How to Make Your First Serious Short Film – at UC Berkeley or Anywhere Else:...
There is an inherent logic problem in making a short film when you are starting out – film is a collaborative medium, hence you need friends who come on board and help you with your film. If you...
View Article“Concrete Gardens”: Making Of A Documentary Competition
This is the documentary that we produced – it’s called “Concrete Gardens“, and has a runtime of 5 minutes. Below is the story behind it. Discovery During one of my many times browsing around on...
View ArticleGuest Article: Cinematography DeCal @ Cal: First Meeting
I met Tobias through his first film here in Berkeley called “All I Want Is Silence“. I was his main actor portraying the role of a modern interpretation of Charlie Chaplin. That said, I was not...
View ArticleGuest Article: Cinematograhy Decal Week 4 – Productivity
Hey everybody! So, it looks like it’s my turn to contribute to the good ol’ blog. I know the question on a lot of people’s minds lately has been “When will we finally get to hear Ryan Koehn’s thoughts...
View ArticleGuest Article: Cinematography DeCal Week 6 – Ethics
I’m sure many of you can agree with me in saying: what a crazy week it has been! For those of us just now undergoing midterms, I guess the craziness has just begun. I foolishly didn’t realize how heavy...
View ArticleGUEST ARTICLE: CINEMATOGRAPHY DECAL #8 – TYPES OF LIGHT
Hey y’all! Week 8 was all about types of light and I’m here to bring to light what you might have missed. Pun intended. So this week we were lucky enough to be “visited” by Mark Vargo over Skype who...
View ArticleGUEST ARTICLE: CINEMATOGRAPHY DECAL WEEK 9 – RIGGING
The Cinematography DeCal at UC Berkeley – which Tobias is teaching this semester – is not only interesting content-wise, but it also includes hilarious anecdotes and quotes, such as: “I’ve used a...
View ArticleGuest Article: Cinematography DeCal – Lighting Workshop Weekend
When my alarm went off at 8:30am on Saturday, October 26, I could actually wake up! (A huge accomplishment for me on a weekend) What was so special that morning, you ask? In just 30 minutes, the...
View ArticleInter-/Transdisciplinary Research and Education Mash-Up at UC Berkeley
Warning: This post is pretty berkeley[adj]. If that classification doesn’t make any sense to you, it will – in a few paragraphs. Prelude One thing you can get at Berkeley is smart people. While you...
View Article#cinebears: The History of a Hashtag and the Future (?) of UC Berkeley...
I am sitting in a Starbucks in Burbank (a city that’s part of LA county) as I write this, surrounded by ridiculous air conditioning and noisy jazz. Very recent memories of a visit at the Disney...
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