In the filmmaking industry, time is your most expensive commodity. Every director, cinematographer, and producer knows the feeling of the clock ticking down on set while the budget burns. But what if you could win the battle before the cameras even roll? We are thrilled to announce that Filmmakers Academy founder and world-renowned cinematographer Shane […]
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Flanders Monitor Hot Buttons: LUM Coloring False Color Function When you’re a cinematographer in the throes of production, you must work efficiently and choose the right tools to nail each and every shot. Shane Hurlbut, ASC shows you how to do just that by leveraging the hot buttons on your Flanders monitor. Shane’s favorite feature […]
There are a million different factors that go into making a film. And if one of those factors goes wrong, like say your battery gives out during a crucial moment, it could prove to be the difference between a successful shoot or spending a treasure trove of money on reshoots. That’s where Blueshape comes in. […]
As filmmakers, we have such an opportunity to tell small stories like Richard’s and it doesn’t take a lot of gear.
Here are details from our EPK crew on “The Last 3 Minutes.” With this first person perspective, it is not like a scene where you do a wide shot and then go in for coverage. It plays out like a play where everything has to work.
As the pressure from commercial production companies and the ad agencies started to inquire about needing 24p and that they could not deal with the rendering time of all the twixtor files, the 7D started to rise as the premium capture. That is when the aha moment happened for me. I thought, why is everyone asking for second best when the Canon 5D is king.