Recent content by joelhall

Perhaps it's the age old conundrum of "what makes the cinematic look"? For me the difference is framing, colour and lighting, which I obsess over. Frame rates and shutter angles are all rules that have been broken without losing the look and feel. Even aspect ratio can be flexible. Watching a...

Little different: docu-drama series on fetish subcultures. Felt out of my depth at first, but the people are wonderful.

Cheers for the advice. I know the importance of sound, but its never been something I've worked with, I only do cinematography. My go to sound guy is moving on, so I'm trying to build up a skills set just in case i don't find anyone else up to his talent (at the same cost).

Hi everyone, sorry I've been away for a while. Had yet another baby, etc. And to business. I'm currently hunting down some cine/movie footage filmed by my grandad in the late 20s and 1930s, some from as far away as Australia. What should I keep in mind regarding preservation of the film, and...

What do you make of the idea of recording ambient sounds and frequencies on location separately where possible to later add in, rather than silent background? I'm a sound idiot, so not even sure if this is a good question :lol:

Loving El Director's advice, especially re: making a camera bigger. If I use a shandheld camera, I use a custom rig I built up with plenty of added weight. Wielding a sword is different from a flick knife, as nutcases says. Lighting and lenses, most definitely. I cannot think of anything...

Pretty smart move!

I love it. I'm tempted to name Hashem as being responsible for "lighting", as well.

I love two of these ideas - characters drawing attention to the lights, and the TV trope. I'm not sure the latter would be able to work in this instance, but it's a very good idea. Thanks.

The idea that it's satire will come across very quickly. A great deal of this will be due to acting performance, which I've found in comedy plays a very big role. I do like the idea of using the super slo-mo. I reckon I will use that. Thanks.

He does need the money these days....

Oh, and I want to add in the "main character smoking and looking contemplative" scene somehow, before thats mentioned.

So, I'm in the middle of a first draft of a satircal short about short films and all the cliches and mistakes that various student films, short makers, new film-makers, and YouTube celebrities bring in. To date, I've reviewed somewhere in the region of 5,000 short films, but would still like...

HAH!

Director to actor: ".... so you approach the heroine and take her in your arms, then kiss her passionately. As you slowly lay her down on the bed, and begin to tear off her underwear, I want to see the raw animal nature of lust combined with sensuality that only two estranged soul-mates...