We Make Films
In celebration of World Book Day and in an attempt to answer Godard’s purposely irritating question (above), Julia Branche draws a list of diverse links that bind together literature and film.
This article published on raindance.org goes deep into the relationships between cinema and literature and is well worth a read.
Though photography and filmmaking are very similar crafts there are definitely inherent technical and artistic differences, and if you’re a photographer looking to get your cinematic feet wet, you might want to learn a few of them. In this video from Mango Street, videographers from White in Revery share some tips on how to make the transition from photographer to filmmaker a little more smooth, as well as what to look out for when capturing moving images. Check out the video and full article over at NoFilmSchool
In this article @raindance, Baptiste Charles-Aubert talks about getting your film into the right festivals, making sure you have the right clearances and lots of other very useful tidbits of information
http://www.raindance.org/care-independent-film-festivals/
The Royal Ocean Film Society’s video essay on Transitions and the work of David Lean is an emotive view of how to make your edits and cuts better.
This is well worth watching a few times to soak up the real benefits and skill of this master of the edit
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In this film essay Michael Couvaras investigates Chris Nolan’s work and highlights several directorial techniques used in his films over the last 15 years
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Simon Cade talks about his process for making music for films
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Simon Cade talks about fixing sound in post production
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From foot steps to a door closing in the background, Simon talks through all the ways of making the sound on your film better.
Simon Cade talks about planning the sound for your film before you start shooting and how this can make a big difference to the production quality of your work
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One place to get sounds from for your movies is freesound.org .. please let us know of other sound libraries we should be using
If you’re a production company, a film or documentary maker you need a good intro to promote your business and open any film or documentary you’ve been involved in producing.
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Simon Cade gives his 4 tips on how to make a striking intro
The guys over at DSLR Guide have put together this great video on hints and tips on how to film in slow motion
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This short and insightful video highlights several issues you need to consider when filming in slow motion. Interestingly Simon Cade also talks about sound design for slow motion filming too