filmmaking
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Hollywood Writers Strike Over Pay Disputes with Streaming Giants, AI Concerns
The Writers Guild of America, the union that bargains on behalf of Hollywood’s screenwriters, has called a strike after negotiations with major movie studios failed to produce a favourable contract this week. The strike, which is the first involving WGA to occur in 15 years, seeks to bring firms to the table on a host…
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This 3D-Printed 35mm Movie Camera Is an Absolute Marvel of DIY Design and Engineering
There are many reasons even big-budget movie and TV productions have switched to using digital cameras — the most obvious being that shooting on film is expensive. It’s why amateur filmmakers rarely opt for the 35mm cameras that dominated Hollywood for years, but Yuta Ikeya found a way to make them more affordable by designing and…
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Sony’s New FX3 Puts a Cinema-Quality Camera in Your Pocket
For a while it seemed like Sony’s high-end digital filmmaking cameras were on a collision course with its Alpha mirrorless cameras as those shooters became more capable at capturing video. Today the inevitable was confirmed: Sony officially revealed its FX3 with features from both the company’s digital cinema and Alpha lines, giving creators a more…
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How Mad Max Took the Storyboard Road – and the Script Took a Backseat
There are many ways to bring a film together. From the concept to the final product, every day filmmakers find more and more ways to get creative. In the 1970’s, the Mad Max franchise burst on the scene and became known as a beacon of sorts. With it’s mix of unnerving story and beautiful visuals, the action…