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Frame of Mind
Frame of Mind:
To Do True Crime Right,
The Confession Tapes
Used Private Interview Locations and Macro Lenses (Video)
By Max Weinstein
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the magic rest upon fortuitous mistakes, spontaneity and improvisation? What steps must...
Frame of Mind:
To Blend Real and CG FX,
The Osiris Child
’s Team Built A Sci-Fi Set On Their Sound Stage Roof (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in...
Frame of Mind:
To Build Dread,
Dementia 13
’s Crew Shot Handheld and Made Its Tunnel Location From Scratch (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in...
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Frame of Mind:
Watch How
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
Followed Multiple Points of Action to Shoot a Protest (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in...
Frame of Mind:
Watch How
I Love Dick
DP Jim Frohna’s Framing Heightens Characters’ Emotional Conflicts (Video)
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in...
Frame of Mind:
Take Advantage of Darkness to Craft Jump Scares, Says
Camera Obscura
Director Aaron B. Koontz (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
on June 6, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
Frame of Mind:
Doubled Lenses, Distorted Time Heighten Sports Action in
Spirit Game: Pride of a Nation
(Video)
By
Max Weinstein
on June 2, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
Frame of Mind:
Over-Prepare For Tricky FX And Long Shoot Days, Warns
The Shadow Effect
Director Amariah Olson (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
on May 5, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
Frame of Mind:
You Need At Least One Big Scene To Sell Your Movie, Says
Black Rose
Director Alexander Nevsky (Video)
By
Max Weinstein
on May 4, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
Frame of Mind:
Watch How DP Toby Oliver Shot the "Sunken Place" Scene and Made Day Look Like Night in
Get Out
(Video)
By
Max Weinstein
on March 23, 2017
What makes a scene work? Does it lie in the carefully executed plans of a film’s cast and crew? Or does the...
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