Recent content by Adam Wells

The Documentary Filmmaker's Statement of Best Practices in Fair Use is available in PDF form here. If the use doesn't fall in one of the categories listed in that document, you should definitely get clearance (I'd get a knowledgeable attorney to make the final determination). Even if it does...

I'm in a similar situation, looking at making my first film. I strongly recommend picking a copy of "The DV Rebel's Guide" by Stu Maschwitz. While it's geared towards action movies, it covers many topics concerning making movies on the cheap that are equally applicable to all sorts of genres. A...

Thanks! I have to say, though, I've never heard that phrase here, but I spent most of my life in the south eastern part of the state which is sometimes called Massachusetts North.

Don't actually have it, yet, and it probably won't be here until next week (just ordered it this morning). I'm really excited about it, though... I actually stayed up until like 2:00am so that my latest paycheck would be in the bank and I could order a few hundred worth of accessories with it...

Just ordered an HF S100 from Amazon. $795.35 with free shipping and they offered a free Canon BP-808 Lithium Ion Battery (that promotion is also offered with the HF S10). Putting this up here in case anyone is still looking for one. I was originally thinking HV40, but decided that if I was...

I'm not a screenwriter by any stretch of the imagination. However, I think the second form (broad location-specific location) feels more intuitive.

Thanks :D

Nice. It's pretty much a given that I'd have to travel to work on other projects. I've also been toying with the idea of placing an ad on craigslist looking for other people in northern New Hampshire interested in the idea of making movies, with no experience required. I'm not sure what kind of...

Lebanon is not a bad area. I've been through there a few times. I came across a trailer for a movie called "The Id Proxy" which appears to have been shot by guys in the Manchester-Derry area and there's a couple films listed in the "gigs" section of craigslist. I think you're right about the...

Absolutely! I can't imagine there's very many of us around.

Thanks for the welcome :) Indeed, I've already found the search function to be fantastic! I've been able to dig up the answers to just about every question I can think of.

About me: Well, let's see... I'm in my early thirties and have long had a love for low budget independent films. I was watching one of the Pendulum Pictures 50 movie DVD packs not all that long ago, and came to the conclusion: "Hey, I can do this!" I'm sure I'm probably one of the few aspiring...

Copyright law in the United States is a convoluted mess. Here's a chart for anybody trying to figure things out. Of course other countries have different laws, and it's not uncommon for a work to be in the public domain in one country and not in another.