Camera Fighting With No Experience!

Adjusting the zombie’s hand to get the right shot! This blog will explain how we learned to make a fight look real on camera with no experience while at the same time producing Hollywood results (or so I hope!) The technique described in this write up was used in our newly released short horror flick starring Lee Lawson and Greg Willmot – be sure to catch them in action in our pilot Forgotten Corpses. Also check out our Facebook page and our brand new website! The entire film took 2 months to put together from having the initial idea all the way […]

#1 Secret to Adding Production Value

In our recently released short horror Forgotten Corpses, we were able to increase the value of production by using a simple super imposing technique. The horror flick stars Lee Lawson and Greg Willmot and watch it here! Read on to the end of the article and discover an intriguing surprise! Visual effects for independent filmmakers have come a long way thanks to the advancement in computer power and software’s. Adobe After Effects is a visual effects software that helps filmmakers bring their vision to a reality, another popular software is Nuke by the Foundry which works in a nodal platform. A tip […]

3 Kickass GoPro Video Tips

This blog will show you three amazing tips on how you can create professional looking GoPro videos. These cameras have become increasingly popular the past few years with people mainly using them to film sports. Recently I took the GoPro Hero camera to film my journey down the mountain on the world cup trails at Mont Sainte Anne in Québec Beaupré (footage above.) Here are some filming tips from what I’ve learned: #1 Checking 1, 2, 3: Make sure that the lens on your camera is clear of finger prints and debris. Fully charge your batteries, and make sure your SD cards are empty, so you won’t […]

4 Ways to Use Stunning Matte Paintings

Fig 1. Hope short film starring Chris Public and Mindy Eklove This blog will explain how I used the incredible technique of matte painting and applied it to my shots to achieve a different effect each time in order to help tell the story. I’ve been working on several visual effects shots for a few projects over the past year. I am currently wrapping up a short film about a mother who fights against all odds to save her dying daughter, check out our page to learn more. Here’s a basic run down of achieving this effect: A) Controlled Movements. Therefore, no extravagant camera work where it’s […]