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Shooting Your Way Around the 180 Degree Rule and an Introduction to Composition Basics

02.10.13 @ 6:45PM Tags : 180degreerule, cinematography, composition, coverage, framing, howto, oneeightyrule, scene, shooting, tutorial, tutorials

As modern filmmakers, we have the benefit of hindsight in understanding what has been established in cinema, like the basics of scene coverage and shot composition. One of these shooting essentials is the 180 degree rule, which guides our coverage of a conversation between two subjects. Think of how commonly two people hold a conversation in films you’ve seen, and you’ll have a good idea of how often the rule can apply! Read on to see how scenes can be boiled down to the most powerful imaginary measuring stick at a filmmaker’s disposal, plus some more on basic shot composition and framing. More »

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Couldn't Make It to Cine Gear 2012? FreshDV Has the Low Down on What's New

06.7.12 @ 6:30PM Tags : cinegear, coverage, freshdv, gear, lighting

Wondering what new filmmaking tools were on display at Cine Gear 2012? Our friends over at FreshDV were there to cover the expo, and have posted videos on the newest gear from Cinevate, Kino Flo, Hive, Kessler, and many others. Check out their first 7 videos on their Vimeo playlist (with more videos to be added to the playlist today and tomorrow): More »

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What Hollywood Script Readers Really Think About Your Screenplay

05.29.12 @ 12:30PM Tags : concept, coverage, hollywood, screenplay, screenwriting, script, scriptreader, story

Getting a producer to read your script can be almost as daunting a challenge as getting beyond the blank page. But before you even think about a producer reading your script, you need to get your script past the script readers. Contrary to what you may believe, script readers want your script to be good because they want to read good scripts. Recently, Scott Myers of the Go Into the Story blog on The Black List stumbled into a late night Twitter conversation with The Bitter Script Reader, Nate Winslow, and Amanda Pendolino, three Hollywood script readers, and he captured their conversation for our educational purposes. Here are some of the highlights: More »