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Editing 16mm film on the flatbed

Finally got some film back from the lab and had a chance to edit. Makes you love the ol’ point and click in Final Cut. Slicing the actual film with razor blades and taping it together really makes you appreciate film production history. It’s great to get the chance to [...]

Our cinematography instructor posted some info on his blog and being that I’m a web developer, the first thing I did was rewrite it into a micro-application that allows the user to compare the effects and explanations of each filter.
Color Filters on BW Film

A nice article written by Filmmaker Magazine featuring a DP who has experience working on independent 35mm, 16mm and HD DV productions. The article talks about the red and how it bridges a gap between the quality of film and the convenience of HD. It also reveals some real-world insight into the work-flow of a [...]

The Letus adapter from LetusDirect.com runs between about $1,000 and around $5,000 and allows you to add 35mm lenses to digital video cameras to improve imaging and allow better control over depth of field. I have not had the chance to try one of these but I’ve seen sample footage and observed them in use [...]

Just a repost (I’ve been reposting these more for myself as a permanent list of good resources for ideas on technical how-to’s for nifty effects). You know that effect where people run around at night and paint with light – it looks like a series of stitched together photos, but here’s how it’s done.
Video Co-Pilot [...]

Stumbled across this very nice primer on creating an HDR Time Lapse by the talented Chad Richard. Someday maybe sensors will have the ability to pick-up a wider range. I think we’re getting there… slowly.
Chad Richard’s Time Traveler

We shot the first of our Cinematography 1 projects today. When we left class last week to do this the instructor told us that 100 feet of film equates to about 3 minutes 45 seconds. After looking at our charts, it’s actually 2:45. This means that with three, 30 second films and a few seconds [...]

I need to meet more people! I miss my San Diego network – now I’m here in San Francisco, getting ready to shoot the shortest, simplest of all films and I have no cast! My sister and her man are gone and I hardly know anyone. Of the two people I might have used, once [...]

More concrete advice

Originally uploaded by nineminus2

The spring semester should be quite interesting. I’ll have Screenwriting, Developing Story and Editing Concepts. I’ve never considered myself much of a writer, but I really respect the process and people who can do it well and I think there’s great value in knowing all the elements and steps of film-making. In fact, I’ve been [...]