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Filmmaking tips from J.J. Abrams – plus is he actually any good?
With the rise of J.J. Abrams, TV’s aristocracy has morphed into cinema’s with JJ Abrams to direct Star Wars Episode VII in the UK next year.
J.J. Abrams comes from a family of TV industry figures, his father a TV producer and his mother an executive producer. His sister is a screenwriter. Now with a string of successful TV shows behind him, he’s had a string of hits at the box office too.
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Filmmaking tips from a legend – Interview with Francis Ford Coppola
THREE RULES
1) Write and direct original screenplays
2) Make them with the most modern technology available
3) Self-finance them
EOSHD takes a look at Francis Ford Coppola’s approach to filmmaking with the help of the 99%
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How to shoot around the 5D Mark III’s limitations
Check out Gizmodo’s take on my GH2 / 5D Mark III comparison video
Here’s a quick guide to the things I’ve found useful with my 5D Mark III video shoots so far.
Optimising the Sony NEX 5N for cinematic video
Sony have made a splash with their first credible video DSLR, the NEX 5N. In my view I still prefer the GH2’s image – Panasonic knocked the image processing into a different league for a DSLR on that and the hack furthers it – but the 5N has a very good sensor and a new processor. Out of the box it looks very electronic though. Here’s how to tune it.