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    cinematography Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck

    The entire movie is the POV of the crystal. The first frame of the movie is the witch who creates it looking at it and holding it up. She holds it for the majority of the movie and explains what it is to the other characters.
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    cinematography Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck

    Think of a found footage film like Blair Witch, except this one is set in Britain, 500 A.D.. Instead of a "camera," it's a magic crystal created by a sorceress. But it's the same plot device.
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    cinematography Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck

    The characters in the story refer to it as a crystal. One character explains it early on.
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    cinematography Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck

    I don't mean memories as in the movie has flashbacks. I mean the crystal acts as a camera and is constantly recording the experiences of whoever holds it. Still, this is some good advice. Thank you. I want the image to be as sharp and crisp as possible.
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    cinematography Making a Found Footage movie that doesn't suck

    I am preparing to direct a found footage movie next summer (June 2021). The movie will be shot entirely in the woods. The story is set in England during the Middle Ages, and the "camera" is a memory preserving magic crystal. I am hiring a director of photography to film it. I will have him film...
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    movies Why I appreciate DeMille and "The Ten Commandments"

    So I love Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments with Charlton Heston as Moses. For me, it is pure cinema. It's got drama, spectacle, and sensationalism. Intellectualism and subtlety? Not so much... DeMille was criticized in his day for being too bombastic and vulgar with his films, but that's...
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    Hey there!

    I am so happy to have found this place. My name is Cole, and next summer I will be directing my first full length feature for 5000 dollars, hopefully to sell it to an indie horror company. My movie is a dark fantasy horror. I've come here to ask questions and to have some cool film-related...
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