Posted on April 13, 2012 in Filmmaking 360 | No Comments

Reminisce about the slasher movie that turned an unlucky day into a bloody affair.

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What the World’s Biggest Cities Would Look Like with No People

Posted on April 6, 2012 in Effects and Stunts, Filmmaking 360 | 1 Comment

What would New York’s Union Station look like with no people? Lucie & Simon endeavor to photograph great cities and optically remove all but a few traces of live human activity.

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