Filmmaking Tip: Storyboards
Posted on August 5, 2010 in Storyboarding | 1 Comment
Ben and Paul from Blunt Productions demonstrate the important process of storyboarding as a tool to plan your film.
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Ben and Paul from Blunt Productions demonstrate the important process of storyboarding as a tool to plan your film.
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Alan Natale of Tech Burrito demonstrates the Autodesk Sketchbook Pro for the iPad ($7.99 in the iTunes App Store). This could be a very useful tool not only for creating storyboards, but sharing them digitally and instantly with the entire crew. If I where Wacom, I think I would be a little nervous.
Learn MorePosted on July 12, 2010 in Featured, Filmmaking 360, General Production, General Screenwriting, Storyboarding | 4 Comments
For this feature we have rounded up some of the best and most useful Filmmaking Apps that our Deal Leader Steve Jobs has approved for the App Store. As more filmmakers explore the possibilities with these powerful mobile devices, we are sure this list will continue to grow.
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This video creates a split screen between the live action and the original storyboards used by Martin Scorsese to direct Taxi Driver.
Learn MorePosted on January 21, 2010 in Credits, Storyboarding | No Comments
Designer and director, Danny Yount had “35 jobs before I knew what I wanted to do, which was design.” He didn’t go to school and taught himself photography and design. Since setting off on his chosen path he has created some of the most inspiring and lauded title sequences in television and film, his portfolio [...]
Learn MorePosted on October 2, 2009 in Storyboarding | No Comments
Cross-Disciplinary Community to Focus on the Development of Previsualization
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 30, 2009) — The Previsualization Society, a non-profit, interdisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of previsualization (“previs”), was officially announced today. Founded by previs practitioners for those who produce or use previs, the Previsualization Society will build a community to maximize the current and future capabilities [...]
Posted on May 14, 2009 in Storyboarding | No Comments
Linda S. Price of American Artist interviews J. Todd Anderson the storyboard artist for almost all of the Coen Brothers’ films, including No Country for Old Men.
…Anderson estimates he creates 20 to 30 drawings in a session, which he then takes home and traces on a light table. Because he can’t necessarily repeat the energy [...]
Learn MorePosted on May 4, 2009 in Featured | 14 Comments
Last week we brought you 588 Free Film Contracts and Forms. In a effort to continue our “indie stimulus plan,” this week we’ve gathered together 111 free filmmaking software programs.
Keep an eye out of upcoming features highlighting even more free stuff. And yes, we promise to never raise you taxes.
Also check out these [...]
Posted on April 27, 2009 in Contracts and Law, Featured | 31 Comments
Looking to make a film but need a little help with the paperwork? We’ve painstakingly searched the internets and collected 588 free forms and contracts to help get you started.
Now before we start, everyone repeat after me: “THIS ARTICLE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR PROPER LEGAL ADVICE”
You probably won’t need all of these forms for [...]
Posted on April 22, 2009 in Screenplay Format, Storyboarding | No Comments
If you haven’t already downloaded Celex now is the time, if you have, now is the time to update. Celtx released a update to their 2.0 release in February. Version 2.0.1 includes some improvements and important bug squashes.
Also check out our recently posted a list of 55 Celtx Tutorials.
From Celtx – [...]
Posted on April 20, 2009 in Featured, Screenplay Format, Storyboarding | 9 Comments
Whoever said you can’t get something for nothing never used Celtx. This is not just one of the best open source programs, it one of the best pieces of filmmaking software period. And, with the newly released v2.0 it’s even better.
In this feature we gathered together the best tutorials we could find. The [...]
Posted on April 15, 2009 in Storyboarding | No Comments
PingMag a Tokyo-based magazine about Design has some great examples of storyboards which were used for actual projects. As of December 31, 2008, PingMag and sister site PingMag MAKE are both on extended hiatus, and will not be updated for the foreseeable future, so check it out while they are still up.
…Ever wondered what [...]
Learn MorePosted on April 12, 2009 in General Production | No Comments
Sundance acclaimed filmmaker/director Eric Escobar discusses the production process – scouting locations,casting, lighting, filming, and how one needs to plan for post production during these earlier steps.
Via: Red Giant TV
Posted on March 3, 2009 in Screenplay Format | No Comments
Celtx v.2.0 has been released and available for Download from Celtx.com.
…RELEASE NOTES:
NEW FEATURES
CELTX STUDIOS
We are pleased to introduce Celtx Studios, a set of web services designed to work with the Celtx software. Your Celtx Studio provides:
Web Based Storage and Access to Your Media Projects
Media Projects created in Celtx can be saved straight to your Celtx [...]
Posted on November 18, 2008 in Storyboarding | 2 Comments
The “Star Wars Storyboards” photo set over at Flickr contains some early storyboards from the first movie, tentatively titled “The Star Wars”.
See the complete set of 70 here.
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