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Essential editing transitions - explained

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Editing is a thing that not everyone notices in movies. In fact, we all see it, of course, but we don't always give it the importance it deserves, even though editing is what makes movies exist. The very first discoveries in cinematography were montage techniques and tricks, because they created a film out of many different shots.

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10 best summer movies - Filmustage Edition

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Filmustage does not aim to educate, but to gather a close-knit film community around us. Be one of the first to test the new functionality - click here for more detailed information. Extraordinary freedom reeks from the film that makes you want to repeat the journey of Vicky and Cristina yourself after watching it.

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Shocking style of Darren Aronofsky

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Even many movie lovers are critical of his works and claim that his films are hard to watch. Aronofsky is engaged in the deconstruction of personality, his images deeply sink into the subconscious and haunt the entire film. He spent almost 8 years studying film and directing. Idea, theory, assumption, opinion.

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Edgar Wright: Mastery of Visual comedy

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Unique humor and the subtle irony is what films from the Foggy Albion are famous for. For example, Wright uses the motive of jumping over the fence as a reference to cool action films, however, he makes fun of this cliché and the fence in his films breaks down, and the hero falls. Moreover, Wright uses very expressive methods.

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The mastery of Martin Scorsese

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The importance of Scorsese's contribution to filmmaking cannot be overstated, as each film he directed was an incredibly immersive viewing experience. This blog is an attempt to declare our love for Scorsese's films, and to highlight the tricks and techniques that we have noticed.

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Essential camera movements - explained

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This week we continue to tell you about the main and essential camerawork techniques, without which no film can be imagined. As you understand, every scene in a film consists of several or maybe many shots, each of which is meant to move the story of the film. A panorama is limited only to the points you set yourself.

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Lenses as an artists instrument

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Let's take a look at the work of Roger Deakins in the film "No country for old men". He takes the most of these shots showing almost lifeless landscapes of the West Texas, which is the point: to survive in impossible conditions. The Godfather" shots are objective, the film seems to be like a biopic. 00:24-01:48 R.

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