News: Bottle Rocket Short - High Quality / Low Budget
Wes Anderson's short of Bottle Rocket. Always cool to see how someone used a short to propel them into features.
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News: The Film Lab - Above The Line Budgeting
Exactly how did Sly manage to collect all our favourite 80s action stars in one super-movie? And why couldn't such a movie come out IN the 80s?
News: Good do-it-yourself micro budget video lights
Professional video lights are great tools. They are color balanced, versatile, and offer great control over the light they give. There is a wide variety of video lights made for different situations. Unfortunately, they are also very expensive. The cheapest ones cost you easily hundreds of dollars.
How To: Clean Your Home On A Budget
The Butler Does it Best. Clean your entire house with just these few items!
News: I'm Watching E3!
It's like a low budget version of what Jack Black would be like if he starred in this video.
News: Create a simple champagne reception
A champagne reception is a sweet and budget-friendly way to celebrate your day. Learn how to organize your own champagne reception with these great tips from www.projectwedding.com
News: Don't forget to check out the trailer for Ford Austin's other movie, Box of Shadows.
Box of Shadows is a nice little movie we made on a thrifty budget and shot on the RED camera with Mauro Borelli directing and Domiziano Arcangeli Executive Producing with Ford Austin Co-Executive Producing.
News: The Broke-Ass Bride
Bad-Ass Inspiration on a Broke-Ass Budget.
News: Bocas in late April on a budget
We are planning a surf trip for late April to Bocas del Toro. The excitement is part pure glee and part a slight suspicion things will spin wildly out of control as soon as we leave LAX.
How To: Replace the clutch on a Porsche
Mad Mike is always Ballin on a Budget, this episode Mike visits Callas Rennsport a Porsche specialist. Mike demonstrates how to build up his new used Porsche. Take a look at a brand new multi-disk clutch. Callas Rennsport replaces the belts, installs new fun-hub clutch bearings and Mike is back on the road. Replace the clutch on a Porsche.
News: DIY Insect Repellent
Check out this homemade insect repellent idea. It is pretty awesome. Bug bites are the worst, so this might just be the answer to combat them on a budget. Safe, DIY Insect Repellents.
How To: Pitch a Reality Show Idea to a Network Executive
This how-to is aimed at the uncynical, bright-eyed outsider who wants to become a television producer…the talented person who believes he or she has the ‘it’ to crack Hollywood. The ‘Sammy’ who just arrived in 90210.
How To: Find the Perfect IKEA Product That Fits Your Space
Looking for some new furniture? Don't know what to do with that small corner in the living room? Do you need more room for storing and organizing, but that tiny gap of space gives you no real freedom of choice?
News: GENRE JAM - Giant Hollywood Monsters
GENRE JAM: Giant Hollywood Monsters - A discussion on the once-vibrant Hollywood monster scene.
How To: Apply classic old Hollywood makeup
Looking to emulate the make-up of classic Hollywood stars like Audrey Hepburn or Marilyn Monroe? Get adventurous and have some fun with this makeup tutorial hosted by makeup artist, TiffanyD!
News: Create the 'hazy smoky eye' look
Makeup artist Rachel Goodwin's signature star treatment, the hazy smoky eye, is a versatile look seen all over Hollywood's sultry-eyed starlets.
How To: Make a lychee margarita
Hollywood's hottest mixologist, Giovanni The Margarita King, has come up with an exotic Asian spin on the classic margarita called the Lychee Margarita. Taste how good it can get when East meets West. Make a lychee margarita.
Budget Astronomy: Resources for Making Your Own Equipment
For newbies to astronomy, expensive equipment is an understandable deterrent. But with some thorough Google searching, you can find plenty of How-To's for making your own tools for less. Below are a few sites with several cool projects to offer.
News: Sound Advice
Last week I talked about the video / image side of things, and as promised here is the audio side. Sound is integral to all studio productions, but for most student and low budget production, it's the last thing filmmakers seem to think about, and one of the most noticeable problems with low budget stuff. Sound IS half the experience, and yet it is usually all but forgotten come production.
News: "Hollywood Don't Surf" Premieres at Cannes
50 Years of Surfing Films commemorated with Documentary We saw the buzz bubbling, but now it's here. "Hollywood Don't Surf" is a documentary by Greg MacGillivray examining the last five decades of Hollywood's obsession with surfing.
