Smoke 2013 Tutorials More and more Smoke 2013 tutorials are hitting the web. Not least from Autodesk itself. There are now 32 how to tutorials on their youtube channel. Premium Beat has also got some...
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Tutorials for Colorists
A fistful of colour grading tutorials Presynkt Post always have good DaVinci Resolve tutorials and here is their latest quick tip on how to reframe RED EPIC footage and use vignettes to help draw the...
Post production tips from Larry Jordan
5 great tips for post from Larry Jordan Larry Jordan, the grandaddy of FCP editors/trainers has a hugely useful blog, forum and training warehouse, with excellent video tutorials on just about every...
Editing The Amazing Spiderman
The Amazing Spiderman post production Alan Edward Bell is the lead editor on Sony’s tent pole film this summer – The Amazing Spiderman. In this interview on the Digital Production Buzz...
Free Lightworks 11 video tutorials
10 free Lightworks NLE video tutorials Lightworks is a free NLE from Editshare, which, while not as well known as Avid or FCP, has a long cinematic heritage. You need only check out the banner image...
Free 120 page Final Cut Pro 7 editing ebook
Over 170 tips, tricks and techniques for FCP7 Digital Heaven (a UK company that also runs finalcutters.com) has just added Final Cut Pro Killer Secrets (formerly a £9.99 ebook) to their selection of...
Filmmaking Masterclass – 2 hours with Steven Spielberg, James Cameron and JJ Abrams
Steven Spielberg on a lifetime of directing The Directors Guild of America hosted this event last year where James Cameron and JJ Abrams (along with Michael Apted) interviewed Steven Spielberg on his...
The Future of Cinema Sound?
Dolby Atmos – the sound of the future? Wired magazine has a great article on the behind the scenes work that has gone into the development and roll out of Dolby’s new sonic cinema...
Editing a Pixar film
Editing an animated feature film… The art of the guillotine has a great podcast interview with editor Ken Schretzmann on how he got his start in the industry, his creative process as feature...
How to get a job as an editor
Getting your big break Zac Arnold shares how he worked his way to his ”big break” through Craigslist and Facebook (and a lot of hard work!) Assistant Editing Handbook (free chapter!) If...
Smoke 2013 Tutorials and Tips
Learning how to use Autodesk Smoke 2013 Autodesk Smoke 2013 is now available (download it here) so to learn how to get started with it, check out this extensive round up of tutorials, tips and...
How to be a VFX Assistant
What do VFX assistants do on big hollywood feature films? Anthony Snitzer has an interesting blog/journal documenting what he got up to as visual effects assistant working on The Avengers for five...
How to be a film director
Pixar directors on film directing Pixar has some really interesting filmmaking interviews with various senior members of its creative team. My favourite is probably Brad Bird on handling the barrage...
Prometheus Visual Effects Breakdowns
Behind the scenes on Prometheus With the release of Ridley Scott’s epic Prometheus a plethora of visual effects breakdown articles have popped up. Here are some of the best around: FXGuide TV...
DaVinci Resolve 9 video demo
DaVinci Resolve 9 – New Features Alexis Van Hurkman delivered a 20minute presentation to the Montreal Final Cut User Group after NAB 2012. Alexis talks through the new user interface and some...