Moving Image Cork

7 Alternatives to YouTube

Posted on May 11, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

If you have only ever shared your videos on YouTube you might be interested in this blog from Mashable.

Personally, I use Vimeo as my main upload site for serious filming but I also upload to YouTube to get the viewing figures up!

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Underground Short Film Festival

Posted on May 10, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

There is a new film festival on the block – and it is a short film festival only, ideal for those Cork filmmakers who have been producing such excellent work in the past year. Continue reading →

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Documentary Film Making

Conal Creedon is unfortunately unable to talk to us this evening due to his current play being extended for a week. Instead, we are delighted to welcome Dearbhail Connon who is an independent film maker with a keen interest in making films which raise consciousness and effect social change. Continue reading →

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Club Meeting Thursday April 14th

Posted on April 11, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

This week’s club meeting is a lighting workshop. Full details can be found here.

IMPORTANT

Please not the change of location.

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MIC Showreel

Posted on March 31, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

Before Lord David Puttnam’s address to the club last Thursday we projected a showreel of some of the productions that members of the club had produced during the past year. Continue reading →

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Lord David Puttnam’s Address to MIC

Posted on March 25, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

If you were unable to go to last night’s excellent meeting with Lord David Puttnam then you can listen to his most interesting address here.

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An Affordable Crane

Posted on March 21, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

For some time now I have been looking with envy at those who can afford to shell out many hundreds, if not thousands, on a jib crane with a motorised head – eg Kessler Cranes – so it was with interest that we came across the K10 Hague Crane with stand and remote pan and tilt head. Continue reading →

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Top Ten + Things To Prepare For When Making A Film

Posted on March 19, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

I came across this article thanks to NoFilmSchool and it struck a few chords with me. There is no doubt that good preparation for a shoot can pay dividends and these 10 15 tips are well worth taking to heart.

Here is the article.

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Magic Lantern V2 for Canon 5Dmk2

Posted on March 19, 2011 by MoiraOBrien

Magic Lantern was originally written by Trammell Hudson to overcome some of the deficiencies of the Canon 5Dmk2 when filming video and also to add functionality to stills as well. The development was taken to a certain degree but then Trammell got distracted by the real world and development stopped for a while. Continue reading →