Posted on May 23, 2012 in Production Design | No Comments
Want a durable backdrop that’s stronger than paper and won’t wrinkle like cloth? Try stopping by your local hardware store and buying up that ugly vinyl flooring that’s in the cheap bin.
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Posted on May 23, 2012 in Lighting | No Comments
So often when discussing the three point lighting basics we place the key light (the brightest and most important light) to our subject’s front and offset by 30-45 degrees. But a lot of interesting and naturalistic compositions can be obtained by moving the key further to the side or even behind the subject.
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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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Posted on May 22, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Enough of these fancy-pants digital cameras! Sam Dodge gives us a tour of a historically significant antique motion picture studio camera. Originally purchased by Thomas Ince for use at Thomas Ince Studios. February 23, 1918.
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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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Posted on May 21, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
John Hess recounts how he shot the solar eclipse with his Canon 5d and gives some tips on how to shoot the next solar event.
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Posted on May 17, 2012 in Lighting | 3 Comments
StillMotion demonstrates three lighting set ups for different moods and how and why they used the lights they did.
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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
The DakaKin team shows you how to create the best Helmetcam ever.
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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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Posted on May 15, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
It can be as simple as point and shoot but there are a wealth of things your DSLR can do beyond that. Here are some helpful tips to shooting better photos (and video).
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Directing | No Comments
J. Ott asks for a second take and explores why you should almost always shoot a second take even if everything is perfect the first time around.
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Posted on May 14, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Lens Diffraction can affect your digital photography in a negative way by decreasing the overall sharpness of an image. Patrick Hall of Fstoppers.com explains what lens diffraction is, what causes it, and how different apertures affect sharpness on real world objects.
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Posted on May 9, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Shoot steadier handheld DSLR shots using techniques used by marksmen to steady their rifles.
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Posted on May 9, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Matthew Gore of LightandMatter.org explains the three parts of getting a proper exposure: Aperture (or Iris – for us video folk), Shutter Speed, and ISO.
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Posted on May 8, 2012 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
Norm (from Jamie and Adam’s “Tested”) chats with Steve Weiss and Bruce Logan, A.S.C. about Zacuto’s Revenge of the Great Camera Shootout challenge for 2012.
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