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Hey guys, I've been trying to find some decent material to adapt. Something that could work out with a low budget, and with young actors... probably an extended short film, like a 'medium-film', if that exists :P. But, I thought that maybe being original would be a good idea. So, randomly this...

Wow, that was actually pretty good! Thanks, I'm going to try come if with problems I've faced and elevate it a little by adding more details to it. I thought of another idea, but have to think about it more in order for it to work... and besides adding stuff I've experienced to it, I think...

Thanks, I will check out Christopher Pike's books :) Yeah sorry, I didn't mean he hired someone. Just trying to get to my point quicker :P I'm actually not going to buy the rights to adapt this book, I'm really looking for inspiration. But of course I will notify the author's agents...etc.

Hi guys, just finished the book A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby. I wanted to adapt this into a 'semi-feature' film. Not too long... and change all the characters into teens, instead of adults. However, I checked online and the author has already hired someone to write a screenplay for the book...

Thanks for the help, I'll work on the lighting! Also for FCP/ or Final Cut Express users, is there a way to merge all clips in 1 so when you apply widescreen, it applies for all shots? Thanks, Jeremy

Hey guys, I have Final Cut Express with a Canon HG 10 camcorder shooting at 24p. I want to try give my film a 'film' look so it looks more realistic. What adjustments should I make? I made them widescreen so the viewer can focus more at the subject. If you're familiar with this camcorder, is...

Hey guys, first of all sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum. Anyways, I am working with Final Cut Express 4 HD now, and when I edit my videos, they look 'fake' and 'dull'. I started watching shows on TV and noticed that the main reason was because I didn't have enough background music, and...

Sounds like me :) I always have an urge to get matching things. Like my Microsoft mouse wouldn't match with my future MacBook Pro so I'm going to buy a Mighty Mouse, and don't get me started on the keyboards...etc. I just have to buy things from the same brand to feel right. Thanks for the...

Nice metaphor oakstreetphotovideo, :). With all the comments above said, I think it's best if I invest on a big cinema display so I can plug my laptop in while at home and editing, and plug it out when I feel like checking e-mails on the couch. I also like Matte more as it doesn't give that...

I'm a Windows user and hopefully switching to a Mac soon. I'm going to edit with 2.4GHz, 2GB Ram, 160GB HD, MacBook Pro and Final Cut Express.

Hi Everybody, as I said earlier, I might be purchasing the MacBook Pro. Something suddenly came in mind... to get the 23" HD Cinema Display from Apple. It is highly reccomended through many sites, but I'm not sure what it could do to help with my Macbook Pro. Any idea? Thanks Jeremy

Thanks to everyone again, especially to Don for giving me much information. I can't consider a PC however (even though I'd love a Mac Desktop) because I'm a student and needs to be on-the-go often, at school, to friends' house...etc. The Bravia screens won't work for me too because I don't have...

Again thanks for the comments. I would like to ask a question again, I think I asked it before but I'm not clear with the answer... Would the Final Cut Express HD work well on a 2.4GHz, 2GB Ram, 160GB Hard Drive 15"inch MacBook Pro? Thanks for any answer :) Jeremy

I would love to get a Mac Pro, but first of all, next year I'm required to get a Mac Laptop, and I don't want to get 1 Mac laptop and 1 Mac desktop at a time. (Again I'm just 13). Second, Laptops are so good to work with because I can bring it to many places obviously. Third, I'm also a...

Hi everybody, I'm looking forward to purchasing my MacBook Pro... There are 3 versions for me to choose from: 2.2Ghz, 120 GB Hard Disk, 2GB Ram 2.4Ghz, 160 GB Hard Disk, 2GB Ram 2.6GHz, 160 GB Hard Disk, 2GB Ram The last option is about 200US more than the second last option. I was thinking of...

Thanks for the great answers! Don't the MacBook Pros nowadays come with Dual Core? Have anyone tried uploading footage onto MacBooks, then editing it directly? Because I work with AVCHD files and I see it works fine in demos and showcases at shops. Jeremy

Thanks :) I'm fine with the file formats because I shoot with a simple HD camcorder that records on AVCHD and both iMovie and FCE has it. I don't want the FCP because it doesn't support AVCHD. What are 3-way colour correctors? Are they ones with 3 circle wheels? Because if it's that I've seen...

Hi everbody, I am a Windows user, and have switched to Vista for about 1 year now. I've tried editing videos on XP and Vista and they're both surprisingly slow and after a 'video clip dragging into timeline', it lags for about 1 minute before resuming. Another big problem I find with editing on...

Thanks for the answers :) I don't want to consider fog machines because after filming this, I wouldn't use it because I wouldn't want to make too many shows of the same genre and besides I haven't seen any fog machine in HK for the past 13 years of my life. Haha, thanks. I'll try figure...

Hi everybody, I would love to include a scene where some heroric person bumps the door with a gun and hacks into the small house, then the place is all smokey, with a kidnapped victim is tied to the chair. My problem is that I have a super low budget (I'm a kid) and wouldn't consider smoke...