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Whippet Shots v1.6
A free storyboarding add-on for Blender to manage cameras and render playblasts into the sequencer automatically to quickly edit your...
May 28, 20252 min read
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Art of Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones was an American artist known for working in comics (1944 - 2011) The Art of Jeffrey Jones
Nov 6, 20241 min read
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There Will Be Blood | That One Shot EP4
There Will Be Blood is visually stunning, masterfully acted and a well produced period drama.
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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My New (it's been around) Favorite Drawing App
Simplicity is the key to Mastery.
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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The Screenwriting Formula: Book Review
The Screenwriting Formula: Why It Works and How To Use It When the New Yorker published an article on Scott Frank back in December of...
Mar 31, 20245 min read
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Artists to Follow - Paul, Mathias, Andy, Maciej
I will periodically share a few artists per post that I recommend studying from or to follow what they are doing. The artists can vary...
Mar 31, 20241 min read
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Film Study #1: Camera Pan vs Track
Scene reference for this post: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring . Film studies are a great way to improve your storyboarding and other filmmaking skills. In this first film study we'll be breaking down a short sequence from the first installment in a great trilogy of films. This scene contains well crafted camera moves and subtle tricks to help make the audience feel what the characters are feeling. There are two camera moves we are going to focus on. The fi
Feb 16, 20246 min read
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