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Personally, I believe that you get what you pay for, and the difference between the talent level you are able to get for free and the level you can get if you are able to offer some money, even if it is just a pittance, is substantial. I would love to pay everyone scale, or even just make it...

Anybody got one they’re interested in parting with?

Is there a technical term to the shooting style where time is distorted? Like if a scene was shown in fast forward or skips short segments of time to give a jumpy/jagged look.

rent a genny and run stingers.

If someone refuses to take the time to learn good production techniques and picture composition and the like, then the project will look like crap and it won’t get any serious recognition. I think DV allows people who would be excluded economically to participate and find a career they love...

By the way, there is no Final Cut for Windows (unless it’s brand spankin’ new). It only works on Mac. Premiere is the best for Windows based editing because Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop integrate perfectly and are more versatile than Avid Express. They are very easy to...

I think they have a pay for use online service if you don’t want to buy Acrobat. Check out adobe.com.

Quite right Clive about the mixer. I was assuming go directly from the shotgun into the camera and not through a mixer. Also, michael, don't forget to wear headphones! A mixer should be listening, but if you're running straight from the mic into the camera, the boom op (or camera op if the...

I know there’s at least one prosumer camera that shoots in true wide screen, but I can’t remember the model. Maybe one of the DP types here can point you in the right direction. One thing to look out for is that some cameras cheat to get a wide aspect ratio. You say you’re a complete newbie...

Try "Lighting for Film and Electronic Cinematography" by John David Viera, Dave Viera, "Set Lighting Technician's Handbook : Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution" by Harry Box, there’s another I’ve seen. It’s a little green book that DPs use as reference for focal...

Good advice on the eyes. How much movement are you going to be doing? Jumping, running around? A cord will give a surer and stronger signal unless you get really good wireless. Just get 50’ and draft a PA to be a cable wrangler. S/he just keeps up with the cable and makes sure no one trips...

Funny poke! Okay, so the mirror site must be down or they changed it and never told me - my bad. Try www.amvfproductions.com. The email address in the system is right, I don’t know why it’s not getting to me. yatesy_2k4, the pm did get to me. I think that, GREATwarEAGLE, has the best...

Whomever told you that modern film cameras are wound lied. I think they still make some wind up 16mm cameras, but every camera I’ve ever used has very heavy batteries that have a short life. If everything were still wind up, there couldn’t be accurate sync code generated for audio. All the...

Just remember that when upconverting, even thought the final product is a higher quality, the real resolution is still the same as the original lower quality format. 16mm blown up to 35mm is still 16mm resolution just at a 35mm frame size.

See http://www.cs.tut.fi/~leopold/Ld/VideoFormats.html. Basically it has 100 more scan lines, runs at 25fps, and I think it samples color/lumina differently. I think it runs at 4:2:0 and NTSC is 4:1:1 but I might be wrong. From http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/compare.html: begin...

Use higher quality lenses. Decrease the light and open the iris. For more info and depth of field and circle of confusion read the “Filmmaker’s Handbook.”

The eternal question, how to change video to film. I feel like an alchemist sometimes. I’ve heard of lots of things, but the one trick I love is something we used to at a production company that doesn’t exist any more. We called it “instant sex” because it makes any video look better. Most...

A good starter kit is an Arri 3 light kit. It comes in a travel case, has stands, cords, scrims, barn doors, etc. I saw one on Ebay for $500. Buy some gels and you have a good field light kit. Softboxes, flags, and umbrellas will give you a very good field kit. There are many systems out...

Rent a DAT (Digital Audio Tape) recorder. I’d also be best to have someone run it. You’ll also need a boom op. Keep in mind you’ll have to slate and synchronize the sound in post. You’ll also need a machine that will let you capture into whatever editing system you’re using. DAT will give...

Sorry, poke, I don’t know that word, “egorganticly,” nor could I find it in the dictionary. Did you mean exogeneticly? yatesy_2k4, I’m afraid that’s not how most production companies work. Unless you have the next ‘Good Will Hunting,’ and you can convince them that it is, think of a...