Filming in the Snow: White Balance Correction for Filmmakers When filming in the snow, correcting white balance can be tricky, particularly as some camera settings can leave your footage appearing gray or overly blue. If you’re a beginning cinematographer that’s just starting out, you might be tempted to use the […]
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 […]
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 […]
Censorship in Hollywood by Joseph Breen Production Code Czar According to history books and of course to film historians Joseph Breen, was a production code czar who established powerful censorship. Which guided the film industry for the next two decades. Originally appointed by Will Hays to assist the film industry […]
How Much Does Piracy Cost the Film Industry? Piracy is a growing problem in the film industry accounting for billions in lost revenue annually. According to recent studies, piracy is the absolute greatest threat to the United States motion picture industry accounting for losses through internet and hard goods piracy […]
What is a Film Sequence Analysis and Why is it Important? When you’re the spectator of a film, are you watching every scene with absolute purpose? Are you thinking about how each scene is feeding into the next. And driving home the overall message of the film? Probably not. But […]
How to Do a Film Sequence Analysis Film sequence analysis involves breaking down a scene or sequence of scenes to analyze elements of cinematography, mise-en-scene, editing and sound in order to formulate a deeper understanding of the Director’s vision for the story and the connection that each shot, scene, or […]
What is a Formal Analysis in Film? Various elements of film analysis are represented in any formal analysis that is mentioned throughout film study or the education of film students. In fact, writing a formal film analysis certain requires that the author examine a number of individual parts. And choices […]
4 Different Types of Formal Film Analysis The formal analysis of any film project is an integral concept that all filmmakers and aspiring producers should have a thorough understanding of. Examining the plentitude of lighting, sound, editing, transitional devices, and cinematic elements which go into the production of a film […]
What are the Formal Elements of Film Analysis? When it comes to analyzing a film, the formal elements of film analysis are incredibly important. Frequently referred to as “the big four,” understanding the formal elements of film analysis is important to any type of analysis. Whether you intend examine semiotics, […]
