Medium close-up shots are commonly used among directors. However, it does take a lot of practice to understand how to use them appropriately. In this blog; we will look at the medium close-up shot, and what makes it so special amongst the directors. Medium close-up shots are used just as commonly as close-up shots and […]
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A close-up shot is a photograph or shot taken of a subject or object at close range intended to offer the viewer more detail on the subject. The imagery in the frame should be identifiable. When the close-up is used on an actor, it creates a more critical emotional connection between your audience and the
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With the festive season around the corner and Christmas tomorrow – it’s almost that time of the year to curl up in bed with a nice cup of hot chocolate and watch some fantastic Christmas movies. (After the partying of course!) But it always gets challenging to decide what movie actually to watch. To make
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In film or television, an ‘over the shoulder’ shot is when the camera is positioned behind one character and facing another, so the one character’s shoulder and back face the audience. In other words, the shoulder of an off-screen actor is in the foreground while the on-screen actor has complete coverage. The off-screen actor’s shoulder
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Most early cinema ran on black & white; however, color-tuned films go a long way back. These days, color is a significant part of a movie and plays a crucial role in the film, and it’s characters are perceived. Every film has its way of telling its story. The color palette of a film helps
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Living the american dream had a lot of meanings, but one thing that America definitely managed to conquer was the art of entertainment and how content was produced, distributed and consumed. Coca-Cola, denim jeans, and television dinners in post-war America. Families ate their dinners while watching TV – this was a normalized trend across America
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Film and video productions are hectic! Getting the proper production management tools sets the stage for how structured and effective your shoot will be. But, with so many choices out there, how can you find the one that fits your needs? Don’t go any further. In this article, we broke down their features to see
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An interview can be a minefield on a sensitive topic. You don’t want to say something thoughtless and disrupt your next article’s subject, but you need all the details you can get to make sure you have something to write on. Our production team went through an experience of this with their production for Telly;
9 ways you can make filming a ‘case sensitive’ interview easier! Read More »
Cinemagic has been standing strong for the past 15 years in the industry. Today we have evolved as an Innovative Media Powerhouse on a mission to revolutionize how content is created and distributed. Were we always this way, though? Not really! Most successful organizations in the world have a cool backstory behind them. No idea
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On the 26th of June, I was registered as a Covid19 case. The coronavirus, the virus that shook the world, the virus that stopped the world and all sorts of scary titles that different news channels were calling it, suddenly became the virus that made me a victim. Four days prior, I had a complete
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This general belief is that the workers of today, particularly those of the Millennial crowd and younger (born 1982 or later), are always “job-hoppers.” More importantly, they are more often quitting/changing jobs than past generations and are usually often watching out for themselves and their next career phase rather than staying faithful to one company.
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Have you been scrolling through a list of movies or shows and been unable to make up your mind? You’re staying at home and you need a distraction… and we get it! To make this a lot easier, here’s a list of what we highly recommend you to watch. After the End This 2016 series
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The COVID-19 outbreak which began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, has currently, as we’re all aware, brought the world to halt. The severity of the worldwide chaos that was caused by this virus, is something that humanity has never endured in the past. We are all, collectively, watching
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’3, 2, 1, action!’ was heard hundreds of kilometers away from where the director was. It was a full lock-down here in Kuwait, there was no way to shoot a commercial and impossible to travel. Thanks to technologies like Zoom, the video conferencing app that helped bridge many people during this pandemic. We never thought
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Amidst the International chaos caused due to the emergence of COVID-19, the Government of Kuwait initiated a lock-down to ensure the safety of its citizens and residents. All private and government sector entities were instructed to either allow their employees to work from home or grant them leave. To continue and ensure the smooth workflow
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