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by Erin Sastre | 21 February, 2019 | Book Review, Directing, Filmmaking, In Our Opinion, Technical Craft
Ask anyone for a list of the most prolific and artistic filmmakers, and Quentin Tarantino will most likely be on it. His work is so distinctively identifiable that anyone who views one of his films will instantly recognise it as his. In addition to the artistic use of...
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by Erin Sastre | 1 February, 2019 | Book Review, Directing, In Our Opinion
“‘Director’ is not a description of what you do; it is something you become. You are a director 24/7. You should always have your ‘director senses’ alert.” The idea that you have to use all of your senses to be a great director is one that the author of The Director’s...
by Raindance | 9 April, 2015 | Directing
Spice up your visual dictionary. Even if you have a killer script, even if your lighting is bang-on, even if your actors are Oscar-winners: if your shots stay boring, so will your entire film. The Single Developing Shot, originally made famous by Orson Welles and used...
by Raindance | 19 March, 2015 | Directing
This week’s video production tip is one for the Actors. Directors should also take heed, however, if you’re looking to squeeze a passable performance out of a less-than-capable thespian. There is one thing all ‘good’ actors do. You may have...
by Raindance | 19 February, 2015 | Directing
This week in our video production tips, we’re talking about using Negative Space. What is negative space? Simply put, it’s the area around and behind the subject of a shot’s focus. It can be used to create various effects, such as implying at things...
