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Don't read too much into what they show you. You see big huge equipment from indie filmmaker sets and it tends to get overwhelming. "Wait don't I need all that too." You don't need a huge crew to make something great. It definitely helps though. I've seen great shots done by a 3-4 person crew...

What's your opinion on popular tutorial series like Indy Mogul and Film Riot? Do they live up to the hype? Are they better than you thought? Do you find their guides useful? Did they ever inspire you to make a tutorial yourself? Would you love to work with them? What's the greatest thing...

What was your experience like with copyrighting your first script? I'm writing with some of my friends and we want to copyright the script. A small studio was very interested in our concept and my writing crew and I to build the script. We don't mind if the studio needs to make a few changes...

^ Filman has a point. If you show all of it happening the anti-heroes don't seem like heroes anymore. I would do a montage of short clips showing the torture and a few pictures and stills that highlight what they are doing to him. It's implied, but you're also showing them something that...

Also think about how this affects how many actors you'll get to audition. You'll be limited only to actors that are open with doing frontal nudity. Now think of all the great actors that would want to be part of your vision, then read about the nudity part and decide it's not the right gig for...

Use a prop knife for the shots where the knife comes close to contact or for shots where the knife will be swiping quickly. I know you said you're using a fake machete, but perhaps you could create a prop knife that's very dull or soft (low risk) so they're not so tentative. There are lots of...

^ Yes. Any type of choreography can be copyrighted. But chances are the original company won't hunt you down and sue you. However, just be weary of coming off as a rip off. I don't think it's impossible for you to come up with choreography that's just as riveting. The reason why those guys have...

Looks great! The first two shots are the best to me. Love the smoke there.

Wow thanks guys. I'm taking all your words and putting them to good use. Next time I post back in this thread I'll have some footage to show, that way we know all the good advice wasn't for naught. I'll be back with some specific quoted replies too. Oh and I have to ask, what kind of external...

It's hard to just clone somebody. Using the tripod for cloning effects is a LUXURY compared to going hand held. If you don't want to do the masking, then go for a green screen or portable green screen. Be careful though because in long shoots, the sun and the clouds change the lighting. Also...

Dude you are always working / filming. Hard worker for sure! Anyway, I actually like the very first link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbGUknEkg5Q&feature=plcp) better for the phone hit. As knightly said the camera following him implies that he fell from the hit. Also the fact that you left...

If you had a scene that you edited in Premiere Pro, and wanted to put it into After Effects for special effects and color grading, what format is best to export in? Is it .AVI ? If you're throwing a scene built in Premiere, into After Effects, and back into Premiere again, that's going to...

Oh I just thought of something. The t2i and t3i have a flip display, which I would think allow you to film from more angles. I mean you could film the same footage with the Canon 7D, but without the flip display wouldn't that make it a lot of guess work? To anyone with a t2i or t3i, has the...

I was all set to get my Canon 7D, when I saw this t3i test footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6eTZwPMKsU Beautiful. However, I'm sure that lens is extra and doesn't come with most kits. I think I'll go with the 7D because it's got more weight to it and it's a tiny bit more rain...

To me they all look very similar. I think Canon 5D has the best cinematic look. But Canon 7D and t2i or t3i look roughly the same. Though I might be wrong. With the basic lens that they give you in a kit (usually 18-55mm,) which one do you think has a video quality that looks more movie-like?

Let's say there's a guy at the bar. He tells the bartender "Nope. No more. Not another sip." Then it cuts to him chugging down shots. Would you use Cut To? That doesn't seem to make sense because it's the same scene, same location, just a short time cut forward. I just want to be sure. Thank...

I recall around Christmas some Canon kits for 5D, t2i, and 7D for around $500-600. Now may be it was because it was Christmas, but the cheapest Im finding is $700. Is there a site that you guys visit that sells very cheap kits? I swear there were many many kits for around $600, then again it...

Wow the trailer looks amazing. Will pass it along!

I'm going to be in the UK from June to mid-September. Where in the UK are you based? A good portion of what I've done is horror. People don't know, but you are still connecting greatly with an audience when you make a good horror film. When do you guys plan to film the documentary? If your...

Are there any other forest or parks near by? Google search for more parks, you might find some parks forests or wooded areas that may be open to you filming there if you give them a mention. Could you possibly split up the scene so that some of it takes place outside, then move in doors?