Tips for Filming a Creative Video for a Job Interview
Sometimes referred to as a video application or a video CV, filming a creative video for a job interview is a task that has become incredibly more common across a wide array of industries these days. As more businesses require video interviews and video based application processes, the need for people to understand the process […]
Potential Benefits Behind the Blockchain and the Film Industry
Over the past several years the terms “blockchain” or “blockchain technology” are becoming increasingly popular, both in film and media as well as in many other industries. The potential benefits behind the blockchain and the film industry are still yet unknown, but there are some industry relative opportunities that stand out. In fact, when we […]
What Does NFT Mean for Movies and What’s All the Hype About?
Blockchain technology is something that we’re hearing a lot about lately. It’s all over the news, talked about in households and throughout the office, and acronyms like DeFi, NFT, and many others are being thrown around like crazy. But NFT is no longer an acronym for no-free ticket in the movie industry. So what does […]
Writing Cinematically: 3 Movie Techniques to Apply to Your Book
There are so many similarities between movies and good books that sometimes we don’t know the line which separates them. Both novelists and screenwriters employ different book writing techniques which have some things in common but are aimed at portraying different pictures in each reader’s mind. When you read a good book, you immediately wish […]
Why is Canted Framing in Film Used?
In filmmaking, a variety of camera movements and positions are used in order to create the desired composition on screen. Sometimes, the camera will be positioned so that it is balanced and forward facing without any real tilting or movement while other times, a camera might be angled in such a way that it produces […]
What are Pastiche Actions in Film with Examples
Some of the most notable filmmakers, particularly Directors that engage in the production oversight and general artistic direction of films worldwide, will admit that they steal for a living. Well, maybe not exactly, but when it comes to the use of pastiche actions in film, many directors steal ideas from previous filmmakers, and they do […]
Oppositional Cinemas and the Role of Oppositional Filmmaking
While there may not technically be a form of cinema that is considered opposition cinema, oppositional cinemas exist as does oppositional filmmaking which plays a significant role in guiding the socio-cultural and socio-economic contexts of various films. Many well-known examples of oppositional cinema or oppositional filmmaking thus have criticized the traditional norms of cinema introducing […]
What is Third Cinema?
Various film theories and study styles exist to guide the representation of film projects and how they are studied. In fact, throughout the film industry there are many different styles and studies of film movements and aesthetics including third cinema. But what is Third Cinema in film? And what does it even mean? WHAT IS […]
The Miniature Effect: Using Miniature Models in Film to Create the Impossible
Have you ever watched a film and wondered how the filmmaker managed to produce such an amazing scene? While filmmakers have long been masters of creating illusion and imaginary images on screen. There are just some scenes that make you wonder – how? Just how could that be possible? It’s the miniature effect. Otherwise more […]
What is Naturalistic Acting in Film?
Frequently the result of improvising, naturalistic acting in film captures a natural style in which the audience senses that what is taking place within the film is real or otherwise unrehearsed. Naturalistic acting can be of use in a variety of different settings or situations. But it tends to come out through improvisation as a […]