Bollywood is generally known as the embodiment of Indian national Cinema. What comes to mind when you hear the word “Bollywood”? A distant location, a foreign language, and a tragic romance story? While this is all true, it is only the tip of the iceberg....
What is situational irony? Situational irony is a device in storytelling that is deployed when one’s expectations of what will happen are overshadowed by what actually occurs. It is the literary equivalent of being yanked out from beneath your feet. What is...
Auteur theory? You must’ve probably heard of it before, at least in reference. You might even have a viewpoint on whether or not particular filmmakers are auteurs. What about Paul Thomas Anderson? Yes. Judd Apatow? Most likely not. Uwe Boll? Strangely, possibly....
Non-diegetic sound in filmmaking is sound that does not come from one of the actors or objects on the screen. Non-diegetic sound can be nearly anything. However, it is most commonly employed to represent an offscreen character, storyteller, or aural atmosphere. In...
Panning in audio is the distribution of an audio signal into a new stereo or multi-channel sound field determined by a pan control setting. Each incoming source channel has a pan control on a typical physical recording console. A pan control, also known as a pan pot,...
