Passionate about film analysis and storytelling. Breaking down cinematography, editing, and directing techniques one scene at a time.
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Are you a pre-heavy creator or a post-heavy creator?
weekend read: Make something heavy by Anu Atluru
workingtheorys.com/p/make-so…
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Introducing Camera Angle Concepts for #Ray2 — a new way to control your POV. Choose your angle and consistently frame your story with cinematic perspectives like overhead, selfie, low angle, over the shoulder, aerial, and more. Available now in #DreamMachine.
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It is time!
Presenting to you "Reflection"
Directed by me with music composed by @lindahamiltonjr (more bellow)
This is really special collab as it is also my first love story (with a twist)
So, SOUND ON and hope you enjoy
Good morning and Happy Easter
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mapping out the visual language of film using a multimodal llm:
i fed frames of a short film to a vision-language model and mapped out its ratings of surrealism and presence of human figure in each moment along the timeline. the result is an interactive playback interface based on these 2 dimensions:
Did you know...
Out of Canada, Director Atom Egoyan and DP Paul Sarossy have collaborated on at least 14 feature films over more than three decades including The Sweet Hereafter and starting from 1989's Speaking Parts.
It is not Atom's only longterm film connection. In 1984 while shooting Next of Kin, the director fell in love with his star, Arsinée Khanjian, and they have been married over 40 years and she has starred in 14 films directed by her husband.
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Christopher Nolan says the scene he’s most proud of in his entire filmography is the opening plane sequence in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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‘SEVERANCE’ S2 E7 director Jessica Lee Gagné says no CGI was used for this shot
“It's all real. We actually shot through cables. It was the most laborious thing I have ever done as a DP”
(Source: avclub.com/interview-severan…)
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Episode 7 of Severance is directed by Jessica Lee Gagné, who serves as the show’s cinematographer! This is her directorial debut, so please go shower her in all the love because without her, the world of Severance would look very different ✨
Close-up shots capture a character’s raw emotion, like a tearful confession, pulling the audience into their inner world. What are the best usages of close-ups in film?
The Silence of the Lambs - Clarice Starling’s Fear and Resolve
Close-up on Jodie Foster’s face during her first meeting with Hannibal Lecter, showing fear and determination.
The Godfather - Michael Corleone’s Transformation
Close-up on Al Pacino’s face in the restaurant, sweat and darting eyes showing dread before his first kill.
AI Storyboarding Tools: Which One’s Worth It?
I’ve been digging into AI storyboarding tools—here’s the breakdown so far for March ‘25:
Boords: $19/month. AI pumps out boards fast, great for team huddles. Stumbles on tricky scenes.
Storyboarder dot ai: $50/month. Turns scripts into pro-level boards and animatics. Steep price, killer results.
KROCK dot IO: $15/month. Simple, quick, team-friendly. Gets it done without the fuss.
Canva: Free or $12.99/month. Easy AI visuals and templates. Fine for basics, not deep cuts.
StudioBinder: $29/month. Script-to-board flow, no AI art—pair it with Midjourney for kicks.
Toon Boom Storyboard Pro: $64/month or $999 once. Animation beast, less AI, all craft.
What's missing? What's your favorite?