Filmmaking Tips From 13 Award Winning Directors
13 Greats share their filmmaking tips! We all want to get out there and get filming. It's only natural that someone as creative as you wants to go out into [...]
VFX Oscar Winners in One Glorious Video
The evolution of VFX Oscar winners We've all seen a lot of films, right? Why would you be on a site about filmmaking otherwise? Apart from the obvious good lucks [...]
Best Long Take Scenes in Movie History
Let's take a look at some of the best long take scenes! Filmmakers from all walks of life find different ways to immerse their audience in their film. It doesn't matter [...]
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 [...]
Modern Cinematography Vs Classic Cinematography
Why is modern cinematography so different? When a film is made today, there are big differences between the look and feel of the films when compared to older films, for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
VFX Breakdown of The Martian
The VFX of The Martian The Martian was a stunning film, there's no denying that. The cinematography, writing, VFX and acting were all superb so it's only right that we [...]