As Mannequin Pictures gets ready to film a brand new television pilot, Michel'le Donnelly takes a look at valuable points to keep in mind when producing the first episode of a successful series. The pilot is the most important episode of any television series, mostly because it's the...
The French New Wave arose out of the 50s and 60s in France. A small group of film makers who didn't have major equipment but had something to say decided to make films. Why are those films so important? Hollywood films at that time followed a...
There are many videos, blogs and articles on cinematographers. Why is a cinematographer so important? From the Greek words "to record movement", this is a simple understanding of what a cinematographer. It is not merely about recording movement but understanding light, shadow, colour, depth of...
"Uncanny valley" is a hypothesis coined in the 70s regarding an image that doesn't feel right, for example how a person would react negatively to a humanoid cyborg in a movie or game. After knowing that Paul Walker's face was CGI'd onto his two brothers...
Mannequin Pictures is an award winning film production company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Born in 2007, the company produces film, television and commercials. Mannequin prides itself in working with contemporary South African storytellers who pursue the magic in all spheres of moving pictures. COMMERCIAL DIVISION: Our...
