#SoundDesign is a key component of a great video. You should always approach every project as if you were creating for a bigger audience, regardless if it is for #Youtube, social media, or you are creating a video for your church. Always approach things like if you were in a stadium full of people even... Continue Reading →
Tray Chaney (The Wire, Saints and Sinners) #ActorsReel
#WiseMindFilms linked uo with Actor Tray Chaney to put together his most recent #Actorsreel You know him from the hit show #thewire, the movide Streets(w/MeekMills) and most recently Tray is apart of Bounce TV's hit show Saints and Sinners. Check out the reel below:
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Make Better Videos via @DunnaDidIt
Back To basic! As creators we often fall victim to the shiny new toy syndrome. You know like when you’re a kid and you see your friends with a new toy, or video game and we MUST have it. Video creators are the same way when it comes to effects, transitions, and all the other... Continue Reading →
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1 minute #shortfilm contest | Film Riot
Lights.Camera.Action! Get your filmmaking hat on and start brainstorming one minute short film ideas! Film Riot is bringing back there short film competition full of new prizes. With four categories to judge this year creators will have more opportunities to win. Judges include Film Riots very own host Ryan Connolly, Along with Shane Hurlbut, Jason... Continue Reading →
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Using leading lines to your advantage
Leading lines are everywhere. Literally everywhere if you know what your looking for. This composition technique is used a lot and sometimes it's so subtle you don't catch it right away. So what are leading lines? Well basically when shooting photos or videos it's when the creator uses "lines" to draw the viewers attention to... Continue Reading →
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BALLiSTIC | Short Film by Ryan Connolly(Film Riot)
The power of your online presence is your leverage...use it. If you’re a creator with a huge audience, why would you release any work outside of the platform you’ve created? I mean if the situation was right, im sure many creators would. But if you spend years cultivating an audience and building a community, it... Continue Reading →
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5 Tips for Filmmaking Entrepreneurs
If your a filmmaker then you may be an entrepreneur. You may not think so or even feel like one but your are a business and film is your product. Regardless of what your end goal is within the industry these tips will get you focused on entrepreneurship for a change rather than the art... Continue Reading →
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To Answer Hollywood’s Diversity Problem, California Program Hands Kids The Camera : via NPR
When the #oscarssowhite hashtag took over social media a few years back, most thought this would create a dialog and paradigm shift to the film industries lack of diversity on and off the screen. Unfortunately we were wrong. While it did start a dialog within the mainstream(As this is a regular topic among Black and... Continue Reading →
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D4Darious | Unsound & Making Unsound- The 7 Year Journey
In today's rapid consumption of content, is YouTube a safe place for a film? I think so. And so does Filmmaker Darious Britt. He took seven years out of his life to complete a feature film that was more than just a passion project. It was his life. The film Unsound, as Darious... Continue Reading →
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Lena Waithe | Mentoring, accountability and Diversity
The multi-talented Lena Waithe discuss various topics while at Cannes Lions. She was apart of a panel discussion titled "Diversity in Filmmaking:From Empowerment to Execution". As filmmakers and storytellers we need to tell more stories that are brutally honest. It can't just come from a place of "I want to see myself" but rather dig... Continue Reading →
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