How to Setup Your Cameras for Interviews
I’ll admit it that this title makes this sound like a really simple and easy thing to do but there is more to it than just set up the camera with the person you are interviewing lined up on the third...
View ArticleWhat Camera and Audio to use for a Documentary
The more and more films I make the more and more I realize that gear you have is the most and least important thing you have as a filmmaker. It is a terrible dichotomy that we always here in things...
View ArticleFotodiox Excell +1 (AKA Speed Booster Knockoff)
When the Metabones Speed Booster came out it was a pretty big deal. I mean – who doesn’t want an extra stop of light from their lenses and also .71 wider of a lens? Fascists probably don’t but the...
View ArticleHow To Start Editing a Feature Length Documentary
One year ago I was sitting in a ice cream shop with my two friends from college, John Meier and Tanner Shinnick. We met up to talk about 2014, the year that we finally make a feature film. We started...
View ArticleAGDA Awards 2015 Creative Response – Luxx
AGDA Awards 2015 Creative Response - Luxx from AGDA on Vimeo. The Australian Graphic Design Association asked the question, "What does the pinnacle of design mean to you?” Among all the responses...
View ArticleGet ready to shoot in 360
What would you like to see in a 360 video? The demand for a virtual reality experience in entertainment is on the rise and 360 cameras are becoming more affordable. Cameras with wide-angled lens are...
View Article5 Things We Want To Happen In The Video Production Industry
The fallout from NAB 2016 is soon diminishing and here are some finals thoughts of the experience and 5 things we want to see happen to the video production and film industry improve upon. 1. Software...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Own Sound Effects?
Gross, Disgusting, Gloopy, Awesome Sound Effects The new sound pack has finally arrived and I got to tell you we had a blast doing the sound recording. What we did was we wanted to record organic...
View ArticleCrowfunder Shout Out | The Tidy Loop
Crowd Funder Shout Out ! The Tidy-Loop So we’re going to be doing things a little different on our Cinema Spice blog. We’re starting to branch out into new criteria for our posts. This months post...
View ArticleMake Your Own Planet Using Practical Special Effects
Make Your Own Planet Using Practical Special Effects Have you ever seen a science fiction classic and asked yourself, how did they create amazing planetary special effects without using CGI? Or is it...
View ArticleWaterproof Action Camera Light
CrowdFunder Shout Out: Waterproof Action Camera Light This month’s “CrowdFunder Shout Out” goes to the Waterproof Action Camera Light campaign. Guys, this campaign excites me because of how innovative...
View Article5 Awesome DIY Camera Rigs
Let’s Recap A month ago I asked everyone on Facebook and LinkedIn to share with me images of their own DIY Camera rigs and the submissions so far has left me deeply impressed. All around the world...
View Article6 Cheap Add-Ons For Your Video Gear
Every filmmaker is different no matter how much experience they have or don't have. However, every filmmaker could always use some help being better prepared and making their shots more effective....
View Article5 Cyberpunk After Effects Tutorials
The holidays always reminds me of two things – I get to stuff my face full of delicious eats and Harrison Ford, brutally hunting down bio mechanical replicants whose crime is only wanting to live....
View ArticleMikey and Brian Go To Las Vegas – NAB Show 2017
What happens in Las Vegas goes on the blog The boys are back in town! Mikey and Brian were gone for a week in Las Vegas, and they’ve taken loads of pictures of their excellent adventure at this years...
View ArticleTips on Shooting Video Interviews by Video Producer
Video Interview Basics Now if you’ve gone to community college or university, you’ve probably taken broadcasting courses and know the basics of on-camera interviewing. I’m not going to go into great...
View ArticleStop Motion Filmmaking For Beginners
If your favorite movie is The Nightmare Before Christmas and you’re an aspiring filmmaker then you may one day want to try and make stop-motion films. Now I am a fan of Laika Entertainment because the...
View ArticleAnimate Still Images in After Effects
Our most popular video on YouTube is called “Animating still images to look like video.” Yes, yes – I know it’s a long name for a video but it gets a lot of views, which tells us two things:...
View ArticleWhat’s it like Working with a Small Production Crew?
So I’m not going to lie – going on video shoots is both exhilarating and nerve racking. Most of the time it’s just Mikey, Brian, and I going in pairs or riding solo to shoots. We’ll get there set up...
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