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

    Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long shots (cinematic techniques). Close-ups display the most det...

     A few years ago, Aram his brother and creative partner Jurriaan (29) discovered a tool in his animation software that allowed him to ma...

    Digital storytelling is a short form of digital media production that allows everyday people to share aspects of their story. The medi...

      Polavision was an "instant" color home movie system launched by Polaroid in 1977. Unlike other motion picture film stock ...

      A remix is a piece of media which has been altered or contorted from its original state by adding, removing, or changing pieces of the...

    The basic genres of film can be regarded as drama, in the feature film and most cartoons, and documentary. Most dramatic feature films, ...

    Film and television Organizations such as the American Humane Association monitor the use of animals such as those used in the entertain...

    Finding a way to synchronize visual and audio tracks was essential to traditional filmmaking because film stock reacts to light, not sou...

    Color grading is a post-production process common to filmmaking and video editing of improving the appearance of an image for presentati...

    Blogging also introduced opportunities for a new wave of amateur film critics to have their opinions heard. These review blogs may focus...

    The audition is a systematic process in which industry professionals select performers, which is in some ways analogous to a job intervi...

    The Amstel Church is a Reformed church building in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the southern part of the Grachtengordel ne...

    Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software tool set used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D-print...

     In the heart of the Amsterdam canal district lies Museum Van Loon, a magnificent private residence built in 1672 by the architect Adria...

    Hard and soft light are different types of lighting that are commonly used in photography and filmmaking. Soft light is light that tends...

    The history of Italian cinema began a few months after the Lumière brothers began motion picture exhibitions. The first Italian director...

      The script format for documentaries and audio-visual presentations which consist largely of voice-over matched to still or moving pict...

    There are many different types of video production. The most common include film and TV production, television commercials, internet c...

     A remake is a film, television series, video game, or similar form of entertainment, that is based upon and retells the story of an ear...

    In cinema, a making-of, also known as behind-the-scenes, the set or on the set is a documentary film that features the production of a ...

    TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian media organization that posts talks online for free dis...

    Digital movies are projected using a digital video projector instead of a film projector, are shot using digital movie cameras and edite...

  During pre-production, the script is broken down into individual scenes with storyboards and all the locations, props, cast members, cos...

    Mediamatic Biotoop is a breeding ground for art, design and life sciences. Here you will find many site-specific installations, a restau...

      A tutorial, in education, is a method of transferring knowledge and may be used as a part of a learning process. More interactive and ...

     In all of these cases, the illusion is created by a special effects technique known as traveling matte or blue screen. This technique a...

    There is precious little that is natural … in any film. You distort speed if you want to show things like plants growing, or look in det...

    Spaarndammerbuurt - Amsterdam's hidden gem A short video about the Spaarndammerbuurt neighbourhood in west Amsterdam. The whole a...

  Museum Het Schip is located in the imaginative public housing complex designed by architect Michel de Klerk. This expressionist housing ...

    A compilation film, or compilation movie is a film composed of scenes and shots taken from two or more prior films and edited together s...

    Walk and talk is a storytelling technique used in filmmaking and television production in which a number of characters have a conversati...

    The history of film as an artistic medium chronicles the development of a visual art form created using film technologies that began in ...

    filmarchives online provides easy and free access to catalogue information of film archives from all over Europe. Via the multi-lingual ...

      The term "silent film" is something of a misnomer, as these films were almost always accompanied by live sounds. During the ...

In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially...

    A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound m...

     A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of se...

    Early documentary films, originally called "actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolv...

      A film distributor is responsible for the marketing of a film. The distribution company may be the same with, or different from, the p...

    Coppelia combines enchanting animation and live action dance in a modern retelling of the love story between Swan and Franz, jeopardi...

    The Westergasfabriek was built in 1885 by the Imperial Continental Gas Association, before being converted in 1993 into a cultural spa...

     A maquette is used to visualize and test forms and ideas without incurring the expense and effort of producing a full-scale piece. It i...

  Animation is a method in which figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted b...

    Video became an excitingly immediate medium for artists after its introduction in the early 1960s. The expensive technology, which had b...

    A tracking shot is any shot where the camera follows backward, forward or moves alongside the subject being recorded. In cinematography,...

    Compared to a silent stage, a sound stage is sound-proofed so that sound can be recorded along with the images. The recordings are known...

    People grow green en green makes people grow  A green environment actively contributes to the quality of life. People are happier and fe...

    Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept is what readers "think the work is about" and its the...

  Script supervisors are a department head and play a crucial role in the shooting of a film. It is the script supervisor's job to mon...