AWARDS FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR
INSTRUCTIONAL TEACHING NEW TRICKS
FUTURE FILMMAKER BREEDING GROUND FOR TALENT
Getting across a message to teach or help a viewer do something new is a key filmmaking skill. This is a category for those how-to videos that everyone uses nowadays. Let the world see just how slick and professional an instructional video can be.
For aspiring pros or those in the first two years of their careers, this is a category where we want to see the creativity in our industry’s exciting future. This is an open class, so pretty much anything goes. It could be a creative short film you’ve shot as a student, or your first ever commission. We want to see imagination and visually stunning work from the thought leaders of tomorrow!
CVP is more than Britain’s leading cinematography equipment supplier. It holds events, product demos and sessions to help new filmmakers reach their potential. With CVP Education and CVPTV offering insight and help that’s hard to get anywhere else, it’s a company that’s investing in the future of filmmaking – and a natural fit for this category.
COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE THE HEARTLAND OF PAID WORK FOR INDIE COMPANIES
The UK’s best-known rental house, Hireacamera is the sponsor of both the instructional and commercial & corporate categories in the Filmmaker of the Year Awards – two hugely important categories for professionals hoping to win influence with customers. Of course, not everyone has all the equipment needed to shoot every project. That’s where Hireacamera is an invaluable resource to commercial filmmakers. With a slick website offering real-time booking and availability information on all its kit, Hireacamera is a step ahead of its rivals. It offers cost-effective prices for the newest kit, fully tested – plus all rentals are delivered with the latest firmware installed and ready to shoot.
So often, making a great film is about solving problems and overcoming hurdles – not everything goes to plan. That was certainly the case for Steven Smith, a filmmaker who resides in Dallas, Texas. Commissioned to carry out a two- day shoot for an Escobar Cigars promo, Smith had lots of problems to solve on his way to making a successful film. First, he was injured in a car crash, and so was hopping around on one leg trying to film. Then the location that was rented for the shoot fell through, so a loft apartment was found on Airbnb at the last minute. The cigars didn’t arrive until the end of day one, which held everything up. And the dolly never showed, so Smith had to go fully handheld. “I had to use warp stabilisation in post to smooth things out,” he says. Shooting on a Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K and a DJI Mavic Pro
for establishing shots, Smith directed and shot the film himself. “I edited it in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects for the lens flares. Overall, the video came out lovely,” he says. The finished commercial oozes glamour as our two heroes enjoy the finer things, being served whisky and cigars in a stunning location – all in Cinemascope super-wide format. It’s top work in our flagship category for commissioned projects. We are looking for branded content, promotional videos – anything that’s been shot for paying clients.
SMOKING HOT An advert for a cigar brand (right) is Steven Smith’s entry in commercial
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