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Sad probably wasn't the right word. As I was typing it, it occurred to me that I didn't want to seem like I was encouraging producers to be exploitive of performers. I say that because the dynamic I referred to is a power issue - shoot early while the producer has more leverage, as once a...

Kind of obvious, but be very upfront even when you're casting, make sure they're okay with it. I've shot a few nude scenes (mostly just topless) and it really seems to vary by performer. The first one i shot, the woman was quite an exhibitionist and was quire comfortable. The last one I did...

Grads might also be a problem if you have any foreground action in the scene. If you have people in this shot, you wouldn't want them crossing in to the denser area of the filter. Also, a pola mlight not bring down the levels enough to get a lot of detail in the sky (though this would depend...

85 is used to correct daylight to tungsten balanced film. The error above is in the second sentence when they say it corrects tungsten film to daylight film. It's the second "film" that doesn't belong in there. It does correct tungsten film to daylight (not daylight film).

What types of lights did you run off the inverter? I've used them before myself, but only with tungsten lamps, because my inverter is a modified sine wave inverter, and it's my understanding that for any fluorescents, you would need a pure sign wave inverter which are much more expensive.

What camera are you using? If you can get an A7s you're probably in okay shape. I've always felt that you get more light out of the old propane lanterns, though I suppose there's a bit more hassle and risk of fire with those, but the quality of light from them is quite nice. I wouldn't be...

Oh, I should point out that Divas do tend to have what I think is a very small green cast anyhow. Another crazy idea would be to put a bit of minus green on the talent, so that when you bring that back around in color correction, you'll be accentuating the natural green/yellow of the Divas...

As far as having enough light, I think you're fine. My concern would be how to create contrast with all those white walls. If it were me, I think I would use some small fresnels if you can get them, just to control the lighting a bit more and get some modeling on the faces. Sickly lighting I...

I suppose you could always try the Lego remote follow focus. (Just joking...sort of)

I haven't tried using a focus whip in this manner, so treat my opinion accordingly. However, I think the reason you've been unable to find anything on the internet is that there isn't a good manual focus option. First, I'm not sure how you'd operate the whip as both hands would be holding the...

I'm in Chicago (northwest side). I'm a hobbiest DP. I'm usually able to shoot a project a year, mostly no-budget shorts, though last summer I shot a no-budget feature that's still in post. Here's a link if anyone is interested http://www.fallingforyouthemovie.com Nothing lined up for this...

I'm a camera guy, not a sound guy, but generally you just want it in the same placement as it was when you were shooting the scene and at the same audio level.

On the auditions I've been present at, actors would usually be given sides that represent your movie (either scenes from your screenplay, or similar) and also asked to have a monologue that they have prepared. The latter gives the actor the chance to show a piece that they've had some time...