CLASSROOM: How to Give Characters Power Through Composition
Most of you, whether you're a beginner filmmaker or a seasoned pro, knows about the Rule of Thirds. But if you...
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CLASSROOM: 5 Tips for Shooting in Bad Outdoor Lighting
The sun is a great thing. It's warm, it promotes life on Earth, and it offers free lighting for filmmakers. However,...
CLASSROOM: Essential Techniques for Green Screening like a Champ
Even though using a green screen isn't all that complicated, there are a handful of techniques that you need to know and...
CLASSROOM: What You Need to Know about Lighting in Small Spaces
Ah, space; it's so lovely. Not like...the celestial kind of space, but the kind we occupy...physically. I mean, they're both lovely,...
CLASSROOM: 2 Key Concepts You Should Know about Lighting Metal Objects
How do you light a gun or a teapot or anything else that is shiny and metallic? If you don't have...
CLASSROOM: Determining The Best Lens for Your Project
Written by Zach Ramelan As a storyteller, I’m constantly trying to determine what focal length works best to evoke a particular...
CLASSROOM: The Four Secrets of a Successful Documentary
Written by Zach Ramelan A few months ago, my short documentary Blinders took home the Canada of Excellence award at 2018’s BufferFestival in...
CLASSROOM: 10 Ways You Can Put Blackout Curtains to Work on Your Film
No one likes a one-trick pony, especially when it doesn't come cheap. When you find an inexpensive piece of filmmaking gear...
CLASSROOM: 10 Tips That Will Help You Green Screen like a Champion
Using green screens for filmmaking isn't the most complicated or difficult thing in the world but it certainly has its pitfalls. If you...
CLASSROOM: Tips for Shooting Vertical Video as a Pro
most website traffic overwhelmingly coming from smartphones, a client is going to ask for portrait content sooner or later. How can...
CLASSROOM: Here’s How Sensor Sensitivity Really Works
Let's start at the very beginning. At the most fundamental level, light detected by a sensor is represented by a number...
NEWS: Sony’s New AI Brain Makes Live Production Easier Than Ever
In schools, large businesses and government offices, video has become an essential communications tool. Indeed, the professional AV industry is several...