I agree with the above. Tell the actor the truth. That you're nervous and this is your first time. Then tell them about the project. Its your characte...
Actor aging 6 years. Simple, give the guy a noticable feature such as a scar or unique hairstyle, a stutter or missing tooth, even a necklace. Then fa...
Apple is indeed upgrading Final Cut. They are making it so that you cannot buy Final Cut pro without the entire suite (Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Final C...
I have found, for me, rewriting a single page or couple of scenes over and over leads to writers block and stunted flow between scenes. Some might pre...
One trick is to mak the cuts when someone moves. The eye is attracted to the movement and the cut flows. That tip I got off of a video linked off of t...
If you are shooting in a real disco go there during the hours they are closed and do some test shots to see how the lighting will look. That wy you do...
The mac mini wil work but you might want to invest in an external hard drive. Also if you get an intel based system you might want to upgrade Final...
You should search out the story of the superman films. Seems they wanted to change the suit, give him a super-car, change the origins. Kevin Smith ran...
Robert Rodriguez used the graphic novel Sin City pretty much as a storyboard for the movie Sin City. First I've heard of it being done but he was real...
Thanks for the cheers, solving creative challenges is fun. A lot more fun than my current day job. RJSchwarz San Diego, CA
Find an incinerator and fake the fire. Go to a junkyard and see if there is anything around that might be useful as an incinerator. RJSchwarz San ...
If you really want to hoot a movie with script and all I'd suggest a comedy along the lines of clerks. Verbal humor requires minimal budget. RJSchw...
I'd start with a day in the life of a highschool kid. Just shoot a lot of footage of you guys messing around and talking shit and whatever. Unscripted...
Had a longer post but then realized Instigator said much of the same thing so I've edited down a bit. Fill an insecticide sprayer with fake blood a...
Some other ideas, because the 3 above are not gonna look as good as you'd like you'll want to cut in other shots. (1) Folks on the shore looking, c...