Photo by Yiorgos Ntrahas. Kalochori, Greece. yiorgosntrahas.com | Instagram @yiorgosntrahas Written by Peter John Ross In this new age of digital, everyone makes movies. Using cellphones or tablets, people can shoot and edit their movies almost anywhere. One of the most important facets of making any movie, whether it be …
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Photo by Chris Yang. Instagram @chris.yang.film Written by David Appleby With digital cameras now equipped with waveform monitors, histograms and programmable zebras, why do you need to use, or even know about, light meters? A first answer would be that all the built-in features you’re using are light meters. …
Written By Kristen Baum DeBeasi What is a temp score? The term temp score is short for temporary score. It’s a type of score that’s often added before an edit is given to a composer. Why is it common practice to create temp scores for movies? Because it’s a way …
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Photo by Sam Moqadam. Instagram @itssammoqadam. Evaluating an Indoor Location From the DP’s Perspective Written by Paolo Dy A successful shoot is usually made up of 90% very thorough preparation and 10% ingenious last-minute thinking. Part of the preparation phase is the all-important location check, where each department …
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Photo by Ilya Shishikhin. Follow Instagram @shish_ph. How an Editor Should Cut an Actor’s Performance Written By Dustin Morrow When I’m cutting the work of actors, here’s what I’m looking at. (1.) Eyes (which are, after all, the windows to the soul). (2.) Voice control (the tonality, rhythms …
Photo by Jose Pedro Ortiz. YouTube @FilmColors 7 Insider Tips on Successfully Casting Your Film Succeed by Casting Great Actors Written by John Badham You can succeed as a director by casting great actors. This has saved more directors’ bacon than the Directors Guild wants you to know. …
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(Pictured: Justin working in his home studio.) Post Sound Workflow for Animation Written By Justin Matley Generally speaking, post sound, and re-recording mixing in particular, is the end of the line. The last leg of the conveyor belt. We come into play after the shots are perfected, the …
Hollywood Bound Start Networking Before Heading West Written By Scott Spears For many of us into filmmaking, who weren’t lucky enough to be born in Southern California, the dream is to move to Los Angeles someday. It could be years or months away, but if you really want to …
Daniel Villeneuve csc on Lighting Dark Scenes Create and Capture Cinematic Emotion Daniel Villeneuve csc has been shooting for film and television for over 30 years. His craftsmanship being recognized two years running in both 2019 and 2020 with nominations at the Canadian Screen Awards for best photography, drama, …
How to Make a Shot List Written by Michael Goi, ASC, ISC The key part of my preparation as a Director is making a shot list, but for a lot of people, making a shot list is an activity that they are either afraid of or avoid. For me, …
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