IQBTS32 Videos

Outta Sync | A Filmmaker IQ Short Film

Our first official Filmmaker IQ Short! Make sure you check out the Behind the Scenes video where we lay out everything that went into producing this short! https://youtu.be/F_XL6N3cX9g PC Master Race will accept nothing less than glorious 60 fps, but John proclaims that 24 will be the frame rate of cinema. Now they have come […]

How Long Should Your Shorts [Film] Be? #IQBiTS

Well there’s really no answer but we’ll look at the average Oscar Winning Short film and then break down short films into four categories of general lengths to get some perspective on how long a short film should be.

How to Solder XLR Connections to make a new XLR cable

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Did you bust an XLR cable? Need to make a new one? Here’s a demonstration on how you can solder new XLR heads on an XLR cable.

Dual ISO & Dynamic Range (featuring the BMPCC 4K)

Consider becoming a patron on Patreon! https://patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ What does dual ISO mean in relation to Dynamic Range? We take the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and demonstrate the unique strategies that emerge when shooting Dual ISO. Diving into Dynamic Range https://youtu.be/2sshGdMgJxQ The Science of Exposure and Metering https://youtu.be/-BHbY9p4BgI The Science of Camera Sensors https://youtu.be/MytCfECfqWc #DynamicRange, […]

How To Use *relatively* Inexpensive DJ LED Lights to Light a Set

Please consider becoming a patron on our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ In this #IQBiTS video we explain how we replaced the incandescent lighting on our stage with relatively inexpensive DJ LED lights and some of the things to consider when you set up this system. Here is our Amazon affiliate link to the products we used […]

The Fundamentals of Tilt Shift Lenses

Support this channel at http://patreon.com/Filmmakeriq In the last Just One Thing – I mentioned that perspective issues were traditionally fixed using tilt shift lenses. Well many of you wanted to see a video on that very topic. So here it is – the basics of what you need to know about tilt-shift lenses! If you […]

Deconstructing Pixar’s Underrated Masterpiece: Coco | Beat by Beat

When I saw Disney Pixar’s Coco for the first time, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. The movie struck me hard as few movies have in the past. As an experiment, I went to see it again about 3 months after the initial viewing – and I found that my first reaction to the film – that […]

Debunking “High Frame Rate in Cinema” Myths

Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ I’ve gotten so many comments on my Frame Rate videos that I had to do another one address all the false analogies people keep writing… Show notes on our site: https://filmmakeriq.com/2019/12/busting-high-frame-rate-cinema-myths/ #FrameRate #HFR #24FPS #Cinema #HighFrameRate History of Frame Rate https://youtu.be/mjYjFEp9Yx0 A Defense of 24FPS and Why It’s Here to […]

Why Yellow Is So Common for TV Graphics

Yellow! It’s everywhere especially in television graphics. But why? Well let’s seriously overthink it and explore some color theory concepts on why this color is the king of graphics color.

What is this thing called Middle Gray? #IQBiTS

Consider supporting us by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Everybody talks about Middle Gray but nobody does anything about it! Let’s focus on demystify middle gray. Make sure you check out our Video on the Science of Exposure and Metering: https://youtu.be/-BHbY9p4BgI

Why Distance Doesn’t Affect Exposure

You may know about the Inverse Square Law when it comes to light… but does the Inverse Square Law affect the way we expose an image? Maybe you never thought of it, but a random Roger Ebert quote in Citizen Kane got this myth stuck in my head – and now I’m going to explain […]