Category Archives: Film Making

Interview Lighting with Eve Hazelton

Phillip Bloom has posted on his web site a series of three lighting tutorials by Eve Hazelton, the DOP for The Underwater Realm project. This project was funded via Kickstarter and Phillip Bloom was even one of the backers. This … Continue reading

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Math, Nature and Drawing

Lately, I’ve been spending my time learning about painting and drawing. I haven’t given up on film making, but I figure any artistic endeavor can help improve others and I decided to paint my first painting in 15 years as … Continue reading

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Volkswagen commercial breakdown

This is a behind the scenes video for a Volkswagen commercial. It is fascinating to see what goes into creating these pieces. This one was worked on by 11 people and took nearly three months to complete. Think about that … Continue reading

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Play to Your Audience, Please Your Fans

This is a somewhat amusing story over at iwatchstuff.com. It talks about the creator of the TV series Community and how he tries to please his fans. In Japan, this type of thing is known as fan service. There is … Continue reading

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The Hobbit Video Blog

This video is amazing! I haven’t watched all the video blogs Peter Jackson has been doing about the making of the Hobbit, but this one is really interesting to me. It delves into some of the special considerations they needed … Continue reading

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Ted Talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on Creativity

This is an interesting talk about creativity and in this case the problem of success. The fear that a successful creative endeavor needs to be overcome or somehow improved upon is an odd one and pretty unique to success in … Continue reading

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See an Artist at Work

This video shows the creation of an art poster called Explosions in The Sky. I really enjoy these types of videos. They show how artists work. There is much to be learned from their processes, even though talent cannot transfer … Continue reading

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Ted Talk on Doodling

This is a fun little Ted talk on the benefits of doodling. At various times in my life I have been a doodler, drawing small images in the margins of pages on which I am taking notes. This has made … Continue reading

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Photoshop Hidden Gems

I found this video via a tweet from Jamie’s Jewels. This is a great video showing lots of techniques for Photoshop and lots of options that would be helpful to the filmmaker. It shows how to add filters to video … Continue reading

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Infographic Video: Placebo Effect

This is a neat little video about the placebo effect. It describes the idea and details some interesting facts about the phenomenon. OK, I know what you’re thinking, what does this have to do with making films? Well, there are … Continue reading

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