All posts tagged "Cinematography"
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The Post’s Production: Longtime Spielberg-DP Janusz Kaminski Expresses Himself Through Light
While growing up in Communist Bloc Poland, Janusz Kaminski was permitted by the government to watch gritty American movies of the 1970s,... -
Come To The Light: Thelma DP Referenced Classic Paintings and Cartoons to Create A Horror Milestone
Thelma is a supernatural thriller about a young woman unaware that she possesses special powers. It’s also a romantic coming-of-age story that... -
ICYMI: The Best of October 2017 on MovieMaker.com
October 2017 was an especially spooky month on Moviemaker.com. With the brand new introduction of The World’s 15 Best Genre Fests, tips... -
The Best Film Schools in the U.S. and Canada 2017: Film Programs to Shape You Into the Next Moviemaking All-Star
Perhaps you’re someone who dreams of a career in moviemaking, and has come to the realization that the discipline, experimentation and personal relationships... -
What’s in Your Kit? The Underwater Gear Used in Jeff Orlowski’s Gorgeous Environmental Doc Chasing Coral
How do you show irrefutable proof that the world’s coral reefs are rapidly dying due to climate change? Director Jeff Orlowski’s feature... -
Shedding Light: Watch This Enlightening Breakdown of DP Janusz Kaminski’s Signature Lighting Techniques (Video)
For every production, there are existing sets, and then there are additional set layers whose creation depends upon harnessing those sets’ light sources.... -
What’s in Your Kit? Cinematographer and Director Michael Williams (The Atoning)
For our series “What’s in Your Kit?,” we ask a range of working cinematographers to share the gear they can’t live without.... -
Eye Piece: How DP Daniella Nowitz of Live Cargo Captured a Surreal Bahamas in Black and White
Producer Thymaya Payne, during an initial phone call about our film Live Cargo, cut to the chase: “We’re shooting on the island... -
One-Stop Shop: Low-Budget Horror Feature American Gothic Made Blackmagic Design Work Three Times Over
This post was sponsored by Blackmagic Design. The lives of two convicts, Nick and Guy, are turned upside down when their prison... -
Eye Piece: Dark Night Used Streetlights and Neon Signs to Give Natural Darkness a Haunting Glow
We shot Dark Night in June of 2015, in Sarasota, Florida: It was very hot and right in the middle of the rainy...
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Inside the Issue: Distribution
Your Key to Distribution Success: Get Keyed in to Key Art, and You’re On Your Way to an Instantly Iconic Movie
Think about some of the most famous posters ever produced: Jaws, Scarface, Taxi Driver, The Shining, Ghostbusters, E.T., The Godfather. What do they have in common? To...2Inside the Issue: Festivals
deadCenter Film Festival 2017: Oklahoma City Is the Biggest Star Of This Consistently Great Event
Film festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences, and the deadCenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both. From the very first...Inside the Issue: Producing
What Investors Want to Hear: Here Are the Things You Need to Be Telling Potential Financiers In Your Pitch
There are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made, but the one thing all of those stories have in common is...6