filmmaking

    How to mod an old 35mm SLR lens to make your own DIY “Anamorfake” lens
    May 2, 2019 John Aldred

    Anamorphic lenses have become very popular again, ever since somebody realised you could mount one to a DSLR and then stretch the footage out in…

    How to shoot a dark dramatic scene lit by computer monitors
    May 1, 2019 John Aldred

    When I first saw this video from The Film Look pop up in my feed, I thought it was going to be about how to…

    Five filmmaking tricks and techniques that you need to learn
    Apr 29, 2019 John Aldred

    Everybody’s always looking for tips, tricks and shortcuts to make their lives easier. Whether it’s photoshop, filmmaking, or just about any part of our lives….

    Here are six awesome filmmaking gadgets under $50
    Apr 25, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Photo and video gear is expensive, we all know that. Still, there are so many items you can buy for less than $50, yet they’re…

    Here’s how to combine practical effects with CGI in videos
    Apr 24, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you’re shooting videos, you can find both practical effects and CGI useful. But combining them can give you limitless creative possibilities. In this video,…

    Filmmakers, you can win over $1 million in prizes in 2019 My RØDE Reel competition
    Apr 16, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    For the sixth year in a row, RØDE is announcing My RØDE Reel, the world’s largest short film competition. This year’s prize pool is the…

    G-Technology shows how their kit can integrate into DIT carts on movie shoots
    Apr 16, 2019 John Aldred

    The Digital Imaging Technician Cart (or “DIT Cart”) is where all of the media is ingested from a shoot and organised once it’s captured. G-Technology…

    Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 16 now comes with “Content-aware Fill” style features for video
    Apr 15, 2019 John Aldred

    The big news lately from the Adobe camp is Content-aware Fill for video in Adobe After Effects. But Adobe isn’t the only company who has…

    Use these seven tips to get more cinematic footage with your smartphone videos
    Mar 27, 2019 John Aldred

    Shooting video on a smartphone has become far more commonplace now than it used to be. Even for quite serious projects. And, sure, it was…

    These are the nine things that you actually need for filmmaking
    Mar 26, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    I believe we’ve all heard that “gear doesn’t matter” so many times before. And indeed, you don’t need super-fancy gear for filmmaking. However, there is…