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I'm always surprised Pittsburgh never makes these lists. I've heard a lot of people say these lists are crap and I can see it. Pittsburgh does have all those things you mentioned, plus a lot of Hollywood features have been shooting there over the past few years. I'm strongly looking into Point...

I don't think it's particularly common for film schools to give students equipment. Full Sail is more expensive than Cincinnati and isn't a traditional "film school". To answer your question, it's hard to tell simply by looking at the curriculum but it looks like there are some good classes in...

I'm thinking about making the switch from Vegas to Premiere Pro for this reason. I like Vegas and have been using it for quite some time but I also haven't worked much with After Effects in the past. I'm starting to get into doing some shorts with AE stuff and I feel like the workflow with the...

I'm not a professional editor, but I love FCP X. I've used FCP 7 in the past, and while I understand that for pros, especially in broadcasting, there were some issues with X that needed to be addressed, I like FCP X because of its workflow. The rendering was always the issue in FCP 7 for me...

Definitely laughed a few times early on, which is good. :) The editing needed a lot of work. Quite a few jump cuts and even more awkwardly long takes of people talking. A quick-paced conversation like this should have a lot of quick cuts, in my opinion. Reaction shots are important in this...

Horror is one of my favorite genres, but I think it's difficult to write. Ray gave you good advice. Your first step should definitely be to decide the tone, subgenre, etc. A lot of horror films have basic plots, so it's okay in my opinion if you don't have a super compelling story. The key is...

They Came Back - 6/10 Kind of a weird French drama about a day when 70 million people dead people come back to life. Leave it to the French to take a zombie movie and make it very artsy and slow with more talking than action. Well, actually, there wasn't really much action at all. It wasn't bad...

Also, would it make sense to use something like this, for way cheaper than that pan/tilt head? http://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-498RC2-Release-Replaces-488RC2/dp/B002UOCWUK/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1339472474&sr=1-3 Only problem I see with this is that there's no handle, so I guess...

Is there a tutorial/list of parts somewhere for how to do this? Sounds like something I want to check out.

I recently purchased a T3i to get into DSLR filmmaking. I still own my Canon HV40 that I've had for two years. It's a good camera but for image quality, the T3i absolutely blows it away for about the same price. The main thing that's different about DSLR filmmaking as opposed to making films...

From my experience directing student and amateur films, the director on an indie level has a major part in literally everything. All my films have come from my own scripts so I have a vision early on in how I want the finished product to look. I don't have the option of just hiring crew who are...

Welcome! I've recently begun browsing and posting here more often and I've found it to be a very useful forum. I'm a student filmmaker myself and I'm still learning the process. There's so much to learn but I enjoy it all. Congrats on finishing the script. I'm sure if you have specific questions...

Maybe, maybe not. Depends on what you want to do. It sounds like you want to write/direct, and you're not going to "move up" from PA to director. If your eventual goal is to be an assistant director or unit production manager, starting as a PA will give you the experience to try and work your...

Sony Vegas Pro is probably the best PC alternative for Premiere Pro.

Not true at all. Sure, LA is where most of the big-budget studio productions are, but like Sonnyboo said, LA also means significantly more competition, and an increasing number of productions, including major studio productions, are leaving LA. This is due to tax incentives and costs/hassles...

The Frederick area is a great place to shoot because you'll have a lot of available locations. Downtown Frederick is nice and everyone's pretty cool about filmmaking. Outside of downtown, there's plenty of suburban and rural locations. PM me if you need any specific info, and absolutely let me...

I'm in Frederick, MD, which is an hour west of Baltimore. If you're ever looking to film something a little closer to me than the Eastern Shore, let me know. I'm willing to help with whatever.

I don't know if you're into screenwriting or if you're more into the technical stuff, but a local 72 hour film festival here in MD is having its first ever 72 hour script festival in about a week and a half. The nice thing is it can be done entirely online and since it's a screenwriting contest...

In my current search for film schools (which I have narrowed to two, both in PA) I have come to realize exactly what Sonnyboo said. You definitely can't have it all. No such thing as the perfect school but do enough research and you should find one that is a near-perfect fit for you, but you're...

Honestly, for your situation, a DVD would probably be the best bet.