Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Protecting Yourself and Your Gear in Difficult Environmental Conditions: Rainy, Windy, and Dusty Locations by Kevin Zanitconstantly. Pages 50 & 51. In the business of production, we often find ourselves trying to accomplish our work in conditions that would make most people just want to ‘stay indoors.’ Not only do … Continue reading “Protecting Yourself and Your Gear in Difficult Environmental Conditions: Rainy, Windy, and Dusty Locations by Kevin Zanitconstantly”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Staying Legal in a Multicolor World: Some of the issues related to color space, formats, and conversion between formats… by Steve Holmes. Pages 40 – 43. Monitoring the color gamut in today’s video system is not a routine activity for a lot of people working in the video industry. But, … Continue reading “Staying Legal in a Multicolor World: Some of the issues related to color space, formats, and conversion between formats… by Steve Holmes”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Film Is Not Dead: Super 8mm Lets Film Live On by Chris Cavallari. Pages 36 – 38. For some, digital video cameras with amazing new technologies are sounding the death knell for film as the main choice of productions around the globe. A small, but dedicated community is making sure … Continue reading “Film Is Not Dead: Super 8mm Lets Film Live On by Chris Cavallari”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Solutions for Re-shooting a Film that Couldn’t Be Fixed in Post: Stretching Creativity Past the Limits by Myrl A. Schreibman. Pages 28 – 30. Directing an industrial film is difficult enough. But directing an industrial film when you are brought in to fix something that someone else has directed is … Continue reading “Solutions for Re-shooting a Film that Couldn’t Be Fixed in Post: Stretching Creativity Past the Limits by Myrl A. Schreibman”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Shooting Solstice in New Orleans: A Drama Set in the Bayous of Louisiana with Supernatural Elements by M. David Mullen, ASC. Pages 10 – 14, 16. Often I get asked “how do you find work?” and usually the answer is that most of my work comes from contacts formed on … Continue reading “Shooting Solstice in New Orleans: A Drama Set in the Bayous of Louisiana with Supernatural Elements by M. David Mullen, ASC”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, May 2007. Focus on… Focus: How Lens Settings Affect Filter Effects by Ira Tiffen. Pages 6 & 7. The lens is conceptually the part of your camera that dates back the farthest in time. Before lenses, even pinholes, no one was capturing image-forming light on photosensitive surfaces in a box. Lenses being … Continue reading “Focus on… Focus: How Lens Settings Affect Filter Effects by Ira Tiffen”

Reference: StudentFilmmakers Magazine, October 2007. Exploring Sales and Distribution Trends: Before Making Your Movie A Glance into Film Markets and Business Models by Adam Matalon. Pages 52 & 53. With the heady but stressful production behind you, the first-time indie feature filmmaker will often start to consider how to get the film seen. In my … Continue reading “Exploring Sales and Distribution Trends: Before Making Your Movie A Glance into Film Markets and Business Models by Adam Matalon”

Creating Prosthetic Appliances with Gelatin: Recipe for a Foaming Gelatin by Todd Debreceni. Pages 44, 48, 50. The gelatin in Jell-O is what enables you to create all sorts of different shapes. I’m sure you’ve all heard of it, but what exactly is it? Well, gelatin is a structural protein called collagen found in many … Continue reading “Creating Prosthetic Appliances with Gelatin: Recipe for a Foaming Gelatin by Todd Debreceni”

Adapting Audio Production for the Internet Age: Mixing for Clarity, Loudness, and Relevance A Comprehensive Guide to Fine-Tuning Audio Content for Online Consumption The Changing Landscape of Media Consumption Adaptations in communications have revolutionized the way we consume media, shifting from traditional avenues like TV, Radio, and Cinema to digital platforms aided by computers, the … Continue reading “Internet Audio Production: Clarity and Loudness”