In this review, we’ll take a look at the set.a.light pre-visualization program, its virtual assets and limitations, and how to use it. Set.a.light 3D is a pre-visualization program for photographers and filmmakers. Users can realistically simulate lighting setups and learn how lights a

Here are a few techniques to master the subtleties of lighting a car interior in daylight — without breaking your budget. Lighting an interior (stationary) daylight car scene on a no-to-low budget project presents more of a problem than you might initially expect. The car, by design, is goin

Today we check out a few tools and methods you can use to capture the smoothest handheld footage possible for your next project. Shoulder mounted and handheld camera work is an immediate, exciting, and fast way to get the shots you need to make a film. Since the invention of smaller ARRI fil

Find the digital frontier’s new direction with three ways a creative agency can benefit from having a Creative Director of Video. Since the days of Madison Avenue, the world of advertising has changed drastically. Media and content is now displayed on platforms that once would have baf

If you’re shooting outside on your next project, here are some tips on how to shoot both with or against the ultimate light source — the sun. There’s one light source greater and more powerful than all the Fresnel, HMI, or LED lights put together. The sun. For as long as people have be

It’s never been easier for PremiumBeat users to access thousands of world-class, royalty-free images, clips, and tracks. Here’s what you need to know. Your time and energy are valuable. That’s why we’ve made it easier than ever for you to access all the royalty-free i

Filmmaking is a puzzle. Let’s examine what a pre-production checklist might look like for a low-budget, narrative short film. Unless you’re Terrence Malick, the pre-production process will most likely play a very important role in your filmmaking endeavor. Without proper pre-production, you

Expand your filmmaking skill set in only a weekend with these DIY tutorials for fun, creative, and relatively simple filmmaking projects. For many filmmakers and videographers just starting out, the allure of investing in and buying tons of new gear is hard to resist. You need your camera, y

Learn the origins of memoji music videos and check out our favorite viral hits. Bonus: we show you how to make one of your own. In 2018, with the release of iOS 12, iOS devices that had Face ID gained a new feature called Memoji. If you have been entirely oblivious to this new feature, or th

Adobe is changing what software you can and can’t use. So, what are the changes, how will it affect you, and what is the cause behind these changes? Last week, users of older versions of Adobe Creative Cloud products began receiving emails indicating that they were no longer licensed t

We spoke with costume designer Gersha Phillips about her bold designs for Star Trek: Discovery, all the suits in House of Cards, and working on My Big Fat Greek Wedding. PremiumBeat: The Star Trek franchise is storied. Were you given a prime directive for the look and feel of Star Trek: Di

As a busy storyteller, you don’t always have time to listen to thousands of music tracks to find the perfect royalty-free music for your video project. Over the years, we’ve heard you loud and clear: quality is key. That’s why, here at PremiumBeat, our focus has always been on hi

Struggling to finish your film script? Here are five of the biggest obstacles screenwriters face — and how to overcome them. To be honest, starting a screenplay is probably the easiest thing in the world to do. People have great ideas all the time. Inspiration strikes, and you feverishly beg

Didn’t get your project into a major film festival this year? Here are 7 reasons why — and how you can change that next year. Congrats! If you’re also one of the tens of thousands of filmmakers who didn’t get into Sundance, SXSW or Cannes this year (or any other number of major indie film fe

How do you decide whether to use a helicopter or a drone when you shoot your aerial footage? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of both. As filmmakers in 2018, the creative possibilities presented to us are both incredible and overwhelming. Kicking your story off from its initial i

At the 2018 Austin Film Festival, we chatted with Root for the Villain writer/director Max Rissman about shooting short-form episodic content. The Austin Film Festival is regarded as a writer’s film festival. This year, in addition to marquee screenings of Isold Uggadottir’s And Breathe Norm

So you want to go full-time freelance as a filmmaker? Here are a few ways I made the hustle work, and how you can do it too. Most filmmakers want to freelance. We want to live that romantic lifestyle of being on set (hashtag setlife) and having a new challenge to overcome every day. Never b

So all you need to make a film is an iPhone. But should you? Before you grab your pitchfork, I want to make one thing clear, I’m all for unbridled positivity in the filmmaking world. I love making movies; I love just going out and making something fun with your friends and accomplishin

With over 70 action compositing elements for your videos and motion graphics, the Action Hits Toolkit has everything you need for your next action sequence. With the Action Hits Toolkit — a pack of more than 70 dirt hits, spark hits, muzzle flashes, fantasy hits, and much more — you can fina

Atmosphere can be the difference between a boring shot and an incredible one. And colored smoke is about as atmospheric as it gets. No matter your experience level, how often you shoot, or what you’re shooting on, one thing is for certain: getting outside and just shooting can never hu