Documentary and Corporate Video peeps check out my latest course on lynda.com "Video Interview Techniques". This is a full 2 hour course on all the technical, practical and logistical aspects of shooting and conducting interviews on camera. In this course I share with you many tips that I personal...read more
Here's a very intriguing new KickStarter project that could shake a few things up in the world of film lighting. LED's have slowly, but surely been working their way onto more and more film sets. LED lighting units have become popular for their high light output relative to their low power consumpti...read more
Here's a very cool production tip from the good (and extremely creatively generous) people at Vimeo.com and Candy Glass Productions. It's a pretty straight forward, but very innovative and creative technique for using still photos to create a 360 degree spinning shot of any building. It takes a ...read more
So last week I shared Ilya Naishuller's video, Bad Motherf***er (Insane Office Escape 2) on this blog. If you haven't seen it, it's a very violent Rated "R" action music video that lives up to it's provocative title. It's definitely not everyone's cup of tea, but if you're into that sort of act...read more
Here's a very brilliant and entertaining bit of filmmaking by Russian filmmaker, Ilya Naishuller, in the form of a an ultra-violent ultra-viral first-person shooter music video entitled "Bad Motherf***er". Apart from excellent stunt work and editing, this video is particularly notable in that it w...read more
I don't know what this shot on. I don't know the filmmaker, Andrey Milyayev , personally. It doesn't tie in to any larger filmmaking point I want to make. So I have no commentary to add to this video... except to say that it's a beautiful and inspiring short visual journey and I think that mak...read more