There's a really good book on Cinematography by Blain Brown. Here is the review I wrote on Amazon.com. ------------------- Cinematography: Theory an...
For a great overview of film financing and distribution, I?d pick up a copy of ?Shooting to Kill? by Christine Vachon and David Edelstein. Christine V...
Be sure to check if the camera can accept DV In. The Canon ZR series can be attached to a computer so that the shot footage can be loaded into the edi...
Here is a good web article that describes some basic cheap lighting: Also, check out lighting basics (3 point lighting) here: Hope this help...
Here is a great site explaining interlacing/de-interlacing with many image examples: Dan Rahmel Author: "Nuts and Bolts Filmmaking" Free script...
Just to make you aware, Maya has a very steep learning curve. We're talking a couple of months work just to understand the basics -- let alone generat...
There are a number of tips that I have for shooting food. I wrote up a number of them and posted them here: Hope this helps. Dan Rahmel Autho...
One technique you might keep in mind is using a post-production Levels filter. Most video editing packages have an Adjust > Levels (FCP, Premiere, ...
I have a question related to this that I don't know if someone knows the answer. Let's say there is a film in the public domain (for a simple examp...
I don't think there's any official figure. The rule of thumb is that an 1.5 hours or more is a feature. As you can see, 1 hr 20 minutes is close enoug...
If you want to do it right, you really need to save your money and buy a decent shotgun microphone. There really is no replacement for that equipment....
If you know someone that's good with Lightwave 3D, you may be able to pull it off. It would probably be a lot of work to do right, though. You migh...
I do have a few free scripts for short films that you can use if they appeal to you. I only have one up at the moment. I'll try and dig out the other ...
I would recommend talking to someone with some basic lighting experience. It?s worth its weight in gold to get some direct advice on your problem -- a...