Acting for Stage vs Acting for Screen
You may think that acting for Screen and Stage is the same thing but they are not, in fact, some actors have walked through the doors of CINEMAGIC for screen auditions and acted for theatre. This is understandable as trained actors are taught the skills and philosophies of Theatre practitioners and theorist. The training will […]
No cast? No crew? No problem!
So you’re stuck at home under curfew without access to friends who would usually be actors or crew members on your set. It doesn’t have to end there. My last blog post was about using your smartphone to make movies but what if you are alone at home ? Once again all you will need […]
Aspect Ratio and what you need to know about it
Aspect Ratio: A Short Description The basic idea behind aspect ratios is fairly simple. Typically you’ll see them labeled two numbers, divided by a colon. An Aspect Ratio is a proportional relationship between an image’s width and height. Essentially, it is used to describe an image’s shape. Aspect ratios are written as a formula of […]
An Editor’s Quality Control Tips
For most of you that have written essays for School or University, you might have been advised to read your final draft before submission. Well, in the case for video projects and editors, the case is pretty much the same. It is always better to go through the ‘final quality control checklist’ before you submit […]
Why You Should Consider Volunteering at Film Festivals
Film-makers around the globe are trying their best to make their mark. The growing number of submissions made by film-makers, especially at major film festivals are making the grounds more and more competitive. This growing competition is hereby making it difficult for most filmmakers to be able to get their films submitted at these festivals. […]
The Story is King
Proper Screenwriting Story Structure By Barbara Buzzelli Once you have a grasp of the formatting fundamentals of screenwriting, it’s time to move on to the true meat of it all: the story. But, even story must follow a basic structure. Think of screenwriting as a formula—you can plug in whatever variables you choose but the […]
9 ways Screenwriting Is Exactly Like Chess
All the movies that you watch on the big screen, what do you think? The storyline is just as it is or is there some sort of strategy applied to it? Well in this article we are going to discuss the following. Screenwriting is just as chess here’s why! 1. Every move or decision must […]
Finding the right location for shooting
Finding the right location is important to any film as it can give the most powerful and the most believable strength to a scene. Therefore for credibility reasons choosing a location should be your favoured choice over a studio set that is, a film would be more believable if it were shot in a natural […]
Make a Movie with your Smartphone
Smartphones have taken over our modern lives so it’s only natural as a filmmaker to explore your device and what it can do for you. Many films are entirely shot and edited on a smartphone, some are just promotional tools for the phone manufacturer, while others are actual movies with actors, plots and music scores. […]
What is Three-Point Lighting? 5 Tips for Setting Up Three-Point Lighting
With all the stuff that you film-makers and film-enthusiasts can do, from my personal experience – I know that lighting for video or photography can be a real pain. This blog aim’s to be a basic tutorial of one of the most commonly used lighting techniques in film and photography. Three-point illumination is a typical […]