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This faith-themed action vehicle for Mahershala Ali will leave you shaken inside.
David Robert Mitchell takes audiences back in time with this dinosaur flick.
Lee Cronin's reimagining of The Mummy plays everything safe.
Those hoping for an honest or insightful portrait into the life of Michael Jackson are not going to find it in this estate-sanctioned biopic.
This stoner comedy doesn't quite get high enough on the journey for a slice of pizza.
One way that filmmakers can show scale is by implementing the wide shot. It can also demonstrate the strength of a filmmaker by how they compose such a wide image, by using scale and framing. Typically, a wide angle shot shines with large format filmmaking, whether it is Vista Vision or IMAX.
Ildikó Enyedi's ambitious film takes you through nature's dreams.
A shot is usually conceived with a single focal plane- but sometimes a director will use additional optical tricks to create two focal planes. This shot type is effectively called a Split Diopter, and lately it has become a powerful tool for filmmakers of the past and present.
Potsy Ponciroli brings forth an intriguing, if not entirely successful experiment with the action genre with little dialogue.
Chloé Zhao's Shakespearean tragedy will leave you heartbroken.
Nia DaCosta adapts Henrik Ibsen's famous play for the screen with a firm cinematic identity.
Bob Odenkirk reunites with his Nobody collaborators to create another action movie, born out of America's gun culture.
Kleber Mendonça Filho examines the effects of a police state in this exceptional thriller.
Danny Boyle and Alex Garland return to 28 Days Later with a massive bang.
The "Zolly" was created by combining two filmmaking techniques: a zoom lens and a dolly setup. A Zoom Lens is a telephoto lens used to catch images from afar, while a dolly setup consists of a track that runs along the set.
This horror venture from Zach Cregger gets under our skin, by capturing a collective pain.
The Stanley Kubrick volume marks the limited first edition run of the seventh book in the Layered Butter series. This edition showcases a premium die-cut cover with a soft-touch finish and over one hundred pages of art and editorials curated by Layered Butter. Cover illustration by Tyler Stout .
While a "single-take" film may be a regular occurrence today- it was once revolutionary. Connor Walsh walks us through the film Rope (1948) to help aspiring filmmakers see how Hitchcock got around the limitations of the time.
By phasing out actors based on their age, Hollywood is phasing out humanity in films.
In the 1960s, the internet was created as a tool for governments to share information. Fast-forward to the 1980s, when Apple announced the home computer, and everyone would be able to access a new world of information. With rapid technological advancements in computers, phones, weaponry, and machinery, everyday citizens were right to fear what future [...]
'Cloverfield': America's Post 9/11 'Godzilla'
The term Dutch angle surprisingly does not originate from the Netherlands, as it was developed in Germany with the term coming from the German word Deutsch. Through use the term was abbreviated to Dutch. German films would draw their signature look from the fine arts seeking to mimic German expressi
You may notice in certain films and photographs that there is a soft focus that fully separates subject from the background. This is an intentional technique called bokeh. This effect originates from Japan and consists of small orbs and distortions in the image when the background is out of focus.
You may have noticed that there is a difference between some of the images you see on film versus those you capture with cameras, especially with a DSLR. These differences occur due to various types of lenses available.
Every film and television production today utilizes colour correction to create mood, emotion and aesthetic that fits their production. Colour correction helps communicate the tone and feeling of a production to its audience. With modern technology, there is an opportunity for people to make movies
Avatar: The Way Of Water - Opening Pandora's Box. By Connor Walsh.Since the dawn of time, humanity has looked to the stars, wondering what life exists beyond outer space. Humans have remained th
Connor Walsh writes on the medium of video games and its relationship to cinema, questioning whether or not games should strive to be "cinematic."