Bait fish (or baitfish) are small-sized fish caught and used by anglers as bait to attract larger predatory fish, particularly game fish. Baitfish species are typically those that are common and breed rapidly, making them easy to catch and in … Continue reading →

Technical Details. The Hitchcock Shot is simultaneously zooming in while dollying out — or the other way around, while focusing on a single point in space. Imagine you’re looking through an archway. The further from the archway you are, the … Continue reading →

On a DSLR or mirrorless camera, zooming is done by either rotating a ring on your lens, or by pushing and pulling on the barrel of the lens. In the case of most compact cameras, zooming is done by turning … Continue reading →

Like The Office (2005), sitcom Modern Family (2009) employs a faux-documentary approach to its storytelling. The characters frequently look directly at the camera as if to address the audience, and “confessional” cutaway moments in which the characters offer commentary to … Continue reading →

Camera dolly and slider rig A dolly is a wheeled apparatus to which a camera is mounted for smooth horizontal movements. There are different types of dollies such as the platform dolly. A platform dolly has a flat dolly surface … Continue reading →

Another option is to use your tripod like a monopod. Just squeeze the legs together and hold them close with one hand extended as you record your scene. It’s not perfect but it will appear more stabilized than if you … Continue reading →

With the video editing app YouCam Video, it is very easy to smooth skin on any video you want. Simply download YouCam Video, upload the video you want to edit, tap retouch, skin smoother to instantly smooth skin on your … Continue reading →

Reflexive Style. A reflexive decision maker likes to make quick decisions (“to shoot from the hip”), without taking the time to get all the information that may be needed and without considering all alternatives. What are 3 types of decision-making? … Continue reading →

: marked by or making reference to its own artificiality or contrivance self-reflexive fiction. What does being self reflexive mean? 1. The definition of self reflexive is someone making reference to their own artificiality. An example of a self reflexive … Continue reading →

Even with more rigorous action, such as running, these smartphone gimbals are undeniably more effective at stabilizing the movement. Does a gimbal stabilizer? Equipped with motors and sensors, a gimbal is a device that allows your digital camera to rotate … Continue reading →

As adjectives the difference between anamorphic and widescreen. is that anamorphic is producing various optically distorted images while widescreen is (film) filmed in a greater aspect ratio than the 133:1 or 137:1 aspect ratio. Is anamorphic the same as widescreen? … Continue reading →

Like the Russo Brothers’ MCU films, Loki has flat lighting and a limited palette. Individual scenes are often drenched in a single color, but the overall tone is dark and murky. This makes it easier to edit the color scheme … Continue reading →

Filmmaker: Dune is being billed as “filmed for IMAX.” ou shot on the Arri Alexa LF, which is one of the IMAX-certified digital cameras, but outside of just the camera choice what does that mean to film for IMAX? Is … Continue reading →