Filmustage

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We'll plunge into real-world examples, from Hollywood blockbusters to indie diamonds, where masterful budgeting strategies birthed legendary cinematic moments. Innovative problem-solving and resourcefulness are essential in finding creative solutions to budget limitations, ensuring the realization of cinematic visions in filmmaking.

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Ask a Game Dev

AUGUST 3, 2023

That might mean working on combat, quests, cinematics, narrative, itemization, UX, enemies, levels/environments, or any of a number of other specialties. A cinematic designer doesn't need to understand how to code but does need to learn how to use tools like Source Filmmaker to stage and block cinematics.

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PreMortem.Games

JULY 22, 2024

“Gamers on Steam don’t want to watch cinematics; they want to watch gameplay.” And finally, indie developers often underprice their games. “Indie games have actually gone down in price while AAA games have been raising their prices.” .” Also, include gameplay in your primary trailer.

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Ask a Game Dev

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As in-engine rendering improves, AAA games will likely move away from pre-rendered cutscenes but AAA games are far from the only games that use cutscenes and have engines that can render high quality cinematic visuals (e.g. mobile, consoles with weaker hardware specs, indie games) for important parts. Certain genres of games (e.g.

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Game Dev Unchained

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Creative Spirit of “Lucid”: A Deep Dive into the Musical and Inspirational Layers of Indie Game Development While many of us have been engrossed in the epic cinematic experiences of Hollywood or caught up in the intricate weaves of Studio Ghibli’s storytelling, a fresh voice has emerged from the world of indie game development.

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Game Industry News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Doom 4: It had some great ideas, with the series taking place on Earth and was looking to be a bit more cinematic. Fez Fez II: Fez is an indie darling for many people, and its developer deserves high praise for it being wildly successful.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go. 3D Asset Design.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 16, 2025

Whether you're cooking up the next Marvel blockbuster or crafting an indie gem, knowing your VFX ropes isn't just helpful - it's essential! Dive into detailed VFX breakdowns and explore how your favorite cinematic moments come to life. Ready to unlock the secrets of VFX breakdown ? Unleash the Magic Behind the Scenes with Filmustage!

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Filmustage

JANUARY 20, 2025

For indie dreamers, this symphony costs between $2,500 to $10,000. Remember: every iconic film starts with a carefully crafted budgetlet yours be the foundation of your next cinematic breakthrough. These talented individuals need about three to five hours to shape five pages of your story. Adding the perfect musical score?

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Mircosoft Game Dev

AUGUST 10, 2017

This is where 99.99% of indie developers and studios make their main and most fatal mistake. Indie gamers, e.g.: People looking for cool, smaller games to play, no matter the type. An Indie or Experimental Game : Steam, GOG, etc. For indies, this is the right time to hire someone to do the art, music, vfx, etc.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 10, 2022

Anderson is a master of cinematic texture, which is also not surprising, because each of his pictures was shot on the film. that support indie cinema and genre experimentation. We come to enjoy his radical set pieces for a break from epic battles under a layer of VFX, and the box office of his latest film proves it. We don't know.

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Filmustage

MAY 14, 2021

Besides the fact that it's just incredibly beautiful and cinematic, the amount of light in this shot makes it clear to which emotional state the protagonist is. It's really interesting how they are mixed together and sometimes we can see how red & blue combined within one frame.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 23, 2022

You're currently tuned in to the official Kristala Dev Blog, a monthly compilation of all the development done on our first game, Kristala: a Dark Fantasy ARPG created by women-owned indie game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Since we last met, things have legit been poppin' off over here. AND NOW WE FINALLY CAN!!!

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Radiator Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Back in 2019 when I was making the original prototype, there were also two other gay cowboy things on my mind: Orville Peck's hit single "Dead of Night" and the gay indie romance film God's Own Country. When we idolize crisp clean superflat pixel art today, it's actually a new aesthetic invented by indie game devs from the late 2000s.

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Filmustage

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It's a rather indie horror film that is most of the time dedicated not to zombies, but people. Sam Raimi Sam Raimi's creation can safely claim to be one of the greatest horror films in cinematic history. In his film, the viewer first saw flesh-eating ghouls, which now are recognized as zombies. The Evil Dead, 1981, dir.

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Yobob Games

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

So if you have a small monitor, it’ll look like a nice black bar cinematic theatre thing. Do you know why Indie games takes like 2+ years to finish a game? So when you play Harvest Island, you’ll play it like this. Regardless of your screen size. The image to the left isn’t wide screen.

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iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Today, real-time rendering is redefining game development, offering dynamic lighting, physics-based effects, and cinematic quality graphics all rendered instantaneously. These innovations are blurring the lines between pre-rendered and real-time graphics, enabling interactive experiences that rival cinematic productions.

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Filmustage

JANUARY 8, 2025

Ready to turn your cinematic dreams into reality? From indie darlings to studio powerhouses, the real stars behind the scenes are the money-savvy filmmakers who turn financial planning into an art form. Here's a truth - many film productions blow past their budget faster than an action sequence gone wrong!

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