How to Create a Budget Lighting Rig: Massive Spread and Enough Power to Boot
By Gabriel Garcia Rosa My friend Danny Mirabal shared with me this affordable lightweight lighting kit for $198 that we […]
Cinematography
The Cinematography category on StudentFilmmakers.com examines the theory and practice of visual storytelling through motion-picture photography. Drawing on essays, technical analyses, and interviews with award-winning cinematographers, including members of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), British Society of Cinematographers (BSC), and Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC), the category emphasizes how aesthetic decisions emerge from narrative, logistical, and technological constraints.
Retaining the Frame – Bad takes cost time and money – By William Donaruma
By William Donaruma The camera operator can be an underappreciated skill on a crew and in schools as if you
Lighting with LEDs – Best Practices
Interview conducted by Jody Michelle Solis StudentFilmmakers Magazine interviews Telly and multi-award winning Director of Photography Tom Robotham, who
DSLR Camera Settings, Lighting, and Camera Movement: Rig and Gear used to Shoot East of Berlin
by Charlie Balch In-Camera Settings for Two 7Ds The in-camera settings closely resembled the popular “cinestyle” look in which
Kids and Animals, Oh My: Working with Child Actors and Wild Animals on the Set
by Jack Anderson You’ll be reading the script, and you will notice pretty quickly whether your film will involve
How ‘Not’ to Get Hired… And Why You Should “Never Say No.”
by Jack Anderson You’ve got a chance at a job and you’re just reading the script—maybe for the second
The Ins and Outs of Short Ends
by Scott Spears So you’ve scraped together a few extra dollars to shoot film, but you’re still a bit
Filmmaking Back in the Day… And What’s Possible with Today’s Technology
By David Worth Hopefully you will never take the amazing technology that you have at your fingertips today for
NightLights: Feature Film Shot Using RED MX, Panasonic AF100, and DSLR Cameras
by William Donaruma and John Klein NightLights is an independent, Chicago-based film production, which depicts the poigniant story of
Technique and Precautions for Laying Dolly Track
Filming a Dolly Shot for a Scene of the Television Series, “Mad About You” by Jack Anderson Laying track
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
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