A DP asked me to "grab the sticks." I ran back to the camera cart, three blocks away, and looked for sticks but couldn't find any. I ran back and told...
Yeah, for video you need a camera that shoots video. So T3i. But realistically, before you ask a question like that, you should be asking yourself wha...
I think people have been avoiding eye contact on trains for a long time. They used to use newspapers. Or just stare out the window. I'm pretty sure mo...
How about adding an option for the community to flag forum posts as spam? I think until the good posts to spam ratio gets higher again, we won't see ...
Just make it! Your first short films will all miss the mark in some way. The point of making your first, second, third film is not to have a perfect d...
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I would start by writing a few samples for dramatic shorts you enjoy with the sound turned off. Once you're comfortable and think you can work on a d...
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You don't want to be using the M10 with a Red Epic camera. Unless you're on the Carbon Dragon, the camera alone weighs over 5 lbs. Balancing an M10 wh...
If you can make the scene at night, just get friends to carry lights past the bus in the background. During the day, you're stuck using tight shots, ...
The key to good sound is to get close to your source. If you can cut the distance in half between the microphone and the person talking, you can get 4...