Happy Easter Everybody!
Happy Easter everyone! Carver Haines: bunnies scare me…almost as much as little children
TZ30 – Sound Design
Sound design is when you mix sound elements to give a scene an audible, tactile sensation. This must not be confused with the art of Foley…
TZ29 – Camera Shutter Speed
Ever notice the dreamy quality of a British sitcom? How about the “shellshock” look used in war movies? And we’re all familiar with the look…
28th Episode Spectacular!
Okay. It’s not really spectacular. In fact, it’s sort of a clip show. Sean was sick with a fever, and so we quickly…
Our 80th Annual Oscar Predictions
A shame that David Fincher’s Zodiac lucked out of last year’s Oscars, and managed to miss out on this year’s as well. However, I doubt it would’ve…
TZ27 – Ideal Lighting for Better Video
The term “ideal lighting” may sound pretentious, but we’re not here to impose style. Lighting is ideal when it does not conflict with your finished product; because…
TZ26 – Basics of Tracking Shots
Film buffs adore tracking shots the way the Guinness Book of World Records adore a hot dog eating champion. But tracking shots accomplish a lot more than meets…
TZ25 – The Cutting Room Floor
Unbelievable. Someone managed to steal one of our tapes and leak the footage online. The tape itself contains only leftover footage from the cutting room floor…
TZ24 – Practice Filmmaking + "AlKarMar" (Short Film)
Sort of a long episode, as we decided to include Peter’s old short film. It’s about four minutes, and it’s not really a true short film so much…
TZ23 – Discontinuity Editing
Discontinuity is the black sheep of the family. All the other shots flow together and behave like all good continuities should. But discontinuity picks fights…
