Here is a fun short film that describes the key positions on a movie production.
"Making a video can be a one person production but the more elaborate your ideas get, the more likely you'll need a crew to execute your vision. In this video, we give you a rundown of the basics of how all the work is divided up on a basic crew."
...see the full lesson HERE!
2012 is the second year that the Lamplighter Guild has been held at the Mohonk Mountain House in upstate New York. Mark Hamby, founder of the Lamplighter Guild, asked me and Phillip Telfer to produce a video that captured the history and heart of the Guild with emotional and cinematic style.
In addition to teaching classes during the week about documentary filmmaking, Phillip and I filmed, edited, and presented this promo at the end of the 2012 Lamplighter Guild.
Learn more at: lamplighterguild.com
GEAR USED:
Canon 60D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS
Vinten Tripod
Kessler Stealth Slider
Here are a couple of articles that I found to be very insightful and that I highly recommend especially for filmmakers! I really enjoyed the info about the post production process from editing to film prints! Both articles are very in depth and instead of re-posting them here in their entirety I have instead included links for you to check out. To get you started, here is a short excerpt:
Articles By: Steve Hullfish
"This article and the follow up will discuss the entire workflow of getting the R3D files from the camera, archiving them, transcoding them, organizing the files, making editing decisions with the director, and eventually, delivering the edit and raw files to PostWorks in NY and following the entire on-line post-production workflow getting the RED files and a Final Cut Pro 7 sequence up on the big screen in over 1,200 theaters nationwide.
Sherwood Pictures’ last theatrical release was the number one independent movie of 2008, “Fireproof,” which beat out “Slumdog Millionaire” for the honor. That film focused on a firefighter struggling with his heroic image at the firehouse compared to the image his wife had of him at home. At its heart, it was a movie about saving a marriage. For “Courageous”, the heroes are cops who are courageous on the streets, but need to show that honor begins at home, as they struggle with their roles as fathers when their beat is done.
My role started after principal photography had been completed. Director Alex Kendrick had planned on editing the feature himself, along with the help of on-set editor, Bill Ebel, who was also an editor on “Fireproof.” However, the previous Sherwood Pictures releases had been edited from approximately 40 hours of footage each, but when the final day of shooting on “Courageous” was done, there were over 130 hours of raw footage coming from multiple RED cameras. (The production took place in the spring and summer of 2010, so it was shot Red One, pre-MX.) Getting through 130 hours of footage to deliver a first cut in just a couple months would be impossible for one or two people. Just watching 130 hours of footage would take a month..."
Article from the New York Times. Click Here to read the full article.
Many directors think of their work as a kind of religion, but few actually refer to their production company as “a moviemaking ministry” — unless of course they are the people behind Sherwood Pictures. The Georgia-based Sherwood Baptist Church has released four films, and its latest, “Courageous,” has shown once again that it has a way with Christian audiences.
“Fireproof,” Sherwood’s 2008 film about marriage, which starred the “Growing Pains” alumnus Kirk Cameron, grossed more than $33.4 million, and “Courageous,” its latest film, is poised to be even bigger — it opened at No. 5 at the box office last weekend. The film tells the story of four law enforcement officers and the challenges of fatherhood. “With God’s help, they struggle to be able to find a way to serve and protect those that are most dear to them,” a press release says. It also incorporates higher production values than any of Sherwood’s previous projects and, for the first time, a cast of professional actors.
We talked to the director and associate pastor Alex Kendrick about “Courageous,” his ministry’s growth and movies. Here are excerpts from the conversation:
I ran across this clever tip and thought it might be helpful to a few others!
Do you have an efficient way of keeping track of which batteries or memory cards are fresh and ready to use? Flickr user Damon Hair uses Post-it Flags to tag charged batteries and formatted memory cards, letting him quickly swap out used ones when shooting without having to check them one at a time. For an even cheaper solution, you can try wrapping a small rubber band around them instead.
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Several years ago Digital Juice produced several training series for the web called DJTV. It covered topics ranging from Audio, Tech Info, and Filmmaking Basics. One of my favorite "shows" was Field of View, where they covered what I call "Film Theory." In FOV the main focus (no pun intended) was to discuss how to communicate your message to the right audience.
Chuck Peters reflects on what makes a pro a pro and challenges producers to shift the focus of their minds to think less like technicians and more like artists and to invest in their talent, not just their equipment.
Most of the emotion in your videos is generated with music and images. It's nonverbal. You can take your edits to a higher level of professionalism by letting your shots do the talking.
Here is a link to watch all the FOV videos, be sure to start with the first video on page 1, for some reason it has all the episodes listed with the last one first.
"Vimeo Video School is a fun place for anyone to learn how to make better videos. Start by browsing our Vimeo Lessons, or find specific video tutorials created by other members."
If you are new to video and need a beginners course in the basics of picking a camera, shooting, and editing, this a video series for you.
Their are also a couple videos that cover the basics of editing with iMovie and Windows Movie Maker.
When it comes to the DSLR series they cover topics such as setting up your DSLR, lenses, timelapse, recording sound, and lots lots more!
Get started at the Vimeo Video School HERE!
Though it was initially intended for movies, not sports, cinematographer Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam in the 1970s. For a proof-of-concept reel, Garrett used his prototype to shoot footage of his girlfriend running up the steps of Philadelphia's Art Museum. The director John Avildson, who was about to make Rocky, saw the footage and subsequently incorporated the sequence--and Garrett's rig--into the film. The scene has since become so iconic it has its own Wikipedia page, and if you poke around YouTube you'll see it's practically a rite of passage for Philadelphia-visiting tourists to re-enact the scene.
The Steadicam was also famously used to record the "speeder bike" sequences from Return of the Jedi. Garrett recorded the footage on foot, walking, and the steadiness of his contraption meant the footage could be sped up and still appear smooth....read the full article here.
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Early Bird registration for the Vision Forum Festival and Academy ends on July 1st! If you are considering attending this year, I'd recommend signing up early because the price goes up an extra $200 for regular admission. Sign up here!
Some pics from last year...
"At last, we get to the end of the film pipeline. Postproduction is everything that comes after shooting has finished."
Topics:
- Acquisition
- Visual Effects and Effects Editing
- Editing, Sound (Editing, Design, Foley, Dialog Editing and A.D.R.) and Music (Scoring)
- Job Descriptions for Post-Prod Jobs
- Sound Mix
- Color Grading / Timing and “D.I.“
- Print It!
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By Stephan Vladimir Bugaj
- All the "Film Pipeline" links can now be found in the Basics drop-down menu in the header bar.
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