How to Create and Use a Point of View Shot (a Clip Tip)
A powerful way to bring the audience into the action is to insert a point of view shot. Such a shot shows what a character sees. Sometimes the shot includes a framing device, such as a keyhole, a telescope, or a car window Here’s an example from a terrific 3-minute mobile movie: “Death Row,” a film featured in the…
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4 Ways of Uploading Filmic Pro iPhone Footage
by Allen Bronstein – Author of “Make iPhone Movies Everyone Loves“ Filmic Pro gives an iPhone mobile moviemaker tremendous control that can lead to superior video. However, uploading Filmic Pro iPhone footage isn’t quite as easy as uploading video shot with your camera’s app. But learning how to do it will be a big plus.…
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“MKE Lagoon”: aerial cinematography with a GoPro
Aerial photography isn’t new. A French photographer Gaspar-Felix Tournachon took the first still photos from a ballon in 1858. Half a century later, in 1909, an unknown German cameraman shot the first aerial movie—”Wilbur Wright ind seine Flugmaschine.” By the 1920s, Hollywood moviemakers were producing spectacular aerial footage that featured everything from wing walkers to dramatic crashes.…
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property
There might gold in the next video you shoot. It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally a short with a surprising plot twist or memorable characters becomes the seed for a hit feature-length movie. Perhaps the most famous example is “Peluca,” a 9-minute short made for $500. “Peluca” inspired “Napoleon Dynamite,” a feature that earned more…
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Frame-within-a-frame composition
Your camera’s lens takes in only a portion of reality. Deciding what to leave out and what to include is called “framing the shot.” Sometimes you can go a step further and include a frame within the larger frame. This may be done to focus the viewer’s attention…or just for visual fun. A famous example…
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