Hot Cinematography Posts
How To: Add Motion to Timelapse Videos with Panolapse
Panolapse is a simple and easy way to add rotational panning motion to timelapse videos. Video: .
How To: Get Muscles for the Movie Thor
This is a video interview how the movie star C. Hemsworth was able to gain a dramatic muscle gain for the movie Thor. just in case you did not see the movie, the actor speaks about his character in the movie and how muscular he needed to be so he can play his role in the movie.
How To: Fig Rig & Compact Lighting Packages
In this 3 part series, we show you what exactly the Manfrotto Fig Rig is, how to use it and a super cool compact lighting package that will help all of you DIY filmmakers. It's super easy and will make your DSLR films look awesome. Check it out and let us know what you think!
How To: The William F. Whites Toolbelt!
For all of you DIY filmmakers out there, our friends at William F. Whites interactive have recently launched this SUPER handy tool is guide to all their gear that includes diagrams and specs to make your lives easier. In this How To video, Bruce Dale of Whites shows you what it is and how to use it:
How To: How the Best Amateur YouTube Stars Build, Light, and Shoot a Green Screen for Cheap
There are plenty of ways to create decent looking special effects on a budget. You can use basic, inexpensive materials to make ground explosions or realistic looking alien landscapes. But nothing says Hollywood quite like your own green screen.
News: 'Nirvana' Short Film
Charles Bukowski's Nirvana revolves around a young man traveling to an undetermined destination, questioning his purpose in the world. Along the young man's aimless journey, he encounters a moment in time at a charming diner. In just that moment something is awakened inside of him, but even with a sense of purpose, sadness follows. "Nirvana" is a melancholy postcard from memories long past.
News: New Android App for Cinematography Tracks Sunlight
Hi, I'm excited to share with you a professional android application for Photographers and cinematographers called "SunPhos" helps users to get lucky with sunlight and enhancing their photographs' quality and sensation through predicting the location of the sun before the photo shoot.
Music Video: Everyday's a Holiday
My brother and cousin produced, shot, and edited this music video for the band Ten Man Push. I'm trying to get them to produce a short how to video on some of the techniques they used. Anyone interested?
Battlestations: Doritos Crash the Superbowl Entry from 2009
I entered the 2009 Crash the Superbowl Contest with this entry. It was a tremendous amount of fun to make. The fractal dorito was made from about 75 lbs worth of tortilla chips (about 12000 chips total) and was 64 ft on a side.
News: Can bad lawyer commercials turn out any good?
More than often, lawyer commercials tend to be the butt of many jokes. Fact is many lawyer commercials are just plain awful. Is it because the style is heavily commercialized? Is it because the end product is what the client wants? Or is it a combination of two factors-- the client does not know what s/he wants and the producer is afraid to explore possibilities outside of the "parameters" (for fear of being sued)? What if someone had balls to explore the possibilities?
News: Oscar Cinematography compilations
There was a fantastic compilation of best film moments shown at the Oscars in the late 1980's or so. I had thought it was an ASC or ISC production. As I recall it was set to music and both opened and closed with short segments from Citizen Kane, then proceeded to several hundred other short items more or less grouped by topic (falls, laughter, kisses, etc). It had a title something like Precious Moments or Precious Images or something like that about 5-6 minutes long and really excellent. If ...
News: Amazing Commercial with Surprise Ending
Watch this beautifully shot film and try to guess what the product is.
How To: Kessler Dolly and Basic Controller Tutorial
Here is a great tutorial on creating stunning moving timelapse shots with this relatively inexpensive piece of equipment.
News: A Twisted Experiment in Ovine Geometry
Below, the latest from Cyriak Harris. This one's called Baaa, and it's just as mystifyingly odd as Cyriak's past work. Lamb conveyor belt? Multiplying ovine spewing from a gaping, undefined sheep orifice? You will never look at the ovine race the same way.
News: Video of storm and a new day
I filmed this before moving over to HD so I'm afraid this isn't as high of quality as other videos posted here. I was trying to capture the intensity and destruction of a storm and also how nature always makes a comeback.
News: Create a video for legendary rock band Senser, and win Magic Bullet Looks!
Legendary rap-rock-electronica crossover pioneers Senser celebrate the release of their slamming new single, “2, 3, Clear” with a video competition open to all budding video creators! The winning entry will receive great exposure on many top music websites and TV, and the winner will receive a copy of the awesome Magic Bullet Looks plug-in set worth $400, plus some sexy Senser merchandise.
News: Naked
Music video shot in Orlando, Fl.
News: Curious
Curious is a short movie that will compete in several film festivals around the country.
News: Battle of the Shaky Cam
Responding to the inexplicably rampant use of faux-documentary techniques in "Battle: Los Angeles", Matt Zoller Seitz of Salon eloquently and hilariously lambastes the "played-out" fad of the shaky cam. Here are just a few nuggets:
News: Disneyland Paris - Swing Tilt Madness
Shrink down the magic kingdom is this amazing clip.
News: First batch of cinematography reels
First batch of cinematography reels are up! Watch with headphones, no distractions, and go fullscreen HD.
News: New AF100 Remote Helicopter Footage
Tabb Firchau over at FreeFlyCinema.com just released some new footage shot with his remote controlled helicopter and its awesome.
News: Hiro Ballroom
Shot and Edited by Zach Goldstein
News: Bayman's Cottage
Shot and Edited by Zach Goldstein
News: Windansea Beach - San Diego Surfers
Shot and Edited by Zach Goldstein
News: Wattland II
Shot and Edited by Zach Goldstein
News: Dani's New Tattoo
Shot and Edited by Zach Goldstein
David Fincher: The Musical
An original musical composition created by cutting together existing sounds from within David Fincher's films. There is NO outside audio, sound effects, or music. David Fincher is an Academy Award nominated director.
News: Filmmaking for the Masses
This is an amazing article about the Democratization of Filmmaking.
News: SFX reel for the oscar nominated HEREAFTER
Here is the shot by shot breakdown of all the effect shots from the oscar nominated feature film HEREAFTER. Amazing what they can do with the most sloppily filmed pieces, when its all put together. Gives new meaning to "fix it in post".
Rodarte - Spring '11 (DP: Matthew Lloyd)
Todd Cole directed this beautifully shot (DP Matthew Lloyd) and art directed preview of the Rodarte Spring '11 line. The visual execution of this ostensibly simple concept is flawless; there are no extraneous colors whatsoever. Clarity of vision and preproduction certainly paid off.
News: "Eye of the Storm" - by Lovett
Official video for Lovett's Eye of the Storm directed by Christopher Alender, from the soon to be released debut album, Highway Collection. To view a making-of of the video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX-WJx...
News: Stanley Kubrick Tribute - Quite Awesome
Lots of comparisons between films of shot types and compositions.
VW Commercial: The Force
I guarantee this will make your day.
News: The Cinematography of TRUE GRIT
Here is a highlights reel of the best cinematography moments of True Grit, nominated for Best Cinematography.
News: Slamdance Short Film 2011 - Bottle
Kirsten Lepore's deceptively simple animated short Bottle has been making the festival rounds this winter with screenings at AFI Film Fest, and just winning the Grand Jury Sparky Award for Animated Short at the 17th annual Slamdance Festival.