Old School Film Editing Tip
[caption id="attachment_2717" align="alignnone" width="1886"] thanks to Steven E. de Souza[/caption] Thanks to Steven E. de Souza for sharing this tip. (more…)
Vashi Nedomansky, ACE Blog
Making Video Look Like Film with LUTs
Digital Video is the de facto capture medium for almost all productions these days. The cost, ease and immediacy are all significant factors that make it so appealing. The visual...
Splitting The Focus in De Palma’s ‘Blow Out’
[caption id="attachment_2500" align="alignleft" width="200"] Schneider Optics Split Focus Diopter[/caption] SPLIT DIOPTER A Split Focus Diopter is half convex glass that attaches in front of the camera’s main lens to...
The Best 2 Pages of Screenwriting Ever Written
SPIES LIKE US (1985) was directed by John Landis and written by Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel and Dave Thomas. This is one of my favorite scenes. The absurdity...
Alfred Hitchcock: Hiding the Cuts in Rope
ROPE (1948) is Alfred Hitchcock's murder/suspense film that showcases the killing in its second shot. ROPE is often described as having no editing...a film that plays out in real-time...but it...
The 4 Best Lenses for Amazing Lens Flare
Love them or hate them...lens flares have been trending non-stop over the last several years. You can find them in every J.J. Abrams movie, car commercial, wedding video, print...
3 Low Budget Editing Tips for Action Movies
Every movie has moments of action and intensity. These moments can be physical, emotional, dialog driven or even delivered through camera movement. When Walter White verbally explodes at someone in...
GO DADDY Breaks All The Rules:
The Smart and Funny commercial
Go Daddy has long been known for its sexy commercials with big breasts and racy double-entendres. Their latest commercial has a baker kneading dough, Jean Claude Van Damme and...
Film Editing Facts #6
[caption id="attachment_2200" align="alignnone" width="893"] 7 effective and very differently paced films.[/caption] Until next time... Vashi Nedomansky vashivisuals.com @vashikoo
117 Free Film Grain & Light Leaks for
Film & Video Editors
[caption id="attachment_2089" align="alignnone" width="1344"] Companies giving away FREE filmmaking assets[/caption] Originally published September 1, 2013 and updated November 26, 2019. An easy way to make your project look more 'cinematic'...