Category: Industry
How to break into Hollywood
This post is by Harry Guinness from Jonny Elwyn – Film Editor How to Break into Hollywood with the Creators of Stranger Things How do you break into Hollywood? How do you break into Hollywood when you have no existing connections to build upon, no relationships to leverage and no network to work? Well, that’s…
10 Things Every Creative Person (That’s YOU) Must Learn
This post is by Chase from Chase Jarvis Photography Here is a list of 10 things I’ve learned the hard way that every photographer, designer, creative–hell, every creative person–should know. 1. Experts aren’t the answer. The blogs, the teachers, the mentors, the seminars aren’t the answer. They’re not there to tell you exactly what you…
The Future of the Film Industry with Chuck Parker, CEO of Sohonet
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This post is by PVC Staff from ProVideo Coalition At the HPA Retreat a couple of weeks ago we caught up with Chuck Parker, CEO at Sohonet. We spent some time discussing current and emerging industry trends. Some of his insights were surprising, including the recent sudden drop in worldwide film production. Read on to…
The Best Stock Video Sites for Editors
This post is by Stacey L. Nash from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat Let’s take a look at the pros and cons—plan options, library quality, and more—of ten major stock footage websites in a bit more detail.
What is Lossless Audio vs. Lossy Audio?
This post is by Zoe Sones from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat In the perpetual struggle between audio quality and file size, here’s what you need to know to choose between lossless and lossy audio.
Virtual Production is Great But it Doesn’t Beat the Real Thing
This post is by Julian Mitchell from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat The English episodic is a cinematic homage to the Spaghetti Westerns of the late last century. It also posits how the cinematographers of that era might now …
The Best Film Adaptations of Books
This post is by Daniel Cooper from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat Ranking the best film adaptations to help you develop your projects.
Netflix’s 1899 Evolves Virtual Production
This post is by Julian Mitchell from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat The streamer’s mysterious boat fantasy series featured heavy use of virtual production techniques, especially ‘the volume.’ But the episodic also looked to evolve the use of new …
“Sound is the Story Behind the Story”: An Interview with ‘Bardo’ Sound Designer Martín Hernández
This post is by Sunny Shrestha from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat Two-time Academy Award-nominated sound editor Martín Hernández on working with Alejandro G. Iñárritu on his latest — and most ambitious — film yet.
Now and Then: A Filmmaker’s Guide to the Period Piece
This post is by Darin Bradley from The Beat: A Blog by PremiumBeat The period piece is more than a film genre—it’s a larger approach to filmmaking in general. Let’s explore this beloved film category.