More Best Filmmaking Podcasts
Following on from a previous post about the best podcasts to listen to in your spare time, I have added a couple that are unmissable. Director’s Notes Head on over to Director’s Notes and have a listen to MarBelle interview a vast assortment of filmmakers from around the globe, making a VERY diverse range of films.... Read More
Tropfest TSI – “Pineapple”
To a collective sigh of relief from amateur (and professional) filmmakers across Australia, Tropfest has announced that they are back in business for 2016. CGU Insurance were the saviours for the last Tropfest, and they have rejoined to make sure the event goes ahead again this year – the 25th instalment. Tropfest TSI Tropfest 25... Read More
Tropfest: Ready, set…
After all of the tumult that Tropfest went through just trying to remain afloat for 2016, there were always going to be questions about the viability of the short film festival for the coming years. After CGU’s self-congratulatory television commercials promoting how they ‘saved Tropfest‘, things have gone quiet about entries for 2017. TSI The... Read More
Babysitter Massacre ’78: A Musical
Just as exciting as our other projects in development is Babysitter Massacre ’78: A Musical. Obviously set in the late 1970s, ‘Babysitter’ is being adapted from a stage play of the same name from producer Ricky W. Glore and weAREproductions from Chicago. Guts, sex, songs, axes, blood, and disco. Honestly, what more could a production... Read More
Diffraction Final Draft
Diffraction was our first ever short film, which we submitted to Tropfest back in 2014. Even for making a short of seven minutes, a lot of effort went into developing the script. From modifying scenes as locations became available (and then went away again), to changing lines of dialogue once the roles were cast and... Read More
Black Magic vs. Canon C100
To date, our productions have been shot on Canon DSLRs with a mixture of still lenses (Canon L Series and Sigma). The level of our productions hasn’t necessitated hiring any equipment, and I prefer to have equipment at my disposal when I want. Having said that, there is a minimum quality requirement from the camera the... Read More
Storm in a Double D Cup
We are currently working on a fantastic script from Tracy Bock called ‘Storm in a Double D Cup’, a six-part comedy series set in a Melbourne lingerie shop, but with a story that goes much deeper. It is refreshing to get a full script and allows us to focus on other parts of the filmmaking... Read More
Final Cut Pro X
We’ve been using Final Cut Pro X for all of our editing for a couple of years and for the outlay, it has performed admirably. With the complimentary programs Motion and Compressor, the total package is reasonably powerful and does all that we need it to do. The total dollars spent is around $500.00 and... Read More
Peninsula Short Film Fest
Massive kudos must go to Steve Bastoni and Meg Pascoe for their efforts in making the Peninsula Short Film Fest what it is becoming. Founded in 2011, the PSFF is held in Rosebud on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and now spans three days! Peninsula Short Film Fest Atmosphere Held in early February in one of the... Read More
PluralEyes
One of the best pieces of time-saving filmmaking software available on the market is PluralEyes from Red Giant. PluralEyes takes out hours of time lost during the editing process spent synchronising audio and video. Why Use PluralEyes? Although specialty film cameras and even DSLRs have the capacity to record audio directly, the only way to... Read More