How to Take the Perfect Tinder Profile Photo

It’s love at first swipe. To get ahead at the hottest dating game, all you need is a good profile photo. We show you how to get your Tinder pic right, in 4 easy steps.Read More



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New Rules for Stylish and Proper Behavior with Guest Voice of Reason: Jerry Seinfeld

As technology pioneers, we are inundated with new gadgets, services, apps, messaging, games, and media. We’re doxing, vaping, and Lyfting. And that means there are new rules for how to behave. Is it ok to answer an email during dinner? Is Google Glass ever cool? We got some help from Jerry Seinfeld, keen observer of Read MoreRead More



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Terms of Endearment: An Interview with Siddarth Director Richie Mehta

In young Indian-Canadian auteur Richie Mehta’s newest picture, a middle-aged New Delhi resident who can barely support his wife and two kids by fixing zippers sends son Siddarth to work in a factory in far away Ludhiana. The cat who runs the factory is related to them distantly, but — as Mahendra (Rajesh Tailing) is told by his employer Om (Amitabh Srivasta) and discovers when his son never returns for a scheduled holiday — family can mean very little to men when money stands between them. Getting the police involved in this violation of child labor law proves tricky for […]

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Philip Bloom delivers his Panasonic GH4 Camera Review

Philip Bloom delivers his take on the new 4K capable Panasonic GH4 Normally I would steer clear of in camera effects that burn in adjustments because in other cameras this was never a good idea and would result in image deterioration. But this does not seem to be the way with the GH4. Have a Read MoreRead More



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How to Write a Scene – John August

This infographic breaks down John August’s 11 steps for penning a screeplay – click on the graphic to check out the entire graphic as a PDF: Via John August and ScreencraftRead More



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“25 New Face” Ian Clark Streams MMXIII and Talks its Online Distribution

Last February, Filmmaker exclusively streamed for several days the latest feature from 25 New Face Ian Clark, MMXIII. For what is an experimental film, streaming here and, in the following weeks, on other sites was also an experiment in distribution. As he now reposts MMXIII online for viewing by all, Clark submitted the below comments when we asked him for a post mortem on his internet distribution endeavor. Watch the film above and visit Clark at his website here. I think its fair to say that this has been the most fulfilling project I’ve completed to date, both in terms […]

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How to make a Latex Batman Mask from Scratch

This tutorial shows how to make a latex Batman mask, cast from a plaster mold. This method can be applied to any mask design. It’s not a perfect process, but it is a good budget option, easy for beginners. More detailed instructions at Instructables.comRead More



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How to Down-rez 4K to 1080 – Dave Dugdale

In this quick demonstration, Dave Dugdale demonstrates how to convert 4K footage from the Panasonic GH4 to 1080p using Adobe Premiere ProRead More



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Premium Cables as Fast As Possible

Premium cables. Do we need them or are they snake oil?Read More



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Creating 360 Degree Timelapses of the Night Sky

Vincent Brady’s setup using 4 DSLRs creates some rather unique perspectives and adds a new dimension to the night sky timelapse genre. While experimenting with different photography tricks and techniques back in 2012, I was shooting 360 degree panoramas in the daytime and long exposures of the stars streaking in the sky at night. It Read MoreRead More



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Watch this Mesmerizing Underwater Timelapse of Sea Life

“Slow” marine animals show their secret life under high magnification. Corals and sponges are very mobile creatures, but their motion is only detectable at different time scales compared to ours and requires time lapses to be seen. These animals build coral reefs and play crucial roles in the biosphere, yet we know almost nothing about Read MoreRead More



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A Field Guide to Tracking Bill Murray in the Wild

Eliot Glazer and Max Thorn chronicle the many bizarre and off beat appearances by Bill Murray. Bill Murray is the embodiment of the #YOLO phenomenon. A legend in his own right (see his work in Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Rushmore, Saturday Night Live, Caddyshack, Lost in Translation, etc.), the guy has made a habit of using Read MoreRead More



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Why You Should Stop Taking Notes on Your Computer

Belle Beth Cooper explains why taking notes by hand may still be the best choice for retaining information. I take a lot of notes. Whether it’s for an article I’m writing or during a meeting, I’m always scribbling away. I tend to vacillate between talking scrappy notes on paper or trying to keep them organised Read MoreRead More



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The Trumbull Effect: A Special Effects Supercut

Tribute to one of the biggest special/visual effects gurus of our time: Douglas Trumbull.Read More



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Watch: David Cronenberg’s NSFW New Short The Nest

“David Cronenberg — The Exhibition” launched in Toronto last year and is currently on display at Amsterdam’s EYE Film Institute until September 14. Cronenberg directed The Next for the show, and from now until the closing date you can watch it online. It’s NSFW, unless your workplace doesn’t object to topless women, so perhaps bookmark this suggestively creepy one-shot short for later viewing. In a dirty cleaning supplies closet, a surgeon (psychiatrist? lunatic kidnapper? janitor?) with a camera strapped to his head questions a young woman convinced that her left breast contains an insect colony and needs to be amputated. […]

