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Around $300, which will probably be spent on food for cast/crew 3 cast and 3 crew members (director, camera operator, and boom operator) What's the difference between major and minor? It all takes place in one house, plus one scene on the street outside the house. Actor's existing...

From a screenwriting perspective, a good general rule for beginners is that every scene needs to accomplish one of two things. It has to either advance the plot, or reveal character. And as soon as one of those things is accomplished, then the scene is over. Watching a dude clean his room for...

I really like the script I have, but I've never made a film before (well, actually I made 2 VERY crappy ones in high school but I don't even think that counts). This would be my first serious effort to make a good film. But I'm afraid that my filmmaking skills aren't up to the task yet, and...

Another Dogme 95 film that uses natural light is Festen. Thomas Vinterberg admitted that he needed to add lighting in a few shots, but for the most part it's natural. Good movie too.

I don't feel like I have the expertise to really critique your lighting and camera work, but as a viewer I liked it. It looked better to me once you got outside. And funny you mention the wind, because the outdoor scenes IMO sound better than the indoor ones. There was some kind of echo or...

My cat dies in the film and I need a dead body. The best idea I've come up with is to maybe hire a taxidermist to stuff a cat that kinda looks like mine, but I'd have to find a cat that looks like mine that recently died. I'm sure you guys have more innovative ideas on how i can accomplish...

Simple, yet brilliant. I would not have thought of that on my own. Thank you for the help!

Forgive me, but what is an ADR? edit: nevermind, I found it online. Apparently it means voice dubbing.

I own final draft but actually prefer celtx. I wish they'd come out with a screenwriter's version of google docs.

Playing around with this site now, but so far it appears to be like google docs for screenwriters. You can work on your script from any computer that can access the web. Throughout the day I jump back and forth between 3 computers so this looks like a great way to be able to write wherever I...

Probably a noob question but I'm going to be working with very small children and in my rehearsals it's become apparent that the actors will not be able to do everything required unless I am constantly providing direction even while filming. However, I have seen some "behind the scenes" type...

Did you mean to say Dual SD cards or was that an accident? This camera looks great but the site I read has it listed as using compact flash cards.

I've always wanted to use this pseudonym https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K8_jgiNqUc

Thank you for the recommendation! Another videographer recommended he go with the sony EX1, and he was also looking at the Panasonic HPX170. But I told him about your recommendation of the AF100 and he said so far it looks like a good choice, but he's going to do some more research on it...

Never used a canon DSLR, but would that work well for the weddings and sporting events? I mean the canon XL2's that he currently has have a shotgun mic mounted on it, as well as XLR inputs. Do the DSLR's have audio that's good enough to use to interview coaches, or do wedding reception wishes?

Hi all, A friend asked me to ask some of the experts here for recommendations on a couple new cameras. Currently he uses 2 Canon XL2's, but he's looking to upgrade to something with high def capabilities, and also something that doesn't use those pesky tapes like the XL2 does. He shoots...

Is there a general rule of thumb on how many good takes you'll get before you move on to another scene? I'm assuming it's different for action vs. dialogue scenes, so if you have a number for each that would be great. Also, how many angles do you usually shoot of the same scene? Just general...

Hi all, I have an idea for a project that I want to film, but I've heard all my life that children are a nightmare to work with, and a child would be in many of the scenes of my film. I'm a little bit discouraged after watching The Help, because I did not find that child's acting very...

I start by just puking all my thoughts onto paper into one big long-stream-of-consciousness story and typing it out. No outline, no format, no grammar, just get the story out of your head any way you can. Here's an example for like a boy meets girl story: "So this dude that's a really huge...

Ah, that makes sense. Will a moderator be able to move the thread or should I start a new one in the showcase forum? It definitely doesn't belong in the promotion forum because I'm not selling anything.