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Shooting with Anamorphic Lenses and Filters: an Overview with Film Riot

12.2.12 @ 5:43PM Tags : anamorphic, camera, filmriot, tutorial, tutorials

The anamorphic look has been around for a long time, but its popularity at the budget level has increased in the last few years thanks, in part, to the availability of inexpensive interchangeable lens digital cameras. If you’ve been interested in how people are getting the look and what they are using, Ryan Connolly over at Film Riot has put together a video giving an overview about your options out there and some of the advantages and disadvantages for some of the options. Click through to watch that video below: More »

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What Are Your Favorite Filmmaking Sites? (Besides NoFilmSchool, Of Course)

10.5.12 @ 3:25AM Tags : filmmaking, filmriot, tutorial, tutorials, web, websites

We know we’re not the only game in town when it comes to filmmaking websites — far from it, actually — as there are lots of sites out there that share tons of great content. The often informative Revision3 web show Film Riot (hosted by Ryan Connolly) has been featured on this site before, most notably with a tutorial for a DIY slider. Now Ryan takes a look at some of his favorite filmmaking websites in the video below. More »

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A Film Riot Tutorial for Building a Cheap and Functional DIY Slider

09.10.12 @ 6:29PM Tags : camera, diy, dolly, filmriot, gear, slider, tripod, tutorial, tutorials

One of the most coveted DIY projects around (next to perhaps the jib) is the slider. However, DIY is usually a balance between cost savings and function, and this $10-$15 slider from Ryan Connolly at Film Riot is no different. Let’s take a look at how far you can stretch your dollar for a functional slider. Hit the jump for the tutorial: More »

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How Does the RED EPIC Compare to the 5D Mark II -- After Being Compressed for the Web?

08.25.11 @ 11:11AM Tags : 5dmarkii, dslr, filmriot, hdslr, red, redepic, shootout

As part of a guy’s night out I saw the new Conan: the Barbarian the other night and it was honestly the first time I found myself thinking in a theater, “this is soft — I could really do with a 4K image.” It was also the first time I thought, “I bet my five year-old nephew could write this.” But then I read an honest and insightful post by screenwriter Sean Hood on Quora, and the behind-the-scenes answer (especially with three credited screenwriters) is never as simple as “it was badly written.” Getting back to the first thought about 4K, however, internet TV show Film Riot asks the question: once compressed for the web, how different are the RED EPIC and Canon 5D Mark II? Of course there’s a big difference in the theater, but how about on your laptop? More »