Recent content by laughingcrow

I would say the number one contributing factor to whether a movie was a success or not was ... the story. And following closely behind that was casting the way it used to be done with "Casting Directors" who really knew and understood their craft and didn't just pick someone because of their...

Try this: - Go to the zoom's menu, select Input, then set Plug-in power to off. The Rode mic has it's own power supply, so this might be the culprit. (just a guess, I don't own the Rode) -Set the Rode's DB to 0, the +20 might be too much gain. -Also, set the Rode's on switch all the way...

Also, after these big roles I'm sure their price tag goes WAY up, and everyone in the biz knows it. So unless they were absolutely perfect for a part, a lesser or more affordable name would have to suffice. Or sometimes maybe it could be a case of; the prettiest girl at the ball never gets...

If you imply what your antagonist did in the beginning, you'll have to dedicate time during the story, showing us who this villain is and what he does. Otherwise; it's clear you don't care much about him, so we shouldn't either. And if we don't care about, or fully understand who the villain is...

A weakness could be something as simple as he's jumpy. For example: we're seeing him at work; his interactions, his decisions, his actions, etc ... all point to a guy who seems really together. But then he climbs in his car, starts backing out and he damn near jumps out of the car because he...

Nobody watches movies to hear enriched vocabularies. Just ask Quentin Tarantino; he'd tell ya he's made a fortune with broken english, slang and cussing. Write what you know, forget trying to impress.

You could just use 3.5 mm splitters to combine two lavs into one. Then you could just use a couple of Zoom H1s to record the audio (one for front seat, one for back.) Or then use another splitter and combine those two into one. Then you could record all four lavs with your Zoom H1. But it would...

Hey itarumaa, I'm betting four lav mics, all running into a little field mixer then to a recorder would do the job. If you couldn't mic your actors, maybe you could tape the lavs to the ceiling just above them? And who knows, maybe just one lav for the front and one for the back would work, if...

Then find a little studio in NY, send them a copy of the footage and let them do the ADR for her. It's beg, borrow and steal time.

Can you get another girl to do the ADR? Because this is pretty much screwed. You could take a little of the floor-noise out, but it's so LOUD and pervasive, especially when the girl starts speaking. She must have been over a few more feet. Anyway ... sorry mate. Maybe it's a sign, telling you...

1st; why storyboard it? Is it that complex a scene, 3d heavy or something like that, that you're actors and crew wouldn't get it otherwise? If it's a must; then sketch it out on anything you can. Who cares what it looks like, as long as you can explain it. Use photos off the net, draw in stick...

Film from an even higher angle, as in we're all far superior, getting to look WAYYY down on him. Then of course, have him look way up into he camera with his sad, pathetic expression, then quickly back down, as if he wouldn't dare look us eye to eye for too long. It could all be shot with a...

What you don't want to do is say "they" a thousand times over the next 90 pages. Your reader's head will explode. Or worse, they'll quit reading. Just keep it fresh: all four, the guys, our four, Steve and the crew, Rick walked off with a smirk. Hodgi laughed and caught up leaving Tom and Steve...

If that helps you keep your dialogue and action consistent for your characters, AND ... know when they're doing something off-character - sure., do it. Whatever works. As for me; sometimes I think of characters I've loved from movies, sometimes it's actual people I've known, and sometimes it's...

Saying "my 2 centavos" is cliche ;) And since when do movies or shorts have to be realistic?