Recent content by Matt Kim

Thanks! I have no doubt in my mind that I'll keep trying to make more films.

Oh man--now that I think about it, that would have been a sweet ending. Paul was telling me that the boss should've smiled--rubbed his hands together--and walk in to join in the fun. Haha.

Hellooooo Indietalk. This is a short film that I just entered into the Interpretations Film contest hosted by YOMYOMF(You Offend Me You Offend My Family). The challenge was to create a 3 minute film that strictly interprets a 4 line script in this order: "It's not something I'd do." "Well?"...

I have a t2i, in fact i'm holding it in my avatar picture. I really want to see your short film now as a fellow t2i videographer. I might post something I'm working on soon as well =).

On the other hand, if you have friends as the dedicated editor and DP who can understand your style of filmmaking, it seems it would be awesome to make many many projects with them. You may see some kind of style emerge that represents you and your group of friends. Just something I've been...

I've thought about making films that are plotless. Doing that causes your film to enter a more experimental video art space, because it deals with a deconstruction of the story. From the way I understand it, indie films have stories (plots). The emphasis on story/plot is what defines this...

Something that has helped me is to think about the plot in terms of the mission and conflicts. The plot is the main character's mission. Along the way he faces conflicts. Show a growth in the character that is caused by making choices when confronted with these conflicts. Also another...

Ah Thank you. That made it much easier for me.

What does it mean for film to have more latitude than video? What is latitude?

Haha, well vision refers to the imagination right? You can "envision" audio, sounds, music, etc.

Word. I like talking about our different techniques. This is fun.

When I write the script though, I write about the sounds, the framing of the shots (if i know the location already), and editing that goes into the script. I then use these ideas and try to flush them out in a storyboard format. These ideas are never final (since I'm no Hitchcock) but just...

For me the script is the plan--it's the blueprint and it is meant to be realized.

@Alcove Audio: I did not, and I will try this in my next project. I have thought about trying things like gathering my crew (which is small) before a day of shooting and giving a sort of motivational talk/outline of the day so that they know what to expect from their roles and mine. I should...

This is probably true. I need to work on learning how to trust my crew, and delegate the responsibilities correctly. Just to clarify what I mean by this text: After I watch a film such as Iron Man 2, I see the credits and see so many different kinds of directors. There are many different...