Recent content by Ozhair

I always storyboard, just at a basic stick figure level. Even if I'm DoP-ing myself, it just means I can look at the boards and immediately know what the next shot is. And they're enough so that the cast, soundie, etc can get a basic idea of the framing. I'm going to try to attach a couple of...

See if your software has a "Color Replace" function. Put a mask around the gun, select yellow as the colour to replace, and replace it with black. The mask is so that it doesn't replace yellowish bits of surrounding foliage.

At the other end of the spectrum, especially for filmmakers working at our level, is an excellent Australian documentary called "Making Venus". About a couple of guys who set out to make a low-budget $100,000 indie comedy, and five years later are in debt for a couple of million, with a...

If you have areas that are pretty much just windows, it's going to be a nightmare to black out effectively. I'd suggest scheduling your shoot to get what you need. While it's still light, shoot required scenes in one of the rooms with blackout curtains. Around 8:30, no matter where you're up...

At Movie Network's production facilities in Sydney from what I can gather from the T&C. 7 x 4hr sessions

Hi guys. I've posted an entry in the Australian Movie Extra Webfest competition on Facebook. It's a 1 minute trailer for a proposed 7-part web series. The winner of the comp gets a $50,000 budget to make their series (As well as free audio post time). If any of you are on Facebook, you can...

Cameraman/Director for the Australian Federal Parliament. Formerly a TV news Cameraman/Editor

So, I'm the only one who's not a big fan of the horrible green tinge in the first interior shot? To me, it does indeed look obvious that you forgot to white balance between scenes. But, if you're happy with that look, then that's your decision. Cheers.