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  1. LastChancey

    Myths and Misinformation Perpetuated by Hollywood

    Hotwiring a car... this is freakishly difficult to do, if not impossible, on cars made in the last 15 years. Picking the lock of a door... when movie heroes do it in under 15 seconds: ridiculous. Picking a simple padlock can take more than a minute. A real expert might spend that on a door. I...
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    First few pages... Compelling or Crap?

    Hey, that gave me brilliant idea... If you keep giving such interesting suggestions, I'm going to have to list you as co-writer or something. :eek: I'm also reworking that scene (written, I think, with a bit too much beer in my system) to cut down on all the extraneous dialog and some of the...
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    Questions about carry-on packing for Overseas Doc Shoot

    Looks like a very comprehensively-planned shoot. Excellent. Having lived in the South Pacific/Asian islands for several years myself and being involved in low-key video shoots there, I can advise you: KEEP SECURITY IN MIND. With that much equipment lying around in bags and people busily moving...
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    Is renting RED worth it?

    $500 per day? That's shockingly low compared to the prices I've seen in Southern California. Until I came to Africa, I was in Bakersfield, so the closest RED-equipped production company I could find was in Fresno, and they were renting for more than $1,000 per day, including quite a few lenses...
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    First few pages... Compelling or Crap?

    Okay, fixed some issues with what I originally posted, and got the next scene laid out. This bit is pretty dialog-heavy, and although I think it needs to be (not to mention - that's just the way I always write stories: with lots of dialog. Like Quentin Tarantino, I guess), feel free to tear it...
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    movies What's the last film you watched? And rate it!

    Most recently: The Tourist. 2/5 Not really entertaining. Nicely shot, but otherwise bland, predictable, and more than a bit stuck-up. The Town 4/5 Great crime movie, interesting plot and tense action compounded by the fact that Affleck starred and directed. I was really impressed with this...
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    First few pages... Compelling or Crap?

    Oh, duh. "Scans." Bad grammar. Of course. Thanks.
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    First few pages... Compelling or Crap?

    Great! I'll edit those bits mentioned and churn out the next bit, per my scene-by-scene outline. One question and one clarification: Jrsmithson - if I'm changing "scan" to italics, am I also changing other character actions to italics? I had no idea about that formatting bit, and whether that...
  9. LastChancey

    The Samurai- A Very Short Screenplay

    Brilliant concept, good script. Probably a bit late for this, but I'm thinking that shooting the phone conversation completely one-sided could suck a lot of life out of your final product. It would probably add to your budget needs considerably, but I can imagine that shooting the Police...
  10. LastChancey

    Is renting RED worth it?

    Directorik - Good point. I suppose I'm just eager to find myself in the "big league," shooting a story I'm proud of with a really nice setup... but ultimately, you're right. Actually, from a cinematography POV, I personally respect those films made with underdog equipment, because as you say...
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    Is renting RED worth it?

    Very interesting. I rewatched Slumdog Millionaire a couple nights ago, keeping an eye out for varying image qualities and styles of shooting, since I knew from the first viewing (and my own rather harrowing experiences exploring Kibera Slum in Kenya) that there was no fucking way they'd be able...
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    Is renting RED worth it?

    The only reason I would particularly want a DP is because IF I was shooting with the RED or another similar camera (though one couldn't be found in Nairobi, aside from getting one shipped here), I would be in over my head about the technical demands of shooting that way. I could probably pick...
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    Is renting RED worth it?

    So yesterday, I was sitting in my little missionary compound in Nairobi, Kenya, and out of nowhere, a sweet film crew comes along with a low-budget (but still frickin' sweet) RED camera setup. There was some Norwegian skateboard champion who came to our compound because we've apparently got the...
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    First few pages... Compelling or Crap?

    Decided to leave my other spec script alone for the moment (too vast in scale, shooting locations won't be available to me until August) and work on another idea I had about pickpockets/street boys living on the streets of Nairobi. I know quite a few guys who used to be pickpockets for a number...
  15. LastChancey

    SPIN - First Draft

    Oops, double post.
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    SPIN - First Draft

    Thanks for the analysis. Obviously, I need to learn a little about formatting before I can start throwing capitalizations around like I do here. Thanks, it's always good to know when someone sees amateurism in your work... I was also actually completely unaware that you'd HAVE to use a brand new...
  17. LastChancey

    Does this keep your interest?

    The story holds my interest, although something better happen in the next scene to introduce a complication or at least another main character, because when I see the "DAY 1" super, it makes me think as the viewer: "oh wow, is this going to go exactly how I think it is?" And you never want a...
  18. LastChancey

    SPIN - First Draft

    My first draft for a somewhat labyrinthine short film based on some of the stories I've heard while working in Southern Sudan. I hopefully plan to shoot this some day, whenever I have a budget and a crew. I'd really love comments and criticisms, as I'd love to get better at the art of...
  19. LastChancey

    logline Post your loglines here!

    "When a young journalist ventures into an African war zone in search of the story of his life, he stumbles into a violent conflict with roots too close to home, driving him back home to exact an impossible justice upon a powerful and successful international organization." A thusfar unnamed...
  20. LastChancey

    Final Cut Express?

    Add a few recliners, a cooler full of beer, and a huge delivery of pizza, and you've got yourself a bona fide editing party.
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