Filmmakers Academy | How to Calibrate Preston FIZ Remote Follow Focus System
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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
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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
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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…

Dave Alex Riddett BSC & David Sproxton CBE | Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer
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Dave Alex Riddett BSC & David Sproxton CBE | Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer

Shot in just six days by a small crew dedicated to their craft, the music video accompanying Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” is still admired as a shining example of stop-motion success. 37 years after the video’s release, two members of the team reflect on the boundary-pushing process of discovery and invention.   Having garnered an abundance of…

BlueBolt | The Last Kingdom‘s “7 Kings Must Die” VFX Breakdown
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BlueBolt | The Last Kingdom‘s “7 Kings Must Die” VFX Breakdown

BlueBolt recently completed work on “Seven Kings Must Die”, the feature-length, final chapter of Carnival Films/Netflix’ popular historical drama The Last Kingdom, having created visual effects for all five previous seasons, as the sole VFX studio. BlueBolt have delivered more than 3,500 VFX shots over the past eight years, working in close collaboration with producers Carnival…

Thomas Revington / Meta It’s Your World
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Thomas Revington / Meta It’s Your World

From playing the guitar in an indie rock band to leading the visual approach to one of Facebook’s latest campaigns, Thomas Revington is no stranger to both sides of the camera.    Like many cinematographers, South African-born Thomas Revington’s passion for his craft stems from his childhood, where he grew up with a camera practically…