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Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about using Sound Devices USBPre as an audio interface for a film shoot? Also, do you have any suggestions in terms of workflow i.e. boom mic, sound devices mixer, laptop? Just want to get some feedback as I think this mixer will improve my sound...

Thanks for the tip. Cheers, Jeremy

Thanks for the feedback I'll use your suggestions when I do the audio edit.

Thanks Editinglinks, I downloaded capturescreen like you said and it works pretty good. Cheers, Jeremy

I would like to know how to shoot computer screen images for a film I am making. Do I simply focuss the camera on the computer screen or is there some technology that I can use? Thanks, Jeremy

A friend is going to do the opening credits for my movie. She says she uses Flash to do the animation. I will be editing on FCP (Final Cut Pro)...is Flash compatible with FCP? Do I just import whatever she designs and add it as a clip on the time line. Thanks dudes and dudettes, Jeremy

I have one scene that I want to look like a dance club. I shot the couple in front of a green screen. And so I guess I need to get some footage of a dance club for the background. I thought also however I could just use the color red because that would look nice. Another series of scenes I...

I shot a film and recorded sound onto a Zoom H4. After each days shoot I dumped the audio onto my lap top. If I want transfer the files to Final Cut Pro do I simply copy the wave files from my lap top onto a DVD and then open Final Cut Pro on another computer and import each of the files from...

Does anyone have any suggestions how to write on screen to be used as a transition in a film. For example I want to show an exterior shot of a building and then show some writing appear on the building. It would hopefully look like someone was doodling on the picture. Is there some compositing...

Does anyone know if there are audio plug ins that will make dialogue audio sound like it is being said ouside a car, or behind a glass door. I have shot a few scenes where the camera is shooting behind a window or outside a car and I want the audience to hear it from these perspectives. And then...

I shot a whole bunch of scenes with blue screen and green screen backgrounds. THe shots were mostly close ups of the actor holding something. I would like to now get a cool background for these scenes. Can someone tell me how I should get started.

I shot a feature using 2 audio systems: I used the mic from the Canon XLHI and also the zoom H4, which I stored as wave files. Should I first edit the film video and then try and sync it with the sound files from the H4? Or should I sync it first before I do any editing?

I lit a motel room for a shoot with a red gel and used an Arri 650. Unfortunately it looks too red. Is there something in Final Cut Pro that can wipe out the red completely?

I have recently completed my first indie movie. It is a feature length film about a hockey player. I am looking for someone to score the movie. I also have some songs that need to be put into the movie. This is a non-equity request, however I will offer a percentage if the film gets picked up...

I am editing with Final Cut Pro (first timer)... I drag clips to the time line but I do not attached them to the clip to the right or left. I first want to see what the film looks like from start to finish and decide if I have to do any reshooting. After that I will connect the clips. Next I...