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They're not poison. They make you aware of what doesn't work in storytelling. Everyone tries to break rules in screenwriting, which is completely fine, only you must know why you're breaking the rule and understand what it does to the flow of the story. Still, I've never actually relied on a...

Excited to see how it turns out!

That's a neat idea. How did you hide your cameras? Also, I liked how you set up two cameras instead of one. It makes it look much more cinematic. Good job!

Marvel fans, you know how Stan Lee cameos in most of the adaptations? I didn't spot him directly upon viewing Iron Man 2. I did notice his character, though I wasn't so sure it was him. He was Larry King for a few seconds. I thought it didn't look like King, but I didn't know it was Stan Lee...

The rotobrush looks so useful... I hope someone makes a similar plugin for FCP, haha.

Why don't you save up another 200 bucks and invest on the 7D itself? If you really want a specific product, you'll be most satisfied when you get the product itself, instead of looking for a replacement. And the Canon T2i would be a good choice too if you really want to save some money.

Hello! You're a year older than me, haha. I'm in a somewhat simliar situation - I really want to take film, but the likelihood of succeeding in this big world seems so intriguing.

I thought it was a nice short with a simple yet effective message. It would've been nice to see a little more action though, even with its time length. For 60 seconds, it could be a little too plain with just the balloon filling up with CO2. If say, you were to have a person drive the car and...

I agree on Save The Cat. It provides some helpful tips, especially if you're writing your first sceenplay. I started reading about screenwriting three years ago, and have never written something exceeding 30 pages (I keep in mind that I might shoot them myself). Most of the time, it's hard...

I like that! Thank you for opening up more possibilities and ways to allow the story to unfold. I'll keep thinking. Actually, the situation is that for some reason, the girl thinks Timmy is her boyfriend. Timmy only learns then, when he enters the story, that she views him that way. And she...

Sounds fun. Makes sense too that you use a Flip. It just feels so much more compact compared to a DSLR.

Original link: http://diyphotography.net/photographer-rigs-a-canon-7d-to-an-rc-helicopter Quite cool, and considerably cheaper than using a real helicopter. Though I probably wouldn't risk having a camera hover in the air. I wish I had a remote controlled car right now so I can try a similar...

That's exactly it. It felt like reading a foreign Mad Libs compiled only with the intent to share inside jokes. There might be a nice story going on and it seems like you have quite developed characters. You mentioned that a one page proposal is supposed to hook the reader to the story, you...

Try Canon consumer HD cameras if you're looking for something less expensive (than ROC's recommendation, haha). As far as competition between Canon and Sony, it could be an endless debate, but I've compared some older HD models of the two brands side to side, and Canon products stood out in...

Sorry about that, I accidentally posted a reply to another topic (wrong tab!) and then realizing my mistake, quickly edited the reply to the accurate one. I reread the topic again and thought another one would be more suitable. I was typing fast! I didn't want to look silly with the previous...

The version I uploaded was a .txt file (Final Draft 8 doesn't export to PDF - I wish they did). I remember uploading PDF files a while ago and they looked quite different. My guess would be that Google Docs has a new way of displaying text and PDF files, so try exporting your script to .txt and...

I think this can be achieved with most professional dollies.

I think you can trick your audience to some extent just by speeding up the clip in a realistic manner.

Thank you - actually, I've received similar comments regarding the main focus of the story. Right now, it's somewhat unclear as to what perspective the viewers should take. My original aim was to experiment with the shift of the short film's primary character, and to play with the main...

Is this some sort of blatant way to advertise New York? Honestly, I'm a little intimidated.