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It's not a violation to use a brand logo or product in a film if it's being portrayed as its intended use.

Directorik's advice is the safe and correct advice... BUT, in my experience, festivals really tend to not care. If they like your film they are just going to program it, simple as that. They assume you, as the filmmaker, have taken proper care to clear all the rights within your film and they...

nice work. Here's some unsolicited advice: see those weird lines on all your footage when there's any movement in your shot? I think that means you need to "de-interlace." Some of the cuts were a little bit jarring because the camera jerks away at the last moment before your cut. Just cut...

What format are you sending to the theatre? DCP? Blu-ray? Quicktime file? Most film festivals require at least a DCP print and here's some info on that: "If you want to make your life easy in post-production, always shoot and edit in 24p. 24p means 23.98fps (which is actually 23.976). DCPs...

I made this post after getting lost on FilmLA's website, but decided to just call them and got the info I needed... It will cost me close to $2,000 which is double the budget for the entire short :( Any other suggestions still appreciated.

So I had a location fall through last minute. I have a whole classroom of free extras for a 6th grade class, but nowhere to film the scene and it's happening this Saturday (in 3 days) Every public school in Los Angeles won't allow us to film, even for 2 hours, without going through FilmLa...

Only watched the first scene. You broke the 180 rule so many times it was incredibly jarring. My advice would be to think about the edit and make a shot list before you start filming rather than just picking a random place to put the camera.

It's a simple concept but we wanted to do something for no budget. Granted we already had a camera, and the space we were allowed to use for free had LED lights purchased from Costco, but technically this music video cost me and the band $0. Enjoy: https://vimeo.com/136341839

Another way to look at it is this. Reality TV and bad Documentary filmmaking is basically the LACK of cinematic filmmaking technique. All you have to do is point a camera and shoot it and you'll get something that looks like your example. It's only when you take the time to light the scene...

I was at that same Menthol screening! The director is a friend of mine. And I think you might be right, there's undertones on one particular scene in the climax. I remember him telling me he caved and decided to add them at the last minute. I still haven't thought of any new examples, but as...

You're definitely overthinking it. Get as many actor releases as you can get, but as for everything else, don't worry about it. You don't need a registered production company, or trademarks, or patents, or even an original film title to get into festivals. Look up the film Escape From Tomorrow...

Thanks. May I ask what exactly is the reason a non cardioid mic isn't ideal for indoor sound?

As a non-gear head I think he did tell me what he recommends, but I don't remember, and I am no longer in contact with him.

IMDB shows 3 songs listed in No Country's soundtrack, and since there's no score in that film, I'm guessing they are coming from car stereos or speakers in a lobby or other interior scenes. That qualifies as Diegetic music. Anything that makes sense in the reality of the film, and the characters...

I'm lucky that I have a lot of really talented musician friends and contacts, but I usually only contact them when I need a pre recorded "song" or "track" to lay over a scene, if that's the vibe I'm going for. The reason being is I am very picky about originally composed music. It's an...

I may need to rent a shotgun mic for a short film. On my feature, my post prod sound mixed cringed when I told him we used the NTG-3, so I want to avoid that this time. Which mic on this list is the best? $$ ins't the issue, I just want the best and clearest sound for both indoor and outdoor...

I am still looking, thanks!

New higher rate: $100/day (I know this is still very low for someone with experience, but it's honestly the best I can do)

Edit: Pulled from another part of the budget to increase the rate because sound is important to me. My first feature film played at film festivals all over the U.S. and now I'm following it up with a new SHORT film (because I'm broke)... Offering $100 per day, most likely 2 days, on Oct. 3rd...

Many of you might remember my trailer from a few months back, and maybe you've already seen this article on nofilmschool: http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/heres-why-director-josh-beck-released-his-first-film-ever-online-free But, today is my birthday and I decided to put my entire film online...