Amazing NEW Split Diopter FX Filter!

Today my company PRISM LENS FX turned 1 years old! In celebration of that milestone we decided to drop our latest addition to the #PrismLensFx family... the "Split Diopter FX Filter"! For years as DP’s we’d use split diopters to create FX in camera, but always struggled to hold it in front of the lens, while pulling focus, and operating at the same time. With our version you can thread right onto your lens, and rotate to dial in your desired effect! Pre-Order today and save $25! I can't wait to see what every creator around the world ends up shooting and creating with this new filter! Thank you so much for your support! Love y'all!

SPLIT DIOPTER FX FILTER:

https://www.prismlensfx.com/products/split-diopter-fx-filter

Storyboard Templates Made by Filmmakers for Filmmakers

This article below was written by NoFilmSchool

Not in love with your current storyboard template? These ones might be just what you're looking for.

Even though storyboarding isn't necessarily a required step in the filmmaking process, most filmmakers find it helpful in not only planning out their shots but seeing their stories come to life visually. Having a template that helps you do both of those things requires space to both sketch out your shots (or in my case, doodle like a 3-year-old) and jot down the necessary information, including shot size, shot type, and lens data.

The BuffNerd himself, filmmaker Jakob Owens and his team over at Tropic Colour have come out with some really handy, detailed storyboard templates that offer all of that and more.

When I first started storyboarding, there was no way I'd spend money on something I could draw up myself on a piece of paper. ("What, I can't draw a bunch of boxes and lines myself?")

But that task got really old really fast, so I went online and downloaded some free temples. But those were a little too simple and left a lot to be desired.

That's why I kind of like these templates from Tropic Colour, because they were designed by filmmakers who know what filmmakers want in a storyboard template. They want to be able to quickly circle the shot type, shot size, and which lens they want to use. If they're working with different aspect ratios, they want storyboards that can handle that. These templates have that all covered.

6 storyboard templates

• 3 aspect ratios (2.40:1 / 1.85:1 / 1.66:1)

• 2 orientations (vertical and horizontal)

• Spots for lens data, shot size, and shot type

• Print out or digitally import into your editor of choice

This storyboard template pack is available now for $10, which is not too shabby for a really good template that you can print out or upload and work with forever.

If you want to learn more, head on over to Tropic Colour.

Jakob Owens 2018 Directors/Editors Reel!

2018 was another great year! It was full of fun, exciting, and new projects, many of which I couldn’t share in this new reel as they haven’t been released yet, but here is my updated 2018 Directors/Editors Reel!

The BEST Cinematic LUTS On The Market! (LUT REVIEW)

So as usual when I get a lot of questions regarding a subject I take to YouTube and release a video talking about the subject trying to answer all the questions I receive. This video is about LUTS and where you can find the BEST ones on the market to use in your videos. Take a watch at the video below as I real down the best 5 LUT companies out there! - Jakob Owens

Cinematography Breakdown Of A Bone Thugs Music video!

We've recently been receiving a lot of comments and questions regarding how we light and shoot our videos. As always I've always loved to share behind the scenes information with you guys, and this is no different. So I hope you guys enjoy what I hope to be the first of many "Cinematography Breakdowns" of my videos/films! Enjoy this Bone Thugs "If Heaven Had A Cellphone" music video cinematography breakdown below! - Jakob Owens

Words Of Encouragement!

As artists I believe we're often way too critical of ourselves and our work. We become so numb to what we've created, or are creating, that we can't see it through an outside lens. What's just okay to us is amazing to others. I feel like we often aspire for our work to look like someone else's because you're seeing it with such a fresh perspective unlike your own. At the end of the day nobody sees the way you do nobody thinks the way you do, so just create the way you create without self judgement and let that be enough. - Jakob