Amateur-Film and Home-Video, Tips and Information from C'est leToon

An anatomical theatre was usually a room of roughly amphitheatrical shape, in the centre of which would stand the table on which the disse...

Subjective camera: The camera is used in such a way as to suggest the point of view of a particular character. High- or low-angle shots...

In cinematography, a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup". Takes of each shot are gene...

Film-related podcasts for film-makers. Creative Cow: Useful creative tech news. In depth interviews. Filmmaking Central: Podcast from...

Celluloid Remix This is the second edition of the successful video-remix competition containing historical fragments from EYE's film c...

Any time you have a cut that looks or sounds abrupt, try adding a dissolve to smooth the transition. This effect blends the two video cli...

Bavo was born near Liège, Belgium, to a Frankish noble family that gave him the name Allowin. His father was Pippin of Landen, the Mayor o...

“Light painting” is a photographic technique that uses a light source and long exposure to create the effect of “painting” with light....

; Filmtips: Close-ups are used for distinguishing main characters. Major characters are often given a close-up when they are introduced...

Digital storytelling" is a relatively new term which describes the new practice of ordinary people who use digital tools to tell thei...

Day for night, also known as nuit américaine ("American night"), is the name for cinematographic techniques used to simulate a n...

Until the 13th century Ghent was the biggest city in Europe after Paris; it was bigger than London, Cologne or Moscow. Within the city wa...

Digital point-and-shoot cameras have become widespread consumer products, outselling film cameras, and including new features such as video...

The World Soundtrack Academy (WSA, or World Soundtrack Awards), launched in 2001 by the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, is ai...

The Peace of Münster was a treaty between the Dutch Republic and Spain signed in 1648. It was a landmark treaty for the Dutch republic and...

On its most fundamental level, film editing is the art, technique, and practice of assembling shots into a coherent whole. A film editor...

In film theory, genre  refers to the method based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed. Most theorie...

  The bishopric of Muenster covered most of the Northern part of what is now Northrhine-Westphalia. It is mainly flat or hilly at the ...

Stock footage, and similarly, archive footage, library pictures and file footage are film or video footage that is not custom shot for use ...

Bicycling Münster The bicycle, also named "Leeze", is the most commonly used means of transport in Münster. A daily total of ...

Maastricht is known for its picturesque squares, romantic streets, and historical buildings.  City Fortifications, including:  Helpoort - a...

The sketchbook is more frequently used in displays of contemporary art, as well as historical retrospectives, now that 'intimate' ...

The Joods Historisch Museum  is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide....

Filmtips: A film screening is the displaying of a motion picture or film, generally referring to a special showing as part of a film'...

Diegetic sound is that which is to have actually occurred within the story during the action being viewed. It is sound that comes from wit...

  When the citizens of Amsterdam decided in the 17th century to extend their town, they dug their city canals in semicircles around the old ...

In the 12th century the county of Tecklenburg emerged in the region that is now called the "Tecklenburger Land" in the western...

Use colour wisely In some films, the directors have made choices about how the colour of their film will influence the atmosphere. How can...

The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Originally a working-class neighbourhood, the Jordaan has become...

  For a still shot you can always use a tripod or other flat surface to rest the camera on. Too many action shots in a row can get kind of...

Maastricht  is a city in the Netherlands. It is located in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, of which it is the capital. ...

The Jodenbreestraat  is a street in the centre of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In the 17th century, many Jewish emigrants from Portugal ...

What does a city do with an 800-year-old church with no congregation? Well, it could make like the Dutch and convert it into a temple of bo...

The most famous of the Lords of Bouillon was Godfrey of Bouillon, a leader of the First Crusade and the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jeru...

  Filmtips: Day for night, also known as nuit américaine ("American night"), is the name for cinematographic techniques used to ...

Internet activism (also known as online organizing, electronic advocacy, cyberactivism, E-campaigning, and E-activism) is the use of electr...

Open Images is an open media platform that offers online access to audiovisual archive material to stimulate creative reuse. Footage from...

The Hollandsche Schouwburg (Dutch Theater), where the Jews of Amsterdam had to report themselfs prior to their deportation to the Westerbor...

The musical film was a natural development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest di...

Many people take the moving image for granted. They frequently assume that the images they see are a true and accurate portrayal of the ...

Video compression is needed to change our large video files into smaller video files so that they can be shared more easily and viewed o...

A good, sturdy tripod will let you get smooth pan or tilt movements, but for any other movements you could benefit from a home-made steadi...

Collage in Film Definition: Collage film is traditionally defined as, “A film that juxtaposes fictional scenes with footage taken fro...

For this you need a few rules. Otherwise it brings anarchy or the law of the one with the loudest voice . And too many rules is another de...

On December 12, 1670, the Sephardic Jewish community of Amsterdam acquired the site to build a synagogue. On August 2, 1675, the Esnoga was...

Short films are often used as the starting place for new filmmakers, but others use them as an art form unto themselves, allowing the f...

T his video shows the famous cheese market of Alkmaar just after the end of World War II, as well as to day. The narration of the newsreel ...

Parallel editing (cross cutting) is the technique of alternating two or more scenes that often happen simultaneously but in different locat...

Süskind 1942. In an attempt to keep a group of children from being sent to the death camps, the Jew Walter Süskind befriends SS man Aus...