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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTTEMNxV1rY on topic: I liked it, the reflection of the car is really no big deal as others have already pointed out, imho it's even less obvious than the reflection of the camera operator in "Reservoir Dogs"

definitely, however never forget Citizen Kane, deep focus can, if you know how to work with it, be another tool to design your shots.

I think she says a right thing in an odd way. The job of an actor is to act, not to read the script (as some have already pointed out), that's what a good actor should be capable of doing. On the other hand when working with amateurs I would never let them improvise anything, even though I would...

I think it depends on what kind of film you make. Personally, I find it pretty annoying when the people in the film only talk to explain things, even though I agree it's sometimes necessary. That's something that's noticeable in almost every CSI (Miami/NY) episode. "We found out this sweater is...

I do. "I'd rather make a movie about a guy walking his dog than about the emperor of China." -Jim Jarmusch

Congrats! I have the Canon 814 E too and I love it, it's a great camera. how to achieve "widescreen" is an issue that I'm facing right now too, as I plan on shooting my next short on Super 8 but want it to be 16:9. So yeah, basically there are three ways, two of which you already mentioned. 1...

one principle of aesthetics is the balance of form and content that's why most of the directors who have a very distinctive style write the script themselves. compare Eraserhead to The Elephant Man, whereas the first is most obviously a Lynch film, his "presence" is less striking in The Elephant...

Jack Kerouac's "On The Road", without a doubt. I don't know how many times I read that book.

There's nothing wrong with taking advice, but what's more important is practice. I don't know how much time the OP has for making this short film, but since it is a project for school I would highly suggest doing some shorts (no matter how long they are going to be) to practice the craft...

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that's actually the only dogma film I find worth watching, (maybe apart from Italian For Beginners) Dancer In The Dark is not really a dogma film and apart from that extremely cheesy. whether you consider something worth watching or not is above all a matter of taste. however, I find you're...

Agreed, but I have to assume you've never seen a dogme film, because similiarities between mumblecore and dogme95 are clearly there, the only difference really are the people. Mumblecore is all about: you only need a camera, some people and a story to make a film. Dogme95 was about exactly the...

well the main reason is that movies are shot at 24 fps, that's why many digital cameras today also have a 24p function - to get closer to the "film look". but what's more interesting for you is that PAL DVDs and TV run at 25 fps, and no matter at what frame rate you shoot, the footage, after...

I think someone on this forum (I can't remember who, though) bought a Canon 518 off ebay a while ago. edit: http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=25582 In general Canon Super 8 cameras are good Super 8 cameras, I am a little confused about the "Main features" the seller listed, though: "18...

I hope you have one of the crystal synced models, making a shortfilm with a wind-up camera is probably not worth the time

I thought about posting this myself a couple of weeks ago, not only because Christian Berger is Austrian but also because I find the system very interesting, I'm pretty sure he was inspired by Sven Nykvist's approach to lighting but went one step further. Whether this system would work for...

Yes, however it is not as simple as it is with modern cameras, as super 8 cameras have a mechanical and not an electronic shutter, this means that there is a real physical object rotating between lens and filmgate, some cameras had a couple of preset shutter speeds you could choose from (the...

Well, we both want different things from films, we've already noticed that in past discussions, imo film is not just a rollercoaster ride so I see no need for THX sound or 3D images. For the films I want to see (and for stories in general), 3D is completely unimportant; and the examples for a...

I think we all can agree that camera angles, lighting, colours, sounds and music in film are not used for their own sake but to "tell the story". All these aspects have to "make sense" within the film; they're tools. 3D on the other hand is "flashy", it doesn't serve the story because it draws...

I don't have the time to watch the whole thing right now, but I just saw the first couple of minutes and am really impressed. I wish you guys good luck for the festival(s).