Recent content by goofyman

Actually they start out older and will be younger in flashbacks. I wish I could use actors that are older that look like them, but I only have 5 characters in the movie and I am having a tough enough time getting just those five filled, let alone getting two more. As for the molds and...

I am currently working on a short were I need to make my actors look older. They are in there thirties and need to look in there sixties. I have not seen too much discussion on make up techniques. Does anyone know of any websites or techniques or kits that one can get to help with this.

I have been looking on ebay at either DAT recorders or minidisc recorders and it looks like they are a little too expensive right now. I do plan to get one for future projects. For this one I am either going to run the mike straight into the camera or run it into a mixer first. I saw one at...

I like the idea of two cameras shooting over the shoulders of both actors. That way you are getting both reactions in every take. This I have noticed tends to lead to more improvisation. In scenes similar to this that I have seen that work extremely well. Almost always when I go back and...

So what you are saying is that I can get a mixer plug a mic into it and then run the mixer into my digital camcorder? I am using a Sony DCR-TRV22. I realize this is not the most professional way to go but I am just getting started and have extremely low budget.

I have been reading about sound recording and some say that using a DAT recorder is the best way to go. Is this true and if so does anyone know of any moderatley priced DAT recorders to use. Thanks.

hope for an old dog Thank you for the encouragement. You have helped in boosting my confidence that it can be done. :)

I am 36 years old. I have never taken a film class(not even film appreciation). I love movies and run a movie club at my house. Last year I made a short training video for work and since then have been itching to do something more with what I learned from making it. I have decided to make a...

I am sure this shot has been done many times before and since, but in Dante's Peak there is a scene where Linda Hamilton is in the jeep looking at Dante's Peak exploding and she is looking through the passenger window of the jeep and you see her reflection imposed on the mountain. I love little...