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DIY Inline Dimmer Cable Switch (Lighting)

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ John Hess demonstrates how to wire up an inline dimmer to help control the strength of your lights. Keep in mind that most lights “warm up” when you dim them and unless a CFL says it’s dimmable, you’ll have weird results when dimming those bulbs. As always with […]

Do Pets Watch TV the Same Way Humans Do?

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Take the full course with more resources and informational videos at FilmmakerIQ.com https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/pets-watch-tv-way-humans/ When you snuggle with Fido to some Netflix does he understand what’s going on? Do television and motion picture have the same impact on our furry friends as they do on us? To answer the […]

Avengers: Endgame’s Unique Place in Cinema History [NO SPOILERS]

Consider supporting us on http://Patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Everybody’s talking about Avengers: Endgame but you have to be careful how far you draw the analysis. Endgame is not just “another movie”

When Can You Use a Trademark Logo in Your Film? – IQBiTS

What’s the rule when using Trademarks and Logos for your Film – I explore the concept of Trademark Fair Use in commercial speech and look at the Rogers Test which is often used to determine if a Trademark use is protected free speech or infringement. If you would like to do more reading on the […]

How Do We Measure an Audience?

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on how we measure audiences with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/how-do-we-measure-an-audience/ The success of a film or video is often judged on the size of the audience – but how do we measure that audience? – It’s not always as simple […]

The History and Science of the Slit Scan Effect used in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Explore the mysterious and forgotten technique of Slit Scan for special effects and how Douglas Trumbull applied the photographic technique to Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece, “2001: A Space Odyssey”. Then we’ll do our best to recreate the effect using LEGO.

Why are Anamorphic Bokeh Oval

It may not be the reason you think it is! Wrapping your head around anamorphic lenses can be tough – here I lay down the REAL reason why anamorphic lenses have that characteristic oval bokeh. Consider supporting this channel on Patreon: https://patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ If you want to play with the ray tracer here’s the address: https://ricktu288.github.io/ray-optics/ […]

How to Get Your Short Screened at Film Festivals

If you liked this, please subscribe (and click the bell) and consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ You’ve finished your short film and it’s GREAT! But now what? Here is a run down of some basic tips and strategies for entering your film into film festivals designed to save you money and maximize your festival […]

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.

What Frame Rate is Needed to Simulate Reality

Last time I talked about the frame of the human eye – this time I tackle the frame rate needed to completely eliminate all the artifacts associated with discrete frame rates. The number is a lot higher than anything currently available!

Who’s Who in the Movie Credits

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Take the full Filmmaker IQ course on Who’s Who on a Movie Set with sauce and bonus material at: https://filmmakeriq.com/courses/whos-movie-set/ Have you ever sat through the end credits waiting for the post-credit teaser and wondered what exactly do all those people do? We’ll break down the positions in […]