HOW TO BE A GOOD DIRECTOR,
ACCORDING TO AN EDITOR
I will say up front: I am a terrible director. I’ve tried it, and I’m not so proud of the results. So why listen…
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A Behind the scenes look at the CGI on Big budget Documentaries
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Kylie Eaton, Director of ‘DISPEL’, tells us Why we need more women in film
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filmmakers guide on how to mic your talent
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One of Thailand’s top film studios scores a first with Sony’s VENICE
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Guest post: How Rotten Tomatoes lets independent filmmakers down
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Sony VENICE presses the flesh with Bad Mothers, new Channel 9 series
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HOW TO BE A GOOD DIRECTOR,
IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THE AUDIENCE COME?
The use of practical effects is a somewhat lost art in traditional filmmaking these days. Computer rendered effects are often far cheaper to source and don’t…
WHY YOU SHOULD PUT SIX KIDS IN A ROOM
AND CHOP THEM UP…
OR DO SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
It was nearly 15 years ago that I sat in a Dov Simens lecture being charismatically verballed along with everyone else, on how it…
THE GEAR CHOICES OF LEGENDARY FILM SOUND RECORDIST DANNY MICHAEL
Veteran production sound mixer, Danny Michael has used a lot of microphones and recorders throughout his 50-yr career in film and television sound recording. These…
3 THINGS FILMMAKERS SHOULD NEVER DO AFTER A FILM FESTIVAL REJECTION
Sundance Film Festival just announced their 2015 program a couple of days ago, and the likelihood is that if you submitted a movie, you…
LIFE IN THE TROPFEST LIMELIGHT
The world’s largest short film festival, Tropfest is happening this weekend in Sydney, Australia. To celebrate we catch up with 2014 Tropfest finalists, director…
SPINNING CAMERAS IN MONOCHROME
Last month we featured an image on our Facebook page and E-News of a Canon 5D attached to a motorised grinder. The image was…
INTERVIEW: MASTER FILM SOUND MIXER ROGER SAVAGE
So many international awards… so little cupboard space. Andy Stewart talks to Master film sound mixer and Australia’s most decorated film sound engineer about operating…
ON LOCATION: SHOOTING IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK WITH DIRECTOR JIM LOACH
Director Jim Loach is no stranger to Australian shores. His film Oranges and Sunshine (2010) was shot in South Australia, but his new yet-to-be-titled feature,…
THE 5 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL FILMMAKERS
So you want to work in film? Well, becoming a successful filmmaker doesn’t just happen, it takes years of dedication and honing your skills. By…