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What Are Lower Thirds, And Where Can I Find Them For My Film?
Have you ever seen a newscast and wondered how they could broadcast all those titles on the screen with all that information? Those graphical overlays are called lower thirds and are used in various media. Lower thirds are the graphical overlays used in the bottom third of a television screen and film to show critical…
Dune Shot-By-Shot And Side-By-Side Trailer (1984/2020): Homage Or Hollywood Out Of New Ideas?
When I saw the latest trailer for the film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel Dune (1965) by director Denis Villeneuve, I thought something looked very familiar. Some of the shots in the new trailer looked very similar to the cinematography of the 1984 adaptation of Dune by David Lynch, which I personally love…
GoPro Hero9 Black Action Camera Released
GoPro has released their latest iteration of the popular action cameras – the GoPro Hero9 Black. Check the current price on Adorama. The new camera comes with a bunch of upgraded features. The most prominent features are a new 23.6MP sensor capable of delivering 5K video at 30fps, 20MP Photos, and better video stabilizations. Also…
DaVinci Resolve Enables Nvidia RTX And AI Neural Networks For Video Editing And VFX
Blackmagic Design has now integrated GPU acceleration so you can take advantage of NVIDIA CUDA and Tensor Cores for advanced AI-based video editing and visual effects work in DaVinci Resolve Studio. This is especially exciting, as NVIDIA has recently announced its new Ampere-based GeForce RTX 30-series (out Oktober 2020) that gives you a lot more…
How To Use Verbal Irony In Film
The top image features the famous quote by Professor Mason Cooley (1927-2002). It means that simple truths are straightforward and easy to understand. But with irony, the reader/viewer must engage in analytical thinking in order to uncover and appreciate the hidden meaning within the ironic statement that, in turn, challenges this truth. This is the…
How To Use Situational Irony In Film
This is the third article, in the short series ‘The Three Types Of Irony and How To Use Them In Film’. You can read the first one here. In this article, we’ll take a more in-depth look at situational irony in film, and how you can apply it in your screenwriting. Situational Irony in Screenwriting…