Unleash your inner filmmaker. This category delves into the core principles that will guide your creative journey.
Highlight: Even if you want to convey a sense of chaos and confusion in a handheld shot, it’s best to plan ahead of time. Selecting and employing the appropriate camera movements in your videos is a skill that will improve and elevate your filmmaking. The way you introduce your scenes, reveal your subjects, and follow them … Read more
In photography and filmmaking, shutter speed and shutter angle are used to calculate exposure time. Whether you’re shooting photos or videos, digitally or on film, the exposure is the foundation of the process: how long you expose your film or sensor to light. Simply put, the longer the exposure time, the more light will reach … Read more
180 Degree Rule Highlights – When two characters interact in a scene, keeping the camera on one side of an imaginary line helps the audience keep track of the narrative. The 180 degree rule is a fundamental principle of filmmaking that is used to create a sense of continuity and coherence in a scene. The … Read more
Highlights – Your fill light works in tandem with your key light to lift shadows and highlight details in your scene. The intensity of the fill light is usually about half that of the intensity of the key light. A fill light does not have to be an actual light; often, a reflector will suffice. … Read more
Highlights – All light has a temperature and, as a result, a color. Different light sources produce light at different temperatures and thus colors; the color temperature of the sun changes throughout the day. Differences in light color can give your work a different feel and create odd color casts in your footage if you … Read more
White Light Balance Highlights: What you think of as “white light” is actually a mixture of different wavelengths of light that vary in color and temperature. Different light sources emit light at varying temperatures (measured in Kelvin). You must accurately white balance your camera in order for white to appear as white and to avoid … Read more
Highlights – Softboxes and umbrellas both produce soft, diffused light on your set. Softboxes are more controlled and directional, as well as easier to modify, whereas umbrella light is similar to outdoor lighting. Umbrellas are frequently less expensive and easier to store and transport. You’ve determined that it’s time to take the plunge and buy some … Read more
Highlights – The main light in your setup is the key light. A key light can be used alone or in conjunction with one or more other lights, but it is always the main one. A key light can be anything from a softbox to a ring light. When you first start understanding artificial light, it can … Read more
10 Indoor Lighting Tricks For In-Home Video Content Filming Have you started a vlog, and uploaded your content to all the social media platforms out there to drive viewers and subscribers, but you notice that your indoor lighting needs improvement? When it comes to vlogging, all you really need to do is set up your … Read more
Essential Guide To Nailing Auditions – 7 Best Steps For Actors Auditioning is a vital part of an actor’s life. For most actors, it’s the part of the acting process that many actors will do in their acting career(besides waiting tables to earn a living in the meantime). An audition is one of the toughest … Read more