Ryan Coogler’s career has seen a progression all the way from making a low budget indie movie that became a festival smash, Fruitvale Station, to directing one of the biggest blockbuster Marvel films in the world - Black Panther. Let's take a deeper look at his career as a filmmaker.

In this Crew Breakdown video, let’s take a look at the VT Operator and go over what their role is, what their average day on set looks like, and a couple tips that they use to be the best in their field.

One reason that I, along with the rest of the online world, am drawn to Casey Neistat is because of the filmmaking in his videos. Although they may appear rough and handmade, if you look a bit closer you’ll quickly see that his films are backed up by an array of innovative filmmaking techniques that he uses to present stories as a creative, experienced documentary filmmaker.

Let’s look into Charlotte Bruus Christensen's philosophical approach to shooting movies and then take a look at some examples of the gear she uses to execute her cinematography.

Let's dive into what depth of field is, the factors and settings that can change it and then go over some of the pros for shooting with a shallow depth of field, as well as go over some of the reasons why shallow focus may actually be undesirable.

A recent advance in filmmaking technology is taking place in the field of film sets. This is being altered by improvements in LED wall technology combined with gaming engines. Let's take a look at how we’re quickly heading towards a point where the idea of shooting big budget shows and movies in real world locations is becoming less and less popular.

Now that the much beloved Kodak Ektachrome is back on the market after bring discontinued, let’s take a closer look at how exactly the film was resurrected, break down what makes Ektachrome different to other existing Kodak films, and look at how 35mm motion picture Ektachrome was brought back by special request to shoot the second season of Euphoria.

In this episode I’ll dive into Adam Newport-Berra's philosophical approach to shooting movies and then take a look at some examples of the gear he uses to execute his photography.

There are a host of different standardised aspect ratios out there that filmmakers have used. From the almost square 1.19:1 to the extreme widescreen 2.76:1. In this video I'll go over a few of the most popular aspect ratios used in cinema and unpack some of the rationals for shooting in different ratios.

Let’s use this video to examine the last remaining range of colour negative film stocks, go over how to choose the right film, how to identify each stock’s specifications based on the label of their film can, and talk about the visual characteristics that contribute to the ‘shot on Kodak’ look.

Jordan Peele is a director who possesses a true love of genre - especially the horror genre. His films have used genre as a structural framework, which are filled in with satirical stories that explore wider themes, ideas and issues in society, told through the eyes of his protagonists. In this video I’ll explore the work of Jordan Peele by looking at three films that he has directed at three increasing budget levels: Get Out, Us, and Nope.

The runaway financial success of Top Gun: Maverick that makes it, at the time of this video, the sixth highest grossing movie in US box office history can be boiled down to numerous factors. This video will look at one of those factors: its aerial action scenes.

In this edition of Cinematography Style, we’ll unpack Matthew Libatique’s cinematography.

In this video let’s flip things in favour of our variable focal length friends by unpacking five reasons why zoom lenses are better than primes.

Highlights from my chat with director Jessie Zinn about the film Drummies. We discuss the process of making a short documentary - from coming up with the initial concept, hiring gear, cutting it together, to finally distributing the finished film.

As is the case with all film gear, there are a number of reasons for and against using prime lenses versus selecting zoom lenses. In this video I’ll go over five reasons that make primes superior to zooms - and follow it up with a later video from the other side of the argument about why zoom lenses are better than primes.

In this episode, let's take a look at four more cinema lenses which are popular in the film industry.

Since cinema is not a 360 degree medium - well, not yet anyway - and our perspective is not omnipresent, the choice of what is included and what is excluded from the screen is a choice that is left up to the filmmakers.

Let’s take a look at some examples of off screen action from well known films to uncover why this is done and why sometimes what we don’t see in movies is more important than what we do.

In this episode I’ll dive into Linus Sandgren's philosophical approach to shooting movies and then take a look at some examples of the gear he uses to execute his photography.

Let’s unpack what frame rate is and how it is practically done with a camera and editing software, look at some common frame rates that are standardised in different places around the world, and with that knowledge, take a look at some creative ways that frame rate can be used to tell a story.