The perfect camera, the right lens, and the best lighting. All these elements play an essential role in the filmmaking process. None of them draw in an audience like sounds and effects. When we’re watching horrors, it’s the sound intensity that keeps us at the edge of our seats, alerting us to how close the…
In this profile SoundWorks Collection talks with Sound Designer Tom Myers of Skywalker Sound about his work on Pixar Animation’s latest film, Monster University. There are more great videos on the sound design for high-profile Hollywood films over at the awesome SoundWorks Collection website.
Recently the website DailyBeast.com posted the”20 Most Useless Degrees” report. Right in the number twelfth position is Theater; which includes acting, producing, directing and communications. This number is based on the 2012 job outlook study done by the National Association of Collages and Employers which was cross referenced with the job growth and coursework information for the…
Black Magic Design’s DaVinci Resolve has been around for many years, and version 16 came out over a year ago. Engadget is gotten around to doing a full ‘in anger’ review to see how the free Resolve 16 holds up against the expensive Premiere Pro CC. Get the full report and watch the review video…
In this podcast from the guys at SoundWorks Collection, the composer and sound design team for ‘First Man‘ discuss their approach creating the soundscape for the dangerous world of early space flight. Listen to the podcast at the SoundWorks Collection website.
n the Documentary world, it’s fairly common to fall into the journalistic route and shoot a “news” piece rather than a film. Often times, filmmakers find these incredible stories, but the subjects are not willing to let access into their lives in a meaningful way over a long period of time. Or sometimes you really…
As any filmmaker will attest, one of the biggest hurdles in the last mile to get a film project across the line is preparation of the deliverables. A multitude of formats are complicated by very exacting configuration requirements which can vary wildly between distributors and platforms. Among the industry titans, Netflix is known for having…
Still photographers have been used to the benefits of shooting in RAW format for many years now. More recently there has been a move towards bringing RAW flexibility to the video camera world. Apple launched ProRes RAW in June 2018 and now Blackmagic has joined the party. Engadget has a good wrap up of the…
Over the last few years screenplay competitions have been popping up all over the place. Some are attached to established film festivals or sponsored by local filmmaking groups or even government agencies. Others are run as stand-alone events. Some of these competitions are free to enter, whereas others charge up to $50 or more for…
Today there are many thousand film festivals run across the globe every year, providing almost limitless opportunities for filmmakers to get their work in front of an audience, and in some cases (particularly where a film is good), offering one of the shortest possible paths to a filmmaking career… once you get through the submissions…
Independent film has always faced a difficult challenge when it comes to financing, arguably more so these days. However, there are still plenty of people keeping the faith and the Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of players who have a strong track record of delivering when it comes to indie film. THR — “Even…
Whenever a filmmaker stands in front of a screen at their film festival Q&A and says “Filmmaking is war,” I can’t help but see the ghosts of a thousand soldiers and napalmed civilians surrounding him, shaking their spectral heads in scorn. Sure, filmmaking isn’t easy. But “war?” Far from it. It’s a struggle, sure, but…
