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Clive, every post YoungLions has made has been a reference to the Nokia project he's working on. The post you are referencing is, for lack of a better word, "spam".

Another element to a good story, that is actually separate from the idea, is character development. What makes a story unique, in my opinion, more than anything, is the quality of the characters. If a story does poor character development, it could be a great story, but I really won't get...

What lens focal length to use is mostly a creative decision. A good rule of thumb is to use wide angle lenses for establishing shots, action scenes and shots with things that you want to look very large, long, etc. Use telephoto or medium telephoto when doing close ups of people, or when you...

I use the GIMP a lot, as a substitute for Photoshop. It's available for Windows, OS X, Linux, and others.

Great job, Will. I loved the lighting. Give my compliments to the actors and writers, also. They did a great job. The story and dialog were entertaining and the acting was top notch. You also did a great job with the sound. Thanks for sharing that.

In my opinion, shooting interlaced and converting the 60 fields to 60 frames yields the best quality slow motion if you are going to 50% speed. Otherwise, use 30p and the best software you can find for interpolating frames.

There was a reason for it. The editor wasn't trying to make the movie more marketable, he was trying to make it flow. The added scene slowed the pace for a few minutes. It worked well with the story, and sex is as much a part of a gangsters life as eating and sleeping.

Rik, I'm a consultant. That is the corporate version of a prostitute. ;) I am selective about which projects I do on a volunteer basis, and it's always nice to get paid for a project I feel good about, but paying the bills takes precedence over feeling good. On an entirely different tack, my...

Clive, I'm guessing that your earlier 2,410 posts were just a clever scheme to give yourself credibility on this forum, so you could avoid confrontation when writing shameless plugs like this one. :LOL: :ROTFL: :D :P :; (emoticon hell) Doug

funny story: I was hanging out with one of my editor friends while he was editing a drama about a gangster. The director was also there and my buddy said to the director, "I think we need a sex scene here". The director agreed, and walked out. Soon the director came back with a sex scene...

It's never too late for a good joke. :P

That was pretty funny.

Oh, and yes, it's bhphotovideo.com.

I've purchased just about every piece of audio, video and photography gear from them for the past 25 years. I could be biased. :D

p.s. When I'm in the market, I got to B&H, pull up professional ENG camcorders, sort by price, find the ones in my price range and start researching their specifications and reading reviews, etc.

My vote goes for the JVC HD110U, or the Panasonic AG-HVX200, in your price range. If you don't want to spend that much, I'm quite fond of my Canon XH-A1, but I think the two cameras I listed first are superior. BTW: You can still buy a Pansonic AG-DVX100B, which is the upgraded DVX100A; same...

I have no personal experience with the VX2100. No pro-sumer video camera can shoot video that is indistinguishable from film; even the ones that sell for $10,000. However, the only thing I see missing from that camera for serious shooting is XLR inputs. You will probably want an XLR adaptor...

That is exactly what I mean, unless your niche market is very large a distributor will not be interested in it.

You are correct; a niche market is not a genre, it is more like a demographic, or special interest. I'm afraid I cannot guide you to find your niche. That is beyond my scope of knowledge. I sort of stumbled into my markets by doing what I do and finding out, through discussions with other...

Let me try to explain. The general population is well served by Hollywood's movies which are made based on an old formula that seems to work. When Hollywood finds something that fills theaters, they recycle it until we can't stand it anymore. On the other hand, Hollywood won't bother with...