The Film Lab

About this original series

Drawing on way too many years in film school (and way too long days working in the industry), thesubstream’s crew educate, illustrate and elucidate on the basic fundamentals of filmmaking art and technique, from the technical to the mystical.

  • # Episodes

    100 episodes

  • Rating

    TV-UN

Episodes of The Film Lab

    • Play THE FILM LAB: Aspect Ratios - A Primer - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Aspect Ratios - A Primer

      Rajo begins investigating the illusive mystery of aspect ratios and just why on earth we're STILL finding black bars on our fancy new widescreen TVs...

      • Release date
        Mar 11, 2011
      • Runtime
        04:56
    • Play THE FILM LAB - Make a BEST PICTURE Oscar-winner - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB - Make a BEST PICTURE Oscar-winner

      Mike 'The Greek' drops by the Film Lab to deliver his own TED talk. The subject: How to make an Best Picture Oscar-winning film (based on numbers and statistics, which he loves maybe even more than money)

      • Release date
        Mar 5, 2011
      • Runtime
        05:13
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Prime Vs. Zoom - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Prime Vs. Zoom

      Mike breaks it down for you: zoom lenses have their advantages, and prime lenses have their advantges. It's just that prime lenses have more of them...

      • Release date
        Feb 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        05:12
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Festival Deadlines - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Festival Deadlines

      Got a film in the works? Why not finish it up and submit it to an upcoming festival?

      • Release date
        Feb 18, 2011
      • Runtime
        04:29
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Gaffer Tape - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Gaffer Tape

      MIke waxes poetic about his favourite kind of, uh, tape. Gaffer tape: better than duct/duck in almost everyway save for its price. Don't go to set without some.

      • Release date
        Jan 28, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:41
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Shadows on the Wall - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Shadows on the Wall

      Making a film? Is it your first time? Have you got your actors pushed right up against the wall? Can you see their shadows? BIG MISTAKE, rookie... Here's Mike with two quick tips to help you out.

      • Release date
        Jan 23, 2011
      • Runtime
        04:39
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 02 - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 02

      Rajo shows off his new favourite iPhone app, the incredibly cheap and easy to use Stop Motion Recorder from bitween. Holy cats is it ever cool... Watch this quick and easy tutorial!

      • Release date
        Jan 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:57
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 01 - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Stop Motion Part 01

      Mike explains stop motion animation, which is incidentally the coolest kind of animation out there.

      • Release date
        Jan 21, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:30
    • Play THE FILM LAB: Intro to Final Cut Pro - 03 - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      THE FILM LAB: Intro to Final Cut Pro - 03

      Rajo takes you through the final installment of our ridiculously basic series on non-linear editing with Final Cut Pro. Now you go try it...

      • Release date
        Dec 23, 2010
      • Runtime
        05:39
    • Play Our Trip to BUTTNUMBATHON 12! - The Film Lab on Blip The Film Lab episodes on Blip

      Our Trip to BUTTNUMBATHON 12!

      It took us whole week to recover, but it was worth it! Austin TX, Buttnumbathon and Harry Knowles, we miss you already. Thanks for the memories...

      • Release date
        Dec 23, 2010
      • Runtime
        06:59
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