Posted on August 30, 2011 in Lighting | No Comments
This checker shadow illusion was developed in 1995 by Edward Adelson, a professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. It demonstrates that ou
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Posted on August 30, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 3 Comments
Watch as Ashley from EyeHandy hammers and screws a room full of studs, fills her cracks with caulk then finishes by coating those curves white.
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Posted on August 29, 2011 in Featured, General Screenwriting, Outtakes | 1 Comment
To help demonstrate the silliness of the movie clichés, some obsessive-compulsive fanboys have collected those silly things we see over and over in various films into these single massive video montages of overused platitudes.
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Posted on August 29, 2011 in Interviews | No Comments
Director Roger Corman discusses his first time filmmaking, the rapid pace that he made his films, and the effect that his films have had on “Big Budget Hollywood.
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Posted on August 26, 2011 in Filmmaking 360 | 2 Comments
Long before the Muppets Jim Henson wrote, produced, directed and stared in this experimental short “Time Piece.” It is about the effect of time keeping on us all.
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Posted on August 26, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
In this tutorial Aetuts+ shows you how to create a realistic looking flame logo reveal combining a number of different elements to help sell the heat and believability of the flickering light.
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Posted on August 26, 2011 in Effects and Stunts | No Comments
In this video Stiltbeast Studios shows you how to make simple and realistic prop bladed weapons for your next horror film.
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Posted on August 25, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | No Comments
CineSkates by Cinetics are a set of three wheels that attach to a tripod and enable fluid, rolling video in an ultra-portable package. Cinetics founder Justin Jensen is funding the first CineSkates production run with Kickstarter.
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Posted on August 25, 2011 in Contracts and Law, Legal & Copyright | 2 Comments
CGP Grey takes a look at the history of copyright law in his new video “Copyright: Forever Less One Day”.
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Posted on August 24, 2011 in Top 7 | 4 Comments
Which of the following seven fictional burger joints would you like eat at? Or, post your own favorite in the comments section.
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Posted on August 24, 2011 in Cinematography | No Comments
Philip Bloom may just have a fix for all your moire and aliasing issues with the VAF-5D2 anti-aliasing/moire filter designed and made by Dave Cubanski of Mosaic Engineering.
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Posted on August 24, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 1 Comment
Two Cubes streaming low latency to two iPads in ad hoc mode with no WiFi router required.
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Posted on August 23, 2011 in Digital Effects | No Comments
AcrezHD demonstrates how to create a bouncing text intro in After Effects using expressions and a few basic keyframes:
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Posted on August 23, 2011 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Vimeo user stillmotion crams a ton of info about focal length and composition in this short 5 minute video about the production of a commercial film for Canon.
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Posted on August 19, 2011 in Audio | No Comments
This video by Stephen Niebauer discuses often overlooked, yet crucial role of film and video making– recording the presence, or tone, of the room.
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