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Tag Archive for: Production

Recent Blog Posts, Wellness

Healthy Filmmaker: On Set Eating Habits

Let’s talk about on set eating habits. Production is a stressful time full of countless obstacles that filmmakers must face in order to make their day. Maintaining clean eating habits on a film set can be challenging due to the fast-paced, hectic nature of the work. During such trying times, our first inclination is to […]

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March 20, 2023/by Lydia Hurlbut
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Directing, Producing, Production, Recent Blog Posts

5 Steps for Sustainable Film Production

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January 31, 2023/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography, Production

On Set Cinematography Tools

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July 22, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography

CINEMATOGRAPHY MENTORSHIP – SHANE HURLBUT, ASC

Every successful filmmaker has benefited from a few mentors that helped spark their career in the film industry. Mentorships come in all shapes and sizes, some direct and others indirect. Shane Hurlbut, ASC has benefitted from numerous mentorships to get to the position of lensing multi-million dollar films and becoming an ASC cinematographer. Some were […]

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July 2, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Production, Sponsored

BLUESHAPE 2022: Powering the Film Industry

Blueshape is not only a leading battery company that powers productions across the film industry, but it also empowers filmmakers to think eco-friendly. As a V-lock and Gold Mount battery manufacturer, Blueshape creates some of our favorite products from waterproof batteries to award-winning generators.  In addition to outstanding products, Blueshape also leads the industry with […]

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June 24, 2022/by Filmmakers Academy
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Lighting

Foot Candles: The best way to gauge light

Shane Hurlbut, ASC, reveals one of his best tips for gauging light and it’s all to do with a Spectra light meter, Foot Candles and an old 4 inch thick book!

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May 22, 2020/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Film Theory, Off Topic

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

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January 13, 2020/by Filmmakers Academy
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Cinematography, Film Theory

Tools of the Filmmaking Trade – What’s in your bag?

There are many tools in a cinematographers arsenal, and I don’t just mean lights and cameras. When prepping for your next production there are a lot of things to consider. What gear you want to use to tell your story, how you want to collaborate with your director and/or cinematographer, and what shots your want […]

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July 13, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Cinematography, Lighting, Production

Macro: How to Make Images LARGER Than Life!

Question: There’s an interesting lens coming out on a macro probe lens 24 millimeter that seems to make amazing techniques but won’t be out for a while. Is there a way to do this kind of shooting or similar shooting? Also very interested in how you approach lighting for studio macro lens shooting, depth of […]

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May 1, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Production, Wellness

Filmmaking Fitness: Stay Healthy and On Set

Filmmaking Fitness has been overlooked by cast and crew for long enough. It’s time to take care of your body! You are a Director of Photography. You work on film sets for months at a time. You’re one of the key roles on set. You have hundreds of crew members who rely on you for […]

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April 3, 2019/by Lydia Hurlbut
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Film Theory, Pre Production, Production

How To Make a Call Sheet

A call sheet for film and TV production is like the Marauder’s Map for the day-to-day breakdown. You can consider it the end-all, be-all as far as production documents are concerned, as it covers key information that cast and crew need heading into the day. The most important information consists of the call time, parking […]

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March 12, 2019/by Filmmakers Academy
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Post Production, Pre Production, Production

Production Department – Unsung Heroes of Filmmaking

The production department is your lifeblood to any production. The word PRODUCTION is literally in the name. As the production, it’s their job to build the team, make sure everyone stays safe and alive, spread information, and maintain the production throughout the entirety of the filmmaking process – and obviously so much more. The production […]

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March 12, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Production

Film Production: Killing Them with Kindness

Wanna make it on movie sets? You’ve got to learn to deal with some tough cookies and develop an alligator skin, but it’s totally worth it! Here’s my stories from on set…

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February 4, 2019/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Pre Production, Production

Budget Breakdowns – Tough Questions to Ask Yourself

Budgeting for your latest project can prove to be a tricky business. It’s a process where you are forced to face some tough questions. You must try to find a happy medium between quality and cost-effectiveness. You’ll hear terms like Above-the-Line, Below-the-Line, and Line Items, so it helps to have a healthy understanding of terminology […]

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October 10, 2018/by Filmmakers Academy
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Film Theory

Artist Spotlight – Featured Creators

The team here at Shane’s Inner Circle and Hurlbut Visuals wants to continue to support the careers of our members by providing a new platform for exposure: The “Artist Spotlight” hosted on the front page of The Hurlblog. Our new “Artist Spotlight” is a way for our members to share their own stories of how they’ve applied what they’ve learned in the Inner Circle on a recent project. We want to give members the opportunity to dive into detail with their own article that we’ll host here on the Hurlblog.

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September 7, 2017/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Pre Production, Production

Filmmaking Advice: Collaborating with Directors

Shane Hurlbut, ASC talks about the process of working with directors and his work with Gabriele Muccino on the movie Fathers and Daughters.

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July 6, 2016/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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Cinematography, Production

Canon’s 5D/7D Family vs. 35MM Film: A Cost Comparison

Hello loyal readers, it’s Andrea here to discuss the cost differences between 35MM film and today’s easily accessible Canon DSLR […]

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October 28, 2011/by Shane Hurlbut, ASC
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