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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendering_(computer_graphics) The term, while I guess originating in the 3D Art world, has also come to be applied to any change made in your project -- for example, your editing timeline in FCP -- that cannot be immediately viewed because while the information...

Looks like it could really be worth it, for me at least. I was sitting in Germany editing a huge documentary project that I'd filmed in Africa for the last 3 months when I saw the video announcement. Made me drool. I've been editing my projects on a Macbook, which means that render times have...

The final scene in "Requiem for a Dream." Probably the most haunting thing I've seen in a film, as I was struck by the sheer debauchery and gloom of it all -- especially Jennifer Connelly's part. That movie was so, so good... but such a downer. Man. Drugs does bad shit to you.

I thought it was a fantastic movie. To me, it accomplished exactly what it was meant to, which was to be a small-town adventure story that uses the JJ Abrams monster-suspense style as a backdrop for a drama about parental loss and letting go. It all culminated rather nicely (albeit terrifically...

Wow. Brilliant. I am majorly impressed.

I think it also has a lot to do with your interests. I have always been into espionage/military films with more realism than fluff, and now I'm living in the Sudan and have stared down the barrel of an AK-47, been corralled into a tribal prison, and narrowly avoided landmines many times. My...

Listen to Christopher Nolan's commentary on "Memento," if you can. He talks about wanting to evoke the exact same feeling -- in some places more than others. During the black and white sequences, he shot with a lot of super-wide angles and handheld to give the thing a voyeuristic feeling, and...

Shoot all of it. Get enough coverage to execute all of your ideas, then try them all out in the editing phase.

Dude. Krav Maga. The Israeli-developed system of self defense. I've taken the basic course... it's brutal. It's not at all a Martial "ART," as most of the techniques are impossible to TRULY use in the sparring room. It's more of an approach to combat and a series of mental and physical exercises...

Yeah, totally noticed the Tie Fighter. I love movies that are homages to other genres or eras of film. This should be a pretty legit theater experience. Thanks, man. I'm developing an unhealthy fixation on hamburgers, but also working on completing a few fun video side-projects for myself AND...

As everyone has said, focus on the basics. Learn how to use lighting, sound, and how to direct actors. You don't need to MASTER the process, but try to understand how it's done. Watch a lot of behind-the-scenes featurettes, read books on filmmaking, and then just go out and DO IT. Don't waste...

This is absolutely one film I'll be hitting the theaters for. And now that I'm in the USA for a few months (on vacation from my workplace in the Sudan), I can actually watch movies in theaters without worrying that a bomb will blow up before the credits roll...

I definitely wouldn't advocate using greenscreen in substitute of finding a real location. 9 out of 10 times, it'll look like total shit, and your viewers will absolutely be dragged out of the story because of a poorly-executed effect. I would either advise a rewrite or traveling to an actual...

Being young enough to grow up with Pierce Brosnan as the Bond I remember most, I find Daniel Craig highly preferable. I like the suave, slicked-back sex appeal of Sean Connery in the originals, but the general tone and style of the films themselves are too light-hearted and comedic for my tastes...

BEAUTIFUL! I was in Germany for 2 months a few weeks ago, and I stayed in the VG of a friend in Heidelberg for several days! A wonderful, exciting town. It was cool to see places I know... very nice music, composition, editing, and jaw-dropping time lapses. I love this style of cinematography...

Very, very interesting. I posted it to my facebook feed. I'm a very adamant Christian, but I find that many of the "answers" that Christians claim to have are ultimately unfounded presumptions, wishful thinking, or complete evasions. I won't get into a big spiel here, but I totally connect with...

Have a setup where your noose is tied to a pull-up bar (out of the shot), and then have your actor stand on a stool. Start your shot with the noose around his neck, hands at his sides, standing on the stool, and then slowly pan down his body in a close-up. While panning, have him ditch the stool...

Saw it right after it came out. From beginning to end, terrible, terrible movie. The effects were really confusing because, in one shot of an alien spacecraft, the CGI would be just brilliant, and in the next shot of some soliders shooting at it, the basic gunfire compositing would be complete...

It depends on HOW the bad guys framed her. If the piece of evidence exonerates her, it should obviously point towards the villains' process in framing her. If, for example, the bad guys are using false witnesses in a court case against the supposed "murderer," then perhaps they've kidnapped the...

Star Wars The Original Trilogy + Wealth + Monomania + Cocaine = The New Star Wars