HOW A CCD WORKS
Not that you've ever wondered, but here's Bill the Engineer Guy explaining in great detail how our digital images are captured to memory.
Listen up, there's a test.
FILM ACADEMY MAKES HAIRSTYLING ELIGIBLE FOR OSCAR
Grandma and mom would've appreciated this. They owned and managed salons their entire lives, from NY to here in Florida. Mom opened the first nail salon in Ocala back in '79.
BOOTHS & BODIES: THE LIFE AND WORK OF ANYTHONY VIZZARI
An excellent short documentary by Philip Bloom, DP and DSLR pioneer.
GOOGLE SPLASH: HOW IT WAS MADE
A behind the scenes look at the execution of a simple, great idea.
NEIL GAIMAN ADDRESSES THE UNIVERSITY OF ARTS CLASS OF 2012
I've paid dearly for my art. But I also know how good I've got it and wouldn't have it any other way.
"I'm free. I'm free. And freedom tastes of reality."
Listen to one of the greatest speeches ever given on believing, and being true to yourself as an artist.
FOOD STYLING: BEHIND THE SCENES
Everyone knows food looks perfect in commercials and ads.
Let's take a peek behind the curtain and see how it's done.
SOLID SNORRICAM BUILD
My 1st A.D. and I were just watching this and agreed it's definitely among the best snorricam builds we've seen. Definitely worthy of a post…so here you go.
Courtesy of www.IndyMogul.com Thanks Griffin, nice work!
BREAD & BUTTER FX: WRITE-ON
There are effects which are basic to the toolbox of every motion designer.
This series shows how they're accomplished using After Effects for Windows or Mac.
Today we present the write-on effect in a solid tutorial by vvincefantasy on YouTube. Vince uses the stroke effect, rather than After Effects' built-in Write-on effect. The result is the same but this method is much more versatile. You're working with the pen tool and it's so much easier to see and adjust your lines. If you've ever used Write-on you'll see the difference.
Enjoy.
GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AN INDIE DIRECTOR?
Directing low budget independent films often calls into play traits and skills outside and apart from being a good director. Working with what you've got (which often isn't much) requires greater flexibility and willingness to adapt.
Here's a good list of some out of the box traits a successful indie director should possess.
