Pre-Production – It’s too important to overlook
One of the biggest mistakes that can be made in filmmaking is overlooking pre-production. Most young filmmakers fall into this trap and find themselves saying the words that make ...
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The Importance of Color Correction
Color Correction means exactly that, correcting the color in your image in the post production process. If the task of correcting an image is not in your workflow, you may be missi...
Ceramic Sculptors of Nature by Jennifer McCurdy
Creating beautiful ceramics is extremely difficult. I've always been impressed with art that takes more of a "hands on" approach to creating the piece.
You can follow Jenni...
How to modify light
When trying to set a particular mood in film, the quantity and quality of light and the ability to modify light is what will establish the mood and style that you are trying to ach...
Realistic Eye by Recreate4Life
I've always been fascinated with eyes. It's probably one of may favorite features to look at in videos and photography of people. You can see more work by the artist on devian...
Capturing Light – Episode 10 with Les Gaddis
In this episode, I talk about:
Modifiers for lights
Negative Fill
My experience filming my first feature. (LEFT)
Websites mentioned in the show:
www.is...
What lens should I use?
Many beginning photographers and film students wonder, what lenses should I be using? That is a very loaded question and may take other questions to find the answer. Questions like...
Wild Mood Swings by Tim Noble and Sue Webster
Shadow art is very cool. It's not just about what you see in the shadows. It also is about the process it takes the artist to work on the piece when it doesn't have a spotlig...
Metal Wire Sculpture by Park Seung Mo
A sculpture made from metal wires. I've never seen anything like this. It inspires me and motivates me to be more creative. Below are some other sculptures from the same arti...
Capturing Light – Episode 9 with Les Gaddis
In this episode, I talk about:
Iphone apps for filmmakers:
Artemis - a director's viewfinder app
Movie Slate - an intuitive slate app
Shot Designer - an app to develop ligh...