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Best Budget step-up ring for Cine-Modding your vintage lenses

Chung Dha Lam March 30, 2025

You own multiple vintage lenses, but undoubtedly you have come across the issue that they don’t have the same filter thread and buying different sizes of filters can be quite expensive. So it’s better to buy a single large filter and just use step up rings. There are many kinds of step up rings, but […]

Is a 1 minute short film too short?

Chung Dha Lam September 25, 2024

There are a lot of misconceptions around 1 minute short films. It’s too short to fit in a good story. It’s way too short to be professional. Can a 1 minute short even win awards? So to answer these questions I have made my own 1 minute short film and today I am heading to […]

48 hour film project worth competing?

Chung Dha Lam August 2, 2024

You might have seen filmmakers joining a 48 hours film project, which is a contest where you work with a team to make a short film within 48 hours, from writing to filming and editing to a finished short film. I have worked on many 48 hours film projects, also tried my hands on joining […]

Don’t add quotes on your film poster

Chung Dha Lam July 28, 2024

Notice a stupid trend happening with filmmakers adding random quotes on their movie / film posters, while the filmmakers haven’t made an actual achievement with their feature or short film on film festivals getting festival selections or awards or proper review from reputable sources. They add a random quote with stars, that act like a […]

What is a Director’s vision?

Chung Dha Lam July 23, 2024

You might have heard Tarantino saying: “It’s not your job to create a vision, but it’s your job to have a vision”. The vision Tarantino is talking about is a director’s vision. It might sound like a stuck up term and especially when websites state it is a Director perspective of unique interpretations of a […]

Student film cliché

Chung Dha Lam May 15, 2024

Last few years I helped out a lot of student films and also went to film screenings which included student films and noticed a lot of similarities or cliches. To be honest I also suffered from these cliches before, until I saw so many student films including the same things and learned to avoid these […]

Tilta Nucleus Nano II 3d Print Mod

Chung Dha Lam April 28, 2024

So you bought a Tilta Nucleus Nano II but having trouble nailing your focus? Annoyed by accidentally swiping the screen and suddenly can’t focus? Missing that marker ring? Here is my solution, a 3D printed Nano II mod! It’s an easy install. And you can add swappable marker rings. I am Chung Dha, I am […]

Chungking Express Voice Overs 重慶森林配音

Chung Dha Lam January 20, 2024

Voice overs, some filmmakers love them, some truly hate it. To improve myself as a screenplay writer, I should learn how to write good voice overs. A film that I can remember with great voice overs is Chungking Express, so why not just learn from one the best filmmakers from Hong Kong, which is Wong […]

Make DCP for Free with DCP-O-Matic

Chung Dha Lam December 31, 2023

If you need to get your film ready for a film festival or to be played in a theater, you most likely been asked to supply a DCP ( Digital Cinema Package ) or you have to pay the festival so they can convert it for you. A great free alternative is to use DCP-O-Matic. […]

Fallen Angels Wide Angle Lens

Chung Dha Lam December 21, 2023

Most noticeable about Wong Kar Wai Fallen Angels 1995 is its use of wide angle lenses. In this video I am going to show you which wide angle lens you can purchase to get the same look. But first we need to find out which camera was used, to know which sensor the lens should […]

Posterize Time , Slow Shutter and Step Printing

Chung Dha Lam November 28, 2023

I’ve noticed a lot of misconceptions around these techniques and want to teach them properly and analyze different shots on how to achieve them. Many think this is the style of Christopher Doyle, however if you really follow his cinematography, it’s not a common technique he uses outside his works with Wong Kar Wai. The […]

Do you need a Teleprompter?

Chung Dha Lam October 31, 2023

This video we test a simple phone clamp setup which allows you to use your phone as a teleprompted without buying an expensive teleprompter. It is a very easy diy / build just using a magic arm with a phone clamp. Phone clamp – https://amzn.to/497z7C1 Magic Arm – https://amzn.to/3FzDqsa Free teleprompter app – https://apps.apple.com/in/app/parrot-teleprompter/id1010384663

DIY Mini Camera Saddle

Chung Dha Lam August 24, 2023

While working on filmsets I notice we often have an issue where the Cinesaddle is too tall and often rely on putting down a sandbag to prop up the camera. However the main issue is that sandbag are quite heavy and not every furniture could handle the weight and also a heavy camera on top. […]

Adobe Premiere Pro Callout.

