What is Postmodernism in Film? Postmodernism is a term that you might have heard before, but it’s likely that you heard it used in a manner that was potentially inconsistent or otherwise unnatural. Whenever the term postmodernism in film is used, it’s typically done so in such a way that […]
What is Sequence Analysis in Film? In film studies, sequence analysis is frequently encouraged as a means of analyzing a particular film element or production to help the student better understand particular elements of the filmmaking process, but what is sequence analysis in film and what does it mean? What […]
What is Match on Action in Film? Connecting scenes through editing is the primary concept behind continuity editing, but a variety of different methods are used to achieve the desired effect. In particular, matching on action represents one of the ways that matching actions can be used to create visual […]
The Mind Boggling Effects of Miniature Models in Film You might have never even realized that some of the top grossing films of our time are filmed on sets that are NOTHING like what you would expect. In fact, many take place in miniature scenes in which the mind boggling […]
What is Iconography in Film? Iconography represents an important part of the visual language of cinema in which we expect to see particular objects on a screen when a particular genre is chosen for a production. Certainly, iconography is frequently used in filmmaking and represents a very important element of […]
What Filmmaking Movements did Direct Cinema Define? Direct Cinema, a form of filmmaking that seeks to mirror that of real life production became popular in the 1960s following the French movement of cinema verite. Since then, documentarians have used a variety of similar techniques in order to achieve the outcomes […]
What is Machinima All About & How is a Machinima Film Produced? What happens when you take animated characters and machine created graphics that are used in video games and turn them into cinematic productions by which you combine machine and cinema to technically deliver a story? It’s the art […]
Free Tools That are Great for Creating Machinima in Film Machinima is a cross between computer animation, video game graphics, and live action cinema production. Machinimists, the artist that produce machinima in film, utilize a variety of tools in order to achieve the desired outcomes. If you’re new to producing […]
What Really Happens When a Film Adaptation is Greenlit, The Meaning Behind Greenlighting a Film So you want to do a film adaptation and you’ve submitted the script to your producer, that’s great! Now all you need to do is wait for the green light. That makes perfect sense, right? […]
What is Causing People to Purchase Marketing Videos? Video marketing has certainly taken over the past couple of years and appears to be growing right in front of our eyes. If you’ve heard things like, “Video marketing is the future,” or “You can’t run campaigns without videos,” You’re not alone! […]
