I guess it depends if you're coming at the problem from a writers viewpoint or a director's viewpoint. Either way it's pretty common to change things ...
Alot depends upon your camera. I have a crummy Canon MiniDV camera that can take a standard MiniDV tape and use it for 60 minutes or 90 minutes. Th...
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Another option (depends upon tone of the movie) is to add a few additional lines to your scene commenting on the annoying hum. Have the characters gla...
I generally agree with Mamet, his little book was a big eye-opener in many ways. I agree steadycam is generally overused, usually style over substance...
How much they get paid during distribution should be covered in whatever contract that is signed when the distribution company pays for the rights to ...
If you're actors are good you might want to get a steadycam and sort of circle around them and keep the camera moving while they go through the scene....
Well there is no question I intend to get a 3CCD camera since I'll probably use it for followon projects that will probably not be Black & White, but ...
Is there any advantage beyond color? If you intended the final picture to be in Black and White would having 3CCD provide any other advantage? Is t...
If you plug the X1 into a Mac the system should recognize it automatically. I'm not sure about a PC it probably depends upon your graphics card and so...
Insurance is commonly used in case someone is injured during the filming and you try to sue the city or location or whatever. By giving out a permit t...
Okay, lets assume it's all being done by friends so there are no salaries involved at all. A mom or girlfriend will cook something up for free, or eve...
It also helps to hire recognizable actors. Hollywood gets away with a lot because nobody confuses Tom Sizemore and George Clooney despite some physica...
My thinking would be to write the amount of time each character needs to tell the story. Yeah that doesn't help but you don't want to puff out a chara...
Wide angle lenses are often used for action scenes because the focus area is so much deeper and movement in and around won't require a focus puller ad...