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How Was the Copa Long Take in 'Goodfellas' Shot? Let the Steadicam Op Explain
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (541+ words) It took a lot of Steadicam and takes to get this shot. Goodfellas is one of the best (if not the best) mafia movies ever made. I love it so much because the whole movie has an energy to it....
Four Tips to Make Your First Short Without Any School (or Money)
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (1087+ words) Stop waiting and try this YouTuber's methods. Somewhere between "I have an idea" and "we're shooting Monday," most first-time filmmakers get lost. You might tell yourself to wait. You don't have the right camera, you don't have the budget, you're…...
How Denis Villeneuve Directs Actors and Frames Every Shot
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (505+ words) Take your on-set cues from one of the greats. One of the things I really miss is the DVD special features, where we could watch behind the scenes and maybe see some of the process of making a movie. So…...
Read and Download These Sean Baker Screenplays
5+ hour, 34+ min ago (427+ words) The writer-director has such a poppy voice and exciting structure on the page. There are very few modern directors who care more about showing the margins than Sean Baker. The guy seems to live to tell stories about America that…...
A New “All-Day Ready” Wireless Transmitter is Here for Your Annoyingly Long Projects
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (357+ words) For those gearing up for their big, ambitiously long film, broadcast, or live production projects, this new compact and rugged digital wireless transmitter promises to be "all-day" ready. Upgrading its previous Astral Mini, the new Sound Devices Astral Mini Plus…...
Go Rogue With Your Travel Video With This Stealthy New Pancake Lens Option
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (205+ words) Plus, it's a compact, tiny pancake lens that won't take up much space. Not for everyone, the SG-image AF 35mm f/2.2 Lens has its pluses and minuses, but if you're curious, here's what you need to know. Designed to be a…...
How Orson Welles Turned a "Routine" Script into a Masterpiece
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (842+ words) We pull some lessons from Touch of Evil and the director himself. I could listen to Orson Welles talk all day. And when I find some clips of him sharing insight, you know I'm going to bring it to you....
You Can Now Get a 1-Year Standalone Subscription to Adobe Firefly for Just $99
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (198+ words) Available on B&H, Adobe is offering a 1-year standalone subscription for Firefly, the company's unified generative AI platform. Like it was the year prior, this is the year of AI. And likely, but not for sure, every year forward…...
10 Massive Box-Office Bombs of the 2000s: Iconic Flops Ranked
15+ hour, 44+ min ago (477+ words) A ranked breakdown of the decade's most expensive flops and the financial fallout that followed. But, in all this excitement, they were forgetting that the audience actually needs to show up. Instead, they created a delusional "too big to fail…...
“Charlie Don’t Surf!”: The Absurdity of War in ‘Apocalypse Now’
19+ hour, 49+ min ago (619+ words) Delivered by Lt. Col. Kilgore amid napalm and helicopters, the line reflects the film's sharp critique of American bravado and wartime detachment. The phrase, if you dig deep enough, reveals America's selective moral logic about "cultural dominance." While it fights…...