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Every Stressed Out Cinematographer’s Best Friend: The Pre-Light
Extra time is perhaps the hottest commodity on any film set. Here’s why you should always fight for the chance to pre-light your set.
How to Overcome the 5 Biggest Obstacles to Writing Your Screenplay
Struggling to finish your film script? Here are five of the biggest obstacles screenwriters face — and how to overcome them.
5 Things Every Filmmaker Should Know Before Making a Feature Film
Thinking of making a feature film? Here are 5 things every filmmaker should know before diving in to a big film or video project.
Cinematography Tips: Four Ways to Use a Low-Angle Shot
Low-angle shots are a common cinematography technique, but are you really getting all you can out of these shots? Find out with these 4 examples.
What We Can Learn from Editing with the Coen Brothers
Editor Eyal Dimant shares some insights based on his work editing with the Coen Brothers on “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.”
Isolating Image Channels to Work with Chroma and Luma in Premiere
Mastering color correction means understanding the color channels that make a good image. Here’s how to isolate the chroma and luma channels in Premiere.
The 5 Best Places to Pitch Your Documentary Film Projects
In this industry roundup, we’ve collected five of the best places (and resources) to pitch your documentary film projects
Industry Advice: Two DPs on Good Documentary Filmmaking
We sat down with Craig Atkinson and Alex Takats, cinematographers from the new Netflix show, Dogs, to talk documentary filmmaking.
Cinematography Tip: Working with Motivated Camera Movement
Motivated camera movement helps narrate your film visually. Here are a few examples you can put into action in your own work.
Download Dozens of Free Sound Effects from Yellowstone National Park
There’s now a whole library of ambient nature sounds recorded in Yellowstone National Park now available to download for free.
The Most Exciting Camera Rumors of 2019
Another new year, another new round of juicy camera conjectures. Here’s your officially unofficial 2019 camera rumor roundup!
Interview: Tips for Blending Documentary and Narrative in “The Drug Runner”
Filmmaker Charlotte Regan shares some insights into blending documentary and narrative in her Vimeo staff-picked short film.