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    Can you make a film with no experience?

    By all means, make a film as others have suggested. But: sound. TLDR: there are ways inexperienced filmmakers can get good sound; see below. There are only two kinds of sound in movies: good and terrible. Sound is way harder than picture, and much more important. Bad sound ruins good picture...
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    What makes a good cinematographer?

    I believe that the title Director of Photography originated in labor unions, which define the term pretty explicitly. A DP is as an artist, a scientist, a manager, an employee, a student and a leader: each of these in about equal measure. I find that most people often disregard most aspects of...
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    Cinematographer for independent feature film

    Wedding Crashers is a perfect example of rom-com lighting. I have a few examples that are close-ish; these comedies were romantic, but also dramatic, and so had less front fill light: My montage reel, which is mostly dramas: Chasing Shadows My IMDB: Don Starnes - IMDb I'm a veteran DP...
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    Keying and compositing in Nuke-- free tutorial and template

    You are correct: I learn something every day that I work. We're artists: we're supposed to notice things and learn from them. I always say that an artist is someone who can't look away. Keep up the good work.
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    Keying and compositing in Nuke-- free tutorial and template

    Hello, Kim! I just shot a VR short, and am shooting some extra features for a Netflix series that I worked on last year (Thirteen Reasons Why, premiering March 31). Mostly, though, I'm seeking up-and-coming commercial directors who are making good spec commercials. I need to shoot some good spec...
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    Keying and compositing in Nuke-- free tutorial and template

    Nuke requires the compositor to do some things manually that After Effects does automatically (for example, premultiplying the alpha channel with RGB channels). This gives the compositor more control. It's node-based UI enables very efficient and intuitive routing of picture data (which is...
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    Keying and compositing in Nuke-- free tutorial and template

    Nuke is mainly used in big post houses, but I think that it is gaining in popularity with indies, because The Foundry is giving the Non-Commercial version away for free (to increase market share). It is way more powerful than Adobe After Effects, in my opinion.
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    Keying and compositing in Nuke-- free tutorial and template

    i just published an article and tutorial about keying and compositing in The Foundry’s Nuke on ProVideo Coalition: http://www.provideocoalition.com/keying-and-compositing-in-nukex I find Nuke to be much better at making delicate, seamless composites than FCPX or After Effects, for example, and...
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