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FILMING WITH GREEN SCREEN: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW These days, we all know the fantastical backgrounds in big blockbuster movies look underwhelming on set. But with green screen (and major help from visual effects artists and compositors), filmmakers are creating worlds with an unbelievable sense of authenticity.   The technique behind green screen actually

After watching a great movie, few people ever sit back and think about how much work it took to make. They may check out how much the actors were paid or what kind of budget the film worked with, but it’s impossible to know what it truly takes to make a film until you’ve been

Visual effects are so prevalent in modern cinema that it can be easy to overlook the extensive process involved in every computer-enhanced shot. While behind-the-scenes breakdown videos are becoming increasingly common, few of them reveal what a VFX pipeline is actually comprised of. Here’s a look into the standard creative steps of creating on-screen magic. 1. Pre-Production Research & Development The first

These productions faced perilous circumstances and devastating consequences in an attempt to overcome the odds of a dangerous set. Let’s take a look back at some of the high-risk set locations used in Hollywood productions of the past, and how those involved were affected. Remember: Always make your cast and crew’s safety your main priority. For instance, avoid nuclear test

Gli effetti speciali sono un insieme di tecniche e tecnologie utilizzate nel cinema, nella televisione e nel teatro per simulare degli eventi altrimenti impossibili da rappresentare in maniera tradizionale, in quanto troppo costosi, pericolosi, o semplicemente contrari alle leggi della natura. Grazie agli effetti speciali, detti più semplicemente “trucchi” (ed indicati spesso con l’acronimo “SFX”),

If you’re dreaming of a career in Hollywood, here’s where the jobs are Hollywood’s most in-demand jobs are producers, directors, audio and video technicians, and film and video editors in the next four years. A new report found that the top 14 most in-demand entertainment industry jobs in the L.A. basin are middle-skill professions that

What do you need to make a movie? You can shoot video with almost any camera. You can even film and edit on your iPhone. But if you’re serious about filmmaking, you’ll probably need a mirrorless camera, DSLR or camcorder microphones, headphones and maybe an audio recorder a tripod to keep your shots steady lights or reflectors a computer with a good editing app You don’t need to buy everything. Hiring from other filmmakers is a

Ricardo Musch has worked as a digital compositor for a number of Hollywood films, including Oscar winner The Revenant. He is responsible for making computer-generated images look natural in the scenes in which they appear. To do this, he has to destroy parts of the CGI image so it looks as if the object or character has

Nearly every film and television show uses some form of visual effects. While VFX are obvious in big-budget productions that involve buildings exploding or giant robots duking it out, they can also be as simple as cleaning up the background of a shot for a commercial or making it look as though actors are in

Una piccola grande rivoluzione: Visual Forum X Si è concluso il corso di Film Visual Effects Compositing in Nuke Master Class by Victor Perez, il primo Master Class promosso dal Visual Forum X. In sei settimane di corso “full”, sono state affrontate tutte le tematiche di Film Visual Effects Compositing, con l’obiettivo di diffondere ed educare sulle