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Daniel Calvo
We Create Worlds | VIsual Effects Studio

Hi everyone! I'm Daniel Calvo, founder of AldeaVFX, a boutique visual effects studio based in Buenos Aires. We specialize in crafting creative, reliable, and cost-effective Visual Effects solutions for film, TV, and advertising. With years of experience collaborating with studios worldwide, our pass...

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Ashley Renee Smith
Composing Chord Progression Tricks

Check out this great video sharing Chord Progression Tricks- how to make smooth transition between the chords in a progression & how to add coloration to the chords to give them more flavor and impact.

What do you think of these tricks? Do you have any of your own to add in the comments below?

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Hannah Woolmer

I think this is great advice! Instead of calling them 'tricks,' I'd view them as key tools and techniques, much like those found in the tradition of Bach Chorales. He articulated it really well!

Linwood Bell

Voice leading....

Hannah Woolmer

Linwood Bell did you not like that expression?

Linwood Bell

I'm ok with how anyone else might internalize something or see things. I look at the thumbnail and see voice leading.

Linwood Bell

Maybe you’d wanna use the existing material as upper structures.

Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg
YOU NEED A 2024 TAX DEDUCTION - THE 501(c)(3) PUNC PROGRAM NEEDS SUPPORTERS!

It's getting close to end of the year to maximize your 2024 tax deductions! You can do so and support aspiring filmmakers at the same time - AND at this time your donation is MATCHED, so you DOUBLE your impact. The PUNC program - Producing Unique New Creators - gives talented filmmakers the hands-on...

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Stage And Screen Innovations | Stage and Screen Innovations
Stage And Screen Innovations | Stage and Screen Innovations
Stage And Screen Innovations administers the Producing Unique New Creators ( PUNC) program for new and aspiring film and theater Producers and Directors! PUNC is a trailblazing program that seeks out…
Shadow Dragu-Mihai, Esq., Ipg

SSI's PUNC program specifically targets individuals from all walks of life who have the talent and drive to make it in the tough film industry - it gives them comprehensive training and skills they ne...

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Mastering the Intense Warm Look: A Colorist’s Perspective

As a colorist, one of my favorite looks to craft is the intense warm aesthetic. It’s more than just saturating reds and yellows—it’s about creating an emotional pull that envelops the viewer in heat, nostalgia, or tension, depending on the context.

Have you tried the intense warm look in your project...

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Cyrus Sales

You know Sayantan Adhikary, I admire colorist and there ability to set the mood of a scene/film. I never quite grasp the skillset when I was doing more editing in post-production. I'm definitely one t...

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Sayantan Adhikary

That's awesome, Cyrus Sales ! It's great to see your admiration for the craft. Color grading truly is an art—it shapes the emotions and storytelling of a project. Outsourcing it makes sense when you k...

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Nick Phillips
TOMORROW 12/11 at 4pm PST Producer Chisom Ude joins us in THE PITCH TANK!

Screenwriting Lounge, how the heck are you?? If you've ever wondered what it would be like to pitch your project in The Pitch Tank during the Writers Room Webcast, wonder no more! Click on the link below for a FREE MONTH of the Writers Room and dare to enter the tank! John Mezes and I will be joined...

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Ashley Renee Smith
Visual Effects Society Sets VR Pioneer Jacquelyn Ford Morie For Career Honor At VES Awards!

The Visual Effects Society said Wednesday that VR and immersive technology pioneer DR. Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie will receive its 2025 Georges Méliès Award at the VES Awards in February.

Spanning four decades, Morie’s work redefined the possibilities of immersive media, infusing them with profound emo...

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Cyrus Sales

Thank you for sharing Ashley Renee Smith. This year was the first year hearing about VES and my first time learning about Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Marie. VR and immersive technology is growing more and more...

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An interview with A REAL PAIN editor

I loved the film and found this interview really interesting. Have you seen A REAL PAIN? https://postperspective.com/robert-nassau-on-editing-jesse-eisenbergs-a-......

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Robert Nassau on Editing Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain - postPerspective
Robert Nassau on Editing Jesse Eisenberg's A Real Pain - postPerspective
By Randi Altman In the Jesse Eisenberg-directed feature A Real Pain, which stars Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin, two cousins from New York travel to Poland on a "Holocaust tour" in the wake of their belo…
Cyrus Sales

I haven't seen A Real Pain but I'm most definitely adding it to my list. I've never heard the term dailies used before so I learned something new, did a quick search and found the alternative version...

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Sydney S

Hi, Valerie! I am in sunny Los Angeles right now, so no snow! I did grow up in the Midwest and experienced lots of snow. Have a beautiful day!!

Valerie Heinze

How fortunate for you! Californian’s moving here for the first time, (sub activity temps) are won’t to visit now in their home state.

Valerie Heinze

Very kind of you

Valerie Heinze

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