Not long ago, there was a discussion thread here, where someone argued about using 'organic' lighting, i.e. using just whatever light is available. He...
About those mics; I have noticed that, over the last five years or so, Chinese makers have become quite good at making very good microphones very chea...
Most readers here probably won't realise Brian isn't joking, or even exaggerating when he says that you could shoot a movie with a Flipcam or an iPhon...
I re-read original poster's questions (and follow-ups), and would like to offer a few more thoughts. The poster stated he wants to start making sho...
When a person wants to become a filmmaker, thinks he has talent and ideas, and decides to embark on such a path, he usually starts from the beginning....
The wordplayer.com forum has massive amount of incredibly useful advice on everything related to writing good script, including avoiding scriptwriting...
You said your camera will not have any movement. That means that interior scenes are shot separately from exterior, and there won't be a transition sh...
If you are making your own greenscreen in your basement/attic/garage (or an actual studio!), some people have done tests with common wall paints and t...
Let me see if I understood you correctly. You want to create a CGI landscape (something that Bryce 6 does well) and use it as a greenscreen background...
It seems to be that it takes greater skill to re-write than to write. The point being, re-write should focus on trimming the fat and eliminating every...
It is not about how small your operation is (one-man writer/director/producer show); it is about how you present it to whoever handles legal affairs a...
You cast and crew may be working for free, and your production may have cost little to no money, but the primary criteria whether the video is 'non-pr...
CI: Man, I admire your patience. Perhaps I'm just too old to be patient anymore... I may have come across as a bit too grumpy, getting irritated...
And on the subject of screenwriting, I have to say, I have always struggled to recognise good from bad. I'm not talking about the overall structure of...
I guess I'm coming from a different perspective; I've always been an amateur director, looking for good scripts to make. Even when I wrote something m...