FANGORIA Podcast Network: “THE GIRLS IN THE BACK ROW” Open Up “THE BABADOOK”

Now that April’s “Dance Until You Die” series has concluded, THE GIRLS IN THE BACK ROW have set up one hell of a macabre month for May. Sadly, both Kate & Tab won’t be around the experience it together, as the former will be taking some time off for personal matters. However, Tab has enlisted in […]

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'The Movie Should Be About You': 'Babysitter' Director on Why the First Feature is its Own Genre

"If I could make this film again, I would make it much more explicit. I would give less of a f*ck about pissing people off or being politically incorrect."

Babysitter, which premiered at SXSW last year and was just released on iTunes and Amazon, is an exposé on the chaos of middle-class life alongside an unusual sexual awakening—Max (Max Burkholder), a confused kid in high school, falls in love with his babysitter.

No Film School interviewed writer/director Morgan Krantz twice: once just after his SXSW 2015 premiere and once a couple weeks before his May 3rd VOD release. Below, we juxtapose some of Krantz's answers to get a sense of the perceptions and lessons that have calcified over time. Krantz also talks about how he learned to embrace the personal nature of his storytelling.

NFS: This feels like a very personal story. How do you approach that subject matter without it feeling overly diaristic?

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Q&A: Director Agnieszka Smoczynska on the Lore of “THE LURE”

Poland has never been known as a hotbed of essential genre cinema, but that will likely change as director Agnieszka Smoczynska’s THE LURE continues to attract audiences worldwide on the festival circuit. The outré movie, which plays Queens’ Museum of the Moving Image’s Panorama Europe 2016 fest (May 6-22, where you can also catch Estonia’s […]

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Online Video Grows Up [PODCAST]

This episode of Indie Film Weekly leads us to wonder: are we in a new era for online video?

With increased spending and more platforms represented at the digital NewFronts presentations to advertisers (including an announcement by Refinery29 of directorial debuts from Kristen Stewart and Gabourey Sidibe); a new merger between Vimeo and VHX; and over 50 film & video categories in the prestigious Webby Awards, online options for filmmakers are more credible, sophisticated, and potentially lucrative than ever before. Co-host Ryan Koo and I discuss these developments, along with a controversy at this year's HotDocs festival in Toronto and some follow-up to No Film School's NAB coverage, including our exclusive in-depth demo video of Lytro's game-changing Cinema Camera. As always, the episode includes our Ask No Film School segment, plus grant and festival deadlines, upcoming indie film releases, and other notable things you might have missed while you were busy making films.

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AJA Updates Firmware on the CION While Also Debuting USB Converter Boxes

AJA updates the CION's highlight handling while also showing off new U-Tap streaming tools.

AJA's 4K RAW-capable cinema camera, the CION, recently received new gamma modes via a firmware update meant to increase shadow and highlight handling while also renaming the picture profiles. Included gammas are now Standard, Cine, and None, which disables any gamma adjustment and allows it to be set more effectively in post. A CF adapter for their media slot also now allows users to use CF cards instead of AJA's proprietary Pak SSDs.

For videographers and filmmakers requiring livestreaming, their U-Tap SDI and HDMI converter boxes will now allow one to stream directly into their computers for $345.

No Film School's complete coverage of NAB 2016 is brought to you by My RØDE Reel, Shutterstock, and Blackmagic Design.

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P+S Technik Introduces New Full-Frame Front Anamorphic 1.5x 35-70mm T3.2 Lens

P+S Technik, a German company known for camera and lens accessories, has added a new front-anamorphic zoom to their product line, the PS-Zoom 35-70mm CS T3.2 in PL mount.

The lens has an anamorphic squeeze ratio of 1.5X. While not being the traditional 2X squeeze used historically, 1.5X is enough squeeze to take a 16:9 frame towards the 2.39 of Cinemascope with a little extra room on the sides to crop. Cameras without a 4:3 mode would then be able to shoot anamorphic and maintain the traditional scope instead of merely cropping the frame to fit. Camera tests showed a strong flare along with other anamorphic distortions. The lens can cover RED's 6K sensor and was shown on a Sony mirrorless SLR, and P+S Technik also manufactures the EF and E-Mount adapters for their PL lenses. The lens itself costs €21500 (about $24,700), so it's primarily a rental option, but it's a good rental option if you're looking to shoot anamorphic with a 16:9 sensor with PL, EF, or E-Mount.

