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Overcoming Creative Block: Lessons Learned through “The Debt” (Article/Retrospective)

Posted by on Apr 22, 2016 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Interviews, MicroFilmmaking, Retrospectives | 1 comment

Filmmaking is a storytelling process. But what do you do when you can’t find the right story to tell? Sometimes it’s just a matter of getting out there and letting the story come to you. As a filmmaker, there’s nothing more frustrating than feeling like you don’t have a story to tell. When I was a kid, this wasn't a problem. Back then, I made movies for the pure joy of it. I wasn't thinking ahead to the third act. The stories just happened, one moment after another.

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Adorama Unveils NAB Contest: Headlines NAB 2016 with Arri, Canon, Panasonic, Sony, and More (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Apr 4, 2016 in Featured, Industry, News, News about Contests, Press Releases, Previews, Trade Shows | 8 comments

Canon XC10 Ultra High Definition 4K Professional Camcorder

Canon XC10 Ultra High Definition 4K Professional Camcorder

New York, NY – April 4th, 2016 – Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, video, audio, imaging and electronics retailers, will be exhibiting at the 2016 NAB Show at booth C7408, taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 18th through 21st. Attendees should visit Adorama in Central Hall to speak with experts from the Adorama Pro sales team to learn about and test-drive the newest broadcast and video equipment on the market. All visitors can enter Adorama’s NAB 2016 Great Giveaway Sweepstakes for a chance to win a prize each night of the show.

Sweepstakes prizes include*:

*Must be present to win

(Registration over for 2016) using Adorama’s free guest pass code LV3274.

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DIY Interview Lighting: Tricks Learned Behind the Scenes of Ren (Article/Tutorial)

Posted by on Apr 1, 2016 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Lighting Tutorials, Lighting/Gaffing, Tutorials | 0 comments

Shooting interviews is a great way for a cinematographer to learn to light. I figured out loads about how human faces react to light of different kinds from years of experimenting on the talking heads in corporate videos. And because those interviews were often long and dull, there was plenty of opportunity to evaluate my lighting as I relaxed behind my locked-off camera.

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Horror Revealed Through Blackmagic: Intelligent Creatures Uses Fusion Studio For ‘The Witch’ (Industry Press Release)

Posted by on Mar 31, 2016 in Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Industry, News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Blackmagic Design announced today that Intelligent Creatures used Fusion Studio on the highly acclaimed horror film “The Witch.” Led by Compositing Supervisor Eric Doiron and VFX Supervisor Geoff Scott, the Toronto-based post house used Fusion Studio as its main software for all of the film’s VFX. In addition, Intelligent Creatures used DaVinci Resolve Studio to pull VFX plates and do selective color grading during its VFX sequences.

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Light in Hard Time: Illuminating a Medieval Prison Cell (Article/Tutorial)

Posted by on Mar 25, 2016 in Articles, Behind-the-Scenes, Featured, Lighting Tutorials, Lighting/Gaffing, Tutorials | 0 comments

It was a classic prison cell scene, one of those shaft-of-light-through-the-barred-window jobbies. Amanda Stekly and her team did a great job of creating a two-walled set with moss, wet stone and even real snails. Outside the window was a platform to sell the illusion that the cell was below ground level.

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