The Next Greatest Thing of the Movies… Not!

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…

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3 Tips for Terrific Title Sequences

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…

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Technicolor Adds Final Cut Pro X Support to Color Assist

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…

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The Roles of a Producer

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…

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Kodak’s 2013 Student Scholarship Program

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…

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Through the Lens: Conversations with Cinematographers, Dean Cundey

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…

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Top 5 – Crowd Funding Mistakes

The idea of crowd-funding independent films has received a lot of attention of late, with several filmmakers singing praises of the ability to shortcut the cumbersome financing process and go straight to the audience. But the crowd-funding route isn’t an automated route to budget riches. Producer and marketing consultant James J. Heath looks at the Top 5 Crowd-Funding Mistakes…

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How to be Quentin Tarantino

With the recent release of Tarantino’s eighth feature as a director, the guys over at Film Doctor take a look back over his career to date, and how the once video store clerk has achieved and maintained his seat at the table of top directors. “Quentin Tarantino was born Texan, but bred Californian. From his early school years ,…

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