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Here's the Gorgeous 72-Minute Trailer for the Longest Movie Ever Made

5 years ago by Joe Marine

watch

feature

featurefilm

Joe Marine

Watch: The Psychology of Color in Film

3 years ago by Jon Fusco

color

Video Essay

colortheory

Jon Fusco

Watch: Spike Jonze's New Short for Apple Rethinks What an Ad Can Be

11 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

How Daniel Day-Lewis F*cked Up 'Phantom Thread' with His Bad Acting

11 months ago by V Renée

V Renée

Here's What Cast and Crew Really Earn on a $200 Million Blockbuster Budget

3 years ago by Emily Buder

budget

big-budget

hollywood

Emily Buder

The Most Terrifying Horror Shorts You Can Watch Online Right Now

2 years ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Your First PA Gig: Everything You Need to Know

2 years ago by Sophia Harvey

Production Assistant

set lingo

walkie

for your production bible

Sophia Harvey

Watch: A Look Into the First Ever Film Shot on 16K

2 months ago by Jourdan Aldredge

16K

short film

High Resolution Filmmaking

Jourdan Aldredge

20+ Films You Need to Watch About Race in America

2 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

10 Ways to Successfully Introduce a Character

3 years ago by Jon Fusco

Video Essay

Jon Fusco

Why That Bear Performed Fellatio on That Guy in 'The Shining'

2 years ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

'Never Ask for Permission': Alexander Payne’s Seven-Step Filmmaking Crash Course

9 months ago by Dylan Kai Dempsey

Dylan Kai Dempsey

10 Things to Discuss After Seeing 'Interstellar'

4 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Can't Get Enough 'Black Mirror'? Watch These Dystopian Sci-Fi Shorts

1 year ago by Emily Buder

Emily Buder

Watch: 3 Editing Techniques 'Big Little Lies' Uses to Create Empathy

9 months ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

Someone Re-Cut Ray Liotta’s Chantix Commercial with Scenes from 'Goodfellas' and It’s Pretty Awesome

2 months ago by Jourdan Aldredge

Jourdan Aldredge

The NY Times 25 Best Movies of the 21st Century, According to Critics and Filmmakers

2 years ago by Emily Buder

ranking

best movies

new york times

Emily Buder

Watch: David Lynch's Bizarre New Short Film, 'Ant Head'

2 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

'Random Stop' is a Powerful POV-Shot Film Based on the Real-Life Shooting Death of Kyle Dinkheller

5 years ago by Joe Marine

Joe Marine

1. Write the Feature. 2. Make a Short. 3. Get the Feature Made. (Coming Soon: a MANCHILD Short)

6 years ago by Ryan Koo

Ryan Koo

Here's What a Festival Programmer Looks for in a Short Film

9 months ago by Jon Fusco

Jon Fusco

How to Shoot a Feature Film for Only $7,000

6 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Alejandro Montoya Marin

Oakley Anderson-Moore

Which Cameras Were Used on the Oscar-Nominated Films of 2016?

3 years ago by V Renée

V Renée

Waking from a Dream: Deconstructing David Lynch's 'Blue Velvet'

3 years ago by Justin Morrow

blue velvet

David Lynch

davidlynch

Justin Morrow

DP Roger Deakins Reveals 'Blade Runner 2049' Tech Challenges in Jaw-Dropping New Featurette

2 years ago by Liz Nord

Liz Nord

Dave Kendricken

Here's Why Indie Filmmakers Should Consider Virtual Production

10 months ago by Oakley Anderson-Moore

Oakley Anderson-Moore

A (Very Brief) History of Experimental Cinema

5 years ago by Justin Morrow

Justin Morrow

5 Tips on How a Filmmaker Can Use Social Media Effectively

7 months ago by Erik Luers

Erik Luers

The Science of Silence: Disquieting Uses of Infrasound in Movies

2 years ago by Justin Morrow

Sound Design

infrasound

science

Justin Morrow

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Your top 5 favorite movies.

4 years ago by Tommy Plesky

Tommy Plesky

Director / D.P / Editor

1962

Luggage Trailer - have been waiting to show this here :)

4 years ago by Jonesy Jones

Jonesy Jones

Storymaker

733

Lawrence Kasdan & J.J. Abrams: Screenwriting ‘The Force Awakens’

3 years ago by Alex Ferrari

Star Wars

Star Wars the force awakens

guerrilla film school

DVX100a

Final Cut Pro

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1028

Is the GH4 above the 5D mark III?

4 years ago by Tommy Plesky

Tommy Plesky

Director / D.P / Editor

1962

File Transfer

4 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

410

Can we all stop pretending we are so passionate about film making?

3 years ago by Nick Rowland

Nick Rowland

Street Bum

597

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1028

FilmRiot and DSLR Guide are a disgrace? Why hate CinematographyDatabase? (Rant)

2 years ago by Mark Miller

Mark Miller

Director

156

I just finished my first short and its terrible, now what?

4 years ago by Joel Morillo

Joel Morillo

Motion graphics artist

2018 SmashCut Screenplay Competition - Judges Announced

1 year ago by Matt Edwards

screenplay competition

Matt Edwards

director/producer/editor

101

How to show time passing? 1 day

4 years ago by Ricardo Nascimento

Ricardo Nascimento 112

Mastering The Art of Film Blocking

3 years ago by Jason Buff

Jason Buff

Teacher at IFA.

127

How videos can help you in education

6 months ago by MollySipe

writing

familyessay

familyessayorg

MollySipe

Student

Alex Ferrari

Director / Producer

1028

How do you make a living out of cinematography?

4 years ago by Tommy Plesky

Tommy Plesky

Director / D.P / Editor

1962

176

Film vs. Digital

3 years ago by Stephen Crawford

Stephen Crawford 400

First trailer for a microbudget BMPCC feature

4 years ago by Alex Richardson

microbudget

low budget

No Budget

Alex Richardson

Director

3517

Gaining Experience With No Experience. The Ultimate Challenge.

4 years ago by Jessica Lee

Beginners

Newbies

Hot-To

Jessica Lee

Wanna Be Scorsese

137

Do you work every day?

5 months ago by Emil F. Skanning

Emil F. Skanning

Writer, Director, Editor

283

Help me spend 30-40 grand

4 years ago by Brian Anthony

Brian Anthony

Student

352

Sony A7s or Blackmagic Cinema??

4 years ago by Nikiforos Pittaras

Nikiforos Pittaras

Owner of Art & Commercial Studio

Distribber or Amazon Video Direct?

10 months ago by James Couche

Amazon Prime

Amazon Video Direct

distribber

James Couche

Independent Filmmaker

110

Fancy or Affortable? Help A Beginner Out!

4 years ago by Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee

Wanna Be Scorsese

137

Favorite War Movie?

4 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

410

Diego Lope

Writer / Director / Producer

122

Purchasing first camera - which is best buy on a budget?

4 years ago by Louise Fields

Louise Fields 146

What are the essentials an newbie AC is supposed to know ?

2 years ago by Charles Leo Panadan

assistant cinematographer

Charles Leo Panadan 62

A7S like a Cinema Camera

4 years ago by Hovig Kazandjian

Hovig Kazandjian

Writer, Director

410

Ugh. C100. So sexy. But worth it down the road?

4 years ago by Jeremy Freedberg

i'm just gonna want something...

i should just buy an a6000

i should rent forever

but i want to own a camera

it's so nice to have your own...

but at what cost

where does it end

will i ever be able to stop...

Jeremy Freedberg 138

Best Techniques for Single Camera Cinematography?

7 months ago by Raza Rehman

Raza Rehman

Writer/Director

102