Filmmaking.net Blog Archive
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Why a Director Shouldn't Edit Their Own Film
Dan Selakovich puts forward a detailed and compelling case for why directors should never edit their own films...

Why You Shouldn't Use Shaky-Cam
Shaky camera techniques were popularised in the early 2000s by the directors like Paul Greengrass. Dan Selakov...

The Sound of Interstellar
The awesome chaps over at Soundworks Collection have another great sound design interview, this time with Rich...

Effective Scenes - Silence of the Lambs
In this short video, Tony at Every Frame A Painting looks at the ingredients of an effective scene using the c...

Beware of scam 'film festivals' and dubious competitions.
filmmaking.net lifts the lid on the scam event Alaska International Film Festival and provides some general ad...

FEAR ON FILM: Landis, Carpenter, Cronenberg!
Chiller-masters John Landis, John Carpenter, and David Cronenberg chat about selling fear on film in this 1982...

Top 10 Most Effective Editing Moments of All Time
Underneath the 'popcorn' commentary is a great list of sequences worthy of a place in a top 10 editing moments...

Game of Thrones S04 VFX Reel
A bit of eye candy... Game of Thrones Season 4 VFX reel. It's always interesting to see how real locations an...

Michael Bay and 'Bayham'
The guys at Every Frame a Painting take a close look at the anatomy of a Michael Bay shot. The result is a ve...
