Filmmakers’ Sketchbooks: Capturing Daydreams On Hard Drives
by S.D. Katz Now that MiniDV and HDV make shooting and dropping the footage into a timeline a very simple […]
How to Get the Performances You Want: Be More Natural
by Sebastian Corbascio “Be More Natural!” is something you’ll never hear coming from the mouth of a seasoned director. Why?
A D.I. Primer
by M. David Mullen, ASC A “digital intermediate” has become the trendy must-have thing for filmmakers, so much so that
Illumination: Lighting Tips and Pointers
By Thomas McKenney At a recent lighting seminar in Hollywood co-hosted by American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Digital
Mapping Your Visual Destination: How to Create a Shooting Blueprint
by Saro Varjabedian A DP’s main function is to coordinate all the elements necessary to capture an image that aesthetically
Community Spotlight with Rich Prepuse
Director, Video Photographer, Camera Operator, Editor. Location: California, United States. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Rich
Working in China: Chinese-American Cinematographer Bing Rao Tells How
#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our exclusive interview with Bing Rao? Interview conducted by Larry Jaffee New York-based Chinese
Community Spotlight with Paul Gavin
Producer / Director of Photography. Edinburgh, United Kingdom. #FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our Community Spotlight with Paul Gavin? Paul
Consumer-Generated Ad Contest Lands Music Video Director His First Commercial
#FlashbackFriday #FBF Do you remember our exclusive interview with Brian Lazzaro? This story got the Cover of StudentFilmmakers Magazine, August
Film Scoring Matters | “Music is one of the key components in conveying a story well.”
By Kristen Baum Music is Key to Telling a Good Story Music is key to telling a good story
Using your recording tracks strategically: a multi-track workflow for location sound recording
By Fred Ginsburg CAS PhD Today’s sound mixer or videographer has a choice of recording location audio to one
Cloud Mount Slingshot Vibration Isolator
Q&A with Lance Lundstrom TV/Film/Video production professional with over 20 years of international production experience; owner/creator of RigWheels LLC.