Cheating Depth: The Magic of Split Diopter Shots
Like my articles on films with multiple aspect-ratios and “over the top” shots, this piece grew out of a single, smallContinue Reading
Back on the Forest Homeworld
Like my articles on films with multiple aspect-ratios and “over the top” shots, this piece grew out of a single, smallContinue Reading
Most motion pictures are presented in one of a handful of typical aspect ratios, but some filmmakers choose, for a variety of reasons, to change that basic shape of the image during the film.
I had a chance to share this latest incarnation of what has become known as “Tad’s Visual Effects Bubble Chart”Continue Reading
The core of my academic schtick, if you will, is finding connections and through-lines between films. If you’ve seen moreContinue Reading
I was asked to put together some lectures on lighting for the Clone Wars lighting team, and this week IContinue Reading