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Benro Swings into Action with 3 New Jibs and 2 New Hi-Hats

Benro, the camera support division of The Mac Group, showed off updated jibs as well as new hi-hats and tripods.

Benro previously had the MoveUp4 ($499), their 4kg-supporting jib, but they introduced the MoveUp8 ($749), MoveUp15 ($999), and MoveUp20 ($1499), all respectively referring to their kilogram load capacity. They are designed for ease of use and only require two major components to be clipped together before assembling the rest of the rig. They all come with their own convenient rolling case, and a remote head is slated to be released in the fall.

Benro also introduced two new hi-hats in 75mm ($199) and 100mm ($249) ball versions with removable feet, while improving the sturdiness of their BV series of tripods by using stronger legs.

No Film School's complete coverage of NAB 2016 is brought to you by My RØDE Reel, Shutterstock, and Blackmagic Design.

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PA/NY/NJ! Carpenter, Empire, Corman fests and more this summer! Plus some cool Blu-rays…

Exhumed Films has long offered must-see 35mm revivals of classic horror fare to fans in the Pennsylvania/New York/New Jersey area, and they’re going crazy this coming season with a whole slew of special events, celebrating some of the genre’s biggest names. Next up on the schedule is an Empire Pictures marathon on Sunday, May 15 […]

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Event Report: Texas Frightmare Weekend 2016

Despite having worked with the event itself for months leading up to April 29th, I was in no way, shape or form quite prepared for Texas Frightmare Weekend 2016. I’ve been to conventions before, and huge ones at that- Walker Stalker Convention 2015, Weekend of Horrors, Chiller, and four years of New York Comic Con […]

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Russell Crowe to play Dr. Jekyll in “THE MUMMY” reboot

You read that right: As a sign of the world-building approach Universal is taking with their monster-movie updates, a scientist with an identity crisis will appear in the studio’s new MUMMY, with an A-lister likely to take the role. Variety reports that Russell Crowe is in early negotiations to play “a Dr. Jekyll-type role” in […]

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Never Fry a D-Tap Again with Lentequip's SafeTap

Lentequip has manufactured a simply engineered solution to what can be a devastating problem.

The P-Tap/D-Tap port popularized by Anton Bauer has the unfortunate design flaw of being too easily reversible. A slight curve on one side of the port is supposed to prevent this, but differences in build tolerances amongst manufacturers have led to many a piece of gear being fried by a D-Tap plugged in the wrong way. Some products were even designed to take reverse polarities, meaning that you have to purposely wire it the opposite way.

The SafeTap's most basic feature is that it will not pass any current if the plug's polarity is incorrect​.​

You can only imagine the myriad problems that might occur if a DP tasked a less experienced AC with managing their camera build, or hasty set conditions that might cause a mistake to happen in the dark. Thousands of dollars in damage can occur to D-Tap powered monitors, follow focuses, and transmitters if the plug is reversed.

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How to Shoot Rain Like a Pro

From Jurassic Park to Spiderman, rain scenes have a special place in popular culture. But how do you actually shoot them?

We filmmakers are always looking for ways to create exciting moods to heighten the drama of a movie. One of the most effective and available tools we have at our disposal is the tried and true rain sequence. It’s a cheap trick, but it might just work.

But the truth is, to do it well is not that cheap. It takes a lot of equipment, manpower, and planning.

This is not the kind of shoot you show up for with all the equipment and try to figure out on the fly.

In order to look how to shoot in the rain, let's first take a close look at a rain sequence from one of my older car commercials.

Don’t shoot in the sun

One of the first things you should notice is that there is no hard sunlight in any of these shots. This was actually one the hardest things to achieve in making this commercial—we shot in Florida, in June. But ultimately it's what gave the spot its authentic look.

