Really the only two ways to do it properly are, as you say, ND sheets on the windows or lights in the house... video cameras don't have the contrast r...
Final Cut is Mac-only. So it's not an option on a PC :). Incidentally, if you're editing DV, there is a free but crippled version of the Avid softw...
I've also heard claims that you should change brand regularly, because the heads are most likely to clog up if you shoot one brand for a long time and...
All of the above :). To be honest, I've worked with just about every DV tape brand in existence, and never had a problem with any of them... the benef...
Well, Hollywood almost exclusively uses Avid, but they shoot on film and Avid handles it better than most. Really, any of Avid, Final Cut and Premiere...
I think the shortest movie I've seen released as a 'feature' was 74 minutes... much less than that and you'd have a hard time justifying the name. I r...
quote:Sometimes your mind might think of another story, any other story, something you'd rather write than what you are currently working on. When thi...
Robert Rodriguez suggested writing in bed: because getting out of bed is one of the few things he hates doing more than writing :).
Light it decently, plan your shots beforehand, get coverage, make sure you get good sound. These days you can even take your storyboard pictures (e...
quote:I now use Script Smart which can be used with microsoft Word and is free Of course Word costs several hundred dollars, unless prices have dro...
One thing to watch out for when recording to a computer is that they don't always record at the correct speed. I've had problems with capturing sound ...
Have you ever seen an old silent movie that was shot at 18fps rather than 24fps? Well, 12fps will stutter like that, only worse :). For an animatio...
I haven't used the DVC30, but I've heard a few good things from people who have, and the technical stats look pretty good. Ideally you should probably...
Writing, directing and editing are all basically the same job with different tools: so if you're good at one you should be at least OK with the others...
None that I know of that will handle streaming video. Have you tried places like ifilm.com? I'm not sure what their requirements are for hosting a mov...