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That just reminded me of something a retired AF Colonel once told me; "If you want out of jury duty, just wait until they ask you if you believe in the death penalty, respond with "yes, there's some people that need killing" and they will never ask you back" ;) Neil

That was nicely done, you have a good eye for shooting. Rather than pick at little things in the production I would bet that you will see the things you don't like about it and straighten them out the next time. Throw in some lights and a microphone or two and you will be in business. It...

Mind you, I'm only going to tell you what I would do and I don't want to speak for anyone else. I'd get the outline idea for the movie, let's say for instance it's about a young guy living in a rural town but is passionate about a career on Broadway. Find some appropriate background music, get...

It probably violates all the rules of film making, but whenever I get an idea for a movie, before I start writing anything I crank out some kind of trailer just to see if the idea still "grabs" me. Even if it's just music and title cards, it's quick and easy and you can also get a feel for what...

The salesman in me immediately thinks: turn any bad news about the economy into something positive. If people aren't investing in the housing market, they are still going to invest in something. Combine that with the concept that when times get tough people will still spend a little money on...

Welcome, and it's great to see another young mind getting into pictures! There's some great deals out there on Mini-DV cameras, like John said above, make sure it's got a firewire port and a microphone input. Sooner or later you are going to want to kick up the quality of the sound. And never...

From an audience perspective, making a phone call believable depends on the actor, particularly if you don't have the audio of the other side of the conversation included. It's not easy, try picking up a dead phone and pretend to talk to it, we're so used to there being a sound in the phone...

What AG said is probably the best if it's a dramatic scene rather than an interview. Shoot it twice and make sure to take some reaction shots of the person not speaking to edit in for a little more effect. And do a two shot, get a long view of both people to establish the scene and as an...

You render the video that has an effect applied to it and then open the vid in your normal editing program. Even someone with antiquated editing software like me (world's oldest version of Sony Vegas, it's the Nova Video Explosion) can get the rendered footage lined right back up where it...

If you already have the FXhome products there's a library of plugins on the FXhome website that simulate brass coming out of a weapon, either single cartridges or a long stream, they are positionable in EffectsLab (that's the one I got) and of course in the big combo program. There's also a lot...

That's a nice looking unit, the phantom power is a nice feature for mics that require it. I didn't see that it had a 1k tone setting to adjust your meter to 0db, that's something I prefer setting up the audio. I'm sure I'm not telling you anything new by saying there's a big difference in what...

I've been stinking up YouTube for about a year now http://youtube.com/user/georgiahoosier For all the work I've put into some of the videos, the one I shot testing my camera for 30 seconds pointed at a spider on the front porch has become the big sensation with almost 250,000 views. Go...

Thanks, that was my first attempt at bringing an entire picture together and even for 7 minutes it was a trying experience!! I only had a few hours to work with Sheila, she could only come to the house on Labor Day so I had to make sure I planned out all the shots with her right then. I just had...

Thanks! The Chiller TV competition is over now, they will announce winners at the end of October. The whole movie is still posted there in case anyone is interested, I didn't want to advertise it until the voting was over with so it didn't look like I was doing some kind of advertising for it...

Exactly! And I'm constantly applying the "What happens next?" question to each part

Mainly I want to show what the response would have been like in the 1940s, and how much different the time was, how the "War Effort" got such praise from all quarters but to use something so out of the ordinary (9-11) to do it. I think it could be an interesting look at the psychology of the...

I have to admit, I'm getting obsessed with this idea now. I put together a second trailer and I get a little catch in my stomach every time it plays. Maybe I'm just casting flowers on myself, but I think it's worth a look 9-11-41 Trailer Number 2 Neil

I came up with this idea and banged out a trailer to see how it hit me, and to be honest it hit me hard. Now that I have the basic concept laid out I have run into the wall of how to make this idea become a film. I'd be very interested in input from this group, I don't mean to be secretive...

My entry for the ChillerTV "Dare to Direct" challenge has been submitted and I cranked out a short trailer to go with it. Give it a look and on September 21 I would invite all to please vote for "Nice Doggy" at chillertv.com It is now available at Ambassador Media Company.com Enjoy!;) Neil

Wouldn't you know, it can be done!! http://www.c-h-a-o-s.com/2007/06/12/diy-how-to-build-a-camcorder/