Short film

Great cinematography in a series of shorts by Janusz Kaminski

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Janusz Kaminski has directed an interesting series of eleven shorts (or vignettes) for the New York Times. Each short is one-minute long and uses only one actor – but a great one, for example, Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford. The super short format doesn’t allow for much storytelling, but the vignettes still manage to be entertaining. But what stood out for me the most was the cinematography. Continue reading Great cinematography in a series of shorts by Janusz Kaminski →

Light Set-up, Making Of / BTS, Tutorial

Making of “Ultimate Movie” trailer

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I realized that some of my new followers missed a cool project I did for Indy Mogul and Google at the start of 2012. So I thought I would post all the videos and tutorials here. This way you can easily find it. It’s about 40 minutes to watch. In the videos I cover everything from lighting to camera movement and color correction. Continue reading Making of “Ultimate Movie” trailer →

Cinematography

Doing It Old School – Forced Perspective and Miniature Models

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Recently, I discovered in a fstoppers article the outstanding work of the photographer Michael Paul Smith. You can see a great selection of his photos on his flickr account. One of his passions is bringing to life Elgin Park – an idyllic American town of the mid-20th century. Continue reading Doing It Old School – Forced Perspective and Miniature Models →

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