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Learn HitFilm & Imerge

Learn editing techniques, how to use HitFilm effects and more with these short videos

How to win 48-hour film contests - man watching sunset overlooking the city
Filmmaking
Simon Jones

How to win 48-hour film contests

Atomic Productions is run by the Adams twins, Andrew and Ben. We first encountered them when they were just starting out, about a decade ago, and with each project they’ve challenged themselves to do better. The results speak for themselves – they’re now professional producers of music videos and corporate videos in Austin, Texas while creating artfully crafted short films in their spare time.
Corridor Mad Max: Roadkill BBQ
Filmmaking
Kirstie Tostevin

Top 15 filmmaking tips from Corridor Digital

While at VidCon, the HitFilm team attended not one but TWO of Corridor Digital’s panels titled ‘Getting Started with Special Effects’ (which also included talented filmmakers Brandon Laatsch, Joe Penna and Zach King) and ‘Pixel Masters – A Corridor Digital Q&A’ to get more insight into their process.
VidCon is a creative revolution
VidCon
Kirstie Tostevin

VidCon is a creative revolution

Creator culture is real. And it’s inspiring. If you’ve never actually attended, you might think that VidCon wasn’t worth the money or the time. Even in the face of over 200 ‘social’ millionaires worldwide, the idea of a conference built around YouTube and its creators has some people raising their eyebrows.
Ryan Connolly

Portal Combat

Create incredible sci-fi action sequences with Ryan and the Film Riot crew.
Legacy HitFilm Logo
HitFilm Pro
Kirstie Tostevin

HitFilm 3 Express is here!

UPDATE: HitFilm 4 Express is out now! It’s like HitFilm 3 Express but bigger and better with even more free stuff.
Eco-friendly filmmaking - video camera with eco-background
Sustainability
Kirstie Tostevin

Be a sustainable filmmaking hero

Did you know that a two year study conducted by the University of California showed that special effect explosions, vehicles and diesel generators on Hollywood productions make the film and television industry second only to the oil industry in terms of polluting emissions, as well as being incredibly resource and energy consuming?
Hyperdrive effect in HitFilm 3 Pro
HitFilm Pro
Kirstie Tostevin

HitFilm 3 Pro Update #7

We’ve been busy! That means HitFilm 3 Pro has just been updated to version 3.1, introducing new effects and a redesigned YouTube uploader. Not only is the update free, it’s also hugely fun – so go grab it.
Matrix digital environment effect
HitFilm
Kirstie Tostevin

You’re helping to shape HitFilm

Our userbase has grown massively over the last two years and we want to keep the community at the heart of everything we do with HitFilm.
Age of Ultron Iron Man blueprints design
Avengers
Kirstie Tostevin

Designing for the Age of Ultron

Territory Studio is back for Avengers 2, when Territory Studio hinted they were working on a big summer blockbuster when we last talked, they were actually referring to Avengers: Age of Ultron. Who knew?