YOu might want to start with a shotlist. A sort of mental image of how you picture each scene. Shot from this way, from that way. Once you can visuali...
A friend of mine worked as a PA for two years and saw no opportunities. It is not a sure thing by any shot. It is what you make of it and if all they ...
Interning or being a PA is all about networking. Meeting folks you would never have otherwise had a chance to meet. Each one is a potential job in you...
In general I think you need to let the actors know a lot about the character and then generally let them act. Let choose from the script but also tell...
I saw a video on youtube where a guy filmed the entire journey and sped it up so you can watch it in less than a minute. It was worth a minute, beyond...
Yes, the original tv series. They remade Mission Impossibles in the 80s and I'm not sure those apply. Almost any silent movie should work since the...
Watch Silent movies. Or, watch a regular movie with the volume off and no subtitles and really pay attention to the details. I heard a filmmaker...
"I see so many people making little films, but I want to make some bucks!!! I know there's a huge industry out there, people making $100,000 a year do...
He's not in business? I could be wrong but I think it was Corman's people that made the CYCLOPS for the Sci Fi channel recently. RJSchwarz
Depends upon what you want to do. Odd are there aren't many films being shot in your area but you might be able to latch on to the occasional one. Oth...
I could be wrong but I think there are union rules that if you hire SAG you need to also hire a union DP and other Union crewmembers. That is why a lo...
You know, I've heard nothing but good things about Roger Corman, even a coworker who almost ran him down in his car (by accident) said he was incredib...
Be professional and polite and dressed well. It's already late but having a business card to hand over would probably help as well. You should know ex...
On the other hand handing over a 30 pages script to someone and telling them you think it'll run 90 minutes is a bit of a gamble as well. I'd go with ...
I have found youtube and google to be very useful. Type in what you want and generally someone has cooked up some information on it already. Usually w...