I've been digging through some of my film blog feeds and uncovered a few articles of interest. Enjoy. It's Not a Sequel, but It Might Seem Like One After the Ads NY Times, April 24, 2007 - Very interesting article on the downfall of original material in theaters, and...
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There's been a lot of talk about the RED camera, and I've been kind of skeptical of it, but this sample clip from a film shot by Peter Jackson looks pretty amazing (via FreshDV). Supposedly the Film School is supposed to be ordering some, but I'm sure by the time that...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for 5-23-2007
I come across a lot of film related sites/articles of interest all the time, but instead of becoming a link blog and making a new post for each one, I'll just post a weekly summary of things I've found that might be of interest. And since Wednesday is our day off...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for 5-30-2007
Sonnyboo's Free Downloads - The only place where I could find the Film Festival Laurel Leaves. Also has FBI warning, color bars, storyboard templates, paper work, and more. Shooting for the Web - Nice list of tips of things you can do during production to help keep...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for 6-6-2007
OWL Music Search - The idea behind this service is you upload a song, mark the section you like, and then OWL searches through a database of songs and tries to find similar music that's under the Creative Commons license. I gave it a shot with Cubicles and it returned...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for the Thirteenth of June
"You've Got to Be a Citizen of the World" - I was a guest blogger over at Carolina Flicks, where I wrote about my interview experience at North Carolina School of the Arts with some thoughts on film schools in general. Virtual Sets for Virtually No Budget - More...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for the Twentieth of June
king's college circle - Find out how to make the image to the left. Could probably be adapted for After Effects. Quid Pro Quo - Great post about helping other people out in order to call in favors later on - the favor bank. This is what Film School is all about,...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for the Twenty-Seventh of June
Build a C-Stand [FreshDV] - This $30 DIY C-stand isn't the most portable of things, but it beats the standard $200 model and is probably just as useful. Meaning in Motion: Ken Burns and His 'Effect' [Editblog] - Nice tips on when to use the effect and how to use it...
Mid-Week Coffee Break for the Fourth of July
The 6 Myths Of Creativity [lifehack.org] - This article busts some creativity myths, such as time pressure fuels creativity and competition beats collaboration. In our diary study, people often thought they were most creative when they were working under severe...