May 22, 2018

A 4V camera for shooting holograph-like content is coming from RED, Lucid

A camera capable of shooting 4V content for the RED Hydrogen One’s holographic-like display will launch shortly after the smartphone. RED and Lucid are working to develop a prosumer camera capable of shooting 4V and 3D.

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May 21, 2018

Young Guru’s “Music Tech: A Gateway to Awaken America’s Youth” Featured Session at SXSW 2018 [Video]

“If you don’t see where innovation is going and if you aren’t able to write what it is, you are always going to be behind someone else.” – Young Guru

In Music Tech: A Gateway to Awaken America’s Youth w/ Young Guru, Opportunity Hub Chairman & CEO Rodney Sampson facilitates a conversation with legendary audio engineer and Chief Music Strategist of The Marketing Arm, Young Guru, centered around empowering the next generation of STE(A)M students to follow their artistic passions and take pride in their intelligence.

“What traditionally has been STEM is now STEAM, because we have to add the arts. . . The science, technology, engineering, the math, that’s great, but also arts is the way of learning.”

The conversation begins with Young Guru describing his early experiences with music technology, which awakened his interest in engineering at a young age. He shares stories of using his knowledge to repair electronics for people in his neighborhood and get DJ gigs. This moment where a dormant interest is germinated in a young adult — and the roadblocks that can stop it from happening — becomes the focus of much of the session. The conversation takes a bird’s-eye view of the types of changes that need to happen on both the local and national level to encourage young students to embrace their interest in STEAM learning.

“Once you find the thing that you love, problem-solving becomes fun. Find that thing that you would do if you had all the money in the world. For me, that’s making music.”

Watch the video above for the full talk, including information on Young Guru’s new project Sleeping Giants. Also, check out his SXSWorld interview for more stories from his career working with some of rap’s greatest artists. Learn from a diverse group of visionaries at SXSW — browse more 2018 Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Red Carpets, and Q&As on our YouTube Channel.

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2018 SXSW Featured Speakers Young Guru & Rodney Sampson – Photo by Levi Thompson

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May 20, 2018

3 Ways to Diffuse Light Without Breaking the Bank

Learn how to diffuse light cheaply and effectively.

Knowing how to diffuse light is an important skill to master when shooting a film because it allows you to soften hard shadows to give your subjects a nice, even spread of light. However, many new filmmakers 1.) don’t know how, 2.) think they know how, but didn’t learn correct information, and 3.) think that diffusers are well outside of their price range. To help with all three of those issues, Todd Blankenship of Shutterstock Tutorials shares a few tips on working with diffusers, including how to set them up and what kinds of material are both effective and inexpensive. Check it the video below to learn more:

If you’re worried about having to spend your rent money on diffusion, don’t be. As you can see from the video, as well as tons of other videos, cheap stuff like shower curtains, T-shirts, sheets, garbage bags, and wax paper do a pretty good job of diffusing light. Hell, at $15 a pop, even professional 24″ 5-in-1 reflectors are too cheap to pass up.

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May 19, 2018

Learn How to Use Magnets, Gear Ties, and Suction Cups to Create This DIY Car Mount

Today’s magic word is “triangulation.”

Car mounts for your camera rig aren’t always expensive—you can usually buy a single suction cup system for, like, 20 bucks. The problem with them, though, is that, while they take care of the issue of actually mounting a camera to your car, they don’t take care of the issue of making your footage as stable as possible. This is where triangulation comes in. More expensive car mounts use additional rods to add support to your camera rig on multiple sides so it doesn’t sway, a formation that looks like, you guessed it, a triangle.

In this tutorial, Michael Lohrum, the DIY Camera Guy shows you how to not only build your own DIY GoPro car mount but also how to triangulate it with support rods and magnets— which are all kinds of fun. Check out the video below:

The video, nor the video’s description, offers a list of materials, so, while I’ve done my best to name all of the supplies Lohrum used in the tutorial, I might’ve missed a few:

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May 18, 2018

‘BlacKkKlansman’, Raunchy Puppets, Queen Biopic, & More Trailers You May Have Missed

Staying on top of the trailer circuit is a full-time job in and of itself. We’re here to help.

Rest assured that the summer movie season doesn’t only include Hollywood blockbusters and overly test-marketed entertainment designed for mass consumption. There are a number of festival favorites set to hit theaters very soon, as well as daring new works from celebrated American auteurs and first-time feature filmmakers. It should be a strong season, especially, as you will notice below, a particularly compelling string of weeks in mid-August. Let’s dive in.

Sorry to Bother You (dir. Boots Riley)

The talk of this past January’s Sundance Film Festival, the first feature from musical artist Boots Riley arrives this summer on the wave of rapturous reviews and mounting anticipation. Starring Lakeith Stanfield as a telemarketer who has to resort to some rather otherworldy (and supremely impressive) techniques to improve his job performance, the trailer implies a film both realistic in its searing social critique and fantastical in the way it sees them through.

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May 18, 2018

Oculus Go review

Mobile virtual reality is aimed at bringing VR to the masses – but so far companies have largely failed to really make a splash in consumer consciousness. Can the new Oculus Go change that? Find out in our Oculus Go review.

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May 18, 2018

Aspiring TV Writer? This NBC Program Will Prep You for the Writers’ Room

Applications for NBCUniversal’s Writers on the Verge program are open now.

NBCUniversal is on a roll. As home to both This Is Us, broadcast TV’s current number one drama, and the recent Winter Olympics, the network has now taken the lead in total primetime viewers for the first time in almost 20 years. In its quest to find diverse writers to work on its increasingly popular dramas and comedies, the company is offering an incredible opportunity to aspiring TV penners: Writers on the Verge.

Writers on the Verge is a 12-week series of classes that take place at NBCUniversal in Universal City, CA, and are intended to give screenwriters all the tools necessary to step into a real writers’ room and get to work. Participants will leave the program with an improved portfolio and maybe even a job—past writers have gone on to work on NBC shows like Community, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Two Broke Girls and more

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Source: NoFilmSchool