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Paul Del Vecchio
Oct 12, 20221 min read
VFX DESTRUCTION IN 3DS MAX - PARKING GARAGE CEILING COLLAPSE TUTORIAL: PART 3
Today, I'm releasing Part 3 of the tutorial series about how I accomplished this Parking Garage Ceiling Collapse VFX shot for one of my...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Oct 5, 20221 min read
PARKING GARAGE CEILING COLLAPSE TUTORIAL: PART 2
Today, I'm releasing Part 2 of the tutorial series about how I accomplished this Parking Garage Ceiling Collapse VFX shot for one of my...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Sep 28, 20221 min read
PARKING GARAGE CEILING COLLAPSE TUTORIAL
Today I'm launching part one of a tutorial series about how I accomplished this Parking Garage Ceiling Collapse VFX shot for one of my...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Feb 24, 20201 min read
BACARDI Promo Breakdown
Here is a lighting breakdown for you guys and gals on this BACARDI promo. Basically, it’s 2 Flo tubes turned vertically so I could get...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Apr 29, 20191 min read
"IN THE DARKNESS" Short Horror Film
In The Darkness is my new short horror film, Directed by me of course! This one was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it, and all the...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Feb 23, 20191 min read
Lighting Breakdown - Shadows and Contrast - "The Last Deal" Short Film
This is a Lighting Breakdown for a high contrast, shadowy look. I also go over a few things in Color Correction and Color Grading to...
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![COLOR CORRECTION - FADED FILM LOOK - DIRECTOR PAUL DEL VECCHIO VLOG EPISODE 001](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8IxJevTT3CA/mqdefault.jpg)
Paul Del Vecchio
Feb 15, 20191 min read
COLOR CORRECTION - FADED FILM LOOK - DIRECTOR PAUL DEL VECCHIO VLOG EPISODE 001
New vlog. Playing with a Cinematic Faded Look in Davinci Resolve - Vlog Episode 001 Now on Youtube - https://youtu.be/8IxJevTT3CA This is...
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![Cinematography Lighting Breakdown - Beauty Promo](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-niKIi0TurI/mqdefault.jpg)
Paul Del Vecchio
Feb 11, 20191 min read
Cinematography Lighting Breakdown - Beauty Promo
Here's a lighting breakdown from a commercial promo I DPed with Elizabeth Maphis. I go into the lighting breakdown of this shot, how we...
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Paul Del Vecchio
May 7, 20183 min read
Playing With A Soft Contrast Look
Lately I've been playing around with a soft shadow/soft contrast look after stumbling upon an article Panasonic put out about DP Bobby...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Feb 21, 20182 min read
"Two Days" - Lighting Diagrams Part 4
Here is another breakdown for a scene from "Two Days," the feature film I DPed in December. Let's jump right in. We're going to break...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Jan 29, 20184 min read
"Two Days" - Lighting Diagrams Part 3
Today we’re going to be breaking down these shot. This shot is one of my favorite in the movie as it represents the mood and style that I...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Jan 4, 20183 min read
"Two Days" Lighting Diagrams - Part 2
Next up, we have these shots. The top two are the same lighting setup (obviously) but I wanted to include them so you can see different...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Dec 30, 20173 min read
"Two Days" Lighting Diagrams - Part 1
Let's start off somewhat easy. This was a few days into shooting and we already knew the location from the previous days of shooting. We...
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Paul Del Vecchio
Dec 27, 20171 min read
LIGHTING BREAKDOWNS COMING SOON
In the next few weeks, I will be posting lighting breakdowns with diagrams and images from the film. For now, enjoy these screen grabs...
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