Literally a one man army, acclaimed visual effects artist, director and black belt, Kory Martin Juul, has animated a 100 minute family martial art feature… almost entirely on his own. Juul honed his visual effects skills on some big movies. You’ve heard of the “Star Wars” movies, the “Matrix” movies, the “Lord of the Rings” movies? He’s…
If there’s one thing everybody likes to do in Hollywood, it’s complain about remakes. One article after another voices disgust at the latest reboot. Remakes, they say, are absolute proof that Tinseltown has lost its imagination. But are remakes really a new phenomenon? Absolutely not. In fact, one of the greatest writers of Western literature…
There are a number of excellent opportunities available in the entertainment field. Whether you have an interest in directing, screenwriting, production or a combination of positions, with the correct training and an online degree, you will have the confidence, experience and knowledge required to have a successful entertainment career. There is a vast array of certificate training and degree programs to…
Last week’s news that Zach Braff had successfully raised over $2 million via Kickstarter to fund Wish I Was Here, his sophomore outing as a director after 2004’s well-received Garden State, got me thinking. Has Zach managed to pull off every producer’s dream – funding your film for free? For those who’ve been living under a rock for the past year…
Catcalls and plaudits for Peter Jackson’s 3D HFR (High-Frame-Rate for the technically challenged) version of The Hobbit remind film makers everywhere that people, not machines, create the magic of movies. 3D HFR may well be “the next greatest thing” in the film business. Or maybe it’s not. But knowing matters less than you might suppose. Over 120…
When making a film of any sort, the time inevitably comes to credit cast and crew… in addition to the end credits, it has become film tradition to also bookend the movie with an opening title sequence. It’s your opportunity to capture the audience’s attention and set the mood and tone of your creation, all within the first…
In late 2012 Technicolor released Colour Assist, a grading package drawing on the company’s multi-decade experience in working with colour in motion pictures. The new version announced today brings with it support for Final Cut Pro X users. Here’s the full press release: Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, today announced that its…
Anyone who watches movies knows that almost every film comes with a gaggle of ‘producers’. In addition to the Producer(s), most credit sequences are stacked with titles such as Executive Producer, Associate Producer, Co-Producer, and even Co-Executive Producer. So when any question about ‘types of producer’ arises, most people jump right in to an explanation of these…
Once mighty Kodak has taken a pretty severe beating of late and while the company has retreated from consumer photography, it remains committed to its presence in the motion picture space. As part of this commitment, Kodak has announced a call for applications for its 2013 student scholarship program. Here’s the press release: ROCHESTER, NY…
In the first episode of the series, veteran cinematographer Dean Cundey (“Apollo 13”, “Back to the Future”, “Jurassic Park”) talks through his experience with Craft Truck. Dean Cundy is not just a man who has traversed pretty much every genre -horror, action, drama, comedy, western, etc – but also always shown a commitment to storytelling first. Cundey just knows…
