. Film Articles 2 Each month we will be adding more film articles under each of our subsections (Screenplays, documentaries, Cinematography, Sound, editing and film schools. These articles are offered to our site visitors for free to help you with your filmmaking efforts. If you have an article and would like it added to our database of film articles just contact us and we'll review what you have. Sound Articles The Importance of Sound & Audio in Film What is Dynamic Range? Sound Frequency The Role of Equalizers Sample Rate Bit Depth Film Sound: Stereo vs. Mono Good Microphones for Filmmakers Microphone Types Choosing the Right Microphone What is tape noise? Automatic Gain Control (AGC) What is room tone? How to fix room tone and ambient sound mistakes Acoustics and recording space Filmmaking: Windscreens Lavalier Microphones Positioning the microphone in a film How to position a microphone outdoors Sound Continuity Overlapping sound & visuals Playing two audio files on top of each other Noise reduction Lighting Filmmaking: Lighting tutorial How to create a backlit scene in your film The importance of side lighting in your films Filmmaking techniques: Hard vs. soft lighting Diffusion & light reflection Continuity Style and Shot Flow Film Continuity & Shot Flow Line of Action Moving Across the Line of Action 5 Basic Camera Set Ups Angular Singles Master Two Shot OTS Shots (Over the Shoulder) POV Singles Profile Shots Re-Establishing Shot Bridging Shots Without a Pivot Shot Manipulating Cinematic Geography Exploring Temporal Connections Lev Kuleshov Experiment Constructing Scenes Using Q and A without Dialogue How Much to Feed Your Audience More About Q and A and Cause and Effect Cutting in the Camera Vs. Open Approach     Film School Articles Canadian Film Schools USA Film Schools International Film Schools       .

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