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10 More Short Films To Inspire And Motivate

Back in November, I talked about 10 short films which each demonstrated remarkable storytelling in action and provided aspiring filmmakers with inspiration for their own work. Really, though, 10 is a… more →

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10 More Short Films To Inspire And Motivate — 2 comments

alexjameswithers wrote 2 months ago: Back in November, I talked about 10 short films which each demonstrated remarkable storytelling in a … more →

Tags: cinematography, Crossbow, directing, Director, Election Night, epithet, film, filmmaker, Filmmaking

How To Direct Actors In 3 Questions

alexjameswithers wrote 5 months ago: Placing the camera. Lighting the scene. As a director, these are quite often the first priorities on … more →

Tags: Acting, Actor, cast, character, character arc, directing, directing actors, Director, Drama

10 Short Films to Inspire and Motivate — 3 comments

alexjameswithers wrote 6 months ago: While up until now the vast majority of RaisedOnHD posts have been technical by nature, I believe it … more →

Tags: Academy Award, Alma Harel, Andrew McDonald, Apricot, ben briand, Blood on my Name, Brandon McCormick, Chris Jones, colin levy

How to Shoot a Live Gig with Multiple Cameras — 1 comment

alexjameswithers wrote 6 months ago: I recently had the good fortune of getting a job on a live gig shoot. Taking place over two days, we … more →

Tags: careers, cinematography, event video, filmmaker, Filmmaking, gig shoot, HD, High definition, HOW TO?

29 Ways To Stay Creative

alexjameswithers wrote 8 months ago: Thanks to the magic of StumbleUpon, I erm.. stumbled upon the following list, produced in glorious g … more →

Tags: Art, Creative, Creativity, film, Filmmaking, flash of inspiration, Graphic Design, Ideas!, Inspiration

Editing For Beginners: Walter Murch's Rule of Six

alexjameswithers wrote 9 months ago: In terms of editing advice, you really can’t do much better than to turn to the master himself … more →

Tags: Apocalypse Now, Cold Mountain, Editing, film, film cutting, filmmaker, Filmmaking, in the blink of an eye, Inspiration

Sounds Like Good Advice: Polar Patterns, And Choosing The Right Mic For The Job

alexjameswithers wrote 10 months ago: When working out which microphone is best for a given job, whether capturing dialogue, Foley sound e … more →

Tags: atmosphere, Audio, bi-directional, cardioid, Dialogue, film, filmmaker, Filmmaking, foley

Editing For Beginners: The Six Types of Cuts

alexjameswithers wrote 10 months ago: Knowing your edit system is indeed a valuable asset to the beginning editor. After all, who can argu … more →

Tags: Action, Cut, Adobe Premier, avid media composer, cinematography, conceptual cut, content cut, Editing, editing for beginners, film

How to Find Your First Filmmaking Job!

alexjameswithers wrote 10 months ago: With all of its close-knit professionals and steep learning curves, entering the film industry can b … more →

Tags: film, Filmmaking, filmmaker, HD, High definition, Blog, careers, Motivation, Inspiration

Production Stills From Mysterious Ways (Finally!)

alexjameswithers wrote 10 months ago: Yeah, I know. It’s been rather a long time since my last proper post on the blog. My head hang … more →

Tags: Mysterious Ways, film, Filmmaking, filmmaker, Short Film, Blog, The Digital Age, shot, character

A Blog For A New Generation Of Filmmakers — 2 comments

alexjameswithers wrote 2 years ago: Hi there and welcome to RaisedOnHD! With this blog, I hope to chart my progress from student filmmak … more →

Tags: News and Reviews, film, Filmmaking, filmmaker, Student, student film, Short Film, HD, High definition


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