From the Vimeo synopsis: Shaun Finney of The Stunt People explains to casual viewers and budding action filmmakers alike what it takes to make your test fight sell. So Shaun is on location in NYC to show off its production value, but a Chinese kid from Jersey and some Mexican dude interrupt his filming. Wackiness [...]
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Capitalising off the Studio System
onNow that I've made the case that even in this economy filmmakers are still incredibly well off, I thought I'd go a bit further... no, more like jump off a cliff, and make the case that because it's so easy to make films, it's possible to make money (hopefully profit) at the cost of the [...]
Information, technology, and economy as it relates to filmmakers
onRecently my post celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of KWOON sparked some discussion on the forum about the state we're in today compared to 10 years ago. Not in general, but as filmmakers. For those who have been hiding from the news (for good reason), we're in a recession that's probably the worst since 1929. [...]
KWOON Celebrates its Ten-Year Anniversary
onBack in 1999 when The Stunt People was just a website full of Hong Kong film reviews by one author (me), the internet was still basically a dirt mall. For action film fanatics / filmmakers, it was a frustrating time. Just as we were discovering that awesome Hong Kong cinema market, Youtube still hadn't been [...]
The New Forum Is Live!
onhttp://forum.thestuntpeople.com The new Stunt People Forum has just gone live. Here's the low-down: Youtube and Vimeo embedding. (will take requests to embed from other hosts, requires coding but I can manage) NO ADS! It's free, ad-less, and administrators have far greater control over content and user moderation. That means that it'll be easier to keep [...]
Eric Jacobus nominated for Breakout Action Star in Action on Film Fest 09 (Dogs of Chinatown)
onI'm honored to be one of the candidates for Breakout Action Star in this year's Action on Film Festival, taking place July 24-31 in Pasadena, CA. Dogs of Chinatown's been accepted to the fest, and it's received four nominations. They are: Breakout Action Star - Male - Feature Best Sound Design - Feature Best Fight [...]
Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look with Stu Maschwitz and Eric Jacobus
onStu Maschwitz of ProLost Blog and author of the DV Rebel's Guide shot with Eric Jacobus for an episode of Red Giant TV titled "Creating a Summer Blockbuster Film Look". Stu's been announced as the new Creative Director for the Magic Bullet product line, and this video tutorial shows Stu's skills. “The Magic Bullet vision [...]
Chapter 12: After the Subway (dir. Stu Maschwitz)
onStu Maschwitz has uploaded our latest collaboration, Chapter 12: After the Subway. (For HD click here).http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4209574&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Chapter 12: After the Subway from Stu Maschwitz on Vimeo.From Stu's blog: "As seen this morning on my NAB panel. My contribution to the emerging Subway Short genre of camera tests, with a twist - what happens after all the [...]
The Stunt People finally go HD
onSlam Bam Thank you Yeah Info: Panasonic HVX200 Letus35 Extreme/w nikon mount 28mm F1.8 sigma lens 50mm f1.4 nikon lens Zacuto studio kit Marshall V-R70P-HDA 7"HD monitor (3 batteries) 2 4gb p2 cards 1 16gb p2 card 2 extra long life panasonic batteries bogen 3066 fluid head tripod pelican case for camera and accessories Anyone [...]