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(Barely) Controlled Chaos: Capturing This Single-Shot Scene from “Birds of Prey”
The shot “required the camera to physically switch hands three different times, chasing Robbie as she weaves in and out of view.”
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Watch: The Scary Precision of ”Parasite”
Exploring the "perfectly calibrated" tempo of Bong Joon Ho's "Parasite"
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What You Can’t See: Negative Space and Cinematography for “The Invisible Man”
“Leigh and I really loved how artificial and austere the motion control camera moves were,” says cinematographer Stefan Duscio
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Stay Indoors Education: Shane Hurlbut’s (Free!) Lighting Workshop
Hurlbut Academy offers its Illumination Tour Workshop, streamed online for free for the next three months
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Literally in the Trenches: Analyzing the Camerawork on “1917”
"The dance of the camera and the mechanics all had to be in sync with what the actor was doing," explains “1917” director Sam...
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How “Joker” Was Inspired by the Memory of Gritty ’70s Cinema More Than the Films Themselves
"I went back and watched a couple of movies were referencing, thinking that they were going to really give us this template for...
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The Impact of Infrared Imagery
Infrared cinematography, Hurlbut Academy explains in its latest tutorial, “is about finding another way to look at the world, about making viewers reassess their...
Creative Inspiration
One Big Score: Capturing the Frenetic Pace of The Safdie Bros.’ “Uncut Gems”
Filmmakers Josh and Benny Safdie team with acclaimed cinematographer Darius Khondji for a high stakes thriller set in the Diamond District of New York...
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Watch: How to Conduct a Better On-Camera Interview
“One of my favorite things about working in this industry is talking to people and learning their stories.”
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Build the Real-Time Remote Editing Suite You Need Today
"As a narrative feature editor, working in real time with the director is an absolute must."
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The Pretty, Pretty Good… Cinematography on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“We're pretty precise as far as the... planning what's going to happen in the scene and we have really good people that know how...
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Work(flows) from Home: What You’ll Need for Remote Collaboration
There are many different ways in which people can and do collaborate remotely. Some methods work quite well. Others are still very much a...
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A Study in Contrasts (No, Literally): What Look is the Right One for Your Project?
“Skillful use of contrast requires both artistic creativity and practical technique. You need to understand both if you want to use contrast effectively in...
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Watch: What You Need to Start in Documentary Production
In B&H’s event space, documentarian Aaron Lieber offers practical advice on production... and persistence
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Remote Post Workflows… or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Edit Sessions from the Sofa
Post production has its own set of challenges when a team is works remotely.
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Wedding Video Production: Matthew Van Ness Tells You What to Do (and Definitely Not Do)
“Dos” and “don’ts” of wedding video production, post and delivery
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“College Behind Bars:” How Filmmakers Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein Gained Unprecedented Access for Their Documentary
Four-part PBS documentary series executive produced by Ken Burns follows prisoners through the Bard Prison Initiative, one of the most rigorous and effective prison...
Expertise
Come Together: How Video Can Keep Us Connected
“These new mediums for creativity and communication can, we hope, keep social distancing from making us truly distant.”
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Getting That “Joker” Look in DaVinci Resolve 16
In this three-part tutorial, Qazi Waqas of The Post Village details how to duplicate the visual style of Joker using Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve...
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OK, So… How Exactly Do You Make an “Instant Movie”?
This “instant movie” was all about demonstrating technologies now available to moviemakers—including the use of cloud storage and playout—that make it possible to greatly...
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How DP Mihai Malaimare, Jr. Achieved the Vibrant Look of “Jojo Rabbit”
"We're so used to black-and-white moving images from that era," the cinematographer explains, saying that seeing the actual color footage made him realize that,...
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“Parasite” Editor Jinmo Yang Teaches Us How to Edit Without Coverage (No Film School)
"Parasite" editor Jinmo Yang talks intertwining the story of three different families, effectively conveying the film's twists, and maximizing the story's tension in the...
