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Summer is coming

Summer is coming

In the dark days of winter it’s often difficult to imagine the balmy days of summer. But imagine I’ve had to recently, planning the first week of my NEW Film Summer School. For the past few years I’ve been running a successful film summer school at Spirit Studios...
Red Giant Complete

Red Giant Complete

Review by Ian Sandall F Inst V I’ve been using Red Giant software for over 10 years now.  From the earliest iterations of Magic Bullet to what has now become a very comprehensive set of plug-ins for most popular NLEs, I’ve rarely had to look past what their software...
All that Glitters …

All that Glitters …

In my experience there are four main kinds of film that get made: Good ideas that are well executed Bad ideas that are well executed Good ideas that are badly executed Bad ideas that are badly executed. I’ve always tried to make well executed films. However some of...
Comparing Apples with Apples

Comparing Apples with Apples

Before the Revolution (that is to say the revolution in film-making that allowed anyone with a DSLR camera to set themselves up as a film company) most companies that wanted a video putting together either used Ad Agencies or they had someone ‘in house’ who knew about...
Just exactly how long?

Just exactly how long?

It happens to me all the time. And even after being asked it on a regular basis for over 25 years it still never ceases to amaze me!  For some reason, people think that what I do has an inbuilt pricelist … Look, say you sell cars. How often do people ask you ‘How much...