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Cinematography for Independent Films
Read more: Cinematography for Independent FilmsAs a cinematographer, your mission is the capture the most visually pleasing image the location and equipment will allow. Location scouting is essential. You need to know where the magic will happen before each and every shot. Granted, things can change and sometimes an angle just doesn’t work the way you anticipated. That is okay,…
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Sound Design and Audio Production
Read more: Sound Design and Audio ProductionAudio is often the most neglected part of indie cinema. Creators will spend time and money crafting the best image they can, but very little of either to record excellent audio. Think about the last time you saw a movie with a great image, but the lip-syncing was just a little bit off or perhaps…
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Lighting and Exposure for Independent Films
Read more: Lighting and Exposure for Independent FilmsWhat is noise? Have you ever seen a poorly lit video with grainy randomly moving particles in the dark areas of the image? Perhaps the particles were even visible in the brighter areas as well. These particles are visual noise. They are the by-products of poorly exposed shots. The less light a scene has the…
