Buy a decent shotgun microphone, or attach a microphone to a boom and have a friend hold it over the actors. Or film it El Mariachi style by adding in...
I could be wrong but the main thing you need to create this is time. Something a student should have in spades. Go to the art building and find someon...
So what happened to the writer? reader? editor? The other people at the publishing house who probably read the book. The book reviewers? You might wan...
Because I believe that hours and hours of random footage as described in (3) is unlikely to have any kind of coherent story line.
My advice is to think up a 10 minute story (or two) that has special effects similar to what you plan to use in your scifi movie and minimal actors (o...
I would suggest calling around as if you were having a wedding, getting the prices, working from there. I would also suggest cutting your prices a ...
If you are serious about doing this as a business: (1) More than one camera (you can't ask them to do a retake if there is a problem and if the cer...
After watching 28 Days Later and Once Upon a Time in Mexico I think the difference between DV and film is more about the lighting and the quality of t...
I could be wrong but I think the law says the toymakers have to add the orange thing, I don't think it says anything about your removing them. If you ...
Where to start. I can think of three ways. (1) Write a screenplay and see if you've got a real story. (2) Write generic scene ideas and improv those s...
I know this is a bit late but I have two bits of advice on sex scenes. (1) Comes from Lyod Kauffman of Troma studios (backed up by the audio commen...
Have your characters drink from bottles and make it a character trait that they peel off the labels. It gives the actor something to do and can quickl...
To be honest I'm mostly book knowledge as opposed to experienced. I use Final Cut Express though. From the books I've read it's a matter of what you a...
Any grainy look will be created afterwards in the editing software.
My guess is they are trying to get the money lined up before they have a decent script finished. Otherwise they know they would never get money if the...