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The Art of Hollywood Special Effects Makeup

Lee Cowan introduces us to Academy Award-winner Matthew Mungle, one of the greatest make-up special effects men in movie history. Cowan follows Mungle as the artist goes through the process of creating bodies for an episode of “CSI”Read More



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Fartzenegger : The Most Ridiculous Schwarzenegger Compilation Ever

You might giggle, but you’ll feel bad for doing it.Read More



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“Muscle Memory without Emotion”: The Rise of the Action DP

Shifts in technology and global film production over the last several years have greatly impacted action films. Technology like the Canon 5D changed the game. More affordable and smaller HD cameras, as well as cheaper editing systems, have enabled many stunt performers and cinematographers to collaborate on and innovate new images together. This in turn has created a recent hybrid in action movies — the action DP, someone who specializes in shooting action, with a background in cinematography and stunts or action of some sort. I came to shooting action through my own personal background. For me, it was a […]

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Short Film: Broken Tail Light, by Paola Mendoza

A minor traffic stop is a life-changing experience in Paola Mendoza’s short film, Broken Tail Light which stars Jamie-Lynn Sigler and, as her daughter, Heaven King. After viewing, Mendoza, one of Filmmaker‘s 25 New Faces in 2009, points us towards Immigrant Heritage Month.

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What the Game of Thrones Intro would look like if it was shot in the 90s

Turn back the clock to the early 90s and enjoy how Game of Thrones would have looked back then.Read More



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7 Facts About The Dark Knight You (Even You!) Probably Didn’t Know

These 7 facts will make you appreciate Christopher Nolan’s vision, Heath Ledger’s performance, and the hard work of everyone who worked on the Dark Knight all the more. Or at least you’ll know some obscure trivia so you can out-geek your geeky friends.Read More



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Shame and Strippers: A Guest Post from Dallas Project Director Poppy de Villeneuve

The Dallas Project is a film by Poppy de Villeneuve and Chloe Hall. It explores the vast and consuming strip club world of Dallas, Texas and the paradoxical lives of the people that make it turn. Below is a guest blog by female director Poppy de Villeneuve on making a film about women in an underrepresented and highly gendered industry. The Dallas Project is raising production and finishing funds for their film through Indiegogo. I am in a moment in my life where I question what it means to be a woman at work. I’m pretty sure I’m not alone […]

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Wim Wenders’ Rules of Cinema Perfection

German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer shares his rules of filmmaking in this delightful spot for Stella Artois.Read More



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An In-Depth Lecture on High Speed Photography

Maurice Ribble, inventor of the Camera Axe, delivers an deeply detailed lecture on the ins-and-outs of high speed photography – what it is, how it works, and how to shoot amazing high speed photography.Read More



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How The Mill Made its Marionettes for DirecTV

Ian Failes details the work put in to create the slightly disturbing marionettes puppets for DirecTV. DirecTV’s new ‘marionette’ spots, aimed at showcasing the company’s wire-free boxes, feature CG animation from The Mill. The VFX studio created characters with puppeteered-like performances based on actual stand-in actors and real marionettes. We talked to some key members Read MoreRead More



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On the Importance of Location Scouting

Director Elliot Weaver talks about the importance of location scouting, what to consider with some great examples of Hollywood location scouting behind the scenes footage. Picture some of the greatest films in cinema history and y0u’ll be blinded by a vast canvas of filming locations… we’re not talking constructed film sets here, we’re talking places Read MoreRead More



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Martin Scorsese – The Art of Silence

Even though Martin Scorsese is famous for his use of music, one of his best traits is his deliberate and powerful use of silence. Take a glimpse at fifty years of this simple technique from one of cinema’s masters. For educational purposes only.Read More



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Listen to James Cameron Discuss His Career In Recent 50-Minute Conversation

Host Jeff Goldsmith tunes in as L.A. Times film writer Rebecca Keegan interviews writer-director James Cameron about The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day Click on the Image to listen to the ConversationRead More



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The Black Light Body Art Photography by John Poppleton

“Bodyscapes” is a body art series by artist John Poppleton that uses fluorescent pigment to paint landscapes on female models. He then photographs the models under UV light for the final fluorescent effect. A sample of some of his behind the scenes painting timelapse: When we caught up with Poppleton over email, we were curious Read MoreRead More



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Edge of Tomorrow’s Bill Paxton Has Big Love for Hollywood

Bill Paxton (Big Love, Edge of Tomorrow) sits down with Paul F. Tompkins to chat about his early appreciation of Hollywood, his father John Lane Paxton, getting started in show business, directing feature films, and working on Big Love.Read More



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Four Nights in D-Town: The Third Annual Oak Cliff Film Festival

A few days before the summer solstice, I arrived on an oddly cool night in Dallas for the Third Annual Oak Cliff Film Festival. A driver picked me up from the airport and whisked me directly to a pre-festival soiree at a bar called Wild Detectives where everyone seemed to know each other already. A few houses from the corner of East 8th St. and North Bishop Ave., Wild Detectives is proof Dallas’ zoning rules are the envy of lushes everywhere; the bar is a two-story house right in the middle of a residential neighborhood! That neighborhood, from which the […]

