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    Using UHF Overseas

    Senn has an International freq. chart on their site. I've used my UHF's in Spain, South Africa, Mozambique, China, Brazil, most of Central America, Columbia South America, with no problems. I've have had the most problems in the US -various cities with TV stations. We have very crowded air...
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    Are any of you making a living in film/video?

    Yep, film and television pay my morgage and is sending one to college with one to join her in a year. I've been freelance soundmixer/ cameraman/ editor since 1996. Don't think I could ever do a 9 to 5 again.
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    Sales agent for a drama feature?

    Looks great! I want to see it. As far as sales reps go someone else may have a specific one they can recommend. I would recommend www.filmspecific.com Stacy Parks site she is has a lot of information and members who like you have films they are shopping to distributors. Good luck keep us up to...
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    good and affordable software for PM's and 1st AD's?

    I use Gorilla and am happy with it- but Sunfrog looks interesting. It's worth a look.
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    Any tips for a first time Director?

    Find a 1st AD that you can grow with so in the future they can make your life much easier. A good 1st is 'priceless' . Also if it's your first film find a DP that is as experienced as you can afford, personality type is important you need to get along with him- anyway he can bail you out. I...
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    What Affects Distribution?

    Shoot anamorphic it shouldn't effect distribution for DVD you can pull it down to 16x9 or 4x3. If it's theatrical call the lab they can tell you the in's and out's of doing a print and what ratios work. Personally I would be concerned with getting the best actors I could afford and my story was...
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    archived-videos Enigma: Our new Sci-fi Film!

    Very nice guys, I look forward to trying to see this one. Good luck
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    Car Explosion

    Brooksy has a point. We shot a trailer and had a truck turned over and on fire. We met with the vol. fire dept. and they were excited to help us. I would talk to the local vol. fire dept. tell them what you're doing and I'll bet they'll help. check our trailer and see what they helped us with...
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    Where Do Investors Live?

    Jeff, Keep looking and try to cut your $100k down. One of the ways we did is made a package deal with DP including his camera. Saved us money. I say this because if you can cut the budget to say $75K . Our investors introduced us to other investors, so once you have some one buying a unit and is...
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    Good place for background chatter audio?

    you may also want to try http://www.soundsnap.com/ you can download up to 5 per month free. They have high quality wave files or mp3. I used restaurant walla I got off that site and it worked great.
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    Faith Based film bandwagon?

    The next one on the radar to watch is 'The Secrets of Johnathan Sperry' The producer director Rich Christiano has made Christian films for 20yrs. $750 to $800K budget shot on Super 16. A period piece-it takes place in 1970 stars Gavin Macleod (from Love Boat), Jason Panettiere and Robert...
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    Where the actors come from?

    Craig's list is another place to put and ad. We've shot an e-mail to Talent Agencies letting them know about our little short film and we need actors. Let them know up front what you are doing and that you are a student- translate have no money, and all you can offer is a meal, credit and a...
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    Brand names in Films

    If you hire a good art dept. guy/girl they will help you with Greeking and they have an eagle eye on logos and lots of different ways to hide them. I have worked with several guys and they have tons of fake brand soda, beer cans, cigarette packs etc. if they don't have it they'll photoshop you...
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    how to: Limited Liability Company

    If you're just starting a production company do an S-Corp, but if you are making a film, and using other people's money then I would form an LLC or a Limited Partnership just for - and- only that film. Then your S-Corp can be the Registered Agent. When or if the suing begins you want as many...
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    The interesting matter of recognizable objects and liability

    I believe it's a yearly membership. Sure you can listen to all the seminars in a month but she has updates for instance from Cannes this year on who's buying what and what's hot. Also the latest on International Co-production and Co-financing partners that information is only only hours old (now...
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    Lav mics

    Lectrosonic or Zaxcom if budget allows. I've had luck with the Senn G2 's used them in the US and in South Africa they work good for the price
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    The interesting matter of recognizable objects and liability

    Stacey Parks had an attorney talk about that in a seminar on her site at filmspecific.com it's a subscription site but a lot of info. I would go ahead and find an attorney you will need one anyway sooner or later (if you do anything in this business). Especially if you're going to release a DVD...
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    Cast and crew release forms

    Check out 588 Free Film Contracts and Forms. The price is right. http://filmmakeriq.com/development/contracts-and-law/588-free-film-contracts-and-forms.html Good luck
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    Have Matching Funds, Seeking First Funds

    Yea with those connections wonder why he's coming here. Well at least he says he looks forward or our responses. :lol: Thanks
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    Have Matching Funds, Seeking First Funds

    Sounds like you're producing it yourself. The FIRST thing I would do is to try to attach an A-list (or 2) actor(s)! Trying to raise monies in this economic environment you have to have names attached. If I were producing I would also try to cut my budget as low as I could get it. Right now it's...
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