planet5D | the best HDSLR site on the planet PRODUCTION DICTIONARY FILM, AUDIO, and VIDEO TERMINOLOGY The Dictionary is an extensive on-line reference of film, video and audio terminology as applicable to production and post production. While we have endeavored to create as complete a resource as possible, the usage of some terms will vary depending on the country and region in which it is used. Whenever there is a term which you can not find here, you might be dealing with new film, video, or audio production slang. A/B Printing: Printing from original film stock which has been conformed into two rolls with alternating shots and black opaque leader. A/B Rolls: Two or more rolls of film having alternate scenes intercut with opaque leaders in such a way that the 'A' roll presents its picture at the same time that the 'B' roll presents opaque leader, and vice versa. Above the Line: Refers to the creative elements of a production such as the writer, producer, director and actors. Alternating Current. Accent Light: A light unit that emphasizes one subject.
Skhizein - short film by Jeremy Clapin Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself. An animated short that runs for only 13 minutes, this tells the rather comical and yet sad story of a man affected by a meteorite in a most peculiar way. Once he has been struck he finds that his body is now constantly 91 centimetres from where it should be. With a warm, wonderfully rendered style and a mixture of great detail and enjoyably abstract moments, this little piece of animation is, quite frankly, an absolute joy. Writer-director-animator Jérémy Clapin is someone I hope continues to produce great work and go on to even bigger and better things. Won Kodak Short Film Award in Cannes Film Festival, 2008 Directed by Jérémy Clapin / France / 2008
44 Grunge Photoshop Tutorials What’s up today? We’ve actually compiled a whole array of creative grunge tutorials so you can infuse staggering grungy styles into your artworks using Photoshop. Lately the grunge effect is known to be an enormously popular trend in web design, and basically it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere any time soon. So if you want to really wild on your grunge designs, you may now explore different techniques in Photoshop that can give your artwork some textured, aged and uneven looks with rusting metal signs, dirty spots, grunge patterns, scorched borders, or overall distressed accents. Head blow off effect Designing a typographic concept poster Distressed effects in Photoshop The new way to create 3D text Create a rough woody text effect with wood splinters texture in Photoshop How to design an impressive graphic tee in Photoshop How to make a worn vintage beach ad in Photoshop Design an awesome geometric shaped typography with grungy background in Photoshop Creating a retro grunge poster
25 Great Podcasts You Should Download | Fuel Your Motionography Filmmaking Terms and Phrases Playing with Displace Filter in Photoshop I have been playing a lot with the Displace filter in Photoshop and I still get impressed with how powerful it is. Even though I have written some tutorials using it, I decided to try to recreate a different effect that I saw in one of the images submitted for the Daily Inspiration. It was a brick wall deformed like it was made of cloth. So in this tutorial, or a quick-tips I will show you how to create a curtain made of bricks or how to deform a brick wall as it was a curtain. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 Let's import another image, now of a girl opening the curtains. Step 3 With the Lasso Tool (L) or the Pen Tool (P) select the empty white. Step 5 Now select the hands/arms of the girl and the curtains. Step 6 Move the brick wall layer so it will be in front of the girl layer. Step 7 Go to Layer>Layer Mask>Hide Selection. Step 8 Duplicate the girl layer and delete the girl using the mask of the bricks wall for reference. Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12 Step 13 Step 14
Film Tips | 7 Simple Mistakes Filmmakers Make | Raindance I am just off a plane to Cannes 2013 where I look forward the joy of making new contacts and renewing old friendships. “It’s A People Business” is such a truth. On the crowded flight, I was reminded how I have made so many errors over my time in the business. Nobody gets everything right all the time, but everyone should be striving to learn from what went wrong. I don’t want “Believe In You” to sound like a gospel song, especially since this also happens to be the week that Whitney Houston died. When I was in primary school back in Ontario, I didn’t speak until I was 6 or 7. I looked at the apple then at her and thought to myself ‘Wow! I ended up getting really good at reading and in visual art (I didn’t manage to fo to film school). The first step to becoming a successful filmmakers, is to change how you feel about filmmaking (and filmmakers) Here’s a simple exercise. Then all you need to do is to eliminate the film stuff that made you down. Budget is not only your money. Elliot,
Timelapse Basics – A Few Things to Consider When Shooting a Timelapse Introduction By Preston Kanak Shooting a timelapse is not a science. However, there are a few things you can do to improve your chances. One of the challenges you need to overcome when shooting is determining the ideal setting for your camera. StoryGear PrepCamera SettingsShooting ModesRAW vs JPEGIntervalPost Processing I have broken down the post into pre-production, production and post-production. Pre-Production The first thing I want to look at is the story. There are many ways you can use a time-lapse to help tell your story. FORM can be broken down into three sections: The Primary Features (Colour, line, shape, size, — which are basically the elements that are used to construct the image).The Secondary Features (Balance, composition, contrast, dominance, movement, rhythm, unity, — basically how the primary features were used).The Tertiary Concerns, (How form interacts with the content and context). As for CONTENT, this is essentially the message you are trying to rely. Juxtaposing Images