How To: Filmmaking Techniques, Camera Angles and Basic Shots
Brian Jalbert from Iyrus Entertainment TV shows you some Filmmaking Techniques, Camera Angles and Basic Shots.
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DIY: How to make inexpensive cheap homemade LIGHT STANDS (PVC)
Brian Jalbert Jr. from Iyrus Entertainment TV spills the beans on quick and dirty alternatives to expensive filmmaking gear. In this episode, lighting stands get the DIY treatment.
DIY: How to make a cheap BOOM POLE and SHOCK MOUNT
Brian Jalbert Jr. from Iyrus Entertainment TV spills the beans on quick and dirty alternatives to expensive filmmaking gear. In this episode, the boom poles and microphone shock mounts get the DIY treatment.
POINTS OF INTEREST: How Drugs, Rock and Roll and No Sex Made a Movie
Lets start with the end of the story first. It was the tenth day; the final day. Actually, it was technically the eleventh day. We had been driving for almost 18 hours straight, a bee-line from Easthampton, Massachusetts back to our home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The moment happened somewhere near the Illinois/Wisconsin border. All of a sudden…
Lessons Learned on a Microbudget Horror Film
Werner Herzog famously stole a camera he’d officially won in a film competition in order to make his first few films, feeling that it was destined to be his. With his admonition that in the age of digital cameras, anyone could make a film if they chose to do so, a few friends and I…
So You Want to Make a Movie: Team Work
After deciding to do “In the mixx: Dj’s doing the work” one of the first things I had to remove from my mind was the thought that I could do everything on my own. I always felt like I had a very diverse skill set. My background is in journalism and have written everything from…
Video: Working with 3D – The Sony World Cup Commercial
Academy Productions and Jonathan Glazer talk about the differences and challenges in shooting and producing work in 3D, using their Sony 3D World Cup commercial as the case study.
50 Things to Know About Film Production
The following list is based on one created by Tisch School of the Arts (NYU) Professor Maureen Ryan. 1. Feed your crew every 6 hours. 2. Never assume anything. 3. Always hire the best crew you can afford. 4. Everone wants to be a part of something. This is often more important than money to…
Adding Value to Your DIY Film
Making a film is one thing, but making a film with no money is something else. When making a film the most noticeable mistakes new filmmakers make are the actors, the locations, and the wardrobe. Now I’m not saying that no other mistakes are made because most of the mistakes filmmakers make the audience never…
10 Great Production Tips to Enhance Your Film
Filmmaker and founder of the Victoria Motion Picture School, Barry Casson, outlines 10 simple but effective techniques for lifting your film above the competition. Make your video like real film. There is a simple but exciting way to make your video look more like film and take away the harsh look of video. It’s an old Hollywood technique…