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Neil Watson will be having an AMA here in the Cinematography Lounge on January 2nd!
Neil is an award-winning director at Film Dreams Inc, cinematographer, camera operator, producer, writer, and winner of Stage 32’s Short Film Contest 2023. He worked on “Avatar 2,” “Avatar 3,” “Dancing with the Stars,...
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Hello dear community,
Here’s news of some exciting AMAs for January.
In the Cinematography Lounge:
Tuesday, January 2nd in the Cinematography Lounge- Neil Watson, Director, Cinematographer, Camera Operator (AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER), and Winner of Stage 32's Short Film Contest 2023, will be answering...
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Hey, DPs!
Don't miss out on Tuesday's upcoming Ask Me Anything, right here in the Cinematography Lounge with Filmmaker and ICG local 600 Camera Operator (Avatar: The Way of Water & Avatar 3), Neil Watson! Neil will be here all day answering your questions about, "Working as a Professional Camera Oper...
Expand postLooking forward to this AMA, Ashley Renee Smith! All of them!
Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares three videos in today’s blog.
In the first video, actor and filmmaker Peter Billingsley talks about what it was like making A CHRISTMAS STORY and shares behind-the-scenes moments.
The second video digs into the filming process of ELF.
In the th...
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Last night I came out of the cinema buzzing, with thanks to Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn who were of course aided with the screenplay by Peter Stone and the Cinematography of Charles Lang.
The festival is a presentation of the University of the West of England and the audience was pointed towards th...
Expand postI haven't seen "Charade," Geoff Hall, but the cinematography in it is phenomenal. I noticed that in the video about the witty dialogue. The interviewer asked Charles Lang, "What special lighting probl...
Expand commentMaurice Vaughan ah, I see. Interior locations will have their own lighting sources which may conflict against how the film is being shot and so there may be lots of control issues for existing light a...
Expand commentOk, gotcha, Geoff Hall. Thanks for explaining. I thought cinematographers only have problems with lighting when filming outside because of the sun. Inside, the sun isn't an issue.
I was recently involved in a project where basically the challenge was to make a short film within a month based on a theme. It's all about people pooling their time and passion to make it happen, the...
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I love the way that Mission: Impossible looked. How about you? It’s great to hear too, that Stephen H Burum, the cinematographer, referenced other DPs work. It gave the film a distinctive style and feel, that really stood out for me.
https://youtu.be/SXdYsoQcfj8?si=hgt2bOSeB-I9VGbO...
Expand postI really like "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One," Geoff Hall. I saw it on streaming. I really like all of the "Mission: Impossible" movies actually. They have some of the best set pieces...
Expand commentGeoff Hall I think it was on the Script Apart podcast about the first MI film where David Koepp said De Palma had shown an early cut of the film and George Lucas said it was missing the 'spaghetti' sc...
Expand commentMark Giacomin that’s a great point, Mark. I’ll have to make a note of that ‘spaghetti scene’ for future reference. Thanks for sharing it.
No probs Geoff Hall, I'm going to use it too. Apparently, the film was going to start during the mission that goes wrong, Lucas said the audience wouldn't know any of the characters so wouldn't care i...
Expand commentMark Giacomin Lucas is a wise man. Get the audience emotionally involved before you threaten their lives, eh?
Hey DPs,
Tokina just announced that they're working on a vintage style modification of its successful Vista glass.
https://ymcinema.com/2023/12/11/tokina-vista-p-full-frame-cinema-primes-......
Expand postCool idea. But if you want the vintage lens look, go vintage. It's more than bokeh. It's also the lens coating, etc. I think it's more of a marketing gimmick to charge too much money for a lens.
For years now, Tokina Vista primes have been used as the base for a slew of "customizable" and detuned lenses like the Masterbuilt series used on the Joker. So this is just Tokina expanding, using the...
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Great share, J. Austin Gentry! Quentin Tarantino talked about hiring talented artists who understand your (a director's) vision. Things go so much smoother during filming when the people you surround...
Expand commentAwesome share! Tarantino, like any filmmaker, doesn't;t bat a thousand but he's one of my favorite filmmakers ever and you can feel his entire team pulling in the same direction on everything he does....
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Stage 32’s founder and CEO, Richard “RB” Botto, shares two great videos in today’s blog.
In the first video, Oscar-winner James Cameron talks with BARBIE director Greta Gerwig about their process, not just as directors, but as writers and storytellers.
In the second video, you’ll get a fascinating...
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I just watched this great video with tips and thoughts on documentary visual styles. What do you all think, are these good suggestions to keep in mind? Do you have any that you'd like to add?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7eWCkyyNss...
Expand postI'm so glad that you enjoyed it, Maurice Vaughan!
Really cool, thanks for sharing Ashley. Some things seem so simple and when you start breaking them down the choices become endless.
This is incredibly cool and with the proliferation of docs so smart for filmmakers to watch this. Thanks, Ashley Renee Smith!
what a great share Ashley Renee Smith !
Hello!
I really enjoyed the series 'Archive 81', and I just watched a short video about cameras that appeared on the show (link below).
I know absolutely nothing about cameras, but was wondering if someone that does could help me out with some queries.
1: If...
Expand postHa ha, thanks Mario Leone, funnily enough that is about the only camera I recognise by name.
Hey Sam Rivera, hurrah! Someone that likes it. I wont say too much about it as Mark Deuce will be checking it out, but at times it was very creepy.
Genuinely interested to know what you think, after you have had a chance to watch it Mark Deuce
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