Editor's Note: When Matt over at the OnBlast Blog contacted me about this infographic he created, I was pretty impressed with the work he'd put in and agreed with a lot of his picks and points. (He even had some ideas that I wasn't familiar with, despite running two magazines using wordpress as our CMS.) Since we as filmmakers want our websites to just work, knowing which plugins are a good idea to start with can be a great step forward in making a site that helps you promote your work, without getting bogged down in all the nitpickiness of WordPress! (Now, if only he'd make an infographic on the top plugins for user submitted content, we'd really be in business!) Enjoy this great infographic! (Just remember that, because it's a graphic, you can't actually copy and paste the expert hack codes into your blog, but will need to retype them. Hopefully, he'll make an easy link to download this off the graphic in the future!)-JTH
The Wizards of Aus: MicroBudget VFX with Mocha (Retrospective/Industry)
The Wizards of Aus is a witty fish-out-of-water comedic TV series that follows Jack, a Gandalf-type wizard, who decides to leave a wannabe Middle Earth to live a normal low key life in the human realm. What could go wrong?
Cold Shivers: AMC-backed Shudder Labs Mentors Horror Filmmakers
Shudder, the horror streaming video service backed by AMC Networks, has launched Shudder Labs, an intimate and immersive workshop for aspiring genre filmmakers. Shudder Labs is a one-of-a-kind retreat that will bolster and support the next generation of horror storytellers as they develop their projects under the guidance of established creators and tastemakers.
StoryBoard Artist 7: Essential Previz Filmmaking Tool Released (Industry Press Release)
Los Gatos, CA – February 5, 2015 – PowerProduction Software, the leading developer of visualization solutions for film and video production, announced today the availability of StoryBoard Artist Version 7, the essential digital and animatic storyboard creation tool for filmmakers. The new version 7 release amps up 3D capabilities, adding an unlimited number of character poses, advanced motion graphics, and integration with StoryBoard mobile apps for previs creation across devices.
Surrounding Your Picture: Using Revoice Pro’s Quick Audio Doubler With Pro Tools [VIDEO/WALKTHROUGH]
In this tutorial, Pro Tools users can learn how to create realistic mono or stereo double tracks instantly from a mono input track with SynchroArts' Revoice Pro and its "Quick Doubler" process.