filmmaking

Camera frozen in ice on hockey rink to get unusual angle

Jan 11, 2024 Alex Baker

I love unusual camera angles, from nature documentaries to adventure films. It always adds a slice of the unexpected and makes you consider the world…



Single 8mm film resurrected from the dead by open source project

Dec 6, 2023 John Aldred

Single 8mm is the lesser-known cousin of the popular Super 8mm format. It was Japanese company Fujifilm’s answer to Kodak’s Super 8. Fujifilm hasn’t made…



Kodak finally launches Super 8 camera shown off in 2016 for 10x the price

Nov 22, 2023 John Aldred

Kodak might not always be quick these days, but it seems they get there in the end. In 2016, the company showed off a new…



Plane forced to land after film production lights melt windows

Nov 10, 2023 Alex Baker

An Airbus A321 was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers noticed that the plane’s windows were damaged. The incident occurred during a charter…



Open Planet is a new free-to-use video library to help fight climate change

Nov 9, 2023 Alex Baker

Open Planet is a brand new online library of over 4500 videos that are free to use. The project is a team effort between Studio…



Tom Cruise finds music video gig for Mission Impossible film crew

Oct 19, 2023 Alex Baker

Tom Cruise is never gonna give them up, let them down, or desert them. I’m talking about his Mission Impossible film crew, of course. As…



How to shoot Hollywood-style car chases at home in your garage

Sep 19, 2023 John Aldred

Whenever I see Paul E.T. has posted a new video, I get quite excited. He doesn’t post often, but when he does, it’s very revealing….



This town isn’t real, it’s just for making movies

Aug 24, 2023 Alex Baker

A series of videos shared on TikTok show what looks like any ordinary North American small town. But there’s a twist. This town isn’t real….



San Francisco thieves steal $30,000 of equipment from filmmaker’s car

Jun 15, 2023 Alex Baker

A filmmaker and his father were robbed of around $30,000 of equipment which was left inside a locked vehicle for just ten minutes. While filming…



How to get better footage with your drone

May 8, 2023 Alex Baker

You can’t make any length of video these days without including some kind of drone shot, it seems. However, as anyone who has started flying…