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Paul Haggis on Third Person DP/30

Paul Haggis has 2 Oscars, 2 Emmys, and the kind of artistic freedom that comes rarely in a career. But above being successful, he is a survivor in this business, committed to his work. He talked about his career, his new film Third Person, and more with David Poland.Read More



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How Plan 9 From Outer Space Earned, and Lost, the Title of Worst Movie of All Time

Matt Patches discusses the history of of bad movies – the culture of discussion that has arisen around schadenfreude and how this Ed Wood production sits in the pantheon of camp. After the publication of 1978’s The Fifty Worst Films Of All Time, 393 readers tore out a suggestion page provided in the back of Read MoreRead More



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How Early Filmmakers used Mirrors to Composite Effects in Camera | Shanks FX

Joey Shanks demonstrates how to create in camera composites using a one way mirror and projectors.Read More



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Lodge Kerrigan, Amy Seimetz to Direct Starz Series Based on Soderbergh’s The Girlfriend Experience

Independent filmmakers Lodge Kerrigan and Amy Seimetz will write and direct a STARZ cable series, The Girlfriend Experience, based on Steven Soderbergh’s 2009 film. The two also executive produce along with Soderbergh and Philip Fleishman. In Soderbergh’s feature, Sasha Grey starred as a high-priced escort providing a “GFE” — the appearance of emotional intimacy in addition to sex. The new series will consist of 13 half-hour scripted episodes. Soderbergh and Kerrigan have worked together before, with the former executive producing the latter’s Keane. And Seimetz, director of Sun Don’t Shine, was one of four filmmakers cited by Soderbergh at his […]

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Cool Sounds from the Vault: A Cinematic Detective Story

Having a “Scorsese moment” could mean many things. If you walk into a bar feeling like the flurry of activity around you is grinding into slow motion and you hear the Stones playing on the nearby stereo, that qualifies as a Scorsese moment. Check. If you’ve just taken a few moments to assert or reassert your machismo while standing wide-eyed in front of a mirror, that could also be a Scorsese moment. Check. Or, if in standing your ground during an intense argument, you say something colorful but no less inspired…and, yes, generously laced with four-letter words, ’nuff said. Check. […]

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New York Photographer Turning Perfect Strangers into Perfect Subjects

As part of our continuing series “On the Road,” Steve Hartman meets photographer Richard Renaldi, who started a project titled “Touching Strangers,” where he pairs strangers off the street in tender portraits. While the awkwardness between the subjects is apparent at first, Renaldi says that feeling changes dramatically as the shoot progresses. The story first Read MoreRead More



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Why You Need to Pay Attention to the Video Game Industry (In Case You Weren’t Already)

Liz Shannon Miller explains how the gaming industry is starting to play a bigger and bigger role in entertainment and the film/television industries. Here’s some friendly advice for anyone who’s passionate about film, television and media in general: If you don’t pay attention to the video game industry, now might be the time to start. Read MoreRead More



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Who are you? – Portrait of a Photographer

A portrait of Rémi Chapeaublanc, a portrait photographer. Film director : Martin Zarka Director of photography : Yann Tribolle Sound-design: Vandy Roc Producer : Pierre Baussaron Production company : Blast productionRead More



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Samuel L. Jackson Relives His Ezekiel Speech from Pulp Fiction

Almost 20 years after the fact, Samuel L. Jackson hasn’t lost a step as he recites the famous Ezekiel speech for the Graham Norton Show.Read More



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Using Double Reflectors to Light a Cave

The Slanted lens is tasked with shooting a commercial with Joel Ackerman of Ackermania Creative out at the old LA Zoo in Los Angeles in a mummy-infested cave with a dirty toilet. In this video they demonstrate how to use two reflectors to double-bounce the natural light into the cave.Read More



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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Using Apertures, But Probably Should

Wider apertures mean shallower depth of field. That’s the most basic truth about aperture, but here are six more things about aperture that can affect your photo or film that you may not have known: 1. Doubling and halving Apertures are often referred to as stops. Opening up the aperture by one whole stop or Read MoreRead More



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A Look at the New Low Light King – the Sony A7s

Matthew Allard takes a look at the new Sony A7s which is making rounds as the new low light king with it’s maximum ISO of 409,600 I’ve been in Singapore this week covering the Broadcast Asia show and for the duration of the trip I’ve had a production model a7S with me on loan from Read MoreRead More



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Coherence: Puzzles and Feelings in Los Angeles

Eight friends gather for a dinner party. They interrupt each other with trivial anecdotes and laugh ceaselessly while refilling their wine glasses, their would-be long-established intimacy coming off as desperate collusion to pretend all concerned are having a grand time even though anxiety is the dominant undertone. Coherence first plays like an especially annoying slice of Los Angeles life about glossy, well-groomed people getting on each other’s nerves, both in relation to their romantic partners and in a sexually neutral-ish social context — i.e., it looks like jobbing but lesser-known professional actors (mostly) pretending, not all that successfully, that they’re […]

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