I first saw this while looking for some kitchen utensils at a home/kitchen store. It is a silicon jar opener. Composed of a rubbery silicon material with a hard plastic tightening collar, it is made to open the toughest of jars.
Read MoreWhile reading about the new Nikon D7000 and its initially unimpressive sounding HD video modes, I’ve come across a lot of opinions by many people who are disappointed about it’s possible 19.3 Mbps (Megabits per second) data rate. This includes many indie filmmakers thinking that rate may be too low for their purposes, myself included. We’ve all heard much about what are the good bitrates to look out for are, which ones are broadcast ready, which ones are crap and so on. Well, I stopped and asked myself, “Wait-a-minute, just…
Read MoreWrite and Direct Your First Feature! Sean McConville teaches a five night evening course that will reveal how to launch your career as a feature filmmaker by designing and writing a screenplay that is doable and inspiring you to make it into a movie.
Read MoreFirst reported by Nikonrumors.com and turning those very loud rumors into reality yesterday when Nikon officially announced their new D3100 DSLR along with their new batch of lenses. This is very cool as it becomes the first Nikon DSLR to be able to shoot HD in glorious 1080 @24p! The Nikon Canada website has the D3100 listed with a street price of $569.95 for the body only, and $699.95 for the D3100 Kit with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6G VR Lens. This is great news for indie filmmakers!
Read MoreWant to make movies? Have the hankering to finally tell a story instead of filming the family dog yapping away for the umpteenth time? Then read on fellow lens-jockeys. Raindance Canada is back this July with a slate of awesome workshops and seminars geared towards teaching the fine art of filmmaking.
Read MoreWant to start making a film but don’t know where to start? You’re in luck! Raindance Canada –the Canadian arm of Raindance U.K.– is offering a new round of workshops for the budding screenwriters and filmmakers. I’ve attended practically all of their workshops and can tell you, the information they offer in their seminars are invaluable to anyone wanting to write, direct, or produce their own films. The cool thing is that their workshops are taught by industry professionals from the U.K. and abroad. And to top it off, they…
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