Development
How-To Be A Filmmaker Articles

HOW TO MAKE SCENES: 21 Ways to Add Storytelling Obstacles, Conflicts and Traps – #1 Inner. #2 Personal. #3 Social. #4 Spiritual. #5 Environmental.

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By Sherri Sheridan Conflict determines audience interest and you need to come up with different ways to add tension to each scene. The way the character accomplishes each scene goal needs to have a sweet surprise that is unexpected. They do not just waltz into the room and grab the plot goal. Sneaky plans need … Continue reading “HOW TO MAKE SCENES: 21 Ways to Add Storytelling Obstacles, Conflicts and Traps – #1 Inner. #2 Personal. #3 Social. #4 Spiritual. #5 Environmental.”

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How-To Be A Filmmaker Articles

Talking to Your Composer: 3 Important Tips – Many first-time directors who fear the scoring process

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By Kristen Baum I’ve met many first-time directors who fear the scoring process or are unfamiliar with it. “I don’t know anything about music or how to talk about it,” they say. This is the reason to hire a film composer. The music-making expertise is left to them and you get to be the expert … Continue reading “Talking to Your Composer: 3 Important Tips – Many first-time directors who fear the scoring process”

Cameras
Cinematography

Retaining the Frame – Bad takes cost time and money – By William Donaruma

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By William Donaruma The camera operator can be an underappreciated skill on a crew and in schools as if you are the person who just pushes the red button when you are told. If that were true, then why does Roger Deakins always want to operate his camera? It’s because you are the person responsible… …

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Networks and Forums

Community Spotlight with David Mieloch

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Freelance Composer and Sound Designer. Pennsylvania, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF  Do you remember our Community Spotlight with David Mieloch? “I compose original music and create sound effects for all forms of media. I just completed the sound design for a DVD project which features the still art of painter Vladimir Kush, animated and brought to … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with David Mieloch”

Networks and Forums

Community Spotlight with Matthew Sienzant

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Musician, Filmmaker. Nazareth, Pennsylvania, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF  Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Matthew Sienzant? Matthew Sienzant graduated from DeSales University in Eastern Pennsylvania, completing studies in TV/Film.   Current Projects: “Music and photography are two of my biggest passions, outside of films, and they influence a lot of the work I do. … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Matthew Sienzant”

Networks and Forums

Community Spotlight with Marinho Nobre

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Composer for Film, TV and Concert. New York, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF  Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Marinho Nobre? Marinho Nobre has worked on genres from drama, comedy, thrillers, and horror films. “My musical response comes with what the picture brings, that being at times orchestral, at times ethnic, quite often electronic and … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Marinho Nobre”

Networks and Forums

Community Spotlight with Kristian Sensini

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Composer. Italy. #FlashbackFriday #FBF  Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Kristian Sensini? Kristian Sensini is a jazz/classical musician and composer. He plays the flute and piano.   “I create soundscapes for movies, television shows, video games and advertisements. I’ve written instrumental music since age 14. People have always told me that my music could … Continue reading “Community Spotlight with Kristian Sensini”

Cameras

Cell Phone Cinema | An Overview | The Birth of the Mobile Phone Camera

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by Karl Bardosh India is a country that produces by far the most films in the world, about a thousand features per year. It is the land of film where film is still revered almost like religion, where the stars are cherished as demi-gods. In January 2006, Prof. Sandeep Marwah, the Director of the Asian … Continue reading “Cell Phone Cinema | An Overview | The Birth of the Mobile Phone Camera”

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How-To Be A Filmmaker Articles

Micro Foley | Create Sounds with Very Small-Sized Tools to Get the Job Done

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by Bryant Falk When making any type of video or film it is quite common to add sounds that either may have been missed during shooting or are needed to create a more interesting moment. This is often referred to as Foley work. Micro Foley is a term I coined where you create sounds by … Continue reading “Micro Foley | Create Sounds with Very Small-Sized Tools to Get the Job Done”

Documentary
Post Production

Short Form Documentary Editing: The Map

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Get to the Point Fast, While Using Cultural Shorthand to Simplify the Message by Melissa Ulto Editing compelling short form pieces is in high demand now. This rise of the webisode, YouTube, and other online video portals is the ultimate culmination of MTV culture. Time is short, attention is hard to hold, distraction and competition … Continue reading “Short Form Documentary Editing: The Map”

Film Business

The New Paradigm | A glance into visionary films and filmmakers who have paved the way for everything that is possible today.

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by David Worth The phrase, “new paradigm,” seems to be everywhere today in post production, in capture, in delivery, even in distribution. Exactly what is a paradigm? The dictionary defines it this way: paradigm noun … a typical example or pattern of something; a model : There is a new paradigm for public art in … Continue reading “The New Paradigm | A glance into visionary films and filmmakers who have paved the way for everything that is possible today.”

Documentary
Film Business

Bridge Work | “Work done to pay the bills that allows you to the time to pursue your true passion and creative aspirations.”

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by Tim Smith At some point in my life my momma said there’d be days like this, but I’m pretty sure she didn’t envision what I had going on this particular day when she said it. It was Friday, September 19, 2008, and I woke up in Washington D.C., only 200 plus miles from my … Continue reading “Bridge Work | “Work done to pay the bills that allows you to the time to pursue your true passion and creative aspirations.””