This month, Jon Fauer, ASC of Film and Digital Times was lucky enough to be granted access inside ARRI headquarters and brought back some revealing information and fascinating images.
Filmmaking Tips and Advice
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How To Rip and Tab Paper Tape for Marking Tutorial
Having tabbed paper tape makes things much easier when clearing or moving actors’ marks on set (especially with a tagboard.) Unfortunately, tabbing tape can be a tedious process if you rip a piece, tab it, then place it. In this quick “how to,” I will show a more efficient way to rip and tab tape at the same time allowing for fast application of it on set where time is crucial.
New Website for Kunitaro Ohi, Designed by Yours Truly
Kunitaro Ohi is a cinematographer who I not only admire as someone dedicated to his craft, but also as a good friend. Kuni and I have worked together on many projects, among them Ghosts Don’t Exist and Red Herring, as well as various shorts and a few commercials.
Advice from the DP Red Wizard, Timmy Rubensteiner
I have featured Timmy Rubensteiner, the self-proclaimed DP Red Wizard, on my blog before when he released a useful video explaining how to use the RED Camera Magic Movie Input Machine. But Rubensteiner, surprisingly, is willing to share even more of his knowledge of RED, cinematography, and set etiquette on Facebook where he posts intermittent pieces of advice.
Toolkit DIY: Homemade Hoodman Part 2 (The DSLR Edition)
Shooting exteriors in bright sunlight, or in a brightly lit set, can make it difficult to see viewing systems on any camera. This is especially true on the DSLR form factor where the LCD screen is comparably tiny to dedicated film or video cameras. That’s where the hoodman comes in.
The Future of Special Effects is ‘CGI-Brows’
Directors Andrew Gaynord and Joe Grace along with Rocket Sausage have given us a preview into the exciting new world of CGI-brows.
5 Ways JJ Abrams is the new Steven Spielberg
In his early days Spielberg invented the blockbuster. Nowadays JJ Abrams is redefining what that means. With Super 8, Abrams will be pairing up with the filmmaker that he has become most like. Here’s five reasons why Abrams’ is this generation’s Spielberg.
On Set: Talent Saves the Day
We were creeping up on 12 hours with about 5 more pages to shoot and I was beat; Dead tired and ready to go home. There was no overtime and no 2nd meal and this was not the first time we had gone over schedule on this production. To say this production was rough would be an underestimation
Interview with Director Josh Davidson of ‘Dead iSland’: A Feature Film Shot Entirely on iPhones
Josh Davidson is an actor, director and overall one-man-band filmmaker whose newest movie is sure to make waves in the indie film community. That’s because his movie – DEAD iSLAND – was shot entirely on Apple iPhone’s.
RED Scarlet Adds HDRx and $1,000 to Price
RED has come out with a slew of new details on it’s second line of cameras lately by way of REDuser.net. Maybe that’s because it’s almost the end of 2010 and Jim Jannard needs to start delivering on his word. Either way, the RED Scarlet, the lesser of it’s line of DSMC (Digital Stills and Motion Camera) cameras has gotten an upgrade similar to it’s sister the RED Epic.