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Royalty Free Music for your Videos

October 3, 2017 by jon

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One of the first things you will discover when uploading your videos to YouTube / Vimeo / etc is that if you have used Copyright music, you won't be able to monetise those videos. You will receive Copyright infringement notices, and in some cases your videos will be taken down…

Making a $100k movie in 15 shooting days is possible!

September 19, 2017July 20, 2019 by jon

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Making a spy thriller for $100k with just 15 shooting days is possible! Joshua Caldwell explains how over at No Film School https://youtu.be/PphJYCD5Z2A “If you passed us by while we were shooting, you probably wouldn’t even know we were making a movie.”

Backing up with Backblaze

August 14, 2017August 14, 2017 by jon

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Backblaze offers remote backup services. The 3-2-1 rule of backup is an essential step to ensure your images and footage are kept safe Why You Should Backup Your Files In today’s fast-paced world, backing up your files is of the utmost importance. Typically music, movies, films, data files, projects,…

Capturing Natural Light in Photographs

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 by jon

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One thing that is important for Gorilla film makers and Travel Photographers alike and that is natural light. In this series from SIlberPhoto, National Geographic photographer Bob Holmes talks about how he gets the best from natural light. Awarded Travel Photographer of the Year 3 times over the last…

Solving Mysteries the “Sherlock” way with Cinematography and Editing

March 19, 2017 by jon

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How do you tell your audience what a character is thinking using only visual clues ... namely cinematography and editing In this article over at No Film School, Renee explains just how to solve mental problems in a visual medium Perhaps the quickest way to tell an audience what…

Getting your scifi script off to the right start

March 9, 2017March 2, 2017 by jon

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A trope is a figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression or a significant or recurrent theme; a motif. Sci-Fi is a wonderful genre, full of story–telling possibilities as endless as the stars themselves. This is true from both a science and fiction standpoint. Far too often however science fiction…

The complexities of sub text

March 8, 2017March 2, 2017 by jon

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Rarely do people actually say what they mean. A woman walks into the living room, says to her husband "I'm upset about what you said last night at dinner." When does that happen? ... Right. Now you've got a scene. The image of her pacing during the mundane conversation, biting…

4 Tips for Success on Film Sets

March 5, 2017March 2, 2017 by jon

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Brenden Shipman provides some useful insight and tips on how to survive on a film set, especially if this is your first time there! In his article you'll learn when to express an opinion, how important the right attitude is to getting the job done and how important it is to listen…

Using your camera stabilisation feature

March 3, 2017March 2, 2017 by jon

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Image Stabilization, or IS, is somewhat standard on most newer cameras and lenses and allows you to shoot at slower shutter speeds (usually two settings slower) than you would be able to without it. However, what are its limitations, when should it be used, and in what shooting situations? In…

Help is at hand to choose the right lens

March 2, 2017March 2, 2017 by jon

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Finding the right lens for your project just got a whole lot more interesting. Have you ever looked at a photo and thought, "I want to shoot something like that! What lens did that photographer use?" Well, a new website called What the Lens is aiming to help you choose…

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