cinematography
Did you know what parfocal and varifocal lenses are?
Apr 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Maybe you know that varifocal lenses are designed for stills and SLR cameras, and parfocal are designed for cinema and broadcast. But why would you…
RHCP guitarist annoyed by audience filming with phones, stops playing and films them
Mar 21, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Josh Klinghoffer, the guitar player of Red Hot Chili Peppers, got fed up with the audience filming the concert with their phones. Instead of playing the…
5 creative ways to use monopod and improve your videos
Mar 20, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Do you use a monopod? It’ definitely a useful tool for photographers and filmmakers, and it comes in handy when we can’t use a tripod….
A horse and a bet inspired the birth of cinematography
Mar 9, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Do you remember the first stop-motion movie, with a galloping horse? Eadweard Muybridge made it in 1872, and the funny thing is – the first…
How pro cinema lens techs test their camera lenses with a projector
Feb 27, 2017
John Aldred
When most of us are testing out new lenses, it’s often a very subjective thing. And our testing exercises are rarely very scientific. In fact,…
These are 3 editing techniques you’ll often see in Oscar-winning movies
Feb 27, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Best Film Editing category is probably not what comes to our mind first when we think of the Academy Awards. However, two-thirds of Best…
These are 5 simple and clever tricks every filmmaker should know
Feb 17, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Filmmaking involves a whole lot of knowledge, and if you ask me – filmmakers also use some magic to achieve certain results. Sometimes they use…
The importance of B-roll: how to use B-roll and raise your videos on a new level
Feb 6, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
How much do you use video in your work? Do you use B-rolls? They make the video work more complete, more dynamic and add interest….
They love camera, and camera loves them: these 10 great actors are also great photographers
Feb 4, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
The Oscars 2017 is just around the corner, so I’ve spent a couple of nights last week trying to make up for the nominated movies…
Geometric Shots: a fun way to explore composition patterns from famous movies and TV shows
Jan 26, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Photographers can learn about composition from movies and TV shows, and a Twitter account Comp Cam: Geometric is a wonderful example of this. They have…