Sony Electronics has unveiled the Xperia 1 IV smartphone, powered by Android. It features the world’s first true optical zoom lens at 85-125mm and films…
David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson are incredibly important to film history. If you’ve been to film school, you’ve spent money on a Bordwell and Thompson…
60W LED lights are becoming more and more popular these days, and Nanlite hopes to capture some of ARRI’s magic to beat the competition. Small,…
Here’s a scene you can’t refuse. It’s hard to imagine a movie with more acclaim than The Godfather. The whole movie is filled with lessons.…
The great Mike Myers classic we almost never saw… I love Mike Myers. Maybe it has to do with seeing Austin Powers as a kid…
Go into a new storytelling land with Robert Eggers. There are few writer/directors who tread into history like Robert Eggers. His films are a fantastical…
Tarantino knows how to write a villain. From the first scene in Inglourious Basterds, I think we all understood we had an all-time villain in…
Color grading has boomed in the last few years, so Film Riot has gone back to basics to give filmmakers a necessary (re)introduction. Since the…
The Aviary writers Jennifer Raite and Chris Cullari explain how a prior interview from the No Film School Podcast helped them connect with their lead…
Venus Optics has never feared making unique and weird lenses. Now it’s tackling anamorphic glass! The first lens to come out of Venus Optics was…