Posted on February 3, 2012 in Digital Effects | No Comments
This tutorial by ShortFormVidoes demonstrates how to create a Compass Gimbal that you would find in an aircraft using After Effect’s built in effects.
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Posted on January 27, 2012 in Digital Effects | 1 Comment
This video from Motion Design Plus takes a look at the growth of Motion Design throughout the century with the ultimate aim of creating the First exhibition center dedicated to Motion Design in Paris, France.
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Posted on January 17, 2012 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
Adam Everett Miller demonstrates how to get that “Shower head” perspective for about $5 and a garden hose pick-up. Yeah, I know what you’re thinking… and no, there’s no hot girl in the demonstration.
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Posted on January 3, 2012 in Green Screen, Lighting | No Comments
The Cinematographer for our favorite Underwater Short Film and Blog (The Underwater Realm), Eve Hazelton, put together three basic lighting and greenscreen tips and tutorials for PhilipBloom.net to illuminate a some concepts:
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Posted on January 1, 2012 in Off Topic | No Comments
Whether you’re done partying or just starting – here’s the most important tip to keep the hangover blues away…
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Posted on December 12, 2011 in IQ Podcasts, Interviews | No Comments
FilmmakerIQ’s John Hess sits down with Philip Bloom, one of the internet’s leading sources for digital cinematography. We chat about what cameras to consider, the Red Scarlet X and his decision to withdraw his order, his career and what advice he has to give to aspiring filmmakers.
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Posted on December 7, 2011 in Digital Effects, Editing | 1 Comment
Using Colorista Free, NewWaveG demonstrates how the “film look” gamma curve we’ve all been trying to emulate may actually be backwards.
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Posted on November 18, 2011 in Credits | No Comments
To celebrate the release of Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design by Jennifer Bass and Pat Kirkham, Ian Albinson of Art of the Title put together a brief visual history of some of Saul Bass’s most celebrated work.
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Posted on October 31, 2011 in Off Topic | 1 Comment
Allison Schulnik. a New York artist, created a fabulously beautiful and oddly touching claymation set to Scott Walker’s “It’s Raining Today”
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Posted on October 28, 2011 in Effects and Stunts | 1 Comment
Need to shroud your production with a bit of smoke effects. You could just set fire to everything… or just employ a couple simple grocery ingredients. Here’s a quick and simple way to make “fog” without having to fill out those pesky police reports afterwards.
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Posted on October 27, 2011 in Cinematography | No Comments
This video from the Canon Learning Center takes a look at some some basic ideas for holding focus, some tips and tricks for shooting in the field, and devices you can use to assist with focus.
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Posted on October 27, 2011 in Off Topic | 1 Comment
With all the hype surrounding Steve Jobs, it’s easy to overlook the company that actually operates 90% of the computers in the world. Here is how Microsoft sees the future, and judging by the crowds in the subway, clearly it would be after the zombie apocalypse cleared off most of humanity.
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Posted on October 24, 2011 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
In this quick tech tip Framelines TV covers why you white balance and explores some creative use of the technique.
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Posted on October 14, 2011 in Outtakes | 2 Comments
Back in the days of double features and drive-ins, theaters would play a cartoon to invite patrons to the lobby to buy popcorn, sodas and other diabetes-inducing goodies. Kansas City based film company MK12 took that concept and turned it into a dystopian nightmare:
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Posted on October 14, 2011 in Digital Effects | 5 Comments
Want to put your face on someone else’s body? Until they invent face replacement surgery, you’ll just have to settle with some good ol’ digital effects. David Torno demonstrates how to do just that.
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