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Great Hyperlapse with any Camera

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The biggest downside to timelapses is that you usually have to remain in a single location (motion timelapses excluded). This is where a hyperlapse comes in and changes all that. You can take a timelapse and ramp it up by

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How POV affects your Filmmaking

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Different POVs (points-of-view) can invoke vastly different emotions, so it’s important to be able to distinguish between them for maximum effect on your viewers.

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Storyboards 101

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Storyboards are the most effective way to explore your visual strategy and communicate that vision to your creative team. Even if you can’t draw.

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Hold Better Auditions

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You have a great script and a capable team who share your creative goals. But before you start production, you have to cast the film. Casting is one of the most important and creative decisions a director makes.

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7 Amazing Books You’ll Never Read in Film School

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The amazingly resourceful people at frame.io compiled this list in one of their always interesting blog posts. Reach outside the film school canon to find new ideas, creative influences, and perspectives. These books can kickstart your creative mind.

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Keyword Ranges in FCPX

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FCPX is one of those tools that doesn’t do everything. What it does do, is really easy to use and often super powerful. Range Selections can apply multiple keywords to multiple I/O range selections across a single clip in the

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See-Through Titles

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This Premiere Pro tip will make your movie titles doubly effective.

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Effectively Collaborate with Your DP

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The independent filmmaker must learn to wear many hats, from casting to editing. But as you advance to bigger productions, one of the most important skills to learn is the art of delegation. With experience, you’ll establish a crew that

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Project Felix 1st Look

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Create high-quality, photorealistic images. Project Felix makes it easy to composite 2D and 3D assets to build product shots, scene visualizations, and abstract art. And it’s made for graphic designers, not 3D experts. This is an initial beta release —

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Slider Moves for Interviews

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Beautifully shot documentary interviews are vital to your film’s success. Get the best footage possible with these tips. Source: How to Shoot Gorgeous Documentary Interviews