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The explosions/fire are too opaque, change the layer mode to "add". All of the debris and smoke elements are the same. You spaced the timing a little which would work great if you would speed up and slow down(10-20%) each clip to make them a bit more random. Also scaling them unevenly will help...

The same way Tarantino did it. Magic Bullet Looks and Magic Bullet Misfire.

Minimalist....... The header needs to be clean. There are two graphics now and one looks stretched. Move the Red Black and Blonde title text underneath the menu to the header and delete the one thats there now. Ideally the header logo should match the one on the poster exactly or vice-versa...

My $0.02 It seems that youve never shot anything this involved. The gear wont make it any better if you dont have the talent/experience to pull it off. I really wouldnt recommend buying all that gear you think you might need. Gear is only about 25% of the equation. You have a tremendous learning...

Asus is a good brand. Mac is not the best. Dont drink the cool-aid :P Every laptop is disposable. They only last so long and that shelf life varies depending on the user. Ideally you would edit on a desktop. You cant get the ram and video you really need for editing in a laptop. You can get...

Mute the mic input in your recording devices panel.

Its usually called "Echo" or "Video Feedback". Theres a preset in After Effects (echo) that will get you started. If you want to do different colors you'll have to work a little harder. If you only want the trail to come from the man walking, I sense a heavy dose of roto coming your way.

Two weekends ago... Me: We really need a sandbag on that soft box.. Someone is going to trip over the cord. Grip: Hey everyone!! Watch out for the cords here please... 3 minutes go by.... Me: Go grab the ladder so we can move the china ball. The grip takes 3 running steps, trips over the cord...

It sounds like you dont need more than a handy cam... Look at the Canon Vixia series. I have a HF200 that served me well for a couple of years for small things like this. You'll want a line/mic in on the camera to use an external microphone. I assume most shots will be of the project on the...

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Have you looked into Particle Illusion? The effect your looking for is in one of the libraries for it....

The barrel of my pen cracked a while back.. I called Wacom and they just sent me a new one no questions asked.... Maybe worth a shot....

I really dont want to stir the pot here, but I would take those numbers with a grain of salt. Sonnyboo has made an excellent point..... Pro editors are not happy with this release with good reason. The majority of FCP editors I work with are jumping ship to Avid or Premiere. Most of them had the...

Black... If you do blue or green you would be doing it to key them out and/or to add some CG over them. Keep it simple... black.. Look at the aliens in ALIENS. Spandex suits with foam pieces....

It sounds like you are confusing memory with drive space. Premiere and After effects will export at "full HD" as long as they are set to do so. Check and see what codec and output size you are rendering to. If the file is to large turn the quality and/or output size down.

Big CGI shots like creatures, etc usually doesnt work well on low budget flicks. You need to have the cash to do it right. The guys that work for free or super cheap dont have the experience to light and render anything seamless. Most of my work is CG/VFX work and I'll still try and steer people...

I think the CG shots in Battlestar Galactica helped jump start alot of it.......

Ive done a few stop motion projects (years back). You need a camera with manual controls and a remote trigger for best results. You can use a still camera for SM and you often get better results. We didnt use a tripod, we used a ceiling mount.. SM is easier to shoot this way because you have to...

How large of an area do you need to cover? Can you do foreground rain only?