I've found it seems to work best with myself, a cameraman, one guy to do sound, and a fourth to rig lights alongside the cameraman, who also works as ...
I think I've made about four films, all under three or four minutes in length, with just myself, and a camera on a tripod.
Dissolves can also be used to "vanish" objects in frame. By dissolving your scene with an object in frame to the SAME SCENE without the object, you wi...
I've always found that computer rendered backgrounds (at least when done with comercially available software for the home market) aren't very convinci...
You can also register it with the WGA for about $20. All it does is give you evidence that the screenplay existed on a certain date, under your name. ...
At the very least, your editing software should have controls in it's toolbox to adjust sound levels, so that the sound from a very close mike in one ...
When it comes to agents, I think I'd try to find out who Joe Esterhaus uses. Obviously, these guys can sell manure to pig farmers.
16:9 seems to be the widescreen format that the industry is using as it's default... going for the superwide "Cinemascope" aspect ratio is great if yo...
I don't know if you get the Discovery channel where you are, but the program "Mythbusters" recently did a segment on dust explosions. They greated an ...
Unfortunately, sugar glasses won't hold water long. Use real glass, and use appropriate measures to keep from getting it in your eyes, or cutting your...
You could also go out and buy a set of those gag birthday candles that will re-light themselves after a second or two... then, just blow them out, hav...
You could also plan to shoot your firing gun in extreme close up, and just go to a local firing range to get the shot. A little creative matching of a...
Generally, when I'm trying to do a "dark" scene, I'll either light the scene in blue, and just rim light the actors, Or else I'll shoot the footage wi...
You might try looking up the websites for both Mark Pirro, and Rick Schmidt. They are both ultra low budget filmmakers, and have tons of great tips on...
Or look at "Clash of the Titans" in classical myth, at no time did Perseus flop a saddle on Pegusus... They mooshed those myths together because it ga...