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Category: Media Production

Media Production…

Writing a Media Release

22 Apr 2020November 22, 2022
Organisations and individuals send media releases (sometime called press releases) to the news media in the hope of promoting an announcement, a statement or other information that they would like…
Media Production…

Zines

20 Apr 2020
Back in the day, zines - originally short for “fanzine” - were a feature of pop culture. These self-published small print publications would often be created about a small, niche…
English…

What to include in a Feature Article

24 May 2019November 22, 2022
Traditionally, feature articles have been lengthy articles written for magazines that are designed to tell an interesting and informative story about a person, place, event, or institution. Such stories are…
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Opinion Pieces

23 May 2019November 22, 2022
Opinion pieces, otherwise known as columns, are relatively short pieces of writing in which the author will present their opinion or point of view on an issue. There is no…
Film Production…

Shot Composition For Your Film

8 May 2019May 8, 2019
Before you make your first short film, you will want to be familiar with the basic rules of composition. These rules are incredibly useful for student filmmakers, as they are…
Film Production…

Rule of Thirds and Central Framing

8 May 2019May 9, 2019
The Rule of Thirds is a rule that suggests that cinematographers and photographers should think of their shots as being in thirds, both vertically and horizontally, like in the animation…
Film Production…

Looking Room and Head Room

8 May 2019May 9, 2019
When you are framing people within your shots, using the Rule of Thirds should encourage you to leave an appropriate amount of looking room (also known as lead room) and…
Film Production…

180 Degree Rule

8 May 2019May 9, 2019
The 180 Degree Rule is a guideline that says that if you have two characters in a scene together, the one that is on the left should stay on the…
Film Production…

Premiere Pro Tutorial

13 Feb 2019February 22, 2019
For anyone who needs a tutorial on the basics of Premiere Pro, the place to start is this excellent 20 minute video produced by Kriscoart that comes recommended by the…
Film Production…

Re-Cut Trailers

8 Feb 2019February 13, 2019
In the YouTube age, re-cut trailers have become a genre of their own online. For those of you who have been asked to put together a re-cut trailer of your…
Film Production…

Ideas for Music Videos

23 Feb 2018February 23, 2018
When you are designing a music video of your own, your use of production elements such as camera, lighting and editing will be very similar to how you would use…
Film Production…

Your First Storyboard

4 Aug 2017November 10, 2017
Activity Once you have learned about storyboards and decided if you are to use a storyboard template or use StudioBinder's online storyboarding program, it is time for you to create…
Film Production…

Creating Storyboards Online

30 Jul 2017November 15, 2017
If you aren’t wanting to use pre-made templates to create your storyboards by hand, you can use some online storyboard software. On these sites, you can use photos you have…
Film Production…

Storyboarding

30 Jul 2017November 15, 2017
While you are likely to already be familiar with what storyboards are, before you start designing your own storyboards it is worth looking at a range of potential layouts and…
Film Production…

Designing a Documentary

26 Jul 2017November 15, 2017
If you are creating a design for a documentary film rather than a traditional, scripted narrative, then it’s time for you to consider all of the ways your production design…

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