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By Austin Burbridge

RedShark News
Cinema projection will disappear sooner than you might think
Oct 12, 2017
Austin Burbridge
The 180-degree Rule and How to use it Well
wolfcrow.com
• The 180-degree rule and an easy way to remember it • How to use it in situations of one, two, three, four or more persons • How to match eye-lines • And one …
Apr 19, 2017
Austin Burbridge
US box office suffers worst weekend in 16 years as Hollywood's bleak summer continues
The Guardian - Associated Press
No major new releases and the boxing showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor spells disaster for US cinemas An already slow August came to a screeching halt at the US box office, where no...
Aug 28, 2017
Austin Burbridge
Master of Light
The Paris Review - Noah Gallagher Shannon
Cinematographer Roger Deakins uses his blog to pull back the curtain on the lighting tricks that have made him famous. Sometime in the late nineties, the cinematographer Roger Deakins took a kind of pilgrimage...
Dec 19, 2017
Austin Burbridge
new movie news
These MIT cinematography drones get the perfect shot every time - DIY Photography
diyphotography.net - John Aldred
Drone technology has come on so quickly in such a short space of time. Especially the camera technology. I’m not just talking about the quality of …
May 22, 2017
Austin Burbridge
Member Login
wolfcrow.com
You need to be logged in to access members-only content or to view any guides you have purchased. If you have already logged in you might be trying …
Dec 7, 2018
Austin Burbridge
A Closer Look at the Dolly Zoom
petapixel.com - Michael Zhang
The “dolly zoom,” also known as the “Hitchcock zoom” or “Vertigo effect,” is a filmmaking technique that involves changing a zoom lens’ angle of view …
May 30, 2017
Austin Burbridge
‘Westworld’ DP Robert McLachlan Compares Series With ‘Game Of Thrones’: “Westworld’s Harder”
Deadline - Matt Grobar
Game of Thrones may be out of the awards conversation this year, but never mind that. Wrapping up his work on the series’ new season in December, …
Jun 2, 2017
Austin Burbridge
flip.it
Jun 2, 2017
Austin Burbridge
Why Action Scenes in Big-Budget Movies Have Become So Boring
indiewire.com - Chris O'Falt
More and more Hollywood action scenes are unbearable. There's a reason for that: Studios aren't hiring the right directors. When Brett Ratner recently …
Mar 27, 2017
Austin Burbridge
The Reckoning: Why the Movie Business Is in Big Trouble
Variety - Brent Lang
Anyone in the movie business who tells you they’re not scared stiff about the future is probably lying. There’s ample reason to be fearful. It’s been …
Mar 27, 2017