Cinematography techniques are the visual methods filmmakers use to shape how a story looks and feels on screen.The cinema techniques control framing, lighting, movement, composition, and lens choice.This deep guide covers 30 cinematography techniques used by professional filmmakers and video creators, with practical explanations and examples that you can apply on set.Continue reading Best Cinematography Techniques and Tips You Didn’t Learn in Film School
Ethos, pathos and logos are modes of persuasion that form the rhetorical triangle. A compelling argument, sales pitch, speech, or commercial ideally uses elements of all three strategies. We'll show you how to employ each technique and present some examples along the way.Continue reading Ethos, Pathos & Logos — Definitions and Examples
Today, I’m going to show you how to schedule a ten-page shoot if you’re looking to maximize your budget constraints. Shooting ten pages in a day is a worst-case scenario, but sometimes those worst-case scenarios can happen on your production. When they do, your shooting schedule needs to be very precise and prepared.So let’s jump in.Continue reading Shooting Schedule Pro Tips for a 10-Page Shoot Day
If Sun Tzu wrote “The Art of Production” he’d probably say that every production battle is won before it’s fought. An effective battle plan is the shooting schedule, and it’s the difference between making our days and staying under budget.Continue reading Stop Making These 6 Common Shooting Schedule Mistakes
Television shows have a lot of moving parts — almost every show employs numerous writers and directors. So, how do you make sure everything functions as it should while guaranteeing the overall creative vision of the series? This is the job of a showrunner — a position more like the conductor of an orchestra. We’ll break down the basic responsibilities of the role as well as what it takes to eventually become one. What is a showrunner? Let's go behind the scenes of today's biggest television and streaming shows to find the answer.Continue reading What is a Showrunner — What…
Write, share, and collaborate on industry-formatted screenplays, and then begin pre-production.
A video series dedicated to the process of location management and how to use StudioBinder's software to organize and collaborate with logistics.
A series of video tutorials on how to use the media library in StudioBinder, including how to get started, managing media, and collaborating.
A series of video tutorials on script breakdown elements in StudioBinder, including how to get started, organize elements, and collaborate.
How can you storyboard if you cannot draw? It might seem like a conundrum at first glance but, luckily, there are a number of alternatives to drawing that you can make use of and still produce high quality storyboards. In this post, we will cover why storyboards are important, as well as four different options for creating storyboards even if you have no artistic talent whatsoever.Continue reading How to Storyboard if You Can’t Draw — 4 Alternative Options