Creative Inspiration
“Chernobyl” Cinematographer Jakob Ihre Talks Lighting an “Invisible Monster” and More on the Look of the Show
“Chernobyl” cinematographer Jakob Ihre discusses the look of the acclaimed HBO series
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How HBO’s “Watchmen” Is a Masterclass in Nonlinear Storytelling
Alongside films like "Memento" and "Pulp Fiction," Damon Lindelof’s graphic novel adaptation breaks new ground.
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Around the World in 1,790 Shooting Days: BBC America’s “Seven Worlds, One Planet”
Seven-part series narrated by Sir David Attenborough employs 8K cameras and boundary-defining drone techniques to capture unique perspectives and new species.
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“1917:” How Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins Made Their “One-Shot” War Epic
Delivering a visceral, uninterrupted cinematic experience, the legendary cinematographer breaks new ground in Mendes’ World War I feature.
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“Parasite:” Shooting Bong Joon Ho’s Social Thriller Through the Lens of Class Divide (Indiewire)
Cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo explains how the lighting itself helped convey the class divide at the heart of "Parasite"—from the amount of sunlight available in...
Video Edge
Bringing Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech to Virtual Reality
The project will be the most life-like and realistic rendering of a human performance in VR to date.
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Watch: Cinematographer Robert Yeoman, ASC on the Visual Grammar of Film
Wes Anderson’s longtime cinematographer and collaborator Robert Yeoman discusses the critical visual elements of their films in this interview from Cooke Optics:
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“1917:” Every Kind of Shot Used (Screenrant)
Traditional filmmaking language was adapted, adjusted and evolved
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Lost in Time: How the Cinematography of “The Lighthouse” Evokes the 19th Century
Shot on outdated 35mm film stock using the Panavision Millennium XL2, augmented with vintage Baltar lenses, cinematographer Jarin Blaschke crafts a moody, jagged black-and-white...
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How To: Recreate the Look of “The Lighthouse”
Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke crafted a distinctive look and feel for “The Lighthouse” that was achieved with a painstaking blend of old and new... so...
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Editor Jennifer Lame on Managing the Many Layers of “Marriage Story”
As Noah Baumbach’s longtime editor, Jennifer Lame started working on the Netflix feature well before principal photography, spending hours with the director breaking down...
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The Tonal Trick of Editing “Jojo Rabbit”
“As much as we've talked about it, I don't see such a huge gulf between comedy and drama.”
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M. Night Shyamalan’s “Servant:” How to Master the Slow Burn in Storytelling
Single-location psychological thriller recently renewed for a second season on Apple TV+ explores trauma and loss.
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“Singularity:” How Cinematographer Khalid Mohtaseb Told a Love Story in Dance
“We wanted to approach it in almost a classical, theatrical way.”
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“Marriage Story” Editor Jennifer Lame on Her “Stacking” Method of Cutting Dialogue Scenes
Lame describes her method of "stacking," where she and director Noah Baumbach go line-by-line in a scene, choose their favorite line reading, and then...
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Noah Baumbach Breaks Down an Opening Scene of “Marriage Story”
"I thought it was an interesting way to establish these characters but also create a rhythm for the movie that will continue throughout the...
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Watch: Introduction to Color Grading in Adobe Premiere Pro
Creating different looks for your videos using the Lumetri Color Panel in Adobe Premiere Pro
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DP Mihai Malaimare Jr. on Capturing the Dark Comedy of “Jojo Rabbit” in Living Color (Studio Daily)
The "Jojo Rabbit" cinematographer talks shifting the palette from vibrant to muted to mimic the tone of the narrative
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Recreate the Look of “Joker” with These Two Free LUTs
Colorist Factory is giving away two free LUTs (Bellart LUT and Blakehope LUT) that can be used to recreate the look of "Joker."
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How the Safdie Brothers Shot Controlled Chaos in “Uncut Gems” (No Film School)
Here are some takeaways that filmmakers can take from the visceral, unique work of indie darlings the Safdie Brothers.