How Do You Convey Meaning Without Words?

Every year Boston University’s Field Production Services (FPS) leases the Chapman-Leonard Super PeeWee IV camera dolly for use in advanced production courses. It’s everyone’s favorite toy. This heavy metal slab on wheels allows the cinematographer to capture graceful tracking shots, to push in on a subject to amp up the intensity, or to mindlessly glide the camera about the set for no reason. Too often student filmmakers opt for that third one, and its much less effective... Read More