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1) You don't necessarily need to go back/forth to MiniDV. You can write your offline files in any format you like to a hard drive or a data DVD. So, you can factor out all of the hocus pocus with 29.97 and MiniDV. 2) Some of the promotional brochures for Varicam explain how they write 24p...

Do you have a link to a copy of the iTunes contract? What made you decide it wasn't worth it? You can probably still release on DVD, because the iPod format is so tiny that it's essentially a teaser. I've been playing with the video ipod, it's fun to watch short pieces on it.. but anytime...

Great article. I hate passive voice setence construction also! The funny thing is that many academic books are written entirely in the passive voice. Someone should rewrite the entire ROCKY script entirely in the passive voice. Oops, it appears that most of this paragraph has been written in...

All your base are belong to us!

Hmm, replace "Avid" with "Randy" a la Austin Powers and you have.. "Cool ideas. Hot technology. That’s what turns us on. What are you randy for? Maybe it’s snowboarding on fresh corduroy. Or all-night poetry slams. Or your best friend ’s band. Whatever it is, if you can convince us to love...

They screened one of my shorts last year. Many of the events are at various embassies and museums. I think the highlight was when they held the filmmaker's welcome in the Cuban Interests section of the Swiss Embassy!

I have a "dumb" question about clapper sync. My lab has synced DAT's in the telecine. The clap sound often overlaps two frames. (ie. the sound will start in the middle of one frame and then extend to the next) If the audio "clap" starts to happen at the tail of the first frame, when the...

Great article. Btw I was 1AD on Police Beat, it will be playing on the Sundance Channel on the 25th and 28th of Janurary!

Now back to the thread. If you copy a DVD you are a crook.

Hey what happened to that other thread?

Cinematic directors mostly want their audience to see their films in the cinema- mostly. Soderbergh is experiementing with simultaneous release. I like his willingness to experiment - although I can't say I liked "Schizopolis". For many people without access to a good "art house" theatre, the...

My beef with script coverage is that they seem to filter for high concept, well written 3 act "by the numbers" scripts like "sleepless in seattle". But I never saw the point of being involved in film without the aim of accomplishing something new. I wonder what today's studio script coverage...

I go for 5pgs/day for a draft -- but then also plan to spend time rewriting later at 5pgs/day.

I think there's a screenplay in here..

I guess I'm just going on my last experience - but I didn't hire a script editor. The most useful feedback was from my producer and lead actor. But I could definitely see that not working (or a situation of putting the cart before the horse). If I could have hired William Golding or Charlie...

In my opinion the best thing is to have a key hire already on board (a lead actor, a director or producer, even the composer, etc.) whose creative judgement you respect - let them give most of the creative feedback as they will put the most effort into it. Most people won't give adequate...

I'm not a lawyer but my understanding is that you're on firmer legal ground with parody. Even if you're project wasn't a parody it sounds like you'd be okay because Hendrix is a important historical figure and there is a public interest in artistic works being made concerning him. If it's a...

I think they have a deal with GreenCine for indie films. Or maybe that was just for Google Video. Since iTunes has a deal with CDBaby, I'm hoping CDBaby will expand into DVD's..

Go for it. Just make sure that you don't use actual Hendrix footage or Hendrix music without permission. Parody is protected by the US Constitution. I'm working on a Stanley Kubrick parody (http://kubrickparody.com) and I wrote in intellectual property lawyers from hell that quote the...

Even on an ultra low budget I'm thinking you will have at least 1 production vehicle, if it's a truck or van potentially there would be power sockets available on it. My DP has talked about this kind of approach on our last shoot.