We've had to do that before... it kind of worked, but was hardly ideal.
Probably not, but it may invalidate the warranty if that happens. I seem to remember that Sony have ways of telling whether you've been using third-pa...
For example, if you shoot under flourescent lights the entire scene will flicker, and if you shoot at 24fps you'll need to slow everything down by 4% ...
Shooting NTSC in Europe is a bad idea for numerous reasons.
Hint: what's sixteen divided by nine 🙂 ?
Pretty sure that the XL1 is out of production now: you'd have to find one used, or buy an XL2.
I seem to remember Peter Jackson made his first crane out of an old ladder... he demonstrated it on the 'Bad Taste' DVD.
Please don't spam the forums. I've deleted all messages other than this one, since this is the only one that appears to be even remotely in the right ...
I'm not sure about 5.1, but for normal stereo output I just import the sounds to the editing program and add extra effects tracks for them.
There are loads of wheelchairs on ebay, though most of them are asking over 100 pounds. Maybe if you check there you'll find an old and knackered one ...
Not sure you'll get anything decent for $100, but I think the educational version of Avid Xpress Pro is around $250. I think that has basic green-scre...
Can't you just stick a tube along the outside of his cheek and shoot from the side so the blood appears to be shooting out of his mouth?
Last tracking shot I did we were shooting in a hotel corridor and borrowed a tea trolley from the kitchen :). Wheelchairs apparently work fairly well,...
Indeed: as a director I wouldn't expect to ask any actor to do something I wouldn't do... well, unless they're also a professional stunt-person anyway...
True, but you can make a few shorts for far less than the cost of film school. Also, from what they've told me the film schools that some of my fri...