How To: Cook a Yankee chuck beef pot roast with red wine
During the winter, there's nothing we want more than to cuddle up in front of the fireplace and nom on something warm. Serve up a delicious entree that will warm the bellies of your family this holiday by preparing this Yankee chuck beef pot roast.
How To: Install permanent weatherstripping
Feel that chilly draft coming through your doors and windows? It might not be as difficult or costly to solve as you might think!
News: Canon's 5D Mark II Invades Hollywood
Since its release three years ago, Canon's EOS 5D Mark II has been the most sought out digital SLR for photographers everywhere. But it's also becoming a favorite amongst cinematographers, thanks to its compact size and high-def video recording mode, seeing action in everything from independent features to Hollywood blockbusters and even big network TV shows.
News: Info on Prop. 22
Proposition 22 Prohibits the state from borrowing or taking funds used for transportation, redevelopment, or local, government projects and services. Initiative constitution amendment.
The Job Board: "Help the future of rock n roll"
The Job Board is a weekly entry of the most ridiculous Cinematography related jobs posted online. DP for Music Video (Los Angeles)
How To: Make witch and mummy costumes for Halloween
You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a cool and scary costume for Halloween. This tutorial teaches you how to create a mummy and witch costume with old clothes and just a little bit of fabric. For the mummy costume you will need long johns, muslin, black, gloves, black craft paint in a spray bottle. For the witch you will need a women's blouse, a black broom skirt or any black layered skirt, black paint, gray dye, and a cheap black witch hat. You can decorate the witch hat with trim ...
News: Justin Bieber as the lead in Famous Movies
Justin Bieber dominated the box office over the weekend and now Hollywood is planning a ton of remakes featuring him. Check out these movie posters featuring the face of Bieber put in the leading role of top hollywood films.
BRING IT ON: Middle School Girls of Small Town Ohio Inspire Hollywood Movie
Remember jumping rope on the playground as a kid? The Kings Firecrackers of Ohio have taken the schoolyard practice into Hollywood epic proportions- literally. The talented 4th-8th graders have inspired a movie in the works. (Bring it on, Bring It On.)
THE FILM LAB: MONSTERS - Gareth Edwards Interview!
Gareth Edwards has made a miracle of a film: cheap, gorgeous, smart, super entertaining and, effects-wise, on par with a lot of Hollywood's more expensive sci-fi projects. He talked to Mike at this past TIFF...
News: Hollywood Remakes of Foreign Films
With the releases of Let Me In and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Hollywood proves once again that there's money to be made by copying off your neighbour.
News: Salo or 120 Days of Sodom
Bored of what Hollywood's been laying down, summer blockbuster-wise? Well why not rent it, or if in Toronto, why not check out this classic by Pasolini?
7/12- Mon Pick: Kings of Leon @Hollywood Bowl
Pick of the night: Mon 7/12 - Kings of Leon, Built To Spill, The Features @Hollywood Bowl All Ages Other shows of the night:
How To: make it in Hollywood
I found this poster on this site http://www.dareland.com/drhollywood.htm It's a somewhat humorous but oh so tree representation of what it takes to make it in Hollywood.
How To: Make the Hiccup Cocktail
Hollywood's hottest mixologist, Giovanni The Margarita King, shares his secret on how you can give your beer more buzz and a more sophisticated taste. Make the Hiccup Cocktail.
News: Jackass Wax Stiffy
Back in November I visited The Hollywood Wax Museum on Hollywood Blvd. After pacing through the entire museum, I was bothered deep down in the guch area that there were no Jackass wax mannequins! So I took the liberty of making my own Johnny Knoxville mannequin. The plan was to make one, fly it down to LA(couch of course) and then try to actually get it into the Hollywood Wax Museum as a joke. Now the joke/prank has evolved!...
How To: Make Your Oscar Night Interactive with 2 Apps for Your iPhone
Movie fans—it's that time again—the Oscars. You can finally see who wins for Best Actress, Best Director or Best Screenplay tomorrow night during the 83rd Academy Awards at 8 p.m. (EST) on ABC. For those of you on the west coast, that would be 5 p.m. (PST).
How To: Make frijoles negros (black bean stew with rice)
Tight budgets mean cheap food, and there's nothing cheaper than beans and rice, but you don't have to sacrifice taste and quality to eat on the cheap. Adding some vegetables like onions and peppers adds a great deal to an otherwise bland dish.
How To: Create a personal budget in Excel
In this series Tom Noah a certified CPA will show us how to create a personal budget with Excel. Create a personal budget in Excel - Part 1 of 15.