You can probably blame George Lucas‘ overly CGIed Star Wars prequels for the current resurgence of ‘real world’ effects in major films. J.J. Abrahams has made a big deal of it in his first foray into the Star Wars universe, but veteran director George Miller has also created some stunning visuals for Mad Max: Fury Road using similar techniques. Unsurprising, when you consider that the…
Akira Kurosawa is celebrated as one of the greatest film directors in history. He true mastery of the medium is evident in every one of his films. In this video, the guys over at Every Frame a Painting take a look at how use of movement in different planes of a shot elevates a scene from pedestrian to grand master….
Ok, so it’s ‘branded content’ for Kessler Cranes, but garnered a few laughs here as it isn’t actually far off the mark.
Every few years, there is a big shift in the way we create video on low-budget shoots. Ground glass adapters, DSLR filmmaking, firmware hacks, these are all things that had a huge impact on the way we shoot and how the footage looks. The latest major innovation in small-camera filmmaking is the speedbooster. Speedboosters can make your…
Jumping on your first set can be so romancing, especially a feature film set. For 20 or so days, you feel like you’ve discovered your place in life. You learn a brand new language, get into a nice groove, and really build relationships with most of the crew. Then… reality sets back in. The picture…
The best compliment I can receive for my ADR work is when no one notices it, and, if it’s really good, it will never be talked about. Simply put, ADR is the re-recording of dialogue in TV, film or advertising and I have had the privilege of working with incredibly talented and high profile actors…
I was asked why a director shouldn’t edit his/her own films today… again. I get a lot of blow-back from my usual answer, but I’m steadfast in my belief that a director should never edit their own film. I know; never is a strong word. And there are exceptions, and those outliers are part and…
If you haven’t read my article on why you shouldn’t edit your own film, read that first. In my article on objectivity, or the lack of it that we have as filmmakers, I used Paul Greengrass’ Bourne films as an example of lost objectivity. But those films are good for something else, too. Never, in the…
The awesome chaps over at Soundworks Collection have another great sound design interview, this time with Richard King, the Supervising Sound Editor on Christopher’s Nolan’s scifi epic, Interstellar. SoundWorks Collection – The Sound of Interstellar from Michael Coleman on Vimeo. Visit Soundworks Collection for a huge number of interviews with leading sound design practitioners.
In this short video, Tony at Every Frame A Painting looks at the ingredients of an effective scene using the classic first meeting from ‘The Silence of the Lambs‘ to illustrate the point. For more from Every Frame a Painting, visit the blog.
It seems that every man and his dog wants to run a film festival these days, which is fantastic in many ways, not least because it provides an even greater number of outlets for filmmakers to get their work in front of an audience. Sadly the multitude of scammers and ethics-lite opportunists who prowl the Internet also…
Chiller-masters John Landis, John Carpenter, and David Cronenberg chat about selling fear on film in this 1982 interview.
