White balance (WB) is the camera setting to eliminate unrealistic color casts so that something which appears white in person is rendered white in your photo. In simple words, white balance allows you to select the most accurate colors for that scene. Proper camera...
Duvetyne is a twill fabric with a velvet-like nap on one side, also known as Molton and Rokel. Cotton, wool, or—in rare occasions, mainly in the early twentieth century—silk—can all be used to make it. The matte surface of Duvetyne, along with its excellent opacity,...
Apple boxes are wooden boxes or crates with holes on either end primarily utilized in film production. These boxes are department-specific and should not be mistaken for plain crates, other boxes, or apple boxes. Uses of Apple Box Apple boxes are one of the most...
Composite video is a single-channel analog video transmission format that carries standard-definition video at 480i or 576i resolution. Unlike the higher-quality S-Video (two channels) and even higher-quality component video (three or more channels), video information...
Did you know that A Visit to the Seaside (1908) was the first commercially produced film in natural color? This eight-minute British short film used the Kinemacolor process to capture Brighton Southern England seafront shots. Also, we have La Vie et la passion de...
‘Film noir’ is a term you’ve probably heard hundreds of times. It may conjure up detectives and femme Fatales dressed in black and white. Film noir has long been regarded as one of cinema’s most intriguing cinematic styles. But what exactly is...
Many people nowadays choose to take pictures with a digital camera, but some still like the vintage charm and flexibility of the classic film. The film used in vintage cameras that used actual photographic film was intended to accommodate varying speeds. You’d...
Nowadays, having a great camera on your smartphone and being able to “catch the experience” at all times is regarded as entirely usual, but this was not the case ten years ago. Image Source: World Atlas Even though more than 80% of Americans already own...
-While you may not know it, makeup and hair play an essential role in every film and television show you see. Some people believe that talented makeup artists are only needed to modify an actor’s appearance — think prosthetics, wrinkles, and wigs — however, the...
VFX stands for visual effects. Visual effects create or manipulate film imagery to add a sense of realism to visual storytelling. The art of visual storytelling involves your ability to translate your imagination to visual effects to show your audience what you...
