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3 Basic DIY Lighting Techniques for shooting better Film Noir
John Hess delivers 3 basic techniques for shooting better film noir. For more information about the history of film noir check out oru Origins of
5 Elements of Great Chromakey
Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Explore the 5 crucial elements of capturing a great chromakey for your production from space, screen, lighting, camera and post and try your hand at chromakey with a Reporter on the Street Short film.
6 Reasons Why We Should Ditch the Exposure Triangle
In this relatively brief 4,000 word video essay John lobs a metaphorical bomb into the cottage industry of “Exposure Triangle” Videos. It really is time to move on, or at least put some perspective on the Exposure Triangle as an outdated tool in Filmmaking pedagogy.
A 24fps Filmmaker Reacts to Avatar 2 in “HFR”
There are No Spoilers in this video.
A 24fps Filmmaker Reacts to Gemini Man in 120fps
I forced myself to watch Gemini Man in High Frame rate 120fps and then again in 24fps
A Brief History of Paramount Pictures | THE STUDIOS
Introducing our new series: THE STUDIOS which will feature the history of one of those big monolithic studios that we see every where but know nothing about. On this premiere episode, I dive into the 106 year history of one of the most influential studios of them all: Paramount Pictures. I hope you enjoyed this […]
A Defense of 24 FPS and Why It’s Here to Stay for Cinema
In this #IQBiTS video, John responds to 7 myths that are commonly brought up by folks on our Frame Rate Video who hate 24 FPS. He further give 2 concert objective arguments on why 24 FPS is here to stay. If you dig the music, check out our music library at Artlist.io using our affiliate […]
Addendum! The One Frame Trick (Now Rectified for YouTube)
In filmmaking the saying goes, the person who really decides how your movie will look is the projectionist. On the Internet, apparently it’s YouTube. And because of that I felt compelled to revisit this topic and address some points brought up in the comments from the previous “Just One Thing” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E_mi_xNYOk Help support this […]
Are Comic Book Superhero Movies Destroying Cinema?
Are there just too many comic book superhero movies? Let’s get into the numbers… If you want to dig through all the movies released in 2018 (wide and limited) check out the Numbers for a list of Domestic Releases for 2018. Here’s the same list for 2017 and the top grossers of 2017. Here’s the list […]
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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”
Cutting it as an Editor in Hollywood | Film Jobs with Lawrence Jordan ACE
Please consider supporting Filmmaker IQ by becoming a patron on http://Patreon.com/FilmmakerIQ Announcing our brand new show FIlm Jobs – where we sit down with industry professionals and talk about how they got where they are and how you can get your foot in the door of the motion picture industry. In this episode we talk […]