Filmmaker Mat Whitecross shares his top filming tips and shows how you can make someone fly in your videos. Get hold of any filming gear, like a handycam or a camera mobile phone, and hit record. Transcript: Hi, my name is Mat Whitecross. I’m a film-maker, director, editor, cameraman. I come up with ideas, I go out to a location and shoot them with a crew and we come back into the studio and edit them. I was obsessed with making films from a very early age and when I finished college, I went to work for a local TV station. Then I came to London and started making cups of tea for famous people, being a runner. After a while I started working on films, as an editor. I do this because it’s creative, it’s exciting, it’s fun and you meet different people every day. Every single day is different, and you get to tell stories the way you want to tell them. Filming Demos Get a strong story, good idea and be original. Once you’ve got your idea the best thing to do is prepare yourself for the shoot, and the best way to do that is to draw a storyboard. You don’t have to be a great artist, just get the pen out and start drawing an idea of what you’re going to do with each shot. Once you’ve got your storyboard, you need to go out and find a place to shoot it, find your location. The best thing to do is to try and find somewhere that’s slightly out of the way, so you’re not in other people’s way. Also, find somewhere that’s quiet. Once you’re on set, the main thing is to be able to …
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www.wilsonrunnin.co.uk Here is a short Action Film I worked on recently, working closely with major A List Actors such as Dev Patel from The Last Airbender, and Pamela Anderson. Myself, Sam Parham & Chase Armitage performed the chase sequence with Dev Patel on the London roof tops, playing the roles of High Powered Bankers, co-ordinating our movement with the Stunts Team, Producers and Directors to get the shots perfect. Nokia’s highly anticipated short film, ‘The Commuter’ staring Dev Patel, Pamela Anderson, Charles Dance, Ed Westwick and shot entirely in mobile HD on the Nokia N8 smartphone. The groundbreaking film, directed by the McHenry Brothers, was shot in just four days with the Nokia N8 using no back up cameras, with the streets of London and St Albans providing the backdrop to Nokia’s story about one commuter’s eventful journey to work. All credit goes to Nokia, McHenry Brothers, Producers, and the whole team involved to make the film. Please don’t forget to subscribe, rate and comment to my channel and Mathew Kaye’s Channel below www.youtube.com www.youtube.com and www.youtube.com Many thanks Michael Wilson 3Run
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