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This article will allow you to follow along with the film credits of a movie so that you can actually understand what all of that means as it's scrolling along. And if you are making a low budget...

Few things are more important to a movie than proper casting. With the right actor in the right part, the production can become exactly what you hoped it would be. Cast a part badly, however, and...

"Gran Torino" is a 2008 movie starring and directed by Clint Eastwood. Eastwood filmed the movie in the state of Michigan.

"West Side Story" is an award-winning musical film. Adapted from a hit Broadway play and released in 1961, the film won a total of ten Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture.

Film company incorporation--as opposed to a limited liability partnership or sole proprietorship--is best suited for large-scale, multi-million dollar productions that deal with exclusive talent...

The group of French film directors called "New Wave" ( "La Nouvelle Vague") developed distinctive, experimental, individual cinema style in the late1950s and 60s.The most important filmmakers...

Monsters, Inc., is a film released in 2001 by Disney/Pixar. It uses computer-generated animation to create characters and a fantasy world of monsters. The film has a star-studded cast of voice...

3-D art for stereoscopic glasses investigates many of the parameters of the relationships between perceptions of physical and anaglyphic reality. Stereoscopic glasses, with red and blue lenses,...

The movie soundtrack typically refers to the music recorded for a film. It can be a score (orchestral music played over the action), songs performed as part of the film (such as in a musical) or...

If you want to become an adult film performer there are several simple steps you can take. This article will guide aspiring adult film performers how to get started in the business.

Director, writer and producer J.J. Abrams ("Lost," "Alias") is known for dramas full of intrigue, mystery and danger. The 2008 film "Cloverfield," produced by Abrams' company, was much of what his...

John Wayne's acting career lasted exactly 50 years. In his first of 171 films, he played a Yale football player in "Brown of Harvard" (1926), in which he had no dialogue. His last role was in...

U.S. laws pertaining to film copyrights are confusing to most members of the general population. What requires a license? What doesn't? What are the laws? What are your options? What are the...

Primary production is the part of the filmmaking process in which the majority of the film is shot on camera. This includes all acting scenes if the film is a narrative piece or all interviews and...

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Sri Lankan Sinhala Film Alimankada Story Ruwini Jayawardana Reputed filmmaker, writer and production supervisor Chandran Rutnam’s newest movie Alimankada will begin screening at Regal, Colombo,...

"Movies bore me; especially my own," said Robert Mitchum. They thrilled everyone else. Mitchum made 136 films between 1942 and 1997 (when he died), including an unseemly comedy about a boxing...

Writing a review of a movie set in historical times requires a slightly different approach from writing a review of a film set in modern times; therefore, it is helpful for the writer to have read...

Thousands of films are produced every year in America and around the world. Some are financed by the major studios, some by smaller production companies and others are made independently with the...

Although acting can be a tough field to break into and really become successful at, there are some tricks to get your foot in the door and boost your chances of landing a major role. My daughter...

The internet and the film industry have developed a mutually beneficial relationship. Particularly for independent filmmakers, the internet is a valuable resource for publicizing and distributing...

Just out in theaters is the motion picture Paranormal Activity. The special thing about this movie is that it is a ridiculously low budget film that uses one, relatively cheap, camera. No sets...

Avant-garde cinema is experimental. It aims at both extreme provocation and innovation in order to expand the limits of conventional film and engage the viewers in aesthetic and philosophical...

Creating a visually appealing backdrop is an important part of building a good movie set. The backdrop you construct should blend into the scene, providing visual support without making itself...

Making a superhero movie, much like making any movie, requires a lot of time, research, and preparation. Fortunately, a superhero movie gives you the liberty to use your imagination, working...

The opportunities for newcomers to break into a cash-strapped Hollywood may be continuing to shrink, but the combined accessibility of screenwriting software and filming equipment has fostered a...

It's one of the most frustrating things in the world--remembering the plot or stars of a movie but being unable to put your finger on the exact title. Before the rise of the Internet, you needed...

You will learn how to fund your film using only the internet. If you have written a screenplay then most likely you have tried to receive funding. Finding funding is not always easy and is almost...

You will learn how to organize your ideas and write a comedic screenplay that you can be proud of. Writing a marketable comedy screenplay can seem challenging but with a little time and effort...

As 35mm film naturally degrades and deteriorates in quality over time, it might be wise to consider transferring your old films to DVD. You could go to a professional service and pay hundreds of...

The key to making a video look like a high-quality film is to perfect three-point lighting, use film lens adapters and do color correction in post-production. Treat digital video similarly to...

A great lighting effect to include in films is the illusion of lightning, which can be produced using a Striker One machine that controls several lights around the set at once. Create the effect...

Special effects explosions used to be created using gasoline and a match, but a digital explosion is a safer, high-tech way to add a big bang to a film. Superimpose an explosion over film footage...

Chroma keying is a special effect that revolutionized filmmaking. In video and film production, chroma keying on green or blue screen allows filmmakers to combine shots, change locations, fix...

Setting up a movie soundtrack is a school that requires a composer to capture the essence of a movie with complementary music. The art of setting up a movie soundtrack is in creating original...

Making a film requires a great deal of work, which is typically broken down into five stages---development, preproduction, production, postproduction and distribution. Of the five stages, it is in...

Planning a film production is an important step in determining of the production process will actually take place. The planning process allows the production team to get an idea of what funding is...

Columbia's School of the Arts is well regarded in the area of film and has produced some famous alumni. Admissions for Columbia's film program are competitive, so set aside plenty of time to...

It can be a pain to cart out an old 8mm film projector every time you want to watch some home movies. Not only do you have to thread the film into the projector, you have to set up the screen, dim...

We've all been there. You fondly remember an actor, a scene, or maybe a line from a movie and you want to hunt it down and see it again. Then you realize you can't remember the title of the film....

Many people assume that to make a film, you need to get a major movie studio to back your production and provide you with money. This is not true. Anybody who donates money to you to help make a...

Making a film takes money, even for the most resourceful creator. Finding investors is the first step in making most any independent film. While software and different filming applications have...

The principles behind a movie camera lie in an optical illusion known as persistence of vision. When individual images--each just a little different from the last--are flashed past us at high...

The tough economy is making it harder for artists to find funding for their film projects. But as the government and private organizations continue to recognize film as an important art...

Breaking into Hollywood is tough, even in a good economy. The wariness of studios to take a risk on unknowns has prompted many entrepreneurial filmmakers to raise money to produce their projects....

Extra, Extra, I'll see you on the Set. If you can't be the star the next best thing is being an extra. It's great fun being a movie extra. You get to watch the behind the scenes workings of...

Most people these days watch movies that aren't playing in theaters or on television via a DVD, which they can rent or buy. The basis of the DVD belongs to an older form of media, the video...

Light meters give a cinematographer an accurate reading on lighting conditions when shooting video or film. Generally, light meters are reliable tools, although the manufacturer must periodically...

Adaptation is an entertainment industry term used to describe the act and process of taking a piece of source material and converting it into a different format for use in a different medium. Most...