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Digging Into YouTube: How Analytics Can Help Uncover Your Audience (Article/Tips)

Posted by on Sep 25, 2015 in Articles, Featured, Retrospectives, Tips | 0 comments

Earlier this year, I launched a YouTube channel that I host. As someone who always saw herself as a “behind the scenes” person, the idea of hosting a channel was the farthest thing from my mind. However, as no one else would step up to host the channel I conceived, I was forced to go through the labor which began with outright refusal to film myself, followed by a great deal of reluctance at the thought of filming myself and finally resignation to the idea of filming myself.

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CrossMedia Snapshots: Storify – Archiving Your Story (Article/Editorial)

Posted by on Sep 4, 2015 in Articles, CrossMedia Snapshots, Editorials, Featured | 1 comment

Storify lets users pull content from major social media platforms into one cohesive story feed. Users retrieve Tweets, Facebook posts, Instagram photos, Youtube Videos and links to websites arranging them in a timeline or Storify Story. Dark Detour and Age of Turing are two projects using Storify to enhance their story experience.

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Colchester Film Festival: 60 Hour Film Challenge (Festival Press Release)

Posted by on Aug 28, 2015 in Events, Featured, Festivals, Industry, MicroFilmmaking, News, Press Releases | 0 comments

Colchester Film Festival is hosting its annual 60 hour Film Challenge from the 2nd to the 5th of October this year. Over 200 films were completed at last year's challenge. Filmmakers from across the world are challenged to write shoot and edit a film between 2 and 5 minutes in length in just 60 hours. The challenge is free to enter and teams can register online until the 1st of October. The challenge begins on Friday 2nd October at 8pm (BST). Teams will receive an e-mail containing a title, line of dialogue and...

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No-Budget Gaffing: DIY Lighting Tricks for DPs (Tutorial/Article)

Posted by on Aug 21, 2015 in Articles, Featured, Lighting Tutorials, Lighting/Gaffing, Tips, Tutorials | 2 comments

Diving into the world of cinematography may seem challenging if you are on a budget. Behind-the-scenes videos of large productions often show cinematographers using very expensive equipment and a scroll through a film gear retailer’s website shows that professional items often come with a big price tag. However, with some creativity, you can light and capture your scenes on a shoestring budget. In this article, I’ll share a few low-cost lighting tools and techniques that I often use while shooting.

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