I spend way too much time on the intertubes, so that you don’t have to:

• iPhone filmmaker creates an award-winning horror film with a $400 budget – “You know, when you haven’t got resources, you do what you can. I got my wife’s iPhone, some friends and the table and chairs from my garden, that’s all. Oh, and a reflector too” – It won’t be too long before people finally work out that they already own a HD video studio and it’s right in their pocket but it is interesting to see how far you can push that technology.
• Hey! I Like What You Are Doing – To many Ted Hope is an inspiration (count me among that number), It’s interesting to see the people, and sites, Ted Hope went to for inspiration in 2013.
• Zoom Introduces the H5 Audio Recorder, a More Compact Version of the H6 – more than the H4. Less than the H6. Perhaps this is the model to get DSLR filmmakers to give up their H4n’s … probably not though.
• Menthol’ Micro-Budget Film Case Study Part 1: ‘Your Trailer is Your Film – “In this series of posts, I’m going to test, prod, and explore the process of releasing my first feature film almost entirely online, with no money or nepotism“. I’m already looking forward to the next article in this series.
• The Power of Story: Through Story, We Achieve Better Understanding and Healing – “Telling a story is an action with powerful consequences. It changes us, and alters our relationship with the world around us.”
• 6 Filmmaking Tips From Sarah Polley –
• Wireless frequencies are going to disappear in 2014 – Why should you care? Time to check your wireless mics and check that they’re not in the 600 MHz band. If you’re buying new gear, make sure it transmits in the 500 MHz range.
• What every video editor should know about motion graphics
• How To Shoot B-Roll
• The Art of Close-Ups with Edgar Wright