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MarkG
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RE: Urgent: Help- Director has no power

quote:This time I'm working with college grade students (better than your average amateur) who seriously want a career in these fields. To be hones...

18 years ago
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RE: Bought an XLR mic, they said it has 3.5mm plug for

It's certainly possible, because I've used such adapter cables before. But I'm not sure where you'd find one... in my case they came with the rented m...

18 years ago
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RE: Cheap HD or top-of-the-line SD - which one?

quote:The HVX200 is in an entirely different category than any SD camera. At 1080p resolution you really get a lot more detail and color reproduction....

18 years ago
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RE: Camera Problem...

Presumably it's either on the lens or the CCD. If it's the latter, then about all you can do is mask it out on every shot, which will be a pain. Ty...

18 years ago
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RE: Public liability ins, for airport filming

I pay around 300 pounds a year for combined equipment and public liability insurance... I think mine covers 2 million. If it's for a short shoot then ...

18 years ago
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RE: Film vs Video

For one thing, video is generally interlaced and has a linear response to light while film is progressive and has a logarithmic response to light. ...

18 years ago
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RE: Film Mentor

Certainly I've heard of programs where people working in the movie industry have students with them on set for experience, but I'm not sure how you ge...

18 years ago
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RE: What cams/techniques used in UK vs US tv dramas?

I believe Doctor Who is Digibeta, but moving to HD (or possibly it's already switched to HD). Lost and 24 are probably 35mm film. So that's a large pa...

18 years ago
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RE: Deferred v Up Front

In the UK we generally assume that 'deferred payment' == 'working for free'. I've never got a penny from any 'deferred payment' deal myself.

18 years ago
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RE: Question about HD Editing.

I believe Avid will just read the files off the card too. I've no idea how to convert them into a format that other editing programs can read.

18 years ago
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RE: Anyone know how to option the rights to a book?

If it's not well known then $1000 for a year would probably be fine. But it could be anywhere from $1 to $1,000,000 really, depending on how popular t...

18 years ago
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RE: Anyone know how to option the rights to a book?

You need to track down the person who owns the rights and ask them. That can be tricky if it's an old book that's out of print, but for books that are...

18 years ago
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RE: Using music for my film

Another option is to find a composer who can create similar music from scratch: they may well want money to do so, but odds are it will be cheaper tha...

18 years ago
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RE: Using music for my film

Contact the people who own the rights to the music and get permission (which generally involves paying them money).

18 years ago
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RE: 50 min film ? possible?

Yep. I'm afraid most people don't buy DVDs of shorts they've never heard of from people they've never heard of... I have bought a couple of short f...

18 years ago
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