Triangles in Photography and Cinema
You may not know that you subconsciously notice triangles in pictures, but you do. Maybe it goes back to our hunter-gatherer days when we’d look into the trees for food, or to make sure there wasn’t a hungry leopard ready to pounce. As you’ll notice, branches extending from the tree make a “V”, and the added shape of a squirrel, a bird, or even a leopard would easily turn it into a triangle. Or maybe we’re programmed to notice triangles because of hills and valleys? At the bottom of most valleys lies water in the form of a stream, river, or lake. Not only do we need water to live, but many animals gather near the streams because they also need water to live… Or maybe none of the above is correct? … Read entire article »
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Adobe’s Lightroom 3 and Video
Several days ago, I downloaded Adobe’s trial version of Lightroom 3, which allows you to import your video files from your camera. To get the video on the computer, it was as simple as taking out the CF card, plugging it in, and clicking on import once Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3 popped up. Easy. The video remains archived in Lightroom’s library, so I can view the video clips. Unfortunately, there are a few issues. First, it does not allow you to do any editing of that video (at least my H.264 files from the Canon – not sure if it allows other video clips to be edited or not). It also does not allow you to right click and choose to open with another Adobe Program. It also doesn’t allow you to … Read entire article »
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Film Directors: Here are 7 Simple Rules to Directing a Film
When shooting motion pictures, there is so much going on that you need a crew to perform the slew of duties on set (even on indie film sets where its a minimalist crew). But add the cast and you start wondering how you can manage it all at once? Here are a few quick unwritten rules for the Motion Picture Director: Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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Doctor Who: Amy’s Choice
Are any of you good folks Doctor Who fans? I’ve been enjoying Doctor Who for many years (we won’t say how many) and I’m glad BBC America (and sometimes the SyFy channel) bring Doctor Who to those of us on this side of the Atlantic. Since Doctor Who was brought back in 2005, we’ve been through 3 different faces of the Doctor with Christopher Eccleston in 2005, David Tennant from 2005-2010, and most recently Matt Smith. Convert this post to pdf … Read entire article »
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