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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Sound Equipment
Talkies. When talkies hit the screens in the late twenties, careers were destroyed. Because when foreign actors opened their mouths…
Story Structure: "Inciting Incident"
This is what happens when you shoot an episode at two o’clock in the morning. Oh the first act of a movie. Here we tell you what…
