Wait, what happened at the end of The Thing? John Carpenter’s 1982 classic, The Thing, is burned into my brain. I remember renting the VHS…
What is an allusion in literature? And how do filmmakers use it across different mediums? When it comes to being filmmakers, we often find ourselves…
It pays to be passionate about a project. The new Amazon The Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power, made history by becoming…
Most filmmakers don’t have the resources to make a film turn out exactly the way we plan, but if we can apply the “Judo-style of…
We lost one of cinema’s great artists today. When the jump cut first appeared in Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, people thought the edit was a mistake.…
With Sony, BirdDog, and now Canon releasing compelling PTZ cameras, should creatives consider using one on their next project? Well, it depends. Hot on the…
LED lights are getting more powerful. Now bi-color is also becoming a staple. 1200W LED lights are fast becoming the norm. Remember when the Aputure…
Did your favs win on Emmy night? Let’s find out. On Monday night, TV’s biggest and brightest stars were honored during the 2022 Emmy Awards.…
What can a filmmaker learn from the hyperbole literary device? When you speak, do you ever use exaggeration to get your point across? Chances are,…
Big news for anamorphic close-focus cinematographers—bad news for the ACs pulling focus. Somewhere lost in the constant drone of new digital cinema cameras and the…
