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I've always had it as a cast iron rule on my sets that only people involved in the scene are allowed on set... all the other actors, hangers on and non-essential crew have to stay in the staging area. If the old actor wants to help out, that's fine... but if what he means by that he wants to...

I really like the film... and I also really, really liked the low-fi effects solutions they used in the film. I know they were meant to be a joke, but actually some of them were pretty interesting. In particular I liked the big cardboard cars. You know me, I'm a massive fan of lateral thinking...

There are a few Brits on the board, but it's always cool to welcome another one. :welcome:

I'm forty-six years old, I've made two features and a couple of award winning shorts and am just about to spend three days staying with an Oscar winning director while we talk about an international co-production... and, I can tell you without a doubt that your guys haven't done enough...

Go to your location at the time the shoot is supposed to happen and using the same camera you're doing your main shoot on turn over a minute or so of footage. Log it as "lighting reference scene X" Then shoot your scene at whatever time you can, but try to exclude natural light shadows from the...

Again you don't need to apologise, because your question wasn't a stupid one... in fact, it's a standard business plan question: What products have performed well financially in the market that I'm interested in? How much return did they make on their investment? In any other business these...

You don't need apologise, you just need to understand that a lot of the film makers in the US are in the same position as you are. Like I've said before, you don't get this kind of market intelligence on forums, you get it by getting close to the industry.

That's why I'd never take on a script like that... who has time to build a spaceship and a time machine? Of course, if you build a time machine, I guess you do have the time! LOL But... all joking aside, one of the things that has always bothered me in the film industry are screenwriters who...

The kind of market intelligence you're asking for is almost impossible to acquire. The problem with your question is that the normal methods for measuring success, like box office figures, don't apply in the direct to DVD market. As far as I know, there isn't a single market intelligence...

be careful about your shutter speeds if you're shooting under florescent lighting, because if your shutter speed matches the flicker of the bulbs then all your images will strobe.

Actually, completely forgot to mention brainstorming... Try this method, it works a treat... Pick a genre, then give yourself three minutes to write down as many dreadful ideas as possible... the trick is to concentrate on getting as many really, really bad ideas as possible. This process...

If you need to know about the direct to DVD market then Bill Cunningham is the person to know http://d2dvd.blogspot.com/2007_04_01_archive.html

Two things you might want to think about: 1) Why would you need more than twelve pages to create empathy for your protagonist when, for instance, in a film like "Crash" Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco had to create empathy for over a dozen characters in less than two pages per character? (that's...

No offense meant by this, but I really, really disagree with this. If you want to write about Africa, then you have to go spend time in Africa... no amount of book research and internet browsing is going to give you the information you need to do the job properly. However, to be fair, Hollywood...

Yeap, that would make sense. Green director fails to take charge of the situation, turns the process into a committee and then has a major league paddy when people do what he's asked of them... caused mainly because the DOP nailed him for his lack of vision, in terms of directing. Sounds like...

Hi, I've been away for the last couple of weeks, so I've not had a chance to respond to this thread. Firstly, in general I'd agree with Rik that I tend to work with people I know... and that that is common practice in this industry. However, with that said, I've made good, serious business...

Filmy... LMAO, seriously... on the floor right now in actual physical pain... I can SO visualize the scene you're describing! ;) Nice thread Will... and I feel kind of weird about this, because I've NEVER had any problems like that on any production I've done. In the main I tend to work with...

On a slightly different tack, my online magazine 1000dollarfilm.com was started as a way to encourage actors and screenwriters to make the leap into making their own films, rather than waiting to be discovered by someone else. In fact, I just wrote a piece called "how to make your first movie...

Are we talking about a short film or a feature here? That may sound like an odd question, but it makes a world of difference. Also, do you want to make an award winning festival film or a nasty slasher flick? The truth is, there isn't a single method for coming up with an idea for your film...

There is room for "reality"... in fact there is a whole film movement called "social realism" I suggest you rent "Poor Cow" "Bicycle Thieves" "Look Back In Anger" and "La Haine" and see if these are the kinds of movies you want to make. I love these movies, but trust me, they are a bitch to...