by Tom Barrance
One of the best ways to learn filmmaking is to get inspired by other filmmakers, and to try out new filmmaking approaches. This section has ideas, short movies, and information about film history and movements. >Learn about essential filmmaking techniques
There’s lots of potential for using still images in a film or video. It doesn’t just have to look like a slideshow: you can zoom them, pan them, group them, and even make them look three-dimensional. Some of these techniques are simple and others need advanced image manipulation skills.
If you’re a good photographer you’ve already got many of the skills you need to make films. But there’s a lot more to filmmaking than the image.
Films don’t have to be just about bare stories and information. You can use pictures, sound and editing to build up a sense of a place or mood or to get ideas across.
Editing your film to a voice track is a great way to get professional results without the hassle of recording live sound as you film. Here are my seven tips for recording voiceovers right.
I am Cuba / Soy Cuba is an amazing Soviet/Cuban propaganda film from 1964 with beautiful ultrawide, long take black and white cinematography.
Poems can make great inspirations for films. Here are some examples, using music and images to broaden out the meaning of a poem; linking performance, dance, sound and editing; and using punchy, in-your-face typography.
