Straight 8 Winners 2023 | no ball games
An eerie crowd convinces a yellow-coated passerby to play a dangerous ball game. Dir: Sam Brewster
Straight 8 Winners 2023 | quinacridone gold
This intense spy drama is told through AI manipulated images that creep into your brain and latch onto your memory. Dir: Orlando Cubitt
Straight 8 Winners 2023 | brief encounter
In this sensual narrative, being stalked through the city can be as exciting as it may be scary. Dir: Alex Matraxia
Straight 8 Winners 2023 | something gruesome
An innocent bystander witnesses something gruesome. Dir: Richard Hunter
Straight 8 Winners 2023 | lemonade stand-off
Two lemonade stand entrepeneurs fight to the extremes for their clientelle’s preference. Dir: Max Mir, Matthew Poole & Kan Trivedi
Filmmakers Academy | DIY Lens Effects
In his garage workshop, Justin Jones reveals DIY tricks that every cinematographer ought to know. More specifically, Justin showcases how he builds his personal DIY lens effects. We are so excited to introduce our newest cinematography mentor, Justin Jones. As a leading cinematographer with over a decade of experience, Justin dominated the music video world….
Filmmakers Academy | How to Calibrate Preston FIZ Remote Follow Focus System
1st AC Derek Edwards demonstrates how to map out a lens on the Preston FIZ remote follow focus system. Programming your lenses in the prep makes you more efficient. That way, by the time you get on set, your lenses are dialed in and ready to go. Then, it’s a matter of two seconds to change the…
Union VFX | The Power
Union has revealed its work as sole vendor on The Power, a nine-part British science fiction drama series developed by Raelle Tucker, Naomi Alderman, Claire Wilson, and Sarah Quintrell for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the Naomi Alderman novel of the same name, The Power is a supernatural thriller in which women suddenly develop the ability to deliver…
Filmmakers Academy | Hard Cuts, J Cuts and L Cuts
Editor Joaquin Elizondo establishes a foundation for key editing techniques that you will learn throughout this series. Joaquin shares his process for how he takes what’s in the script and puts it on the screen using hard cuts, and then shows you how to finesse pacing and rhythm utilizing J-cuts and L-cuts. Access the full…
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