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TZ18 – See Through Clothes + Camera Contest

In today’s episode, we’ll teach you how to be able to see through clothes using a blank roll of film and any video camera that has night vision…

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TZ17 – The Clapboard and some Updates

Ever wonder what all the different uses of a clapper slate are? Ever wonder about the video camera we’ll be giving away next week?

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TZ16 – Mise-En-Scene

A lot of interesting things have come out of France over the years. In this episode, we’ll be going over a French term…

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The Bad Touch Redux

We ended up watching Superbad last night instead of making another episode. So now it’s time to pull something out of the archives…

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TZ15 – The Storyboard…And YOU

Unless it’s a scene with so many punches and kicks and explosions, storyboarding an entire movie or short isn’t a requirement. However, it can be of…

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TZ14 – How to Shoot Day for Night

The sun can change positions during a shoot. It’s pretty annoying. But don’t worry. The human race will advance enough to provide each and…

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TZ13 – How NOT to Edit

Here we explain the core rules of how to neatly cut footage. Because proper editing is what prevents a movie from becoming a slideshow. It is also the…

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TZ12 – How to Use a Camera

We all know how to use a camera. You pull it out of your back pocket, flick it on, point and then snap the button…

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TZ11 – The "Stop-and-Go" Analogy

“Stop-and-Go” is like a pulse or a heartbeat. Or a seismograph. It can even be like a stoplight at an intersection that makes your car…

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Sound Equipment

Talkies. When talkies hit the screens in the late twenties, careers were destroyed. Because when foreign actors opened their mouths…