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    Well, I WAS going to be a Premiere member, but...

    Never heard of it. Competing forum?
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    archived-videos Love Squared - entire season online now!

    Great job. You know it's working within the first few seconds.
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    archived-videos Love Squared - entire season online now!

    Hey, small world! We're already Facebook buddies! Thought I recognized your face.
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    "Shadowland, The Legend" feature has been released

    Hey, that's fantastic! Congratulations!! Adam
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    Newbie to lighting

    Thanks!!
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    Newbie to lighting

    There, now I'm a premiere member. You can click on the image in my signature :-).
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    Well, I WAS going to be a Premiere member, but...

    Wait, I think I fixed it. Had to get creative. Still, why the heck is "Hollywood" banned on a movie site??
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    Well, I WAS going to be a Premiere member, but...

    (removed so I don't sound like a whiner)
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    Newbie to lighting

    I'm definitely no lighting expert, but there is something to be said for simply playing around with stuff and seeing what works. I just posted (the first part of) an interview with the guy who made "Spoiler", which is a really compelling, very professional-looking twist on the zombie genre...
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    Easy filmmaking

    Filmmaking doesn't have to be difficult. When you know what you're doing. When you've had years of experience. When you've got the humility to know your own weaknesses as well as your strengths. When you've developed expertise and defined and refined a workflow. When you've been living...
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    Advice working with child actors?

    Yes! I've worked with kids a LOT! My number one rule when working with kids: NEVER STOP FILMING. Seriously. Say CUT, but keep that camera going. 1) Helps the kids get used to having the camera on them. and 2) Inevitably, the best stuff they come up with is when they're just being...
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    dialogue Need input on dialogue

    Here's the thing: Unless you're creating a sensitively observed character piece, your script had better be concise. When you cut down scenes like that and find your script is too short, it means you don't have enough story. When you film that - again, unless you're *really* doing a character...
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    The next scene!

    Donnie Darko! One of my favorite movies! Gotta add that to my profile.
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    free screenwriting software

    Cool, I'll try Trelby. (No loyalty here.) EDIT: Aww, no Mac version yet.
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    The next scene!

    One more thing: What does "about to make a mistake" actually look like?
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    The next scene!

    Description should be in present tense. Totally weird reading description in past tense. Also, loooong scene for it to be nothing but one person talking to another on a cell phone. Cut it down, or at the very least, intercut between the two speakers. I can see a scene like that working in a...
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    A question about Kickstarter

    The money is withdrawn from the donors' accounts only if the goal is reached. So the money simply stays in the potential donor's checking account if the goal is not reached.
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    dialogue Need input on dialogue

    First thing I notice is you've got a lot of small talk going on. One of the primary rules of screenwriting: arrive late, leave early. Here's what you've written: JACK (Horse voice) Yeah? HENRY FELSTEDT (British Accent) Hello. Jack Dolan? JACK Yeah. HENRY FELSTEDT Private investigator...
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    movies What's the last film you watched? And rate it!

    Troma was my first job in high school. I worked with them as a production assistant for about 2 days in the 80s. My responsibilities were the following: a) Make a papier mache caveman club. b) Make hot dogs. I'll always have a soft spot for those guys.
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    movies What's the last film you watched? And rate it!

    I'm still a sucker for the slow burn ghost story (Woman in Black, The Orphanage, The Others). I actually liked the Paranormal Activity movies, but they don't really stand up to repeat viewing. Currently watching Darkness (that movie with Anna Paquin that stayed on a shelf for two years before...
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