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Drone Work: Regulations Before Aesthetics

Posted on September 28, 2026September 28, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Drone Work: Regulations Before Aesthetics

I remember standing on a ridge in the Highlands three years ago, watching a kid try to pull off a sweeping cinematic reveal with a consumer drone. He was so focused on the joystick that he didn’t notice the wind shear or the fact that he was hovering directly over a group of hikers who…

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Filming in and Around Cars

Posted on September 22, 2026September 22, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Filming in and Around Cars

I remember standing on a dusty shoulder in the High Desert, the heat coming off the asphalt in waves, watching a junior operator try to rig a gimbal to a moving chase car while staring intently at a monitor instead of the road. He was so focused on the dynamic range of the sensor that…

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Stop Buying Better Microphones and Start Mastering the Art of Film Sound Design and Editing.

Posted on September 21, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Stop Buying Better Microphones and Start Mastering the Art of Film Sound Design and Editing.

I remember sitting in a cramped edit suite in South London, twenty years ago, staring at a monitor that felt like it was vibrating. I had just spent six hours trying to fix a dialogue track that sounded like it was recorded inside a tin can, convinced that if I just bought a more expensive…

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Stop Buying More Gear and Start Learning How to Manage a Professional Film Set.

Posted on September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Stop Buying More Gear and Start Learning How to Manage a Professional Film Set.

I once spent four hours on a location in North Wales watching a production manager attempt to coordinate a complex move using nothing but a high-end digital scheduling app and a frantic, misplaced sense of urgency. We had three grip trucks idling, a lighting kit that was costing us a fortune every minute it sat…

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Stop Buying More Gear and Start Mastering the Essential Lighting Techniques for Indie Filmmakers That Actually Make a Scene Cuttable.

Posted on September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Stop Buying More Gear and Start Mastering the Essential Lighting Techniques for Indie Filmmakers That Actually Make a Scene Cuttable.

I spent three weeks on a documentary in a coastal village last summer, and I saw more people staring at spec sheets for new LED panels than actually looking at the way the sun hit the subjects’ eyes. There is this exhausting, pervasive myth that if you just buy enough high-CRI gear, your image will…

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Stop Obsessing Over Formatting and Learn How to Write a Compelling Screenplay That Actually Has Something to Say.

Posted on September 18, 2026September 18, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Stop Obsessing Over Formatting and Learn How to Write a Compelling Screenplay That Actually Has Something to Say.

I spent three weeks on a low-budget indie feature last year, sitting in a damp van outside a location in Wales, staring at a script that was technically perfect but felt entirely hollow. The writer had clearly spent more time studying structural templates and software than actually watching how people breathe when they’re lying to…

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Stop Looking for Beautiful Rooms and Start Mastering the Process of Location Scouting for Movies: How to Find Light, Distance, and Coverage Before the Crew Arrives.

Posted on September 18, 2026September 25, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Stop Looking for Beautiful Rooms and Start Mastering the Process of Location Scouting for Movies: How to Find Light, Distance, and Coverage Before the Crew Arrives.

I remember standing in a beautiful, sun-drenched villa in Tuscany ten years ago, nodding along while a director pointed out the “vibe” of the rooms. He saw a masterpiece; I saw a nightmare. I saw a ceiling so low we’d never get a meaningful backlight, and a hallway so narrow that even our smallest prime…

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Night Exteriors: Everything Takes Twice as Long

Posted on September 11, 2026September 25, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Night Exteriors: Everything Takes Twice as Long

I remember standing in a damp alleyway in Bristol at three in the morning, shivering under a single, poorly placed HMI that was blowing out every face in the frame while the shadows looked like spilled ink. The director was staring at a monitor, convinced that if we just bought a more expensive sensor, we…

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Available Light Is Still a Choice

Posted on September 8, 2026September 8, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Available Light Is Still a Choice

I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a kid in a coffee shop try to “fix” a muddy, flat-looking interview by scrolling through sensor specs on his phone. He was convinced that if he just upgraded to a body with more stops of dynamic range, he’d suddenly understand how to work with available light. It’s…

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Filming in a Room With No Room

Posted on August 27, 2026 By Gethin Moreau
Filming in a Room With No Room

I remember a documentary shoot in a cramped apartment in South London back in ’04. We had three people, a heavy tripod, and enough cables to wire a small village, all crammed into a kitchen that barely fit a toaster. I spent half the morning apologizing to the talent for bumping into their bookshelf, while…

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