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These are great. I like #6, the part about throwing the polar opposite at your character and seeing how they would handle it. Also #13 is excellent advice, nobody likes a wishy washy character.

Sounds like a good plan. I'm not getting the bonus for another couple weeks, so I'll check in when I'm closer to buying. In the mean time I'll be filming a short or two and we'll see how good/bad those come out with my current equipment.

Believe me, since I found this site all I've been doing is reading about audio, and I quickly realized that as soon as I have the means to outsource it to a pro that's what I'm going to do. Until then, I'm going to try to follow all of your other tips. I'm due a bonus from work soon, and...

:bow: One word: Awesome.

Aside from browsing old threads and resurrecting them, I'm also in to working on cars. I've spent the last 5 years working on a stock car pit crew at a local track here in New England. I've also been known to get bored and randomly paint an acrilyc painting every now and then. If you ask...

Awesome info Thanks for resurrecting this thread. As total newb I originally had it in my head that stereo is acceptable. Learning something new everyday, especially when it comes to sound. (with that being said, I'm a looooong way off from having to worry about any films being in a cinema...

Ditto on this one... I've been doing this in my spare time just to get practice. Working on some music videos that won't be seen by anyone but me.

I love this idea. I've been wanting to do a short like this... I've got a couple good ideas (at least I think they're good). :)

I like this idea. It would definitely have to build up to that point. I'd say drop hints that the hero clearly doesn't want this battle with the villain. But yes, like everyone else here says, it would have to grow organically and not feel forced.

Excellent explanation. One thing I did forget to mention is that part of my plan all along is to get the mic out on a boom pole, so I at least got one thing right. Anyway, this explanation is a huge help. I'll wait til I have the dough to get the right kind of equipment going forward. And...

My logic with the mixer was to improve the sound using the eq feature, and hope it would be sufficient to use when I upgrade mics. My initial thoughts were "so what if this is geared towards musicians, sound is sound." I'll just throw all of that flawed logic out of the window right now. I'm...

Alright, aside from my post in the welcome forum this is my first post here. In other words, I'm a complete newbie, so go easy on me... or not, really doesn't matter, I can take it. :) Anyway, I'm (like many) on a limited budget. I'm planning on doing a few shorts this spring/summer, and one...

So I'm definitely not alone. Glad to hear that! :)

That's my mentality. I don't think I could have even attempted at age 20 because I was too immature, distracted, etc. I think 36 is the right age for me to dive in. :)

Hey everyone, I'm Dave. I'm new to Indietalk.com, obviously. I'm also new to filmmaking. It's something I've always wanted to get in to, pretty much since my parents got our first camcorder back in the mid 90's, but I didn't have the guts to try. Now that technology has advanced to where...