The Sling (Equipment Review)

Posted by on Jun 3, 2016 in Equipment, Featured, Reviews, Reviews (Equipment) | 0 comments

When Adorama first began selling goods related to photography, it was strictly as a reseller of other companies’ products, much in the same way that Netflix began strictly as a redistributor of other people’s content. However, times change; Netflix now has an entire library of critically acclaimed self-created content, and Adorama carries products from nearly as many specialty companies it either owns or exclusively distributes for as it does other brands.

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Directing Actors – Volume I (Training Review)

Posted by on May 20, 2016 in Featured, Reviews, Reviews (Training), Training | 0 comments

The relationship between a film director and their actors will make or break the final movie. Despite beautiful cinematography or excellent sound design, the performances will ultimately control the believability of the characters in any story. And as the director, one must guide and encourage the actors to deliver work that feels real, even though the film around them is artificially constructed. So how should a director approach this task?

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StoryBoard Artist 7 Studio (Software Review)

Posted by on Mar 18, 2016 in Featured, Reviews, Reviews (Software), Software | 3 comments

So you’re done writing your film. Congratulations! What’s next? Visualizing your film before you shoot by creating a storyboard. Storyboarding involves drawing still, comic book-like images of what you want your final scenes to look like. It is used as a guideline for smooth filming on set, and also as a template for the pre-production editing process.So what makes a good storyboard? Quick, clear and simple images. A good storyboard shows movement and expression and gives a clear sense of how shots should be composed.

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5M: A Silent Film That Screams (Straight Shooter Film Review)

Posted by on Mar 11, 2016 in Featured, Narrative, Reviews, Short Length, Straight Shooter Reviews, Straight Shooter Reviews (Short Narrative) | 3 comments

When he’s in danger of losing his business in the recession, Dave (Deepak Ravella) comes up with a dangerous criminal scheme with his partner Sonny (Sonny Chatrath) and his wife Amy (Ami Sheth) to gain $5 million through cheating the insurance company. But when things go off the rails, they plunge toward the depths of murder and betrayal.

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