European Cinema (1895 – 1945) Europe is regarded as the birthplace of modern cinema. It was in Paris where the first public cinematographic projection ever took place, and from there it spread all over the world. The first filmmakers were the Lumiere brothers, August and Luis, and amongst their first movies, made in 1895, that…
Czech Cinematography: FAMoUs Children of Czech(oslovakia)
The Czech cinematography (or these days Czechoslovakian) came exceptionally late compared with other European cinematographies. It only began at the beginning of the 1960’s when filmmakers from the Czech film school, also called the Czech New Wave, started creating their works. Only the graduates of the worldwide famous FAMU (FILM AND TV ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS IN PRAGUE), in…
Mexican Cinematography: the Latin Hollywood
Mexican Cinematography began its development in the 1920s. The first films were mainly documentary newsreels called noticiarios (notices), which showed everyday life in Mexico. Unfortunately, many of these films have been lost or destroyed. It was not long before the production of feature films was to commence. Most of them were melodramas, comedies and adventure…
Irish Cinematography : Difficult History, Important Movies
The history of Irish cinematography is intimately connected with the history of the country which, above all else, is the history of the constant battle for independence and national, political and cultural identity. The history of Irish cinematography is closely connected with the history of the country which, above all else, is the history of…
Chinese Cinematography: The Cultural (R)evolution
The history of Chinese cinematography first started in 1905. It was the year when the opera The Battle of Dingjunshan, staged successfully at the Beijing Opera, was recorded for the very first time. The centre of Chinese film, at the time, was Shanghai, where the first movie theatre was built in 1908. During the 1920s the…
Case Study of a Short Film: “The Man With The Spying Glass” part 2
Case Study of a Short Film: “The Man With The Spying Glass” Production Finally, after all this pre-production work it is time for the production. The first big problem for us occurred a week before the production. The camera operator got another job, and we had to start shooting a day before we had scheduled to…
Case Study of a Short Film: “The Man With The Spying Glass” part 1
Case Study of a Short Film: “The Man With The Spying Glass” part 1 Below is the case study I created by my last short film as well as my general experience as a filmmaker on this production. “The Man With The Spying Glass” is a self-financed short film. Production: 3 days Post-production: 7 weeks Length:…
Asian Cinematography
Asian cinematography as a definition refers to the cinematography of eastern, south-eastern and southern Asia (Far East cinema) and also western Asia (Near East cinema). The Far East cinema includes naming only the most important ones, Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea (North Korea, ridiculous as it sounds, is classified as one of the…
Abbas Kiarostami: A Versatile Artist
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the leaders amongst the Iranian directors. He is widely considered as the most prominent representative of this exotic cinematography which has celebrated a lot of successes at different film festivals over the last few years. This is due to the Iranian New Wave, who brought to the world many outstanding filmmakers and…
How to Make a Book Trailer?
How to Make a Book Trailer? Before you even start thinking about making a trailer, you need to decide or perhaps rather know what kind of audience you are aiming your trailer at. You will make one trailer for kids and a different trailer for spy novels or another one again for a vampire story…