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Shift 4 compares Arri’s two line of cameras the ALEXA and the new AMIRA.

Is there a better way of showing a text message in a film? How about the internet? Even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form.

Chris Knight gets deep into composition looking at center composition, rule of thirds, golden triangles and golden spirals.

Composition – it’s perhaps one of the most important elements of photography. And with today’s technological marvels in lenses, it’s an even easier thing to forget – especially when bokehliciousis is so much more fun to talk about. Your composition is how you see – and that makes it infinitely more important than how out of focus the background is.

Obsession with bokeh is bad for your photography. There, I said it, and I know it’s not a popular opinion when there are a lot of people out there that drool over this very thing. Bokeh not only lets you obsess about something pretty insignificant, but it oftentimes makes for lazy composition. Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon, William Eggleston, Alfred Eisenstaedt. These were not photographers obsessed with the shallowest depths of fields – these were iconic photographers capable of producing iconic photographs built on the foundations of masterful compositions and superb timing. Forget f/1.2. Think about what’s around you, and use that to build a better photograph.

Keep in mind that these compositional “rules” are really just “guides” and don’t need to be followed to exacting precision (or sometimes even at all). Not every rule of composition can work well with every scene. Overall, composition helps to bring balance. And remember, as Tony Roslund says, the most important thing is talent. “All the other stuff is great, but it won’t help an otherwise shitty image.”

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were not enough – see how Michael Bay would tackle “UP”

Laya Gerlock shares a few different setups to capturing gorgeous product photos using no more than 2 lights.

THE DIY LIGHTBOX

Still one of the best things for a clean product shot is simlpy shooting it on a white background. If don’t have a lightbox or light tent you can always create one. This is my third lightbox to date, it’s made out of a packaging box and and some tracing paper.

Place both lights on the right and left of the lightbox and point them just a little bit towards the back. To add a little extra effect on my lightbox, I got the glass from a picture frame and placed it at the base of the lightbox, this adds a reflection of the subject.

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Stanford biologist Sebastian Alvarado explains the science behind the origin of comic book superhero Captain America.

Have you ever wondered how a 2.1 channel speaker system or a small speaker bar can simulate full surround sound?

God’s Pocket Official Trailer #1 starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro and directed by John Slattery

A guy named Mickey gets in over his head when he tries to cover-up the accidental death of his stepson.

Release Date: 9 May 2014
Director: John Slattery
Cast: Christina Hendricks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Turturro
Genre: Drama
Country: USA

Indie Film Nation Video Podcast #059: Madeleine Olnek (director) of Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (USA), 2012, recorded at the Sundance Film Festival on the streets of the Park City, UT

Madeleine has been a previous guest of the program with her short, Countertransference (2009)

Her unique brand of quirky comedies are charming and truly original.

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Indie Film Nation Video Podcast #058: True/False Film Festival (2013)
Indie Film Nation & El Jinete Films present…
A look back at the 2013 True/False Film Festival.
Video by Biliana Grozdanova.

Featuring:
Cutie and the Boxer
I Am Breathing
Who Is Dayani Cristal
Twenty Feet From Stardom
Expedition to the End of the World

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