Aspect Ratio: A Short Description The basic idea behind aspect ratios is fairly simple. Typically you’ll see them labeled two numbers, divided by a colon. An Aspect Ratio is a proportional relationship between an image’s width and height. Essentially, it is used to describe an image’s shape. Aspect ratios are written as a formula of […]
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Who of us can’t recall any of the commercials we watched in our childhood? Don’t we still remember some music and lyrics of some TV or radio Ads? Don’t we still get attached to some Ads that can touch us and talk about how great they are with our family and friends? all this never
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For most of you that have written essays for School or University, you might have been advised to read your final draft before submission. Well, in the case for video projects and editors, the case is pretty much the same. It is always better to go through the ‘final quality control checklist’ before you submit
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Film-makers around the globe are trying their best to make their mark. The growing number of submissions made by film-makers, especially at major film festivals are making the grounds more and more competitive. This growing competition is hereby making it difficult for most filmmakers to be able to get their films submitted at these festivals.
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According to the Kimberlee Leonard’s article about the Importance of Employee Performance for Chron, business owners need employees that are able to get the job done, because employee performance is critical to the overall success of the company. Business leaders need to understand the key benefits of employee performance so that they can develop consistent
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With all the stuff that you film-makers and film-enthusiasts can do, from my personal experience – I know that lighting for video or photography can be a real pain. This blog aim’s to be a basic tutorial of one of the most commonly used lighting techniques in film and photography. Three-point illumination is a typical
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As we at Cinemagic are leaders in visualizing ideas into motion pictures through cutting edge technology, we do our very best in visual storytelling. However, visual storytelling or production has a large number of things that require utmost focus. In this blog, we focus on one of the most important parts in the post-production process
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The lifestyles of employers and employees going through a drastic change in allowing people to work from home might have been the only good thing that happened in 2020. As COVID-19 catalyzed for most business to shut down completely, several smart organizations quickly adapted to the change and allowed their employees to work from home.
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Cinemagic is an innovative media powerhouse that has a Digital & Interactive department. An important aspect of Digital is the importance of Design. Some of the digital campaigns that we take care of require designing, while some of them are designed by the client himself. With a wide range of applications and softwares available today,
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Micro-budget films are ones; of which productions have budgets ranging from high four-figures to very low six-figures. Around $150,000 may seem like a lot of money. But, it’s not that much in the field of film production. Surely, it is enough to take the quality to somewhere from nowhere. Filmmakers are generally playing with other
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Edits are cuts in the “reality” of a film or television show, so they should be jarring. So why don’t we really notice them? Bertolt Brecht was a famous playwright and director of the early twentieth century. His approach towards theater was to alienate the audience to remind them that they were watching a production
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Editing a video or a film is one of the most vital aspects of storytelling in film. The right rhythm and pace of the edit can determine the progression of the narrative – true, but it can also change how the audience receives the message of the film entirely. Weak editing is not only visually
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If you’ve been wanting to break into filmmaking, it’s extremely important to have a solid understanding of the technical elements involved in the production of a film. This blog aims to provide that information in a nutshell. So let’s get started! You know when you’re talking to someone and trying to explain how you feel
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In traditional film production, multiple cameras are often used to shoot each scene. (See the camera positions A, B, and C in the figure on the right). Actors play the same scene a number of times until the director is satisfied with their performance and also until each scene is recorded using all the camera
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Most businesses and proprietors in the global market today are looking for various ways to advertise or market their businesses. There’s no arguing that in the world of content, video posts are a straight winner against images. In a limited (or unlimited, even) time frame that videos have to offer, businesses, owners, or marketing teams,
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