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Written Kathie Fong Yoneda I wish I had a penny for each time an emerging writer said, “I want to write a blockbuster movie… Tell me how to write a blockbuster movie.” No one has a magic formula for writing a blockbuster movie, but there are some elements that most successful blockbusters seem to … Continue reading “9 Important Elements of Writing a Blockbuster Movie”
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Photo by Christina @wocintechchat Written by Carole Kirschner Congratulations! You just beat out dozens – if not hundreds – of other applicants, and you’re headed to the first day of your internship. If you follow the simple principles below you’ll have people enthusiastically recommending you for your next internship, or better yet, your first paying … Continue reading “How To Be An Internship Rock Star: 8 Do’s and 8 Don’ts”
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So for me it all started in Cuba when I was roughly about 7-8 years old. I started taking piano lessons later taking it more seriously and becoming more classically inclined. Once I moved to the US, my music perspective shifted, and I started getting more into jazz and movie soundtracks. I got involved with … Continue reading “Music Composer Filmmakers Forums Community: Asael”
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Written By Bart Weiss For my new project “Fire Bones”, we wanted to put some snippets of the film on TikTok to promote the series. This was a bit new for me, so I thought I would give it a try. The first step is to create a New Timeline (See Image 1), but … Continue reading “Adapting Your Video to TikTok”
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Photo by Yiorgos Ntrahas. Kalochori, Greece. yiorgosntrahas.com | Instagram @yiorgosntrahas Written by Peter John Ross In this new age of digital, everyone makes movies. Using cellphones or tablets, people can shoot and edit their movies almost anywhere. One of the most important facets of making any movie, whether it be a TV spot, short film, … Continue reading “4 Ways to Use Your Camera Now for Better Story Telling”
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Photo by Chris Yang. Instagram @chris.yang.film Written by David Appleby With digital cameras now equipped with waveform monitors, histograms and programmable zebras, why do you need to use, or even know about, light meters? A first answer would be that all the built-in features you’re using are light meters. A second answer is that… …
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Written By Kristen Baum DeBeasi What is a temp score? The term temp score is short for temporary score. It’s a type of score that’s often added before an edit is given to a composer. Why is it common practice to create temp scores for movies? Because it’s a way to crack the creative code … Continue reading “Temp Scores: What They Are and How They Can Help”
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My name is Oliver, I’ve learned music and played for several years with a band from Manchester UK. After 6 years of touring Europe and Asia, I’ve decided to learn music composition and production and I worked at Mountain Studios in Montreux with David Richards. Three years later, I started writing and producing my … Continue reading “Composer Musician Forums Community: Oliver Moon,”
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Photo by Sam Moqadam. Instagram @itssammoqadam. Evaluating an Indoor Location From the DP’s Perspective Written by Paolo Dy A successful shoot is usually made up of 90% very thorough preparation and 10% ingenious last-minute thinking. Part of the preparation phase is the all-important location check, where each department can evaluate a location for… …
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Photo by Ilya Shishikhin. Follow Instagram @shish_ph. How an Editor Should Cut an Actor’s Performance Written By Dustin Morrow When I’m cutting the work of actors, here’s what I’m looking at. (1.) Eyes (which are, after all, the windows to the soul). (2.) Voice control (the tonality, rhythms in their speech, pauses and … Continue reading “How an Editor Should Cut an Actor’s Performance”
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Photo by Jose Pedro Ortiz. YouTube @FilmColors 7 Insider Tips on Successfully Casting Your Film Succeed by Casting Great Actors Written by John Badham You can succeed as a director by casting great actors. This has saved more directors’ bacon than the Directors Guild wants you to know. Casting does not always emanate … Continue reading “7 Insider Tips on Successfully Casting Your Film”
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(Pictured above: Liz receives 1st Place prizes, the ZEISS Loxia 2/50mm Lens, and Davis & Sanford ProVista 100 2-Stage Aluminum Tripod with 100mm Bowl from TIFFEN. A very special thank you to ZEISS and TIFFEN.) Exclusive Interview with Liz Guarracino Winner of the 2021 Winter Photo Contest: From the Tropic to the Arctic … Continue reading “Exclusive Interview with Liz Guarracino”
