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Stop-Motion Animator Turns Despair into Joy

Apple-produced “Fuzzy Feelings” tell a classic feel-good Christmas story of compassion overcoming nastiness. The project artfully combines stop-motion scenes with live action performances. George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity” provides the music score. Swedish animator Anna Mantzaris reveals some of her secrets in a making-of video (following the main attraction). The four-minute movie was shot…

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Artist Celebrates Artist in Beautiful Mini-doc

SJ van Breda is a master at using film art to celebrate the work and philosophies of South African artists. “A State of Flow” continues van Breda’s mission, giving us a dazzling mini-doc about the painter Sarah Grace. While the movie is making the festival rounds, the one-minute teaser gives us a glimpse of the…

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The Most Unusual Dance Film Ever

You can find thousands—maybe millions—of dance movies on YouTube. Labeling one of them as “the most unusual” might seem to be a reach. But we challenge you to find anything as offbeat as “REKT.” The Scottish director Jamiel Laurence is celebrated for unusual dance staging. But this one—set at the Ultimate Car Wash & Valeting…

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Tutorial Review: “How to Create the CINEMATIC FILM LOOK with a Smartphone”

In “How to Create the CINEMATIC FILM LOOK with a Smartphone” Simon Horrocks covers a wide variety of techniques that can give video a classic film look. Horrocks’ 26-minute exposition is clear and easy to follow. The only resources needed beside a phone are a couple of camera apps and an ND (neutral density) filter.…

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Multi-day Timelapse Experiment Captures Manhattan Beach

Most timelapse scenes compress only a few hours or less. Jefferson Graham, creator of PhotowalksTV, challenged himself to go beyond such limits. The result is a 7-minute video: “EPIC 10 Day TIMELAPSE of Manhattan Beach.” The finished movie evoked a variety of how-to-do-it questions. Graham answers them in a four-minute BTS titled “Timelapse Ten-Day Challenge.”…

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Cliff House Shack Stars in Drone Video

Locations often play big roles. Think of Casablanca, Sunset Blvd., and Mars. But location is rarely as prominent as in “Insane Driftwood Shack on California Cliff.” The filmmaker Nick explained the production this way: “We were hiking along the California coast in a spot familiar to us and I noticed something odd down on the…

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