I plan to start shooting my film in late Feb, or early March. With that date range in mind, when should I start having auditions for the roles?
You shouldn't hold auditions until the shooting dates, times
and locations are firm. Then you should hold the auditions
three weeks before the first shooting day.
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Gracias! Been trying to get an answer to that for a while. So that leads to my next question. Where, besides Craigslist, do I post an ad for "actors wanted"? And for that matter, how far ahead of my shooting dates should I begin assembling the film crew?
You have me at a disadvantage with that question. I live where
there is a lot of production so there are a lot of people willing
to work. I get my crew from referrals - never from placing ads.
And here in L.A. I use a casting agent. Its MUCH easier.
In general, my answer for crew is the same for cast. Two to three
weeks before the shoot date is best. But I dont know where you
live, the availability of crew members or what your requirements
are. For example, if you need a DP with their own equipment, that
person should be contacted and hired before you set a shoot date.
Same with the sound recordist.
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I live in NYC. I planned on including my planned schedule of striclty SAT-SUN shoots in my add, I just wasn't sure how far ahead I should start trying to get peoples committments for my project. I've heard Craigslist is a very good resource for finding cast and crew for films.
What's a sound recordist? (forgive me, I'm a novice, a lot of terms are foreign to me)
BTW, thanks for all the helpful responses. I'm also a member of Studentfilmmaker.com, but it takes forever and a day to get a response to my questions sometimes, and the moderator seems to have a problem with me asking too many questions.
Other than L.A. NYC is the place to be for actors and crew. You should
have no trouble finding people. There are several papers in town that
cater to exactly that. You should be volunteering on films there all the
time. What a great way to learn and to meet people.
I'm sure once you think about for a second you'll figure out that the
sound recordist is the person who records the sound for a movie.
I've never been to the studentfilmmaker.com forums, but feel free to
ask as many as you want here.
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Hardy har har, I realize that the sound recordist probably has something to do with one who "records sound", I just wasn't sure if he's an on set person, or perhaps it has to do with post film editing. Is this the person who carries the boom mics?
CI, I've asked this before in the other section but got no responses. How do you compare LA and NYC? Any differences in the two communities of film makers?
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Originally posted by Bababooey
Is this the person who carries the boom mics?
It's the guy on the set who sits at the sound recording device (a tape deck, or a DAT, or a laptop with audio recording software, or a mixer feeding the camera audio in) wearing headphones and making sure the sound that's recorded onto the recording device is clean and as loud as possible without distortion/clipping. On location, he is close to the camera, but far enough not to hear the noise (if camera is film). On the sound stage, he's in the sound booth, obviously.
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Originally posted by Bababooey
Hardy har har, I realize that the sound recordist probably has something to do with one who "records sound", I just wasn't sure if he's an on set person, or perhaps it has to do with post film editing. Is this the person who carries the boom mics?
There can be a sound recordist in post, but we
were talking about on set crew. More often the
sound person in post is called the sound mixer.
The person who carries the boom is called the
Boom Operator.
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Originally posted by Aspiring mogul
CI, I've asked this before in the other section but got no responses. How do you compare LA and NYC? Any differences in the two communities of film makers?
I suspect the reason you got no replies is there
aren't many people with experience in both cities.
It's quite different in my experience - which is limited.
I have worked in NYC (in the theater). I go there
four to six times a year and have friends in both
theater and film/TV there. Both areas are thriving
and both are dedicated, talented and hard working.
There seems to be fewer "serious" low budget movies
being made. By serious I mean films in the $200,000
to $350,000 range with "names". And, of course,
there are fewer paid, pro gigs (union or non union)
than in Los Angeles. NYC tends to draw theater people.
There is a lot of live-to-tape TV in NYC, news and
soaps. From your standpoint (a producer) there is plenty
of talent on both sides of the camera and facilities in
NYC. On the amateur level, movie making has exploded
all over the country so there is really no difference
between L.A. and NYC at that level.
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Alright, I'm a little confused. Just from reading here, I can understand the importance of a sound recordist, and obviously a cameraman. These 2 seem to be essential parts of the process. I have a camera, but the sound recordist may haveto bring their own equipment. But again, this is a NO BUDGET project I'm trying to do. Are there ANY other crew members that are as essential as these? (I realize this question may seem redundant, but I'm really just trying to understand exactly what I need)
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Originally posted by Bababooey
Alright, I'm a little confused. Just from reading here, I can understand the importance of a sound recordist, and obviously a cameraman. These 2 seem to be essential parts of the process. I have a camera, but the sound recordist may haveto bring their own equipment. But again, this is a NO BUDGET project I'm trying to do.
Regardless of the size of the budget good sound is
as important to the final movie as a good picture.
Just using the on camera mic will result in poor
sound. Just like using only available light will result
in poor picture quality. Making a good looking and
good sounding movie is MUCH harder than it appears.
It takes not only talent and skill, but experience.
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Originally posted by Bababooey
Are there ANY other crew members that are as essential as these? (I realize this question may seem redundant, but I'm really just trying to understand exactly what I need)
On your thread, Exactly who makes up a film crew you
got some excellent answers to this question. Maybe
someone else can add to those replies here, but I listed
every crew member who I believe is essential.
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Originally posted by Bababooey
II'm also a member of Studentfilmmaker.com, but it takes forever and a day to get a response to my questions sometimes, and the moderator seems to have a problem with me asking too many questions.
hey i am aswell, but dont like it much, prefer this forum and also b-independent is one of the best, you will always get a straight, usefull answer there
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