Five Ways to Use a Handheld Camcorder for Scene Selection
Advantages to Selecting Angles with Hand Held Camera by George Avgerakis No doubt you’ve seen film directors making their way
Shooting with Film: Long Live Celluloid
by Bryan Michael Stoller Film. The magic of celluloid! I first fell in love with film in the seventies when
Exclusive Interview with Daryn Okada, ASC
If someone wanted to become a member of the ASC what kinds of things would they need to do?
Techniques for Deriving the Most Punch from Your Jib Moves
by Carl Filoreto Monotony. Drudgery. Repetition. Your production schedule calls for b-roll of, yes, yet one more building exterior or
Surgical Filmmaking: Inside the Operating Room
“This entails a whole different set of camera movement issues.” by George Avgerakis Some day in your media production career,
Demystify the Bluescreen and Greenscreen Process
Try These Steps for Setting Up Simple Chroma Keying by Saro Varjabedian Embarking on a bluescreen or greenscreen shoot might
A Cinematographer Tackles Shooting Fire Scenes
Shooting Flames on the Set of “Fireproof” by Julia Camenisch For Cinematographer Bob Scott, this was a first. A veteran
3D Perspective from Production to Presentation
Here are the basics of what I used to establish a 3D workflow from production to post to presentation. by
Shedding Light on Homegrown Flare Effects
by Ira Tiffen Ever imagine how nice it would be if you could get optical filters custom made to your
Connor Simpson talks about his Campus MovieFest winner ‘Manta’
by Naomi Laeuchli Connor Simpson, who graduated this year from the University of Alabama, discusses his Sci-Fi short film ‘Manta’ for
Exclusive with Award-Winning Splice Director Vincenzo Natali
Directing and Writing Techniques for Sci-Fi Creature and World Creation StudentFilmmakers Magazine caught up with director Vincenzo Natali, whose film
Capturing Subjects in Low Light and a Clean Audio Track
by Bryant Falk THE PROJECT I am contracted to produce a number of sales pieces demonstrating a new type of