Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, January 2008. Specialty Night Shots: The Nighttime Blues Mission: Create an Eerie Look for Flashback Sequence by Carl Filoreto. Pages 6 & 7. Urgency, necessity, and occasionally, downright fear can spawn creative inspiration. Quite a few years ago, I found myself in a swampy area of eastern Texas near the Louisiana border. … Continue reading “Specialty Night Shots: The Nighttime Blues Mission: Create an Eerie Look for Flashback Sequence by Carl Filoreto”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. A Conversation with Daniel Pearl, ASC: Award-winning, Legendary DP Talks Lights, Guts, and Glory Interview by Jody Michelle Solis. Pages 46 – 52. StudentFilmmakers magazine was very fortunate to have a personal, candid interview with legendary cinematographer, Daniel Pearl, ASC. Best known for lensing feature films, and music videos winning … Continue reading “A Conversation with Daniel Pearl, ASC”

Time-Tested Tips and Time-Saving Techniques for Editors: Settings, Media Management, Audio, Tools, and Layoffs by Daniel Gaucher One afternoon, a producer and I were enjoying a pleasant lunch on a sunny café patio, when she made the strangest comment: “We brought you onto the project, and instantly knew you were a professional when you pulled … Continue reading “Time-Tested Tips and Time-Saving Techniques for Editors”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. Audio for the Digital Age: More is Better? by Bryant Falk. Pages 30 & 31. With the ever-growing popularity of HD video and the numerous high-def options such as HDVD and Blu-ray Disc, it seems like audio is being left behind. What actually is the future of audio? Well, it’s … Continue reading “Audio for the Digital Age: More is Better? by Bryant Falk”

 The Rehearsal Process during Production: Making it Work: Getting the Best Performances Out of Your Actors by Myrl Schreibman. The director is the only one who directs actors on a movie project. Not the cinematographer nor the producer, nor any other member of the production team has that responsibility. And it is directors who must … Continue reading “Directing Tips – Rehearsal and Getting the Best Performances Out of Your Actors”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. 5 Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Movie’s Carbon Footprint: Going Green on Set by Saro Varjabedianthan. Pages 20 & 21. As global warming continues to be a growing concern, Hollywood and the film industry in general have continued to trumpet the necessity of reducing one’s carbon footprint making … Continue reading “5 Steps You Can Take to Reduce Your Movie’s Carbon Footprint: Going Green on Set by Saro Varjabedianthan”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. When Cheating is Good by M. David Mullen, ASC. Pages 16 – 18. Cinematographers routinely cheat – when lighting, that is. The trick, as always, is to not get caught. Many producers and directors have often wondered why a room cannot be lit once for all directions, rather than have the … Continue reading “When Cheating is Good by M. David Mullen, ASC”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. Multi-Cam Shooting: Technical Decisions Critical to Your Production: Time-code Syncing, Creating a Consistent Look, and Using a Good Monitor by Carl Filoreto. Pages 8 – 10. The multiple camera interview is a staple of programs ranging from broadcast network news magazines to bare bones documentaries. And this interview format presents … Continue reading “Multi-Cam Shooting: Technical Decisions Critical to Your Production: Time-code Syncing, Creating a Consistent Look, and Using a Good Monitor by Carl Filoreto”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, December 2007. Clearing the Air with a Filter: Hazy Daze by Ira Tiffen. Pages 6. Standing on the beach, we look way far away out over the water. Off in the distance we see fishermen, an outcropping of rock, and the far side of Chazy Lake at the horizon. The farther away … Continue reading “Clearing the Air with a Filter: Hazy Daze by Ira Tiffen”