VideoDrome

Exposition is one of those narrative conventions that requires a lot of finesse to do right. One perfect example of a great expositional scene is the opening sequence from David Fincher's Se7en.

It’s been over 18 months since we received our Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC). A lot has changed since then. The Panasonic GH4 and Sony A7 cameras have been released and once again changed the market.

This is a guest post by Brad Kremer who’s had an insider’s look at this awesome new self-flying drone and provides this exclusive look behind the scenes.

Five tips for set design and why it's so important to telling a good story.

The film editor can most often be found in a dark cave, crafting a story ...

It was a busy NAB for our technical specialists with visits to the Panasonic, RED, Arri, Zeiss, Canon, Sony and Freefly booths, to name a few. With so much to cover, we thought we’d round up all our NAB blogs in one place for you.

By site editor Dan Chung and Simon Glass: SteadXP impressed us last year with their prototype video stabilisation system for GoPro which comprised a small sensor box and some very clever post processing software.

There’s no doubt about it; vintage lenses have made a huge resurgence in the motion picture world. It’s not a fad that I have a solid explanation for. Perhaps it’s the fault of modern cameras being so crisp and sharp, a rather clinical look in a world of romance and beauty.

To make this easier, I'm going to break this up into general categories, although some of the tutorials will span more than one category.

Native American independent Producer/Director Yvonne Russo is shooting Viva Verdi!, a documentary about musicians living and teaching at Casa Di Riposo per Musicisti in Milan, the home built by Giuseppe Verdi in1896.

Less than a year ago, artist Elle Luna wrote an essay on Medium that instantly went viral and changed her life along with the one of many others. The name of her essay: The Crossroads of Should and Must.

I think most people would not be comfortable having someone else re-cut their video after it has been delivered to a client, but since I have so much to learn and the client didn’t mind me sharing, Chris Fenwick re-cuts the music to my promo piece.

This is a guest post from Misha Tenenbaum, who went on an interesting journey from dreaming of moving to Los Angeles to become an editor to actually going through that experience and learning from the trenches, ultimately taking a path he hadn’t foreseen.

Misha’s story is emblematic of this moment in time where we confront our theorized aspirations with real life and discover what we want, and what that implies, work wise.

Flying drones is a joy, and if I can use them in my work, legality permitting, I will if I feel it can add something and not get in the way. Like most specialty gear, moderation is key. I haven’t put out an entirely drone shot piece of work since that Thailand film. This is the first thing since then really, not really comparable, and it’s only because the P3 is new and I am testing it out.