MicroFilmmaker Magazine

Behind the Scenes of “Total Hell” (Straight Shooter Review)

Kari Ann Morgan — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:24:19 +0000

Jamie Gunn (Grey McCulloch) is a director with a budget that is inversely proportional to his ego, and an artistic vision that is as directionless as Helen Keller trying to play Marco Polo. Through sheer force of personality, he manages to convince a handful of people to help him make his cinematic opus: Totalitarian Hell. Armed with all the smug self-assurance...

MotionComposer (Review)

Julie Stratton — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:00:23 +0000

You need to create an animated/interactive graphic or banner for your website? You don't really know code and should you go with Flash or HTML 5? This is the type of project MotionComposer was designed to handle.

Sapphire 7 (Review)

Mark Colegrove — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:35:48 +0000

GenArt's Sapphire has been one of my go to effects plug-ins for the last few years, and I was eager to see what the new version had to offer. Although the price point is a bit steep, you'll find tons of effects that prove quality can live alongside quantity quite nicely, more so than many of the other massive FX bundles.

Romancing Sydney (Critique)

Monika Taylor — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:01 +0000

[We previously critiqued the film "Romancing Sydney," in its semifinal form, under the name "A Walk in Hyde Park." ] "Romancing Sydney" is a love story between Sachen (Anmol Mishra) and Elisa (Susanna Richter.) The two meet by chance one night – Elisa has been kicked out of her apartment and is sitting on the beach, crying. Sachen’s car breaks down in the same spot where she is sitting, and the two strike up a conversation that leads...

June, Adrift: Female Indie Kickstarter Ribs Zach Braff (Indie Press Release)

Admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:58:34 +0000

Following in Zach Braff’s footsteps, the June, Adrift Kickstarter video begins with Moore making a humorous appeal to “her” Scrubs fans (she was a featured extra in a season 9 episode) and directing them to check out her own project. The women go on to offer Braff a special incentive in exchange for supporting some like-minded independent filmmakers. With a successful Kickstarter campaign, the Crafty Shoddmanship team will be able to pay cast and crew and send them to location in Maryland.

Film Contest allows you to make films based on Andreski books to win! (Contest)

Admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:11 +0000

Announcing the Dark Green Books Short Film and Video Award 2013 Calling all film makers – amateur, professional, aspiring or established – anywhere in the world! Create a powerful and popular short film or video based on the works of … Read the rest of this story...

Adobe Unveils Major Update to Creative Cloud (Press Release)

Adobe — Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:52 +0000

Adobe today announced a significant update to Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives. Available in June and packed with new features, Creative Cloud reimagines the creative process through a stunning set of “CC” desktop applications and sophisticated cross-device collaboration and publishing capabilities. Creative files can be stored, synced and shared, via Creative Cloud, on Mac OS, Windows, iOS and Android; and Behance...

Trash 2 (Review)

Gabe Gibitz — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:28 +0000

Nearly 10 years ago, iZotope released a product called Trash, an audio plugin that gave users a wide array of tools to distort and mangle audio. It has been heavily used by bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Sigur Ros and has served the music and film industry well over the years. Just a few months ago, iZotope released the rebirth of this classic plugin now called Trash 2, and it’s better than ever. Whether you are a sound designer mangling sound effects or a filmmaker looking to add some grit to some background music in your next short film, Trash 2 has an application for everyone in the music and film industry.

NAB 2013: AJ Wedding’s Recap (News)

AJ Wedding — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:14:21 +0000

The latest trend is to reach out with the same cutting edge technology to both consumers and pros alike, offering near or exact versions to both target markets. No more highly publicized example of this is Apple's move with Final Cut X.

Best of Show Feature Winner Shares Itself Free of Charge (News)

Jeremy T. Hanke — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:58:23 +0000

Long time readers of MicroFilmmaker doubtless remember Best of Show Winner "Behind the Scenes of 'Total Hell'", which received an 8.8 score from Kari Ann Morgan in her critique. To celebrate the release of the Collector's Edition and give love to fans of Indie films everywhere, the filmmakers are streaming the Behind the Scenes of 'Total Hell' Mockumentary free of charge starting on Sunday, April 21st! To find out more....