Filmmakers Academy

Pre-Production Prep & On-set Execution – DP David Weldon is LIVE NOW with 1st AD Joe “Oz” Osborne

Protecting Your Image Webinar

This free recorded webinar from Shane Hurlbut, ASC and Michael Cioni reveal the secrets to maintaining your relationship with how your movie looks from concept to delivery, lens test to final product.

Announcements

Make It Epic Challenge Winners & Special Mentions

The results of our Isolation Filmmaking Challenge where everyone around the World was tasked with making something boring look EPIC through camera work, lighting and great editing!

Overview of Audio in Fairlight Part 6 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 6 – Overview of Audio in Fairlight

Dale Campbell of Still Moving Media guides you through using Davinci Resolve to edit, grade and finish audio on an advert for Aston Martin.

Lighting Effects in Davinci Part 5 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 5 – Lighting Effects

Dale Campbell and Still Moving Media turn their attention to Lighting Effects for Davinci Resolve.

Power windows & Tracking in Davinci Part 4 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 4 – Power windows & Tracking

Dale Campbell and Still Moving Media are now focusing on Tracking FX for Davinci Resolve.

Patch Replacer and Tracking FX in Davinci Part 3 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 3 – Patch Replacer and Tracking FX

Dale Campbell and Still Moving Media return with Part 3 of their Doing It All In Davinci series. This time they're looking at Patch Replacement and Tracking.

Adjusting Color Temperature with Davinci Part 2 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – Part 2 – Adjusting Color Temperature

Dale Campbell and his team at Still Moving Media are back with the second part of their Doing It All In Davinci series and today they're looking at Blackmagic Raw and Color Temperature.

Introduction to Editing with Davinci Part 1 - Filmmakers Academy

Post Production

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 1 – Introduction to Editing

Dale Campbell and Still Moving Media's Doing It All In Davinci 6 part editing tutorial. Dale focuses on editing, color grading and a little bit on sound design using a video that his team filmed for the launch of Aston Martin's latest car.

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Announcements

MAKE IT EPIC – Isolation Filmmaking Challenge

Introducing our Isolation Filmmaker Challenge - MAKE IT EPIC - It's free to enter with a prize for the video we think is the best.

Announcements

AGENTS OF SHIELD Save Lives From COVID-19

Find out the fantastic story of a group of filmmakers who found a novel way to save lives during the COVID-19 crisis.

Lenses

Xeen CF vs Xeen Classic Test

Welcome to our Xeen CF vs Xeen Classic test (with our Red Primes for a further comparison). First off, what I like to do is just put them up on the same camera so these are both mounted on RED Gemini 5K cameras. Here's what you need to know: Color Quality: Xeen CF had a little more…

Camera, Composition, Film Theory

Depth of Field: Focusing on Character & Story

Depth of field is as important as your composition or picking a focal length. It’s the emotion, the punctuation, and the eyes of the story in filmmaking.

Film Theory

The Look Of Parasite

By popular demand, the Hurlbut Academy team breaks down Bong Joon-Ho's multi Academy Award winning masterpiece, Parasite. We dive into the composition of shots, the camera and lens choices, storyboarding and set design, camera movement and more!

Announcements

#When I’m Stuck

Shane talks about what to do if you are stuck using examples from his time on the filmset as part of an initiative for our friends at Musicbed.

Infrared cinematography on The Enclave by Richard Mosse

Camera

An Introduction to Infrared Cinematography

Shooting in IR is actually very easy to do, but only after you have learned some of the basics and thought about why you want to use it. Like with all rules there’s a time and place to break them for creative purposes.

Film Theory

The Look Of The Lighthouse

Color Black and White Aspect Ratio 1.19 : 1 Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium XL2, Bausch & Lomb Baltar and Petzval Lenses Laboratory FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA (processing) Harbor Picture Company, New York (NY), USA (digital intermediate) Negative…

Film Theory

Film: The History of Celluloid in Filmmaking

The history of the film format in filmmaking, it's importance in how we make films, why we should keep film alive, and where we cinematography is going with this medium.

Lighting, Production

Softbox – Construction and Theory

You wanna know how to make a Softbox that can rival the most expensive ones on the market? I like to make my own equipment so it works for me on screen. Now I'm revealing one of my best kept secrets using materials that cost next to nothing - even using BEDSHEETS! You won't want to miss out on this explosive blog that will give you the edge on set.

Film Theory

The Look Of The Irishman

Following the groundbreaking success of The Look Of Joker, Hurlbut Academy's team turn to Scorsese's The Irishman for the next deep cinematography break down video and article

Film Theory

The 10 Types Of Movie – A Poster Analysis

Have you ever looked at a movie poster and thought you'd seen it before? Here's 10 movie poster types and the tons of movies that follow them from twitter account @leesteffen

Best Picture Movie Posters - Hurlbut Academy

Film Theory

Best Picture – Oscars 2020 – Interactive Article

Vote for your very own Best Picture Oscar 2020 and find out how voting happens for the Academy Awards in this article by HA writer Chris Haigh

Film Theory

The Look Of 1917 – How Deakins achieved the Oner

Hurlbut Academy Writer Chris Haigh & Editor Ross Papitto comprehensively break down the Cinematography and Look of the Golden Globe Winning Film, 1917.

Film Theory

What Makes Guðnadóttir’s Chernobyl Soundtrack Better Than Her Golden Globe Winner?

Hildur Guðnadóttir shot into the public eye last year winning an Emmy for her soundtrack to HBO's Chernobyl and then recently with her Golden Globes win and Oscar Nomination for Todd Phillips' Joker. What makes the former even more intriguing? Find out in this video essay and article by Hurlbut Academy writer, Chris Haigh

Announcements

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Pre-Production Prep & On-set Execution – DP David Weldon is LIVE NOW with 1st AD Joe “Oz” Osborne

Protecting Your Image Webinar

Make It Epic Challenge Winners & Special Mentions

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 6 – Overview of Audio in Fairlight

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 5 – Lighting Effects

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 4 – Power windows & Tracking

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 3 – Patch Replacer and Tracking FX

Doing it all in Davinci – Part 2 – Adjusting Color Temperature

Doing it all in Davinci – PART 1 – Introduction to Editing

MAKE IT EPIC – Isolation Filmmaking Challenge

AGENTS OF SHIELD Save Lives From COVID-19

Xeen CF vs Xeen Classic Test

Depth of Field: Focusing on Character & Story

The Look Of Parasite

#When I’m Stuck

An Introduction to Infrared Cinematography

The Look Of The Lighthouse

Film: The History of Celluloid in Filmmaking

Softbox – Construction and Theory

The Look Of The Irishman

The 10 Types Of Movie – A Poster Analysis

Best Picture – Oscars 2020 – Interactive Article

The Look Of 1917 – How Deakins achieved the Oner

What Makes Guðnadóttir’s Chernobyl Soundtrack Better Than Her Golden Globe Winner?

New MSE Rock n’ Roller Wheels Hit All The Right Notes!

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