filmmaking

Moment iPhone Supercage Review: Easily Turn Your Phone into a Full Cine-Rig

May 5, 2025 Alex Baker

Smartphone cameras have come a long way, and for many creators, they’re now powerful enough to handle everything from travel vlogs to professional client work….

Accsoon Unveils New Feature-Packed Wireless Monitors, the Cineview M7 & M7 Pro

Apr 30, 2025 Alex Baker

Accsoon has expanded its wireless transmission ecosystem with two new monitors: the Cineview M7 and M7 Pro. The monitors are designed for flexibility and ease…

How To Tell Better Stories In Just Four Shots

Apr 25, 2025 Alex Baker

We are always told to ‘tell stories’ with our images and video footage; however, sometimes that just doesn’t feel obvious. How do we tell a…

Man adjusting a professional video camera in an indoor setting, filmmaking.

Movies Look Different Now: Is High Dynamic Range Your Answer?

Apr 21, 2025 Anzalna Siddiqui

Watch some older movies and it’s difficult not to notice something: they just look different. Not the fashion or the grainy textures alone but the…

Start Shooting like a Hollywood Cinematographer Today With These Tips

Apr 18, 2025 Alex Baker

Filmmaking is a creative journey that often feels like a balancing act. On one hand, there’s the rush of storytelling and the joy of capturing…

Filmmaker Makes a Movie Using the Weirdest Cameras He Could Find

Apr 1, 2025 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Perhaps you remember Isaac Carlton, who made a movie with the world’s smallest camera. In his latest video, he shares a new project—this time using…

Why Use a Slanted Camera Angle? The History and Use of the Dutch Angle

Mar 30, 2025 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

For most photographers and filmmakers, making sure that the horizon is level is of vital importance… Well, usually. This is mainly because any deviation from the norm looks like an accident; like we don’t know what we’re doing. However, it is possible to tilt the camera angle intentionally with both photography and filmmaking. This adds emphasis or effect depending on the shot you’re after. We call this a Dutch Angle. But what is it? Why do people use it? How and why did it start? And most importantly, how can we implement this tilted camera angle effectively in our work? This fascinating video from the folks at Vox looks at the history of the Dutch Angle and how we can use it in our work. And it probably appears in a lot more movies than you realize.

Movie poster for The Woman with Red Hair, a film directed by Brett Stuart and written by Michael Schatz.