A short video guide for beginner DSLR users to the best settings for shooting video, from DSLR shooter Darius Britt. Using an entry level Canon 60D, Britt gives a fast tour of the most important settings, including shutter speed, frame rate, sound recording and file numbering. The guide also spends a …
Money is one of the main stumbling blocks holding South African filmmakers back, despite growth in demand for African stories and a wealth of new ideas and talent, writes Kim Crowie in the Callsheet. Anyone who has started to make a film in South Africa knows that it’s an uphill struggle to …
DISCOP Johannesburg, one of TV and films most vibrant markets, returns in Oct 2017. Launched in 2012, DISCOP has become an important forum for pitching and purchasing new content.Johannesburg is a 3-day market bringing together 150+ international sellers of film, TV content, adaptation DISCOP Johannesburg takes place from 25-27 October, and …
Revisiting this outstanding video from 2016, #WomenNotObjects names and shames ads that objectify women in ads. The 2-minute film provoked wide-spread conversation, some defensiveness, and some apparent real shifts in some companies’ attitudes towards sexualizing women in ads.
Writing in Forbes, Keenan Beasley says that Ad agencies are really struggling: declining ad spend budgets, more media to work within (remember when it was just print, TV and radio?), the all time problem of demonstrating concrete value for ad services, and so on. The solution, he argues, is to …
Most actors will spend considerable time in auditions throughout their career, and oftentimes they’re very competitive. These 4 simple and helpful audition tips from ExploreTalent are a good start to help you stand out.
Submissions for the sixth annual Jozi Film Festival (JFF) close at the end of May 2017. As always, JFF is calling for feature films, short fiction films, documentaries (both short and long) as well as student films, both from South Africa and internationally. A new category this year calls for 2-5 …
The number of filming permits issued by the City of Cape Town has doubled over the past two financial years, and the city is looking to substantial increase that, according to Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille. de Lille’s comments come as the city seeks to make a big impact …
The South African Society of Cinematographers (SASC) has called for nominations for the 2017 Visible Spectrum Awards, which recognise the highest levels of excellence in Cinematography currently active in the South African industry. These awards celebrate and acknowledge the very best work produced by South African Cinematographers, and are an opportunity …
A New York Times magazine piece explaining why some of the most thrilling CG for Hollywood blockbuster movies is being produced all over the world, especially in London, rather than in the USA. CG is one of the creative processes that can happen anywhere there are talented artists and technicians, and the tech and …