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    HD camera?

    Hi, I need to know is there a HD camera I can buy for say $2k, the features I am looking for are manual focus, HD, IEEE1394 port and as accessories I am looking to buy a 105mm lens. Gururaj
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    festival slot buyout

    Hi, I am from India and thinking of moving to Hollywood by 2013 and begin by making movies in the production budget of $100k and I want to set aside a budget of $20k for getting a slot at say telluride/Toronto festival for my movies. Will that be enough and Do I need to contact an agent or...
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    Symbolism versus realistic scripts,

    A lot of people advocate on symbolism in scripts and some people prefer to keep things realistic. Can we have a discussion on what you’d prefer and your reasons for the preference.
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    A cautionary tale about dealing with sales agents.

    mate, it can be like this, PRODUCER yes, you wanted to meet, forgive me but your territory is? INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR (I.D) Europe including UK. I need the rights including the dubbing. PRODUCER I will not give you the rights, you only get the LICENSE TO SCREEN AND DUB in your...
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    letter to Distributors/financiers

    thanks and... This approach, often called the “shotgun” approach, isn’t very professional. And you severely limit yourself when you say you have 15 movies that need to be produced in 5 years. Three movies a year by a single writer/producer/director all financed in advance is not something...
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    A cautionary tale about dealing with sales agents.

    I am gonna repeat what is already told, domestic, is self-distribution, international, all front-end. money in your bank account before you sign contract.
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    letter to Distributors/financiers

    kindly lemme know what ya think about this letter, regards, ace.inc1
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    letter to Distributors/financiers

    Greetings from India, I am a writer, producer, director of 8 films in India, all unsold. My company is ACE.INC1 regd, with A.M.P.T.P.P, Mumbai, India. I am looking for a finance and distribution deal for 15 movies to be produced in a matter of 5 years. I’d like you to consider this proposal...
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    Production Insurance

    normally, you need people like Arnie on board to get you that kind of insurance. In India, too there was insurance for a few movies, a film directed by SHUBHASH GHAI (he is nicknamed as the showman of Indian cinema), filmography 25 years, 13 films, 11 films that are not just hits but...
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    Making my film look more professional

    use 3-point lighting technique. there are videos on this topic on www.youtube.com. I hope your camera has manual focus. get a lens that has manual focus with a very low depth of field. i.e. you should point at the actor, say a M.S. shot and get the B.G out of focus. to get the professional...
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    your opinion on these loglins

    Quicksand: based on the internet money extortion scam, this is the story of a small time crook who gets into the big world of mob, while it looks like he’s growing big, he’s actually being sucked in like he’s in a quicksand. Paternal Instincts: an uxorious husband when worrying too much about...
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    Logline & Synopsis Opinions and Help Needed

    okay, it sounds like a teen movie and pretty much formula stuff. I ain't complaining about this as reinventing stuff usually is only as an experiment for the established. if I was a Hollywood reader at a botique agency and read that logline in the qurey letter I would request for a copy of...
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    emotions

    folks, I am sorry, I wasn't clear. I want to write the emotion scene. like, the character is angry. Jack, angry, gives a stern look. will this do? and what about thos realizes shots, Jack, realizes he's been had, a bit disappointed, not too emotionally exprerssive from face but slowly a...
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    inserting music

    hi all, I wanna know how do I insert music into my shooting script. I sometimes feel silence is really good but am often told to use music. how do I go about it? regards, ace.inc1
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    emotions

    how do I write scenes that make the script emotional and not over-the-top?
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