What Makes for a Great Animated Film? Want to know what makes for a great animated film? Ask someone who produces them for a living.
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Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary, Part 2 Recently, celebrated cinematographer and lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert dropped by the NFB’s Montreal headquarters for a day-long workshop on a topic dear to his heart: film lighting. During lunch,...
Hot Topics | Lighting Wizard Dedo Weigert Discusses Lighting for Documentary, Part 1 Lighting system inventor Dedo Weigert discusses the role of lighting in filmmaking and the importance of developing a "good eye."
Making music for animation: A masterclass with Luigi Allemano A while back, we shared with you a handful of quick tips for making music for your animation films. The tips had been carefully prepared by composer Luigi Allemano, who...
5 (quick) tips for making music for animation During Get Animated!, our yearly animation bonanza, composer extraordinaire Luigi Allemano gave a workshop called Making Music for Animation at the Mediathèque in Toronto. Luigi being Luigi (read awesome), he...
5 Great Blogs by Filmmakers Objectified by Gary Hustwit Gary Hustwit (Helvetica) is great at creating interesting conversation during the lull of preproduction and production and then using the blog to generate awareness of...
6 Blogging Tips for Filmmakers Blogging is an excellent tool for filmmakers, both to generate interest in the early stages of production and to publicize the film upon its release. Here are a few tips...