Screenwriting requires it’s own style often depending on the whether the script is a selling script or a shooting script. Scott Myers details some of these differences and examines a few scripts for writing style. Let me preface my comments by making a distinction between a selling script and a shooting script. A shooting script is a production Read MoreRead More
Photographer-artist Miss Aniela shot to internet fame with her series of heavily stylised images, including many self-portraits. Here are her top photography tips for shooting more creative portraits. Use props imaginatively Using a magnifying glass in Tusk (below) enabled me to turn a simple beauty portrait into something quirkier. The blue of the magnified eye made the overall colour Read MoreRead More
Although not the inventor of the expressive close-up, no filmmaker has employed it so prolifically or so effectively as Steven Spielberg. This video essay by Kevin B Lee, focuses on the iconic look of wonder and how Spielberg uses it in his films:
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Who says TV just rots the brain? There’s plenty to learn about lighting by studying some good ol’ boob tube.Read More
Lens Whacking… It’s not nearly as destructive as it sounds. It’s just a matter of detaching the lens from the camera so that light can flare in between the lens and the sensor.Read More
