LUTs, i.e. look-up tables, can be great tools in color correction. Here is a tutorial where I talk about how to use them in various editing programs. Continue reading Using LUTs in Adobe Premiere, Davinci Resolve & Final Cut Pro
Category Archives: Tutorial
Color Grading with Magic Bullet Suite 12
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “How do I get that film look?” Today I will show you how I turn ordinary-looking video into a cinematic image that just simply looks good. Continue reading Color Grading with Magic Bullet Suite 12
How to Shoot a Car Scene: Camera, Lighting & Sound Tutorial
If you are a filmmaker, chances are that you’ve had to shoot a scene inside a moving car. If so, then you probably know how hard it can be to get smooth shots or interesting angles in such a situation. Continue reading How to Shoot a Car Scene: Camera, Lighting & Sound Tutorial
Creating Locations That Don’t Exist
Hi guys. Today is time for another tutorial based on my latest short film “The Big Wild North”. Check out the video below. Continue reading Creating Locations That Don’t Exist
Cinematic Camera Movement – Steadicam / Gimbal / Dolly
I have a new filmmaking tutorial for you guys today where I talk about moving camera in your production. Also I get into why you should do it, when, how and also some common mistakes that beginner filmmakers make. Continue reading Cinematic Camera Movement – Steadicam / Gimbal / Dolly
“The Big Wild North” – short film by Tom Antos
My latest film “The Big Wild North” is finally ready and you can watch it right here. Continue reading “The Big Wild North” – short film by Tom Antos
Lighting using just the sun & a reflector
Even though I normally have access to lighting equipment, I often just use the sun and a reflector to light the films or music videos I work on. This way I can move fast and save a lot of money by not renting those huge and expensive HMI Par lights (but if you want to learn to use HMI Pars, I have a tutorial about them too). Continue reading Lighting using just the sun & a reflector
Shot Composition tutorial by Tony Zhou – based on Kurosawa’s “The Bad Sleep Well”
Tony Zhou has posted another informative video on his Vimeo channel. This one will give you ideas how to creatively stage and frame scenes, rather than just do the standard coverage (i.e. wide, medium, close-ups). Continue reading Shot Composition tutorial by Tony Zhou – based on Kurosawa’s “The Bad Sleep Well”
Make your films & videos look big budget thanks to stock footage
Many indie filmmakers don’t realize that nowadays high-quality stock footage is affordable and easily accessible. As a result, they miss out on an easy way to raise the quality of their work. Continue reading Make your films & videos look big budget thanks to stock footage
Looking back at “Famous Movies In One Take” Music Video
Today I wanted to look back at one of our most interesting videos – a music video we did with DeStorm Power entitled “Famous Movies In One Take”. This was a very challenging project and it came out even better than what we hoped for. We are super proud of it. Continue reading Looking back at “Famous Movies In One Take” Music Video