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Filmmaking Fundamentals: Using Blocking to Get Your Scenes Moving
Directing your first scene? Before you get bogged down in the technical details, take the time to plan out and rehearse your blocking.
Understanding the Critical Importance of the Camera Operator
Let’s take a look into the art of camera operating by examining what a film looks like without one. Here’s why the camera operator’s role is so …
Lighting Comedy and Creating Kitsch with Robert Yeoman
Discover how cinematographer Robert Yeoman keeps his comedies light and helped develop Wes Anderson’s quirky aesthetic. Dive in!
The Best New Lens Mount Announcements of 2020
With the introduction of the RF mount, the L mount, and the Z mount, the world of lenses recently took a reset at available models. Let’s look …
The S1 vs. the S1H: What Makes a Video-Focused Camera?
With cameras sharing similar specs and design, it’s difficult to distinguish why a video-focused camera is more expensive than a hybrid. Let’s find out.
Roundtable Interview: Creating Successful YouTube Videos
Creating a successful YouTube channel is the easiest thing ever, and it’s the hardest thing ever. Here are some insights from four YouTubers who are making it …
How to Create 3D Shapes with Newton 3’s 2D Physic Simulator
Although Newton 3 is a 2D physics simulator and only accepts 2D shapes and text, there’s a small workaround to incorporate 3D shapes. Let’s take a look.
Traverse the Unknown: Matthew Libatíque’s Innovative Cinematography
Let’s take a dive into the creative, experimental, and highly subjective cinematography of renowned DP Matthew Libatíque.
The Precise and Expressive Cinematography of Rachel Morrison
With a keen eye for detail, Rachel Morrison’s cinematography brought the dark realities of the Mississippi Delta and the majesty of Wakanda to life.
Photocopy Film School: An Ode to the Bare Bones Camera Course
Where did your filmmaking career start? Mine was with a copy of The Bare Bones Camera Course of Film and Video, an impressive introduction to filmmaking.
A Look Behind the Lens of Stanley Kubrick’s Cinematographer John Alcott
While Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece films will always remain an enigma, his go-to cinematographer John Alcott remains a great lens into his films.
Is RED’s Newest Komodo Camera Completely Pointless?
Is the new RED Komodo camera off the point on the overcrowded mid-level camera market? Who is this camera for? Let’s put the new camera under some …