The Film Makers Workshop

[...] “ “Camera movement tells a story. Basic Cinematography Helps You Tell That Story.” When you first get into [...]

[...] told to watch Alfred Hitchcock movies to learn how to tell a visual and compelling story with camera movement. Here we see Alfred Hitchcock talk about a CUTTING, or editing which is so amazing and [...]

[...] lights you can put on top of your camera, they go for about 30 bucks or so on amazon. I did a film shoot using just two of these outside in a dark parking lot for 3 hours. The parking lot lights lit [...]

[...] take accurate pulls to achieve critical focus as your talent moves about your scene during a film shoot. Rokinon does make photo lenses which are a bit cheaper, but I would heavily recommend the Cine [...]

[...] “Crowdfunding For Your Dream Film Project!” Raising money for your film project has always been pure absolute hell! Like asking a bear to share his fish, good luck! Then we [...]

[...] way to network, and share wonderful events with the world. Plus they are by far the easiest film project to plan and shoot, all you have to do is show up and start filming! Preferably get permission, [...]

[...] in securing a casting director. Note: Networking is done by being an asset to those producing video projects; these people will help you after you prove yourself and offer a little value. If you are [...]

[...] determine if that’s a healthy route to go. Personally I need fast workflows, to turn around video projects for clients. Still the ability to shoot ProRes 4:2:2 with 13 stops of dynamic range is [...]

[...] We all want to shoot on CINEMA LENSES but they are just so expensive! Until… we got Rokinon Cinema Lenses! I never paid much attention to Rokinon lenses until my friend, a director and film maker, [...]

[...] instead of 13, but you get a super 35mm sensor which makes it compatible with all kinds of cinema lenses. Make no mistake, this a feature film camera. With an equally daunting workflow with huge [...]

[...] lens, just that the other lenses compare on par to much more expensive glass.) De-Clicked- Rokinon Lenses de-clicked feature is great for video. A de-clicked manual aperture ring gives you better f- [...]

[...] in fame, how it’s lit, what are the talent doing in the frame. Plus you can be amazed at the camera moves you can accomplish with a simple tripod. I think we rebel against the common and ignore the [...]

[...] of these people know each other, so work really hard in pre-production, practice your camera moves with stand-ins, and have some script reads, rehearse…and then film. Ok…this is a [...]

[...] a comparable Canon L lens and a near match in quality. Plus it has the features of a made for video CINE lens. Which is the whole reason to splurge some cash green on these Rokinon lenses. (The Video [...]