Interview with VFX Pioneer Dennis Muren
Dennis Muren occupies a rare place in movie history as one of the truly great pioneers of visual effects. Boing Boing blogger…
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D16 Bolex ‘Digital 16mm’ Camera Available to Pre-Order
Off the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign, Digital Bolex (a JV between the original Bolex company and start-up Cinemeridian)…
How To… Film The Great Outdoors Using a DSLR
Filmmakers are referring to DSLR filmmaking as a revolutionary invention. It achieved a huge leap forward in the quality of…
3 New Skills Every Digital Editor Should Develop
Even veteran filmmakers who have a certain defined and reliable style should think about how they can make their projects…
Film School Thru Commentaries
Film School Through Commentaries is an interesting blog which collates video and audio interviews with successful filmmakers on a range of…
Movie Poster Cliches
Jackomatic has put together this interesting blog post, entitled 15 Over-Used Movie Poster ClichĂ©s which looks at graphic design styles which are commonly used…
The future of cinema and TV: It’s game over for the hi-res hype
Not deterred by receiving a ‘meh’ from the marketplace after a big advertising push for 3D televisions, the consumer electronics…
4 Reasons Why Video Glasses Could Replace External Camera Monitors
Despite the fact external monitors have dropped in price considerably over the years, they still cause many difficulties for filmmakers…
Lucas & Spielberg’s Death Knell and What it Means for Indie Creators
At a recent talk at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, George Lucas and Stephen Spielberg made some interesting predictions about the…
The Changing Shape of Cinema: The History of Aspect Ratio
Ever stopped to think about just how we ended up with the film and video aspect ratios we now take…