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What If Oscars Were Given To Movie Websites?

From Julia May
April 14th, 2010
115 Comments

Many of us today probably use the Web to book tickets and find information about movies. By selling tickets and entertaining visitors, websites help movies succeed at the box office and earn public approval. And yet, website developers don’t get any public recognition for the success of movies. Isn’t it ...

20 Beautiful Video Motion Pieces

From Romain Colin
March 7th, 2009
41 Comments

A show reel is the motion picture equivalent of an artist’s portfolio. It is typically used as a tool to promote an artist’s skill, talent and experience in a selected field, such as acting, directing, cinematography, editing, special effects, animation, video games or another graphic-related field. It is conventional in ...

Movie Website Designs: Examples And Current Practices

From Steven Snell
February 9th, 2009
56 Comments

It can be an interesting experience looking around at websites in particular industries to identify trends and see how they differ from those in other industries. In this article, we’ll take a look at the websites of major motion pictures to see what types of websites are being created. Movies ...

30 Unforgettable Movie Opening Sequences

From Andrew Lindstrom
December 19th, 2008
208 Comments

We all know that first impressions are important, right? Well, the same goes for film. The opening title sequence of a film is that film’s opportunity to make a good first impression on you, the viewer. A well-crafted title sequence introduces the audience to the tone and ...

40 Exquisite Independent Film Posters

From Andrew Lindstrom
November 19th, 2008
62 Comments

An independent film, traditionally speaking, is generally referred to as a movie created entirely outside the traditional Hollywood system. It is usually the kind of production where the actors double up as camera men, friends and family provide the bankroll and the director’s mom is in charge of craft ...

50 Stunning Asian Movie Posters

From Andrew Lindstrom
October 30th, 2008
106 Comments

It’s fascinating what information can be learned about a movie simply from taking a glance at the movie poster. Skipping past the obvious such as the title and cast, what is really interesting is determining a film’s tone and atmosphere from its poster alone. Is it violent? Funny? Scary? Quite ...

50 Beautiful Movie Posters

From Alessandro Cattaneo
October 12th, 2008
138 Comments

Movie posters are art and, unfortunately, the forgotten one. In the early years of cinema history, they were used just like advertising material. Displayed in theatres only, movie posters had the same function as a menu in a restaurant: what feast can I enjoy this evening? Nowadays, movie posters play ...

25 Brilliant Animated Short Movies

From David Knoll
March 3rd, 2008
54 Comments

Animated short movies are excellent for tedious coffee breaks and uninspiring monday mornings. To put some beautiful story in a short 2-5 minutes sequence isn’t easy, but even in this case designers and artists are quite creative and manage to come up with very surprising and unusual results. The selection ...