Have you ever been to the Calgary Airport? They have my all-time favourite baggage claim in the world: a display of dinosaurs completely tearing up luggage and their contents. Now, what do dinosaurs (and this exhibit) have to do with filmmaking? It’s a story about what the general public never see: Behind-the-scenes. In story, we […]
Deb’s 31-Day Pasta for Filmies (The Only Pasta Recipe You’ll Ever Need)
A recipe from a non-cook, am I serious? Yes, I am. I love to bake, but cook? Not so much. Still, we do need to feed ourselves… especially when working on production and there’s no time to be creative or experimental in the kitchen. I do know good cooks, though. I even married a fabulous […]
Date Stamping A Movie Scene… Creatively
So you want to suggest what time of year it is in a movie scene? Sure, there are the standards: blossoming flowers = spring green leaves on trees = summer coloured leaves in piles = fall snow = winter Beyond location weather, you can – of course – use clothing to signify weather and time […]
But Movies Aren’t Real, Are They?
Fiction movies? Of course not. Movies can’t be real. But… When you think about it, treadmills aren’t real either. Treadmills simulate a walking experience for us in a climate controlled environment; they help to improve our physical fitness and overall sense of good health – that sense happening inside our heads, because a positive self-image […]
Black Friday Christmas Gift Ideas for Teenage (or New) Filmmakers
Black Friday always makes me think about black production t-shirts (which I love!), and new filmmakers need all kinds of stuff to make their movies, especially teens without paying jobs. So, in the spirit of empowering black-clad filmmakers to experiment with and make better movies, here’s a gift idea list for the new filmmakers around […]
Location Scout Time Warping
Saw a field of daisies recently and it make me think of location scouting for the movies. Huh? Every morning the daisies open their petals to the sun. The vast field of green becomes carpeted with sparkling, white miniature flowers. As the day wears on, the tiny flowers turn and face the sun on its […]
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