15
Jul
6 Things to Consider When Picking a ¡°B¡± Camera for Filmmaking
For many video shooters, a single camera is often enough. If you¡¯re one of those people who finds this to be true then, by all means, feel free to skip this article. But if you¡¯re someone who works with multi-cam setups or is thinking about picking...
15
Jul
How Many Assistant Directors Does it take to Change a Light Bulb?
What many people may not realize is just how important the A.D. department is to a production. In the following article, I interview three past and present Assistant Directors about the role of the AD on a film.
Tempus Fugit
A good AD can keep a prod...
15
Jul
Understanding Log-Format Recording
Once touted as a headlining feature on only the highest grade digital video/cinema cameras, such as the Sony CineAlta line, log (logarithmic) recording has become a mainstay on more affordable professional products, such as the Canon EOS-C series, an...
15
Jul
Filmmakers: 5 Efficiency Tips for Saving Time and Money on a Film Set
Way back when I was in college, a young director came to speak to my class and share his experiences with making, for the time, a moderately?budgeted film. Nearly 30 years later, I can still remember him saying that a location day costs $150 a minute...
15
Jul
A Guide to Scanning Motion Picture Film
During my days as a film student, I shot projects using film and digital media. While digital footage was imported directly from tape, film was sent out, developed, and transferred to tape in standard definition. Now that more than a decade has passe...
15
Jul
Why a Well-Run Crew Keeps Your Film Production Together
There is an old truism, ¡°To write a movie takes one person, but to make a movie takes an army.¡± Turning an idea or words on a page into a finished film/video can essentially involve an army of people: those who raise money, break down and budget th...
