GUNDAM BUILD FIGHTERS
Y’no, I have to say I’m surprised by how much I’m enjoying Gundam Build Fighters. It’s not a great show by any means, but it does manage...
Phoning It In
I often think that we are merely becoming mobile data terminals, sub-cells of a greater internet brain that exist more in the virtual world more than we...
On the Hunt for Surivival Horror
After talking about Fatal Frame with some students earlier this week, I decided this weekend to go check out some Survival Horror games- games where the focus...
Shooting Indie Style!
I put together this guide for my students to help them with their film projects in my media class, and now I’m making it available to anyone...
Stupid Indie Tricks- The Rodriguez List
When the American Director Robert Rodriguez decided to make his first full film, El Mariachi, the first thing he did (even before writing the script) was sit...
Application of the Rule of Thirds
Fun and catchy short musical tutorial about the Rule of Thirds.
Better Photographic Composition – Beyond the Rule of Thirds
Fascinating lecture on photographic (and artistic) composition. If you’re an artist most of this probably won’t be new to you, but for a newbie like me it’s...
Stupid Indie Tricks- You’re holding your phone wrong when taking video.
The Film Artist demonstrates an alternate way to hold your phone when taking video that I’ve never seen before. I tried it, and it seems to improve...
On Filmmaking
The more I study about filmmaking, the more I’ve come to realize it’s about preparation. It’s about that hundred little things you do before the camera ever...
La Nuit de l’Alchimiste
Jaw meet floor. The work of amateur filmmaker Mael Sevestre is amazing. I just stumbled across him tonight on Vimeo, and now I am totally in love...