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It is - kinda - we've got a decent budget - it's firmly within the realms of B movie though. We're striving to make the best picture we can though and trying not to compromise wherever possible. 2001: That's awesome advice! Thank you very much - I'll look into it!

XLR would've been nice on the VG10 but Sony likes to keep to keep its consumer and pro products clearly separated (hence the lack of 24p) - still, the Sony is supposed to have uncompressed HDMI out so we're planning on hooking it up to an Atomos Ninja to capture straight to ProResHQ - we'll be...

I considered post-processing but I really want to get the shadows you see when lightning flashes outside so we're going the practical (as opposed to digital) route.

I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of affordable HD video cameras come out of this - we've just ordered a Sony NEX VG10 for our film (the Panasonic is too expensive) but this is just the tip of the iceberg - things are going to continue to change for the better for low-budget filmmakers :)

Got a number of scenes in my upcoming film that require a thunderstorm raging outside - I figured the best way to do this is a strobe linked to an audio track (so we can repeat it for multiple takes) - Acme makes a 1500w strobe that can be had for around £70-£80 - what do you people think?

Thanks! (to everyone in this thread!) it's good to be here! I'm planning on making a production blog here of our (mis)adventures - looking forward to documenting everything we get right and everything we get wrong :D

Green screen is going to be used in a number of ways - firstly set extensions - we're only partially building sets (in a modular fashion) in order to keep costs under control - most ceilings and some walls/backgrounds will be digital. Secondly, as we're keen to stay as faithful to the source...

Hey there! Actually no - the name 'Arkham' was lifted from the cult horror stories of 1930's author Howard Phillips Lovecraft - the asylum in Batman was named after the fictional New England town Lovecraft set many of his stories in and around. Arkham Sanitarium is the insane asylum Lovecraft...

It was a room in my Producer's parents house - they were redecorating at the time so it was in a state anyway. Can't remember the exact measurements but I believe it was approx. 12' x 18' - it was a tight squeeze - several of the shots had me and the camera flattened right up against the wall...

Great article!

Hi Libby and PaperTwin! Yep - London's cool - although if we were in Florida we'd be shooting now rather than waiting for spring ;) PaperTwin: we don't have much online at the moment but you can go here for some more info on Survivor Films and our projects...

Two cents to you, but worth WAY more to me :) I considered myself very lucky to find the two actors (and the makeup artist) I got for this shoot - both of them blew me away in their auditions - I didn't quite get what I wanted in the shoot but I think that's more my inexperience as a director...

Thanks for the feedback! Some great comments there! Yeah - the main reason I haven't shown it publicly or posted it on YouTube/Vimeo - we were supposed to have a sound guy for the shoot but he went AWOL at the last minute - we tried our best but uh... failed miserably :D Thanks! We used two...

:( Looks like I'll have to put it on Vimeo or YouTube - it's a QuickTime movie so that may be the issue...

It's working OK here but it's hosted on my Apple MobileMe site which can be a little slow sometimes - when I get a chance I'll upload it on to IndieTalk which may help - thanks for taking the time to check it out!

Hi everyone - a couple of years back I shot some footage from my screenplay 'Survivor's Diary' - really just to get my head around directing - we made the cardinal sin of not getting the audio right but other than that (and a few glaring focus and continuity errors) I was pretty happy with the...

We're doing some in-car stuff for our upcoming movie - we've kindly been offered the use of a vintage Rolls Royce but rather than take it out on the road, we'll be setting up a green screen and shooting it stationary - moving backgrounds and the door glass will be added in post.

Hi everyone! My name's Andrew and with my Producer, Crystal we've just set up a production company - Survivors Films - in London to make our first feature: H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham Sanitarium. I've been looking for a good independent filmmaking forum to hang out on and swap ideas/advice and...