12 Do-It-Yourself Projects for Camera Assistants. Do-it-yourself isn’t always about pinching pennies and saving a few bucks, sometimes it’s about making good use of your free time and building a custom tool. So with the summer heat just inviting you to whip out those power tools and build something great, here are 12 projects designed to make your life easier on set. 1. Frontbox A front box is a wooden box that attaches onto tripods and holds items like your tape measure, camera reports, and even the slate.
Buying a frontbox will cost you a good chunk of change, but if you’ve got some tools and the motivation, you can build one (and customize it) for much cheaper using 1st Assistant Camera Chris Keth’s wonderful diagrams at Cinematography.com 2. When I challenged myself to build a film slate for less than $15, I didn’t think I would be successful. 3. If I am walking onto a set, my tagboard is always coming with me. 4. 5. 6. 7. If you want things in focus, it’s best to use a follow focus. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Why DIY Projects Are Good for You. 666 DIY Horror Filmmaking Tutorials.
It’s that time of year again, so we thought it was time to update last years killer feature “Horror Filmmaking: From Script to Scream.” That’s right a sequel! This time we are narrowing the focus a bit and concentrating on the DIY (Do It Yourself) elements. Hopefully this will help you slash the budget without murdering your production values. DIY: Blood, Bullets & Stunts DIY: Stage Effects/Green Screen DIY: Digital Effects After Effects Sony Vegas DIY: Make-Up/Costumes DIY: Static Props DIY: Motion Props DIY: Horror Sets DIY: Packaging Prop Shops & FX Supplies. Japan - Heartbeats of Time. Products | Ikonoskop. Make Video Look Like Film: Shot Design - Filmmaking Tutorial 1. Lens Genealogy. LENS GENEALOGY Part 1by Roger Cicala Where do new lens designs come from? I knew that today’s lenses are all designed using computer programs, but I was surprised to find new lenses aren’t designed from scratch. Designers start with an existing lens design and modify it. Of course, a lens designer doesn’t say “this lens really sucks, let’s use it as our starting point”.
So camera lenses, like Darwin’s finches, obey a very strict “survival of the fittest” law. Even knowing this, when I wrote a series of articles on the development of camera lenses, I was amazed to find that virtually every camera lens in use today can trace its heritage back to one of five lenses, four of which were developed by 1900. Does the pedigree of a lens matter? Knowing the ancestry of a lens can be interesting from a historical standpoint. Early Lenses DesignsThe first lenses were rather simple things. A mensicus lens (left) and an achromatic doublet The Lens Family Tree The Petzval Portrait lens Advantages: Duh! Film School Online to Learn Filmmaking. Dvolver Moviemaker. Make digital movies online. Formerly Dfilm. Home. The Time-Lapse Photography Guide | Untamed Science. An Introduction to Time-lapse Filmmaking Time-lapse photography is the opposite of slow-motion; you capture a bunch of photos of the same thing over a period of time then play them back in sequence in a shorter amount of time.
It is my favorite technique in Untamed Science videos; if done properly, it can look beautiful and tell a great story. I’ve taken well over 500 time-lapses and made a lot of mistakes. I also find a lot of people that want to get into making time-lapses but don’t know where to start. That’s why I made both this guide and the videos here. To start things off, you need to know how to do the basics, start to finish. Finding a Camera for Time Lapses Many cameras today have the ability to change the rate of recording from within their menu.
Digital SLRs Our favorite method of shooting time-lapses is with a digital SLR hooked up to a remote trigger. Point and Shoot Cameras GoPro cameras Believe it or not, you can actually take a decent time-lapse with a simple GoPro. The 20 classic films children should see. 29 Documentaries Receive $582,000 In Grants From Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. Includes Two Grants From Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute and One From Time Warner Foundation Los Angeles, CA — Sundance Institute today announced the 29 feature-length documentary films that will receive $582,000 in grants from the Documentary Film Program, including two films selected to receive grants from the Cinereach Project at Sundance Institute and one Time Warner Foundation Fellow. The DFP celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2012 and since its inception has awarded grants to more than 300 documentary filmmakers in 61 countries.
“For many of these filmmakers, receiving a grant will be just the beginning of our relationship with them," said Cara Mertes, Director of the Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program. “These filmmakers are also eligible for year-round creative support through our programs, including Creative Labs, Work-in-Progress screenings, and events and activities at the Sundance Creative Producing Summit and Sundance Film Festival. The New Black (U.S.) Cinetics. The Canadian Film Centre :: What We Do - Cineplex Entertainment Film Program. A complete immersion in the art and craft of dramatic filmmaking, the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program offers residents the opportunity to hone their talent, while building strategic relationships in the industry. Over five-and-a-half months, producers, editors, writers and directors are joined by illustrious storytellers and industry professionals who inspire, question and challenge our filmmakers to elevate their craft.
Application information for 2014 is available now. CLICK HERE for more details. Take a look at some of the guests we've welcomed for the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program! Residents take their feature projects through rigorous development, preparing their scripts for production consideration in both the Canadian and international markets. The program develops and packages over fifteen feature projects each year and filmmakers are given an opportunity to flex their production muscles through a number of unique exercises. Stunning Good Looks by Art Adams. The most important thing you will ever learn about lighting is this: LIGHTING IS NOT A FORMULA. Learning about lighting, though, is a process of becoming aware, and in this first of many articles I'm going I'm going to try to increase your awareness of one specific thing per article.
The more awareness you have the more easily you'll be able to adapt your lighting to your circumstances because you'll see, with your own eyes, what you need to do to make an image that satisfies your inner artist. I think the best place to start is with classical key light placement. This knowledge is not something you will use verbatim as this is not a style that is in vogue at the moment. The underlying principles, however, should be of daily benefit. In film school we all learn about the key light, fill light and backlight. We're typically shown a setup where a key light is placed 45 degrees to one side of the camera and raised high and tilted down toward the subject at a 45 degree angle.
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