Lens filters offer an awesome way to create some cinematic magic. In this post, we take you through the best ways to enhance your film with great filters. Read on for our advice.
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For over 20 years, Wes Anderson has diligently nurtured a visual style and aesthetic that sets him above all other contemporary directors. It is a precise style, straddling the border between ineffable and inscrutable.
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In this post we provide some handy tips on the style of videos to use on Facebook, ranging from the amateur to the professional.
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A final scene has to be something that wraps up your films plot in a neat and engaging way. So many times, a film can be a thrilling ride from the beginning to the middle, but trail off into something forgettable towards the end. In this post, we discuss how to get the right chemistry when creating your final scene.
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There are many ways you can become a better filmmaker, in this post we will give you a few helpful tips.
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Whether it’s for a promotional video or short film, shooting aerial footage with a drone is very cool indeed, there’s no doubt about that, but how do you capture the perfect shots?
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There’s something eternally beautiful about black and white film and photography. Having long been a versatile style for filmmakers looking to create differing moods, from minimalist art films - to capturing feelings of nostalgia.
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What shows you are a discerning filmmaker is your attention to detail. To the smallest aspect, everything is important when it comes to making a good film great.
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How many of us have pondered over whether to use stock footage in our films? It’s one of those things that throws up questions like, “So, if I do use stock footage, does that make me less talented?”.
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we speak to Michael, a 27-year-old cinematographer from London. Starting off a little later than most, Michael is entirely self-taught and over the past year has seen his career dream take a positive direction
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Some of the most widely loved films, from the 1930’s to the present day, have used symbolism. One example is the 1939 classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’, which was partly a metaphor for the United States keeping the gold standard over paper money and silver currency.
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Making a period film is often the reserve of big production houses with vast budgets, as the biggest hurdle is always costs, with far more factors to consider, in contrast to when you’re wanting to create something contemporary.
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“Some of it isn’t rubbish!”, says ‘S’ optimistically. He has a ‘glass half-full’ mentality that serves him well in his work as a cameraman, and more, on a shopping channel out in the provinces.
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The art of stop-motion continues to fascinate and remains one of the most creative forms of animation. Today, some of the most adored and revered films have used stop-motion, from Tim Burton's 'A Nightmare Before Christmas', to Wes Anderson's 'The Fantastic Mr Fox'.
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Although we’ve resolutely “gone digital”, in terms of video production and post-processing for features (regardless of the medium that captured the original footage), there is still mileage in techniques executed in-camera at the time of filming.
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If you genuinely want to grab an audience's attention and are serious about making your video stand out, then it’s not enough to simply have good lighting and filters, no - you need to understand the art of narrative and the crucial formulas that go into making a gripping and ultimately satisfying narrative, that immediately grips the audience.
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Digital post production is now an established stage of the film and video making process, and has been so since establishing a serious creative foothold in the 1990s. It was a decade that marked a turning point in the film and video industries; things would never be the same again.
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With the array of cameras out there, from DSLR's, to camcorders; there is more than an abundance of great options to choose from when you want to create your own film. Whichever device you use, one of the most important things when filming, and this goes for any film of any style and genre, is the ability to focus.
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We’ve explained the art of video narration, but the art of working in great music is another key aspect. Music is one of the most important parts of creating a film, as having the wrong piece of music in a certain scene can turn an otherwise well-structured film into a laughing stock.
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