100 hours is nothing really; I read that the heads on my TRV900 were rated for 1500 hours, and I presume a more modern camera would do better. The TRV...
The only school I know of in the UK that will actually give you a step up the movie-making ladder is the National Film and Television School; that's n...
Wherever you buy from, remember to check sites likebefore you do. There are a lot of dubious practices in the camera selling business so the price you...
Some versions of Vista let you downgrade to XP for free, so you might be able to install XP Pro instead. Otherwise Premiere seems to be OK these days ...
Personally, as someone who's edited a lot of movies, I don't have a high opinion of 'method acting'. Maybe it's necessary on stage where you have to s...
One of the best books I've read is 'Secrets of Screen Acting' by Patrick Tucker; it has a lot of practical info rather than weird theories. In term...
The only downside is that you'll normally lose the timecode that way.
I have them in a drawer next to my computer. I can still read Hi8 tapes from 1994 OK, so I can't be doing too bad :).
quote:Originally posted by jrs397 Since we are on the on the subject of copyrights, I am curious, should everything that a screenwriter writes, even ...
quote:Originally posted by certified instigator I don't know of a single example where a producer who couldn't afford to pay the writer of a pilot go...
If it's a serious funded project and you don't know the answer, you could always ask for WGA rates and let them figure it out :). If it's a typical...
There used to be a service which would timestamp digital files for you; I don't know whether it still exists, costs much or was ever successfully used...
quote:Originally posted by rjschwarz The point here is most of it could be filmed in a school after hours or on weekends. Well, I'd watch that v...
quote:Originally posted by hethwheel The simplest, cheapest and a legally efficient way to protect your script is to mail it to yourself by Registere...
I suspect 'Spy Kids' has done the 'teenage secret agent' thing to death. I'd suggest 'teenage witch', but Harry Potter and the Buffy-style shows have ...