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rjschwarz
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RE: how to make fancy computer screens seen on films?

I would guess they are animated and dropped in. In the past they would occasionally use Unix or Linux with an interesting interface that most people w...

13 years ago
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RE: Has An Indi Filmmaker Ever Built His Own Studio?

Slightly different but... Robert Rodriguez built his own Soundstage facilities for the making of Sin City. He preferred to work in Texas. Although ...

13 years ago
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RE: If you had to set your film in ONE city ...

To be honest, visually, LA is pretty lame. NY is far more visually interesting. RJSchwarz

13 years ago
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RE: Special FX - Spraypaint on car

Try some kind of skinz or some kind of vinyl decal. RJSchwarz

13 years ago
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RE: Wan't to make a short Zombie movie, have not much.

My humble suggestion would be to make the five movies mentioned but when you do concentrate on telling the story without minimal dialogue. Tell the te...

13 years ago
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RE: Summer Glau curse?

Another way to ask the question is how does she continually get cast into tv series that not only get out of the pilot stage but last a year or two. A...

13 years ago
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RE: Burn Out

I believe that folks that write/shoot/direct/edit a single film are more likely to face burnout problems than a person that writes multiple movies (or...

14 years ago
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RE: Developments in technology = more or fewer auteurs

I believe the technology being cheap and available means that we will see more Writer/Directors and that's as close to an Auteur as you can get, thus ...

14 years ago
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RE: To buy or to hire??

I'll throw out a point or two for each side. Own - (1) You have the opportunity to catch pick-up shots far after the shoot is over knowing the shot...

14 years ago
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RE: Lighting a green screen

You might consider just painting a wall or something, and then painting it back afterwards. RJSchwarz

14 years ago
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RE: Stock Footage

Won't there be issues with getting signed releases from the faces in the crowd? RJSchwarz

14 years ago
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RE: Is it really that bad to work with stars?

Couple of thoughts. On the toughness of the movie business, from an actors' point of view. Imagine the mental issues that might result from learnin...

14 years ago
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RE: Is it really that bad to work with stars?

I remember reading a story that nobody was supposed to make eye contact with Val Kilmer, but he never actually demanded that. Having said that I ...

14 years ago
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RE: Advice from Harlan Ellison

I've always thought the always get paid mantra was a bit unrealistic concerning a newbie with no foot in the door. RJSchwarz

14 years ago
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RE: My Bloody Valentines's video effects

Any non-free editing software can probably do the effect. You just need the ability to add a layer one clip on top of another. MIght want a white back...

14 years ago
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