cinematography
These are some must-have accessories for smartphone filmmaking
Aug 7, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Ryan Connolly of Film Riot recently gave us an example of a neat-looking video shot on a smartphone. Of course, if you’re limited only to the…
Gear doesn’t matter: here’s how to shoot a high-quality movie with your smartphone
Aug 2, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
“Gear doesn’t matter.” You may agree with this statement or not, but it’s definitely the case if you have a good idea and an engaging…
How to set up your drone’s exposure to get great cinematic footage
Jul 24, 2017
John Aldred
Out of the box, drones, like most cameras, aren’t set up for shooting epic cinematic footage. No matter how silky smooth your movements, or the…
Hollywood director Steven Soderbergh shot a secret new movie with an iPhone
Jul 20, 2017
John Aldred
We’re constantly being told that “it’s not about the gear”, and to just go out and create with what we have. Typically by people with…
Watch 115 years of color film evolution in only 4 minutes
Jul 17, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
I’ve heard from many people that they highly prefer color movies over black and white ones. Still, many of them take them for granted (myself…
Photographer shows how beautiful horror can be
Jul 16, 2017
Clinton lofthouse
Antonio Pantoja is a multi-award winning photographer and filmmaker located in Louisville, KY with a passion for horror. Despite not going to film school and…
How to create the Hitchcock Vertigo dolly zoom effect with any drone
Jul 14, 2017
John Aldred
The Hitchcock zoom, Vertigo effect, dolly zoom, it has a bunch of different names depending on who you ask. But it’s all the same thing….
10 easy ways to make your video more cinematic with any camera
Jul 13, 2017
John Aldred
Taking a bit of a break from the weird lenses, French photographer Mathieu Stern has been doing more work with video lately. Experimenting with a number…
This high school kid bought a $20,000 RED camera
Jul 11, 2017
John Aldred
Dropping $20K on a camera something that most high school students wouldn’t consider. Hell, dropping $20K on a camera isn’t something most adults would consider,…
The science behind hyperfocal distance – how to find it and use it in your shots
Jul 10, 2017
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Although not all of us like math and numbers, we need to know some technical stuff in order to be as efficient as possible when…