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  • Essential Gear for Filmmaking

    Dec 1, 2011 14:30

    Essential Gear for Filmmaking

    Making movies can be a very rewarding pastime and, for the lucky and determined, may become a way of life. With easy to use digital cameras and equipment being the order of the day it is easier than ever for the inexperienced amateur to have a go at making a [...]

     
  • Narrative Structure in Film

    Nov 30, 2011 11:00

    Narrative Structure in Film

    To begin with we should get something straight: the narrative is not, as is often thought, the same thing as the story. No movie making student will be unaware of this fact, but still the two become confused in many situations. Another point to make is that while there are [...]

     
  • 6 Tips that Professional Filmmakers Use

    Nov 29, 2011 14:30

    6 Tips that Professional Filmmakers Use

    Sometimes common sense plays a part in setting out the rules for movie making, and sometimes, too, it pays to remember the old adage that rules are made to be broken! If you want to be adventurous with your movie making the best advice we can give is to be [...]

     
  • Available Light – Fad or Fabulous?

    Nov 25, 2011 12:01

    Available Light – Fad or Fabulous?

    For some people movie making is bound by strict rules and guidelines; for others experimentation is the order of the day. There are many occasions when it is wise to stay within the boundaries of convention, yet there are others where the more daring approach may bring better results. One [...]

     
  • Directing Tips – How to get the best from cast and crew

    Nov 25, 2011 9:53

    Directing Tips – How to get the best from cast and crew

    Let’s be honest, everybody who has an interest in movie making wants to direct. It’s the ultimate job, the top dog who tells the rest what to do. But is that really what directing is all about, or is there more to it than simply barking orders and being the [...]

     
  • Understanding Depth of Field

    Nov 24, 2011 17:01

    Understanding Depth of Field

    Budding movie makers and film students will find they are bombarded with terms and phrases that are said to be vital to the cause, but one that is undeniably essential is depth of field, so let’s have a look at what it is, why it is important and how you [...]

     
 
 
 
 
 
  • Essential Gear for Filmmaking

    Essential Gear for Filmmaking

    Dec 1, 2011 14:30

    Making movies can be a very rewarding pastime and, for the lucky and determined, may become a way of life. With easy to use digital cameras and...

     
 
  • Narrative Structure in Film

    Narrative Structure in Film

    Nov 30, 2011 11:00

    To begin with we should get something straight: the narrative is not, as is often thought, the same thing as the story. No movie making student...

     
 
  • Filming the perfect Interview

    Filming the perfect Interview

    Oct 27, 2011 9:30

    Filming an interview can be one of the most amazing and fun things in the world, that’s, if you ACTUALLY KNOW what you are doing. Most amateurs...

     
 
 

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