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Ikan's One-Handed Gimbals Hold Smartphones, GoPros, DSLRs

Ikan, popular for their wide variety of budget-conscious filmmaking hardware, shows off several one-handed gimbals designed for anything from a smartphone to a DSLR.

The Fly-X3-Plus ($329) is a smartphone gimbal that features adjustable clips, allowing it to hold a variety of phones.

The 3-Axis GoPro stabilizer ($330) can be pre-balanced for specific GoPros, and a 5-way joystick offers additional control. In the future, Ikan will also provide wireless control, but current users can wire the controller from a distance.

Ikan's largest gimbal, the Beholder DS1, supports up to 3.7 lbs and will be available later this year for $799. A handlebar attachment mimics the look and feel of classic Ronin and Movi gimbals.

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FANGORIA Podcast Network: “THE HORROR SHOW” Boots Up “BRAINSCAN”!

For longtime FANGORIA fans, the title “BRAINSCAN” should be one you’re quite familiar with. Considering how much the film appeared in our pages, and likewise even finding our pages within the film, BRAINSCAN is a true cult classic, with its main macabre madman Trickster being one fans of ’90s horror will surely recognize. And with […]

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Full details emerge for Scream Factory “JEEPERS CREEPERS” Blu-rays

Writer/director Victor Salva’s controversial pair of horror films are getting the Collector’s Edition treatment on Blu-ray this summer; read on for the full content info, plus the cover art. Shout! Factory releases JEEPERS CREEPERS and JEEPERS CREEPERS 2 in two-disc sets June 14. The chronicles of the half-human, half-demonic Creeper, who terrorizes a road-tripping brother […]

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Become A Ghostbuster At Sony & BBQ Films’ Exclusive, Immersive “GHOSTBUSTERS” Event!

One of my earliest introductions to the horror genre, in its many ways, shapes and forms, was undoubtedly through GHOSTBUSTERS. Whether it was the film itself, or perhaps the live stage show at Universal Studios Orlando, this writer remembers the universal appeal of GHOSTBUSTERS; hell, I’d argue most fright fans would jump through hoops for […]

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Exclusive photos: Hardcore rocker’s road-horror anthology “TERROR 66”

Three tales of horror set along the legendary Route 66 make up the new omnibus chiller TERROR 66, written and directed by hardcore musician Bobby Blood. Jump past the jump for more info and a bunch of exclusive pics. Originally lensed in 2009 and 2010, the project was revived and reshot for release this year […]

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Exclusive trailer, poster: An alien infection is “TAKING EARTH”

A South African sci-fi thriller in the tradition of DISTRICT 9 is heading to the Cannes Film Festival, and we’ve got an exclusive first look at the trailer and poster. Empress Road Pictures is selling TAKING EARTH, directed by feature first-timer Grant Humphreys from a script he wrote with Michael Harrison and Grant Knight. The […]

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Toys of Terror #101

Welcome to TOYS OF TERROR, Fango’s weekly feature exhibiting the coolest horror accessories across the web. Whether you’re a collector, connoisseur or simply making your love of horror a family affair, these petrifying playthings are likely to impress even the most heartless horror fan. So if you’re searching for a ghoulish gift, look no further… […]

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The Artistic Philosophy of Andrei Tarkovsky's Poetic Filmmaking

Though they're often described as poetic works of "pure cinema", free of symbolism, full of emotion and atmosphere, the films of Andrei Tarkovsky are enigmatic.

Enigmatic though they may be, Lewis Bond dives into the work of the great Russian auteur to help us understand, or rather, appreciate not only his films, but the philosophy upon which those films stand.

Tarkovsky's films are, to say the least, hard to classify and pin down, because to him, cinema was an art form that existed to help us answer the many important philosophical questions about life and existence. In fact, it seems futile to study his work without first studying the philosophy with which his creativity was intertwined.

Like director Andrei Konchalovsky says in Bond's video essay, Tarkovsky's work is so rooted in his own personal philosophy that while it's possible to imitate, it's completely impossible to follow. This is evidenced in how some of today's greatest filmmakers utilize his cinematic techniques, even going as far as to replicate shots from his films, but fail to capture the poetry that made Tarkovsky's films what they were.

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