Animation is a form of storytelling that appeals to vision in a way live action movies sometimes cannot. They can present vibrant colors, unique characters, and stylistic art in order to tell a story. An animated video can tell a story in a unique way and there are many reasons […]
Author: Dave S. Johnson
The Chicken Came Along
I couldn’t stop laughing when I read Anne-Marie’s (not her real name) story: We recently bought a smallholding and to augment our income, we are busy raising broilers. They range freely in the yard. One of the cockerels found a nice warm space under the bakkie and settled himself there […]
Preparing For A Cruise Ship Musician Job And Audition
Looking at a career as a musician In this article we will look at working on a cruise ship and the type of preparation needed to land the job. Please note, if you don’t like or can’t play some jazz don’t apply. OK, now you’ve been playing in bands for […]
3D Animation Videos
The definition of 3D animation is, “Animating objects that appear in a three-dimensional space. They can be rotated and moved like real objects. 3D animation is at the heart of games and virtual reality, but it may also be used in presentation graphics to add flair to the visuals.” How […]
5 Reasons to Use Animation to Reach Younger Audiences
As an advertiser, you know the importance of capturing your target audience’s attention with appealing and relevant ads. For years, static ads have been good enough to do just this. However, in today’s market, animated ads offer an exciting and effective way to garner you the kind of customer attention […]
Wild At Heart Bluray Review
When Wild At Heart was released at the cinema in 1990 I went to see it 3 times in the first week, this was the height of a strangely cool David Lynch mania that had gripped the planet since he posed the question “Who killed Laura Palmer?” in the groundbreaking, […]
Happy Fiftieth Birthday To The Biff Rose Album Children Of Light, A Forgotten Treasure
Math equations can sometimes be used to describe certain musical performers, and the formula actually helps to identify their particular sound. Pointing out the combinations of more familiar recording artists is the next best thing to getting to hear the unknown artist with your own ears. With that in mind, […]
Thinking About Filming With a Drone Above Dubai? Think Again
A guide for film enthusiasts wishing to film from the UAE’s skies. Its Dubai 2016, and although we do not have flying cars and hover boards (at least, not real ones), we do have flight drones, and lots of them. While most people who own high-end models of drone aircraft […]
5 Reasons We Love Goodfellas
1. The treatment of the film, some of which include the brisk dialogues, the sharp editing, the first person narration scenes, and last but not the least, the perfectly blended background music, makes Goodfellas a near perfect directorial effort. 2. The realism infused in the movie, such as the realistic […]
How to Create a Low Budget Movie Soundtrack
I bet if you think of your favorite movie, you can hum the theme song or some of the music from that film. Music is an important part of a great movie- so important that Hollywood pays top composers huge amounts of money to create the perfect, catchy score. If […]