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RØDE MICROPHONES ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF MASTER YOUR CRAFT – 12-MONTH FILMMAKING INTERNSHIP AT RØDE TO BE WON

Right off the back of My RØDE Reel 2019, RØDE Microphones is excited to announce the return of Master Your Craft! Following the hugely successful inaugural competition last year, we’re once again giving passionate aspiring filmmakers the chance to win the opportunity of a lifetime: a year-long paid internship working as a part of the… Continue reading RØDE MICROPHONES ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF MASTER YOUR CRAFT – 12-MONTH FILMMAKING INTERNSHIP AT RØDE TO BE WON

A Behind the scenes look at the CGI on Big budget Documentaries

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This is the era of “peak TV,” as some call it: there are just so many programmes to watch. Our minds might go to scripted series, such as fictional drama or comedy, but expectations are also continually being raised for documentaries—just think of Channel 4’s investigative Dispatches or Netflix’s highly dramatised look into Chernobyl. The… Continue reading A Behind the scenes look at the CGI on Big budget Documentaries

REVIEW: GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED

First impression: With the risk of sounding like a fanboy, I love this laptop. The OLED screen beautiful to look at. The colour accuracy makes color grading an absolute dream and not to mention being able to see an accurate representation of your footage during the edit. OLED panels are slowly creeping in and becoming… Continue reading REVIEW: GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED

The art of making a historical documentary

Tomorrow we’re delivering the final master of The Story of the Road. A documentary that tells the story of the construction of The Great Ocean Road, built by returned soldiers from WWI. We’ve been working on it for a year and as they say in reality TV world, the process has been quite the ‘journey’. The ups and downs have been on par with the Matterhorn roller coaster. And at times it has felt more like a sprint than a marathon. But we’re currently staring down the finish line and we’re bloody excited to see our work on the cinema screen in a few weeks time. We’re also very proud of the story that we’ve been able to tell. Here are some of the lessons we learnt on this ‘journey’ they call documentary making.

MY RØDE REEL – 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE!

MY RØDE REEL 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE! $1-MILLION IN PRIZES UP FOR GRABS INCLUDING A $50,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Monday, 29 July 2019 There is just one month to go before entries close for The World’s Largest Short Film Competition, My RØDE Reel. Now in its 6th year, the… Continue reading MY RØDE REEL – 1 MONTH TO GO BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE!

Cinematographer John Schwartzman gives the low down on ‘THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN”

Spinning Yarns John Schwartzman ASC / The Amazing Spider-man Spinning Yarns … at the USC film graduate school, where he focused on cinematography.

PORTABLE MOTION CONTROLLER GENIE MINI II BY SYRP NOW AVAILABLE

The Genie Mini II builds upon the previous Genie Mini, adding functionality while keeping the same small form factor. It also incorporates features previously only found in the Genie II.

RODE WIRELESS GO REVIEW

Earlier this year at NAB, Rode Microphones released the ‘worlds smallest wireless microphone’ and they were kind enough to send V&F a unit to test and review. Check out the video here Now we have sat on this for about a month now as we wanted to test the ‘Wireless Go‘ thoroughly. We got our… Continue reading RODE WIRELESS GO REVIEW

Have you ever wanted a DIY guide to making a film? well we have you covered!

Have you ever wanted a DIY guide to making a film? well we have found one!As a filmmaker we face many challenges and unfortunately there is no substitute for experience. Experienced Director and Filmmaker Usher Morgan has put pen to paper or should we say finger to key and written the complete guide to life on set.

After releasing his debut feature film to wide acclaim, filmmaker Usher Morgan (Prego, Windblown, Pickings) decided to write a filmmaking book which detailed his approach to writing, directing, and producing his own work, as well as the steps he took to distribute and market his film, Pickings, and release it to theaters across the nation.

Review: Canon 6D Mk2

Alright we know that this camera was released a couple of years ago but we thought that it would be a good time to revisit it and give you all our first hand opinion on the Canon 6d Mk2.

Now as we all know it’s a full frame! That’s right.. a full frame camera that is affordable. This is fantastic as this means you can take full advantage of Canon’s full frame lens selection, Including the super wide Canon 16-35mm which in my opinion is up there with the best of them. The other thing to note is that it has a flip out screen which makes it perfect for vloggers, gimbal users and all those selfie lovers. At the time of release this was the only full frame camera with this feature but obviously with the release of the Canon EOS R that is not true anymore but if you have a look at the price difference the Canon 6d mk2 is still a hot contender.