COMMENTARY: How Indie Films Can Find Success in Theatres
Indie films can still succeed in theatres, but producers and directors must be more creative in selling their films and cooking...
CLASSROOM: Movie Monsters – Learn to Write with Scope and Scale
We've all spent countless hours watching fun monster movies and tv shows. When it's a rainy day, one of my favourite things to...
CLASSROOM: Shooting a Movie With One Lens
One of the most discreet, yet most aesthetically influential codes of cinema is the cinematographer’s lens choice. The lens is the...
CLASSROOM: 3 Ways You Can Light a Car Scene in Your Driveway
Car scenes are an essential and inevitable part of filmmaking. Big budget projects use process trailers—you know, those trailers that Hollywood...
CLASSROOM: This Budget Bullet Time Effect is Simple and Impressive
When the new technique called bullet time debuted 20 years ago with the movie The Matrix, the effect was so different and mind-blowing...
NEWS: Vitec Imaging Solutions Acquires Syrp
The Vitec Group‘s division Vitec Imaging Solutions (best known for their Manfrotto brand) just announced their acquisition of Syrp, the New Zealand-based slider and...
CLASSROOM: How to Dolly Zoom Without a Dolly or a Zoom Lens
The "dolly zoom" or "zolly" was made famous by Hitchcock in the movie "Vertigo" and since then has been used in...
CLASSROOM: The Best Online Resources for Screenwriters
Good writing doesn’t come easy. If you think it does, you’re probably not reading enough. It demands an understanding of universal...
NEWS: Red Unveils Mysterious New Rental-Only Cinema Camera
In what was a surprise to everyone RED has just released a teaser photo of its latest camera, Ranger, and it...
NEWS: Panasonic Introduces AG-CX350 4K Camcorder with 4K 10-bit 60p
Panasonic has announced the AG-CX350, a 4K 1.0-type handheld camcorder that offers both creativity and connectivity for live events, IP Production,...
COMMENTARY: The Best Cities in North America to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 2019
The sense of the entire motion picture business thrown into the air and all of us waiting for it to come...
CLASSROOM: How to Light a Scene by Just Using Hard Light
When a photographer looks into their toolbox, typically hard light is one of the overlooked tools. In this video, learn how to...