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Our Most Influential Filmmakers of today

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Who are some of our most influential filmmakers of today? We’ve looked at some our favourites of the past , some of the greats including Ridley Scott and Alfred Hitchcock. Of course, some of these filmmakers are still producing great movies, but there’s a new generation of artists crafting such great works that we admire a whole lot. So we thought in this blog we’d look at some of them, so you can get a few new film recommendations from truly great directors. Denis  Villeneuve The French-Canadian filmmaker has made some big waves in the last few years. Known for his sci-fi movies, Villeneuve is a very passionate filmmaker who has a great love for the big screen and is devoted to capturing the most beautiful looking settings and telling the most ambitious stories. From Arrival  to the much loved sequel to Blade Runner 2049,  the upcoming  Dune  adaptation is his next work that everyone is extremely excited for. Some of his other films include  Sicari...

2D Product Animation: What is it?

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2D product animation is a type of video production that is a great way to showcase your business product in a truly unique and creative way. 2D product animation unlike provides a 2D visual representation of your product. This format is less in depth than 3D and is better suited to telling a story about the product itself, how it works or how it might interaction with a person or environment. This provides businesses with an ideal animated sales video tool that is completely custom. A 2D animated product video could also be used to provide an animated product demonstration, showing a concept or how a new product coming to market might work. The reason we’re so enticed by a lot of the products we see on TV is because so many companies are looking to have their products shown off in a 2D format. It’s something different and impactful as it shows the product in a simple and fun format, and fun will always be a key method of grabbing your audience. So is it worth the opportunity hav...

Image Size Guidelines for Social Media

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Images are a great way to show off your company with visual flair on social media, but whilst they may be simple in thought to take and upload, many social media posters don’t know or maybe don’t understand how image sizes and dimensions work. Every social media platform is massively different with how they want to show images posted, every single one uses a different set of rules so sometimes it can be hard to determine if the image you have will show in full sometimes. In this guide we’re going to give you a crash course on the best tips to make sure your perfect image is showing in full. Doing this will aid you in avoiding pixilation and bad looking image stretching. You want your images to look professional after all. It also ensures that your audience are seeing the full picture. Incorrect sizing and dimensions might cut off some of your brand’s messaging. Most people scrolling through will only see what dimensions the channel shows them, and their quick scrolling habits wi...

Safety Induction Video: Our showcase

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Site safety video is a crucial exercise for all companies to help keep staff, contractors and visitors safe and educated on the potential risks and hazards on site. These site safety induction videos are a great way to educate and inform staff of the safe working procedures and how to take necessary precautions in the event of an incident. Here’s a collection of some of out site safety videos for you to see what all the fuss is all about. Your Industrial Story Starts Here Press the button. Make the call. Transform your media. +44 (0)113 288 3245 hello@shotblastmedia.co.uk Contact Us

2D Animated Videos: Our showcase

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2D animated videos are as ever a popular video format for my company looking to revolutionise their video marketing. We’ve put together a few new 2D animated videos for our clients recently, and we thought we’d show them to you. In these video we’ve created some new character models and various designs, and developed them with some very different companies, as well as some old clients of ours. National Nuclear Laboratory Ardagh Glass RWE Your Industrial Story Starts Here Press the button. Make the call. Transform your media. +44 (0)113 288 3245 hello@shotblastmedia.co.uk Contact Us

Immersive Video: What You Need To Know

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More and more people are finding themselves experiencing the amazing capabilities of immersive video production. But just what is immersive video? Well as it says on the tin, this form of video is all about immersion of the audience into the video, not just with the viewing of it, but having the audience interact with it. We see these forms of video everywhere. Virtual reality is a big example, a service that is becoming more and more prevalent in modern technology and the wider media landscape. Then you have standard interactive videos, where the audience can click and choose areas of the video they’d like to go to next, at their leisure. You’d usually see these as training courses or e-brochures. So how can immersive video help you, and what do you need to know about it? Virtual Reality Video Production VR video production as said, is a fast growing video service that is becoming more and more used in companies everyday. Giving your audience the ability to control themselve...

The Cinema Experience Post-Lockdown | Tales from the Couch

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It’s been so long since we’ve ventured to the cinema due to the pandemic. Fortunately, they’re all back open now, entertaining us all once again. As film lovers we couldn’t be happier. We’ve been able to have a couple of trips recently and we thought it’d be great to sit down and discuss the return to this experience with one another in our latest vlog. Your Industrial Story Starts Here Press the button. Make the call. Transform your media. +44 (0)113 288 3245 hello@shotblastmedia.co.uk Contact Us