How the Year’s Biggest Movies Layer in Meaning with Symbolic Composition
Every shot in a movie communicates information the filmmakers want us to know. They can communicate something directly or indirectly, but...
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New KIA Xceed Commercial Kicks into Gear with the URSA Mini Pro 12K
Blackmagic Design today announced that freystil, a Salzburg based content production agency, has shot the latest advertising campaign for Kia Motors Austria...
Easily Manage Your Color Grade With the Colorist Companion Notebook
Swiss-based professional colorist David Greco has come up with a handy way for colorists to take notes from clients. Aptly named...
How ‘Mank’ Cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt Illuminated a Monochrome Palette
Heading into Oscar weekend, Mank cinematographer Erik Messerschmidt, a first-time nominee and ASC winner, is already deep into his next project. The Emerson College...
Is Artificial Intelligence Any Good at Writing Screenplays?
For the past several months, me and my creative partner, Jacob Vaus, have been exploring the intersection of A.I. and human creativity....
The Leadership Skills Every Director Should Have
Recently on the NFS podcast, the website shared the one book that Katherine Tolentino have found most valuable in her filmmaking...
Learn the Basics of Animation with the ‘Wolfwalkers’ Team
If you haven't seen Wolfwalkers, you're missing out on some of the most original animation and storytelling of last year. The movie...
How to Land Investors for Your No-Budget Film
Written by: Matthew Pye When my co-director Joshua Mitton and I set out to make our feature film concrete_savanna, we had no money....
How to Develop Characters with Action
I love movies and TV shows that give us strong characters who have warrior backstories. Shows like Game of Thrones and movies like The Hobbit often...
Easily Create Previsualizations on Your iOS Device with Previs Pro
A robust 3D previs toolset comes to your iPad, or even your iPhone, with the new Previs Pro. Previsualizing shots goes back...
2020 Fall Television and Streaming Series Rely on Blackmagic Design
Blackmagic Design today announced that the company’s production and post products were used to complete many of the fall 2020 season’s...
New Film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ Graded Using DaVinci Resolve Studio
Blackmagic Design today announced that Soorarai Pottru, a new Indian Tamil language film, was graded using DaVinci Resolve Studio. The film, which was...