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Pancakes Make a film about pancakes. You have until Sunday night.

You're right, I'd completely missed this obvious connection between Lovecraft and Pac-Man. Another alternative: darned meddling kids

trying to get a handle on this, are you saying that there's a link between belief in ghosts and catatonic mental illness? comedy gold

Even when the frame doesn't show an obvious strong light direction, "Wanted" always seems to have some crisp, sharp highlights. Probably small operated, snooted, focusing spots (but not the only way to do this). It's especially hard to know, given that even in almost any "hero" shot there's a...

Nicely done representation of "cinematography as problem solving." Thx too for the Chris Doyle side link!

it's pretty much what it looks like. Hold the camera to your face. But this film is combined from multiple takes, similar to some of the uber-long set pieces in "Children of Men"

1. Buy After Effects. 2. Shoot the room empty, and with each piece of furniture added in the order you desire. 3. Without moving the camera, also shoot the actor's "painting" motions for the entire scene. The will require some careful choreography. 4. Possibly, do step 1 in reverse after...

Why is it so desperately important that an audience "get" the scene? The best films, even action blockbusters, don't provide answers -- they provide questions. It's an audience's moment-to-moment engagement with those questions that makes the entertainment. Otherwise it's not a narrative, it's...

If you want a nostalgic look, use fresnel, focusing sources. Look at films like "Rebecca" which use "impossible" reversed shadows etc to telegraph character moods. Not a casually-created look, though.

It looks like a pretty std DV kit from their still-frame intro, so they're probably using a Letus or other 35mm-lens adapter. Maybe a 5D if there's a lot of low-light shooting. I doubt it's added in post. Too much work.

Also on amazon etc. If you ever think you're going to need to thread an Arri, this is the reference. I'm a bit surprised there's not an iphone edition. Publisher's description: Volume One is the reference guide containing in-depth chapters by noted professionals such as Framing for Television...

Yes, "Shot by Shot" because you are making pictures that need to cut together the older "Grammar of the Film Language" is also good on similar grounds

....and (if you can get to facebook): http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=700493410&share_id=296264110423#/video/video.php?v=1047338641196&ref=share

It's an inevitable part of traditional story structure. If we consider just a standard 3-act progression -- intro of players & issues, complications ensue, resolution --- the turning points and crises are what define the theme, or you don't have one. --- Bob love Mary, Mary loves Mike, Mike is...

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/09/ps-this-is-my-favorite-memo-ever.html

...and be prepared to have it returned, unread, still in the sealed envelope. Sitcoms are packaged goods -- it's the 'that guy from seinfeld" show, etc. Look at the book, but do the footwork.

try the first walter hill ALIEN or Murnau's SUNRISE

why are you wanting to make purchases before you start planning? Kiss £30,000 goodbye... :) Plan, plan, plan first. It's inexpensive, will have a HUGE impact on your final results (and budget) -- and then you will have a good notion about what you need and can pick equipment accordingly when...

The obvious recent success of the approach being "District 9" from "Alive in Joberg" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNReejO7Zu8 However, I'm much more concerned, with the treatment in the OP containing descriptions like "The funny and witty supporting cast will be shown to assist Troy..." and...

Of course, the high point in faith-based media is FOX. publicpolicypolling.com says a third of the "conservative" respondents in New Jersey feel that Obama is probably the anti-Christ. Maybe, uglysex, your shining moment in the cultural zeitgeist has arrived!