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    Achieving The "Film Look" With Video

    That may be, but the Red series has made it's name comparing itself to the film format as well as lesser digital cameras. I phrased my question wrong. I'm wondering what would happen if you tried to emulate the film look using the best digital cameras. If the image is better, I suppose you...
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    Achieving The "Film Look" With Video

    Haha, true. The ULTIMATE film look. Hey, suppose he shot that with a red instead of 35mm, would that look better? Isn't that camera supposed to have surpassed film, or maybe I'm wrong and it only matches.
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    Achieving The "Film Look" With Video

    Yeah, I agree. The subtle styles achieved with any color correction technique means nothing if the film isn't planned and executed to begin with. The look is the least important aspect to a film compared that everything else that makes a film cinematic. But I think considering the look is still...
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    Achieving The "Film Look" With Video

    Digital is the future of cinema, so knowing how to achieve the film look with digital is worthwhile.
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    School

    Well, workshops ain't a bad idea. Think of how many film people you could get in touch with just by going in for one week. Next time you want to do a movie, you just need to call them up and you got yourself a crew.
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    Achieving The "Film Look" With Video

    Really informative thread guys, sweet deal. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think white blowouts refer to when you overexpose parts of the frame resulting in a loss of detail. Many cameras have the zebra function, which will tell you which parts of the frame are potentially losing detail. I...
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    School

    For me, film school was downright essential. Film school basically makes you think about film 24/7. Not only are you going to class for film, you live with your fellow filmmakers. You talk about film A LOT. It's like how normal people talk about sports. You talk about the films you've watched...
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    I need good idea or script

    It does need more work. The more I think about the idea, the more I like it. I'm writing a script up right now, and will be posting it.
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    Ever have that "aha" moment?

    Quick story. Marijuana helps my creative process a lot, because I can get excited about an idea and just run with it. The only problem is that sometimes I get so excited, I feel my heart racing a million miles an hour and I start having trouble taking deep breaths. So one day, I get high. I...
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    I need good idea or script

    That's an awesome idea for a rewrite, assuming you have the budget for such an epic battle and I'm guessing you want a feature length? My treatment is meant for a ten minute movie tops. Dude, I think the hero has to win not just by killing Jello, but by explaining to the aliens why Jello's...
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    I need good idea or script

    Dr. Jello is a very bad racist. He can't see nationalities, only brown people. Jello is one of a kind. A goddamn brilliant scientist and mathematician. He once beat Steven Hawking at a chess match. His ability to inspire his fellow colleagues, to bridge gaps, and bring people together is...
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    I need good idea or script

    This treatment could be turned into Croatian gold with the right kind of talent.
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    Inspiring Films

    28 days later. Cashback? Seriously? It was an awesome short film, then it got theatrical treatment, and then it sucked.
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    archived-videos A British Kung Fu Short

    Hah, that's awesome guys. Nice use of editing to add even extra punch to some brutal choreography. Punch, cut to the guy flipping in the air, sick. I also really liked how it the sun sets, it starts to look really cool with the sunset in the background. Nice use of scale, you weren't afraid of...
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    archived-videos New short film: The Night Shift

    Learn the 180 degree rule. Live it. Love it.
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    archived-videos Exit Stage Left - Web Series

    You guys botched that second episode... Stop spending inordinate amount of time on subplot points you can establish in 10 seconds. This series so far... has been sloppy. The music is cheese. There 180 degree mistakes. The goofy talk on the phone to nobody plot device that explains (something...
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    I need good idea or script

    There is an ordinary man named Matt. Matt is a scientist looking for signs of extraterrestrial life at the SETI program. Every day he pours over the numbers, sheets and sheets of numbers. He never finds anything. Matt likes science ok, but what he really wants to do is fight racism. But, alas...
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    Ever have that "aha" moment?

    I get those moments a lot when I'm trying to sleep at night, but can't stop thinking about a particular concept.
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    describing photographs

    Sure, then you mention the specific thing that is important to the story. Example: INT. WALKER'S BEDROOM - DAY Cindy slowly walks into the room, and notices a set of depression era portraits of the Walker family. Upon closer inspection, Mr. Walker is carrying the shriveled head of Cindy's...
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    describing photographs

    A screenplay should not have description past what you just put down. Everything else would be the decision of the art designer, not the screenwriter. Screenplays should not feature overly descriptive passages or settings; screenplays are more meant for cut and dry description of dialogue and...
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