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Color Grading, Low Budget Filmmaking

Davinci Resolve – 6776 Color Graded Shots

03 Jun, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_3873" align="aligncenter" width="1345"] Lightbox View of Davinci Resolve for 7 film projects[/caption] I wanted to share final images from 7 projects that I've color graded over the...

Screenplay

SILICON VALLEY – 800 Dicks

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

02 Jun, 2014

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The season finale of HBO's SILICON VALLEY had a scene that addressed the logistics of how to jerk off 800 dicks. Mike Judge (Beavis and Butthead, Office Space) and writer...

One Sheets

WARGAMES – Joshua’s 135 War Simulations

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

20 May, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_3799" align="aligncenter" width="1100"] The only winning move is not to play[/caption] WARGAMES (1983) directed by John Badham [caption id="attachment_3801" align="aligncenter" width="728"] WARGAMES (1983)[/caption] Until next time......

Production, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark – Matte Painting

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

06 May, 2014

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Michael Pangrazio created some of the most famous matte paintings in Cinema history. His work in Star Wars (1977), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984)...

Cinematography, Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Cobra Shot

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

04 May, 2014

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[caption id="attachment_3683" align="aligncenter" width="1306"] DPs Caleb Deschanel and Douglas Slocombe create magical moments.[/caption] The iconic cobra shot attributed to Raiders of the Lost Ark was first seen 2 years earlier...

Production

BREAKING BAD – Motivated Camera Movement

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

11 Apr, 2014

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Cinema is a visual art form. It is universal and ubiquitous. The same images and stories flash by inside a darkened theater as they do inside your living room. Films...

Editing

SHARKNADO 2 – Sneak Peek at the First Edit

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

03 Apr, 2014

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In March 2014, I began work on the sequel to one of the most unexpectedly popular films of 2013. SHARKNADO hit the Syfy network on July 11, 2013. In the...

Audio, Color Grading, Editing, Lighting, Low Budget Filmmaking, Production

Perfecting the Film Post Production Workflow

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

02 Mar, 2014

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Self-funded, low budget, indie filmmaking is wonderful for the creative and artistic freedoms you are granted as you strive to tell the story and share it with others. You...

Editing, Low Budget Filmmaking, Production, Storyboard vs. Film

Who Directed the PSYCHO Shower Scene?

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

15 Feb, 2014

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The murder of Marion Crane is one of the most iconic and memorable scenes in film history. In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock shocked the viewers by killing the lead actress...

Low Budget Filmmaking, Production

The Cinematography of The Ipcress File

Vashi Nedomansky, ACE

29 Jan, 2014

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In 1965, Sidney J. Furie directed the spy thriller The Ipcress File starring a young Michael Caine. Producer Harry Saltzman used the same core production team he employed on Dr....

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