What makes a good story?
Explosions! No. Here's what makes a good story What makes a good story? It doesn’t matter who you ask, you will always get a different answer to that question every [...]
How to use the Masking Tool in After Effects
Make Things Float in After Effects Have you ever wanted to be a mutant that is a master of telepathy? Of course you have, we all have. We all want [...]
DIY Filmmaking – Build Your Own Filming Equipment
11 DIY Filmmaking Tutorials FTW! You're about to embark on creating your very own Jurassic Park film and we're super excited to see it. The problem is, all of your [...]
Screenplay Structure – The Nine Essential Elements
You want to know about Screenplay Structure, eh? You're about to embark on the honorable, yet mammoth task of writing a screenplay. Awesome. First, you'll need to learn about the screenplay [...]
Color Grading 2K Footage Like a Pro!
Masking and Color Grading. Lovely Stuff. In this Film Riot episode, we take a look at color grading a shot of a plane. You'd expect to go for one grade [...]
Screenwriting Tips to Improve your Scripts
[clear] 8 Screenwriting tips to make you a better writer! Okay, so we all know at least 523 people that claim to be a screenwriter. We hear the same statements about them [...]
Sci-Fi Weapon FX Tutorial and Adobe AE Tips
Out of this world sci-fi weapon FX! Andrew Kramer for VideoCoPilot is here to show you to create these sci-fi weapon effects and all the elements that goes into making [...]
Face Tracking, the new Adobe After Effects Feature!
Face Tracking with Adobe After Effects Evan goes through this new feature and the capabilities of face tracking. We also take a look at a few of the shortfalls of [...]
Skeleton Zombie Special FX Tutorial
Skeleton Zombie Special FX. You'll Need Brains! Zombies! Everyone loves a zombie. So today we're showcasing this skeleton zombie special fx tutorial so you can turn yourself (and others) into a zombie. In [...]
DaVinci Resolve: How to Stabalise footage
Using DaVinci Resolve to Correct than Handheld Footage If you’ve ever wondered how to stabalise your footage outside of Adobe Premier or After Effects, you're in the right place. Or, [...]