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Rotolight has just announced the Titan X2, a 2x1 RGBWW LED light fixture with just about everything you need built in, and with a very modern look that’s sure to impress your client. The brand that became a favorite for its well-made ring lights and circular on-camera lights has...
1 week ago
In the segment of Show Us Your Shot, filmmaker Sophia You guides us through the filming of an episode of Ambitious, a web series about an Asian-American girl who cannot seem to find a place where she feels she belongs. In the final scene of the series’ finale, she placed the two main characters inside a frame within a frame to suggest that they cannot escape the situation in which they find...
2 weeks ago
In the segment of Show Us Your Shot, Director Roderick E. Stevens and Cinematographer Daniel Gonzalez explored a few options for safely capturing the driving scenes in this road movie, including using a 70" LED TV as a background, before settling on green screen for compositing. This also freed Stevens up to manipulate the art direction and color grading further to create a contrast between the...
3 weeks ago
In this segment of Show Us Your Shot, filmmaker Jillian Bullock explains how her DP created a desert shot at night, while shooting in Pennsylvania.
We had filmed some scenes at the Bill Pickett Riding Academy, in Philadelphia, a horse-riding stable. My DP, Lamont Fountain, and I were there trying to figure out where we could...
1 month ago
In this segment of Show Us Your Shot, Gregory Blair pays homage to indie horror filmmakers, creating a disorienting feeling without the use of high-tech effects, CGI, or jibs and cranes.
“Deadly Revisions is a psychological thriller that pays homage to several horror films and filmmakers. In this scene, we wanted to give a loving nod to Sam Raimi and the Evil Dead films. The scene involves...
1 month ago
In this segment, Chris Seivard shares with us how he pulled off a professional shoot for a client, using mostly natural daylight streaming through the location’s windows, supplemented with two LED fixtures to light the interior. Watch the video, as Seivard explains his setup, and be sure to study the lighting diagram.
This project was for an insurance company. The goal was to give...
1 month ago
What began as a tool and technique for capturing and projecting wider aspect ratios on 35mm film, anamorphic lenses are a runaway favorite among cinematographers for the unique characteristics they bring to moving images. Ultra-wide rectangular aspect ratios, long horizontal lens flares, and oval bokeh (the out-of-focus areas of the image) now feel as much a part of the cinematic experience as a...
1 month ago
In Learning to Drive, Director Roderick E. Stevens wanted the camera to drop straight down over the actor, the way it might on a telescopic crane. Without the budget to rent one, that seemed impossible. It’s a simple shot that only lasts a few seconds, but it occurs at a crucial turning point in the film, and the director is far too stubborn to give up. About $150 in electrical conduit and...
2 months ago
In this segment of Show Us Your Shot, filmmaker Steven Gladstone shares with us the differences between a dolly and a zoom. He begins by recreating a two-dolly combination move using a skateboard dolly and a slider, and then moves on to examine the choice between zoom in and dolly in. “With the small size and lightweight nature of today’s equipment, once-difficult shots become easier to pull off...
4 months ago
The test involved an actor, dressed in a cowboy outfit, lighting up and smoking a cigar. The test was done late in the day, with no additional lights, and we were racing against the sun. The green screen we had was a little bit on the pale/unsaturated side, but we went ahead with it anyway. We imported the footage into Final Cut Pro and applied the Keyer effect.
Most of it was working well,...
4 months ago
If you are gearing up to shoot your film, video, webisode, or pretty much any production, don’t forget to take on-set photographs and BTS video. This is something I’m sure you have heard before, but it is one of those things everyone knows, but doesn’t do. In the following two articles, I ask about the value of on-set photos and BTS video, from the perspective of a producer, and then from the...
5 months ago
Each year, BRIC, the leading presenter of cultural programming in Brooklyn, awards twelve fellowships through its Contemporary Art and Media Education programs. The fellowship offers recipients several key resources, including access to camera equipment, studios, and editing suites, as well as free enrollment in any course offered by BRIC’s Media Education program. In 2018, B&H was proud to...
5 months ago
Each year, BRIC, the leading presenter of cultural programming in Brooklyn, awards twelve fellowships through its Contemporary Art and Media Education programs. The fellowship offers recipients several key resources, including access to camera equipment, studios, and editing suites, as well as free enrollment in any course offered by...
5 months ago
In this segment of Show Us Your Shot, Michael Epstein and Sophia Cacciola share with us their technique for creating a dreamlike driving shot with a stationary car, shooting high speed on the film, Clickbait.
“Clickbait is a modern, giallo-inspired horror, dark comedy film about the costs of seeking notoriety. A college student who will do just about anything for Internet fame is kidnapped by a...
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