Unless you have at least a detailed outline, I'd forget about it. Five bucks and a great idea without a great script will just about buy you a cup of ...
Would probably help to tell people where in the universe you live :). You can have someone on the other side of the world edit your movie, but it's a ...
You could do it the Scorcese way: cut a hole in the ceiling, have the camera above the hole, and run a track along it :).
quote:Get lots of coverage of course, but beyond that don't expect one long artistically perfect take. Yeah, there's always the Kubrick approach: m...
quote:However, i just want to reply to "MarkG's first reply and ask wat he meeants by telling the film with cuts rather than shots...Thanks! Read M...
Neat. How did you find working with the re-enactment folks? I've thought about hooking up with some of the re-enactment societies over here to see ...
Yeah, I'd try to avoid using method actors on a first movie :). Nothing against them, but I think Mamet (whose theory is actually mostly based on Eise...
That's how I would look at it. However, the INT/EXT thing is really just a guide in situations like that... as mentioned, it's mostly telling you whet...
quote:A zombie is dead, it's gonna stink weather you give it a headshot or not. They may be 'dead', but they aren't rotting yet. quote:More peop...
quote:How important are actors in movies?? Very. You can get away with making movies with your friends as actors (Peter Jackson did in 'Bad Taste',...
Make sure there's plenty of sex and violence.
INTerior and EXTerior :).
quote:Anyone who's ever gone target shooting is probably gonna start plunking away. Why? Not only would many people have no desire to kill other pe...
quote:Things such as average or expected price for first-time films, To be honest, I don't think that's a question that can be answered, since it a...
Yeah, if a distributor is serious about your movie, you should make at least enough to pay a lawyer to go over the contract :). Several producers I...