Chung Dha Lam May 2, 2023

Having seen several tutorials online that showed the wrong way of making the callout like using shapes and masking, the quickest and easiest way to do it is with the write-on effect, as most people don’t know you can easily make straight lines also. As most don’t know the there are bezier handles that causes […]

Adobe Premiere Pro Backgrounds.

Chung Dha Lam April 23, 2023

Easy quick tutorial showing you several easy ways to make backgrounds inside of Adobe Premiere Pro and even an animated background you can easily make in no time. This video made with: Screenflow – https://youtu.be/MgdN1300mzQ Macbook Pro M1 – https://amzn.to/41RAksQ Rode Videomic Go II – https://amzn.to/3Aku29t Check out my Adobe Premiere Pro Effects tutorials here: […]

DIY Clapperboard Mods

Chung Dha Lam December 24, 2022

Hey Filmmakers Chung Dha here, this here is my clapperboard that I DIY modded it to have a lot of improvements so it can be used on set avoiding a lot of issues, but also make certain things faster. Under here is just a very basic and affordable clapperboard you can easily buy from Amazon […]

DIY 180 Orbit camera rig

Chung Dha Lam January 12, 2022

I recently built this DIY 180 orbit rig from available camera accessories. To make shots like this. You might think why not just use a turntable, well I don’t like the look of only the product spinning while the background is static. While moving the camera around the subject gives a much more dynamic look […]

Export DCP in Adobe Premiere Pro for festival / contest / theater

Chung Dha Lam November 15, 2021

If you are trying to enter your film into certain festivals or contest, you might have encountered rules about DCP delivery. DCP means Digital Cinema Package and there are certain requirement you should follow to make pass the regulations and also enable playing in theater without any issues. DCP Aspect Ratios Flat 1.85:1 = 1998×1080 […]

How to make a DIY Deakinizer lens

Chung Dha Lam November 11, 2021

Hey Filmmakers Chung Dha here! In this video I am going to show you how to make a DIY Deakinizer lens, but first for those who don’t know what a Deakinizer is. The Deakinizer is a special modified lens commissioned by Roger Deakins. Main look of this lens is a spot focus with zoom blur […]

How to write a 48 hour film project screenplay

Chung Dha Lam October 16, 2021

In this video we cover how to quickly build a story for a for a 48hour film project, where you finish making a short film within 48hours, as time is at the essence you don’t want to be stuck thinking of a story to script for too long and not have enough time to finish […]

5 beginner script writing mistakes

Chung Dha Lam October 14, 2021

Hey Filmmakers, Chung Dha here! This video covers 5 beginner script writing mistakes that I have personally encountered in past projects, working with students and beginning filmmakers. First is not writing a story. You might think everybody should know how to write a story, but many have not even questioned: what makes a story, a […]

Screenplay format basics in Google Docs

Chung Dha Lam October 7, 2021

Hey Filmmakers Chung Dha here, this video we covering the basics of a screenplay format, first of all you don’t need to have a script softwares and any writing program can be used, personally I am using Google Docs because it’s free and its easy to share the files to cast and crews in different […]

Why you need a wireless monitor?

Chung Dha Lam February 1, 2021

Hey filmmakers Chung Dha here, I have worked on film sets where we have a video village with wireless monitors and these really help out in many ways to smoothening the workflow on set, compared to working on sets where there are none. As time is money and anything that can help you wrap up […]

Why You should rent camera gears

Chung Dha Lam December 6, 2020

Have no experience renting camera’s and fear it will cost you a lot or that you won’t have enough time to use the gear. In this video I explain my experience with renting camera gears and what you can expect in renting and also the money you need to set aside for it. Check out […]