I've decided to start posting my music on youtube... performed live. I'm looking to improve the cinematography with an automated slider / jib that could produce a movement
like this on its own:
Does anyone know how I can do this on a budget?
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posted by audio
on Apr 16, 2013 -
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We're shooting a low-budget feature and are having trouble finding a cinematographer/DP. Where else can we look (details inside)?
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posted by drjimmy11
on Mar 12, 2013 -
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Many music videos from the late nineties,
six underground by the sneaker pimps being the most salient example to me, have a distinctive cinematographic feel and style to them, with very high contrast (super dark blacks and popping-out, almost oversaturated whites); a lot of murky brown/green and pops of red/blue. Does this style have a name? Is it a film effect or some kind of post-processing, or both? digital? Why was it so prevalent in the late-nineties, and, correct me if I am mistaken, mostly just for music videos?
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posted by zingiberene
on Jan 8, 2013 -
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We want to watch movies on Netflix Istant that have beautiful cinematography. Nothing too violent or gory. We'd prefer a good plot and characters.
We're not talking a good looking film, we want beautiful, drop dead gorgeous photography, available on Netflix Instant.
For an example of what I mean by drop dead gorgeous, check out the trailer for
Nostalghia. Obviously other films by that director, Andrei Tarkovsky, are one list, but what else would you suggest?
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on May 19, 2012 -
40 answers
Can you recommend online videos or blogs which dissect, compare, and contrast different elements of filmmaking: camerawork, lighting, directing, editing, pacing, music, dialogue, color, etc? And if you went to film school or took classes, what were some lessons/first-hand experiments that really opened your eyes to the art and subjective nature of film?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jan 11, 2012 -
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Music videos are a dime a dozen. However, it's pretty rare for an entire album to be made into a single video with a coherent narrative. What are some examples of this?
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posted by schmod
on Jul 14, 2011 -
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Short, live-action films that work with limited locations, effects, budget, and actors?
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posted by jsturgill
on Nov 21, 2010 -
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Ski Movie Aficionados: Approximately five years ago I read about a very artful ski movie in the middle of multi-year production. The aspect I remember most clearly was a very high original frame rate to allow super- smooth slow motion. I want to say 100fps, but I really don't remember for sure. Can anyone lead me to this film?
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posted by reeddavid
on Aug 1, 2010 -
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FilmFilter: What artistic quality might
Shattered Glass and
The Ice Storm have in common? Where can I find more of it?
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posted by sallybrown
on May 17, 2010 -
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My good friend is a cinematographer and wants to update his online reel. I said I would snoop around for ideas on how best to do this?
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posted by silsurf
on Apr 27, 2010 -
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Name that Film-Filter: I'm trying to think of the name of a movie that I'd like to buy before the liquidation of a nearby Blockbuster comes to a close. High fantasy, vignettes, made less than five years ago.
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posted by fook
on Nov 21, 2009 -
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I watch a lot of movies, and I have noticed that in modern movies, almost every shot has a very restricted palette of two colors. Could someone tell me when this practice became standard?
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posted by Jimmy Havok
on Nov 11, 2009 -
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I want to teach myself to be more professional at digital video production. Are there any classes/seminars (online or in L.A.) that you'd recommend? If I could live in my dream world, I'd get to take the
Travel Channel video course but without spending $2000 I don't have and having to drive to Santa Barbara for it. Thoughts?
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posted by miss lynnster
on Jul 13, 2009 -
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Career Change Advice: How can I become a Camera Operator / Director of Photography / Cinematographer?
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posted by trbrts
on May 13, 2009 -
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On NBC's Heroes, what is the shot or effect called when Matt Parkman uses his telepathy? Bonus points if you can also point me to tips for emulating this in After Effects.
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posted by cramer
on May 5, 2009 -
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Point me to some real examples of the cinematic style parodied in Flight of the Conchords' "Foux de Fa Fa!"
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posted by drjimmy11
on Mar 16, 2009 -
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Suggest online or DVD resources for a new filmmaker to learn about lenses, film formats, shot composition, camera moves, dialogue staging, and other aspects of cinematography & directing?
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posted by pseudostrabismus
on Apr 17, 2008 -
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Questions about buying a video camera in general and some specifics about the Canon XL1....
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posted by dobbs
on Apr 24, 2007 -
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What, from the standpoint of the audience, is the difference/advantage between shooting, say, a sitcom, in single-camera mode (SCM) and multiple-camera mode (MCM)? If all you're doing in SCM is shooting dialogue, for example, out-of-order to construct an effect that is effortlessly achieved by switching from one camera to the next in MCM, it would seem that, if anything, you would gain from the immediacy of the actors' reaction in a scene shot in MCM.
posted by the sobsister
on Mar 10, 2006 -
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Deconstruct-the-magic-filter: In the latest series of HP commercials, there is this really neat effect where people wave photographs around and they meld seamlessly with the footage, and vice versa. How do they accomplish this? I'm not easily stumped by this kind of thing, but I really have no idea.
posted by phrontist
on Mar 16, 2005 -
11 answers
