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Blog #19 Predicting the Future of Filmmaking
As a fun thought experiment, I’d like to predict the future of filmmaking. In the last few years, we’ve seen shifts in filmmaking like never before, with different formats and workflows popping up and taking over. I’m going to attempt to do the impossible (unless you’re a Simpsons writer) and predict how things will continue to change in the future.
Blog #14 7 Things I learned from shooting a Short Film
My film was shot over the space of 2 days, with the meat of the film (a conversation between two people) shot in a few hours and the b-roll of the film shot on a second day over a couple of hours. I’m going to share some practical insights on shooting that I learned from the filmmaking process.
Blog #10 The Top Online Resources for Filmmakers, in written and video form
As filmmakers, we all love soaking up information from our favourite blogs and content creators. They cover topics such as cinematography, editing, sound and much more. There are tons of resources online from personalities sharing their processes and techniques. Here is a list of ones you may not be familiar with yet but provide invaluable resources and are affordable/free.
Blog #9 The Conventional and Unconventional Techniques used to film The Lord of the Rings Movies
While filming The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson and Co. used a number of techniques used to pull of the striking fantasy shots in the film series. They used greenscreen, miniatures, motion capture, 3D models in the films. Some of these were never before used to the degree they were utilised in the films.
Blog #8 What do you need to start a video production service?
What do you need to start a video business? How long does it take? How much money will I require? I had all these questions before starting my business. A lot of the things that I thought would be difficult, time consuming and expensive turned out a lot different than I expected. I’m going to share my tips on dealing with the various necessities you need to start a video business in Ireland, whether you are a wedding shooter, a filmmaker or just someone who works in the many areas of video.
Blog #7 Cinematography Analysis: Twilight (2008)
I was looking through the top podcasts chart around the world and found that there was a podcast about the Twilight series that was popular. What’s notable about that is the podcast in question hadn’t recorded an episode in the last 3 years. It turns out people still love Twilight in 2025. I’ve been meaning to do a cinematography analysis, so why not base it on a young adult hit like the Twilight (2008) movie. It had a unique, stylised look and is still adored by many millions of fans around the world.