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…
The Importance of Audio
Yes. Audio is pretty dang important. Yet it still is one of the most overlooked crafts in the industry. In this episode we explain why, in most cases, audio can even…
Episode Delayed
We apologize for another episode delay. Allen, from the Allen Rockwell Digital Photo Podcast, noticed in our previous video that our camera’s sensor had dust on it…
TZ – Clip Show
Oh the dreaded clip show, used when the writers of a TV series run into a drought of new ideas, or when everybody in the production staff wants the week off…
Camera Fixed!
Good news! Peter (Sean) fixed the camera. Sean was out late all night speeding in a rented car with loose women. While he was waiting, Peter also climbed Mount Everest…
Oh No, Technical Difficulties!
Last night, while shooting our next episode, we ran into some problems with our good camera. It might be broken; we don’t know. Until we can…
Beginner Editing
Peter tells you all the little things he knows about how to properly cut your footage together. He’ll ramble about stuff like “leading the viewer’s eye”…
Focusing Your Camera
In our second Quick Tip episode, we show you how to properly set the focus in your camera, because sometimes it’s hard…
Lighting #2
We cover the topic of lighting, again, because lighting is and always will be an expansive area. We begin by describing the reasons why proper lighting…
TZ05a – Short Film "Two Years Ago"
Here is the short film (5:16) we made for Episode 05. The story is paper thin, as it was written in under forty minutes. Storyboarding took an hour…
