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EDITING
How Star Wars Was Made in the Edit
In this video essay, the guys at RocketJump explore how Star Wars' editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A N...

NEW TECH
New H.266 Video Codec is 50% More Efficient Than H.265 and 75% More Than H.264
Officially known as H.266/Versatile Video Coding (VVC), the new video codec has been put forward by the Fraunh...

POST
Time to Ditch Premiere Pro CC for DaVinci Resolve 16? Engadget Says Maybe
Black Magic Design's DaVinci Resolve has been around for many years, and version 16 came out over a year ago. ...

SOUND DESIGN
3 Fundamental Ways of Adding Sound to Film
Sound in film may seem like it's pretty obvious, but David Freudenberg suggests taking a step back to a more a...

EDUCATION
5 Beginner Tips for Better Framing and Composition in Cinematography
Rob Holder looks at some simple photography tips that can elevate your shots to new heights.

PRACTICAL
How to Get Film Permits and Location Releases
The key considerations and process for going about getting location filming permits and releases for your prod...

WOW
Disney Uses Epic's Unreal Game Engine to Render Virtual Sets In Real Time on The Mandalorian
Jon Favreau and the team talk about how using a virtual sets build in the Unreal game engine has revolutionise...
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