http://english.easternlights.be Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:12:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hi again, and good to have you reading my second post on how you evade a shaking camera. In the last post I did, you learned how to make a very cheap tool for making static shots. Today's tool is used for making dynamic ones. You can easily make it ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=108 A long time ago I discovered a wonderful trailer to Cashback, an adaption of an 18 minute short film to a feature film. Yesterday I got time to buy this film and it is one of the most artistic films I've ever seen. The story tells us about Ben Willis, a ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=97 Our first short film, The Box, has won in Ray Biddle's Filmfestival! The film won in the 9+ minute category with 80 participants for the whole festival. Thanks, Ray Biddle! http://english.easternlights.be/?p=90 Have you ever had footage completely ruined by a shaking camera? After this series of lessons, you'll no longer have problems with one of the main reasons why a lot of amateur movies don't look good. You can take your shots in two different ways: the static and the dynamic one, as ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=88 Me and Thijs Vandenbussche went to see Wall-E yesterday afternoon. We both looked forward to this moment (seeing the film, that is!) and were not disappointed. The film opened with a funny short film by Pixar about a cute little rabbit, a carrot and a mean magician. This was ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=83 Hi my name is Stijn Heirstrate. I make brickfilms and in this post I'm going to tell you more about animation. What do you need? - lamps, 2 will do - a camera with decent quality (webcams can be used for animations and you can get a pretty good one      (5 ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=71 Hi and welcome to the Eastern Lights Blog. Today I'm going to tell you how to prepare for your shoot, because lots of things can go wrong when you get at the location. Avoid Murphy's Law, that means everything that CAN go wrong, WILL go wrong. These tricks ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=68 First my apologies for saying today's film review would be the Pixar animation film Wall-E, but a slight change in plans..I went to see The Dark Knight...and I can say I'm not disappointed. As always with my reviews I give my opinion about the film, but not an analysis. I try ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=64 Hi and good to have you reading my blogpost. It's been a few days, but we worked really hard on the website and the blog. Apart from that, we have a some new filmmaking advice for you! Now that you've got your script it's time to find out more about your ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=60 The Godfather (1972) Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writers: Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola With: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, James Caan... The Godfather is without a doubt the best gangster movie ever made. It starts with the aging Don, Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) on the day of his daughters wedding, Connie ... http://english.easternlights.be/?p=54