Recent content by VladCantSleep

Thanks! Any other crits? We're shooting episode 2 on sunday, and I want it to be as good as possible :)

Just a small update: For one reason or another, youtube contacted me to make the video a partner video after it only got 300~ views. Pretty awesome stuff :)

The mall shoot was actually just smoke and mirrors. All the dialogue was shot at a university shopping area, after hours, on a sunday night. The following day, I grabbed my camera, and we ran over to an actual mall and shot some coverage I thought would fit; Guerrilla style. Thanks so much for...

Sorry to bump this, but I'd absolutely love some feedback. The only reason this episode wasn't a complete mess was because of you guys. Everything here, I learned from this forum. You guys are amazing, and I just want to continue improving :)

As I've mentioned in other thread before, I've worked on some stuff in the past, but never did a personal project from start to finish. So, here's my first real project. Hope you guys enjoy. Just a note: the actual run time is just a little over 7 minutes. The rest is bloopers+credits...

Hey all! I thought I'd come in here and ask for a little help. Every time I light a scene, my keylight ends up creating incredibly harsh shadows on the walls. I set up a background light to cast on the wall, but the shadows remain (albeit a little less harsh). I'm using the same strength...

It is a GORGEOUS film! Sounds great! Looks great! My problem is with the plot... Why did you guys choose to do something so cliche and overdone, though? The whole "assassin rethinks his line of work after most recent target" is a little boring. I might be the only one that thinks so, though.

Mistook it for another camera :'( me=stoopid.

Good job on actually going through with such a large project! It takes quite a lot of determination to do that -- kudos! With that being said, there is still quite a lot to learn. You need to use a tripod. Your handheld shots are shaky and disorienting, and it really takes away from the image...

Honestly dude, you sound like you know quite a bit about film making and the film industry. However, you do not sound like you know very much about business on the internet. Getting hits on an official site based on a cool trailer =/= OMG PEOPLE ARE GOING TO PAY TO WATCH MY MOVIE ONLINE! It's...

The XA10 is a prosumer camera. Being a prosumer camera, it is a little heavier, has a handle, comes with a nicer lens and has XLR inputs (vs the HFS21's 3.5mm mic jack). I've seen people on this forum say that they'd buy a much more expensive camera just because of its weight -- tiny and light...

I used to have an AT897 (I lost it :'(). It's a beautiful microphone. Works very well, and records great audio. I have an NTG-2 right now, and while I prefer it to the AT897, the 20~ dollar difference might be a big deal to you. One thing I absolutely love about the NTG-2 is that with the right...

Not all laptops have a firewire input. Some laptops that lack it have a slot for a firewire card. Otherwise, there are quite a few laptops that don't use firewire (mine included). When you're buying a laptop just make sure to look at the specs and confirm that a firewire input is present. All...

I honestly, wholeheartedly would not use a rode videomic pro for short films. It is okay for mounting on your camera (that is pretty much its sole purpose), but you never want to record short film dialog from a camera mounted microphone. You can't boom the rode videomic either, because it is on...

I'd love to see the film :) Can you PM me a password?