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Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People and Coca-Cola are celebrating the continuation of their partnership ahead of the highly anticipated launch of the 20th Anniversary Cinemagic Festival on 16th September in Movie House Cinemas. Read more

I am frequently asked what Mac video editing I would recommend, iMovie or Final Cut Express. Although I primarily teach students to use Final Cut I use both FCE and iMovie in roughly equal amounts but for different tasks so I decided I would write a post to outline how I use each application and the benefits and drawbacks of each. If you are hoping for a winner well it really depends on how you want to work and be creative with video. Read more

iStopmotion is one of the best (and easiest) animation applications I think have used. The interface is simple and the quality of the output is brilliant coping with video sources from iSight to High Definition digital SLR cameras.

I have been using iStopmotion for five years and to be honest I use it in the same way each time it loads. I tend to keep the workflow simple, a digital camcorder connected to my Mac via Firewire and then simply hitting the red button to capture each single frame. Read more

The future of Digital SLR cameras in Moving Image arts looks even more optimistic with two new announcements by Canon. The first is the new 550D digital SLR camera that offers 1080p HD video at up to 30fps and 720p at 60fps. This is a significant upgrade over the 550D and is also coupled with the ability to use an external mic.  The full camera spec can be found here. Read more

Filmmakers and budding young film professionals celebrated the successes of the 19th Coca-Cola Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival, after two action packed weeks of film screenings, workshops, masterclasses, and industry discussions, at a special awards ceremony on Friday 4th December. Read more