Posted on February 23, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
In this tutorial Tom Antos explains how to build a professional style camera dolly for a $120 that not only rides the camera but the operator as well.
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Posted on February 23, 2012 in General Production | No Comments
Why should DSLR shooters have all the toys? Mark Wallace from Adorama TV covers some of the gadgets in the Adorama iPhone Toolshed that can add traditional functionability to your iPhone 4 or 4s.
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Posted on February 21, 2012 in Acting | 1 Comment
Go behind the scenes of working as an extra on Game of Thrones in this video created by HBO to promote their season 2 premiere on April 1st.
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Posted on February 21, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Find out how motion pictures get their action on this clip from The Science Channel’s, “How It’s Made.”
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Posted on February 19, 2012 in Cinematography | 3 Comments
This piece off JJ Abrams’ SUPER 8 Movie Blu-Ray highlights the magic of the beloved 8mm/Super 8mm film formats. It discusses the history of the format, how it impacted the lives of the filmmakers, and how it is still a thriving format today. Shot and directed by M. David Melvin. Telecine, edit, color and VFX by Cinelicious.
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Posted on February 17, 2012 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
The Bui Brothers show the staff at Vimeo some basics of how to trick out your DSLR to make it ready to shoot video:
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Posted on February 16, 2012 in Lighting, Storyboarding | 4 Comments
Filmmaker Tom Antos demonstrates how storyboarding and strategic lighting design are key to achieving a cinematic look in this video by Indy Mogul.
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Posted on February 8, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
A couple weeks ago we showed you the Zombie AK-47 with Chainsaw Attachment, but if that is a little too macho for you, here is the OMG AR-15 Unicorn. A Zombie Killing Gun for Girls that looks like My Little Pony just barfed all over it. And we all know how girls like to accessorize so this one comes with a matching Chainsaw Bayonet.
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Posted on February 7, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Could the Canon 5d mkII finally see some serious competion?
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Posted on February 6, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
In this video by AbelCine they show you how to control your depth of field when using 35mm sensor cameras.
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Posted on February 3, 2012 in Cinematography | No Comments
Mitch Gross from Abel Cine takes us on a tour of a battle tested configuration of a RED Epic/Scarlet package available for rental.
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Posted on February 1, 2012 in Directing, Pre-production | No Comments
As a filmmaker, be it as a producer or director or both, you are like a captain of a ship. Once the production day starts and the ship has left port, everyone will be looking to you for guidance and direction. Nothing will sink your project faster than indecision – an issue that can be mitigated with proper pre-production work.
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Posted on January 26, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | 1 Comment
Yes this is a real gun. It’s the ultimate AK Zombie gun made by DoubleStar Corp with a chainsaw, drum mag and aimpoint red dot. I’m not sure how well it would work against zombies, but I hear it is the current frontrunner in the Republican Presidential Primary.
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Posted on January 26, 2012 in Cinematography | 3 Comments
In this video, by Caleb Pike, he shows you how to build a simple yet efficient handle rig for your DSLR camera.
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Posted on January 25, 2012 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Kellie Sigler and her husband have spent the last two years developing a low priced helicopter platform for aerial photography. Launching through Kickstarter, the basic 6-blade hexacopter with 24lbs of thrust can be yours for a cost of just shy of a grand.
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