cinematography
These are the ways vehicles are rigged for extreme destruction in the movies
Nov 23, 2022
John Aldred
There’s nothing more exciting in the middle of an action movie than some good old destruction, especially of the vehicular kind. They’re the kinds of…
Five simple but effective camera moves you can make with a power drill
Jul 29, 2022
John Aldred
A power drill isn’t usually on the list when it comes to packing our camera bags to head out on a shoot, but as this…
Spielberg films his first ever music video, in a school gym, with an iPhone
Jul 19, 2022
Alex Baker
What happens when an award-winning director and a musician get together in a school gym with an iPhone? Well, from the looks of this latest…
SmallRig releases yet another matte box system – 5th time lucky?
Jun 30, 2022
John Aldred
Regular as clockwork lately, SmallRig has announced yet another new Matte Box. What makes this one different from the SmallRig 3575 Mini Matte Box Lite,…
Recreate this iconic movie scene from 300 using just an iPhone and a 3D printer
Jun 17, 2022
Alex Baker
Every so often a movie is released that really captures the action in an unusual and innovative way. Often the director and cinematographers have to…
Filmmaker makes a hilarious commercial to sell his girlfriend’s broken phone
May 30, 2022
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
When you’re trying to sell your used gadgets online, you can increase your chances by adding some good photos and videos of them. But if…
These are the seven rules (guidelines) to cinematic framing and composition
May 22, 2022
John Aldred
Composition is always such a hotly debated topic. There are so many “rules” (and sometimes a few that conflict with each other), but unless you…
Why filmmakers love lamps – should you use one in your next video?
Feb 18, 2022
John Aldred
This is a rather interesting observation that I’ve never picked up on before but I’ll sure be on the lookout for in the future. Have…
Russia is filming the first-ever movie onboard the ISS
Oct 7, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Even though Tom Cruise wanted to make the first movie in space, the Russian film crew beat him to it. Actress Yulia Peresild, director Klim…
This is the most difficult shot in movie history and here’s why it matters
Sep 23, 2021
John Aldred
Movie and shot breakdowns are always a lot of fun to watch. Even breakdowns for bad movies are often quite interesting. That’s the case here,…