The holiday season is upon us, and with that comes a surge of blog posts about finding the “perfect present.” For filmmakers, a Christmas wishlist tends to contain some pricey and potentially unattainable items (I would love for Santa to…
For independent filmmakers and artists, the quest for new and royalty-free music sources is endless and exhausting. I was surprised, actually overjoyed, to find this resource from musical artist Moby recently: According to the site, these selections from Moby’s…
I’m always excited about the possibilities of new art forms and mediums, but I am probably more excited about Werner Herzog investigating one of the latest trending technologies: virtual reality storytelling. Video games are an obvious outlet for this technology,…
Having recently discussed sound in film, I thought this would make a good followup. Check out this article from CreateDigitalMusic.com about NASA’s recently released sound library: The quality of some of these sounds is questionable – they all…
I wish this existed when I was a poor college student without a DSLR or a proper cinema camera. It’s best to experiment in the field with a real camera whenever possible, but if you’re having trouble visualizing the effects…
Great film, and indeed all great art, needs a venue to reach the public in a meaningful way. When a community gathers together to support a venue for sharing art, it says a lot about that community. It says the…
