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Haha, I was just writing a scene last night - thought it was pretty cool... and then realized... dun dun dun - it was the most generic chase scene I'd ever seen - I'd seen it in a thousand different movies, just with different characters and locations - here, I'll summarize it for you and you...

Yeah, Will's got it - I usually don't have my gain more than 3/4 of the way up or the image looks like crap - doesn't matter if you've got HD, if you've got that grain it may as well be VHS. A lot of that is determined by the lux rating of the camera - my personal camera has a terrible low lux...

Yeah, I'm not as far along as yourself, but if you attach your name to a project - making a mistake is human, it could develop into a trust issue in the future if you try to cover it up though.

Google search film festivals - I'm not sure where, but I found a pretty cool breakdown of what individual film festivals generally look for - Sundance - one of their big categories was named actors - its not really an indie festival, its mini Hollywood

If its your first movie, and you seriously want to get it into festivals, you'd better get a DP that knows what he's doing - no offence, but people spend years honing their skills. If you're looking to experiment - light everything, use an external monitor to see what you've got and what you...

I just mailed my 50th and 51st film festival submissions today on the way to work. I've also spent less than $200 on fees because I get them waived or the offers from festivals from the past. Also, instead of asking for the fee to waived entirely, offer to pay something, just not the full rate...

I would just go to BHphoto.com - you can buy the camera anywhere, but at least with BH you know you'll actually get the camera

Nice job! Check some of the audio hum in some of the earlier shots. When it switches there a slightly noticeable difference.

Well, in the end, its all up to your personal preference, but here is what I was getting at; 1) Never ending shot - you've got 2 shots in your whole vid - on average, in music videos, the rule is no more than 4 secs on a shot... and then cut to the beat - however, rules are up in the air - the...

Don't set your expectations so high if you've never done it before - 3D - the only camera I know of that can be configured to do this is the red - you can probably pull something off in post, but it'll be a nightmare - I can alomst promise you that. Lighting is not something you can just learn...

It was great for a student film. Some pointers for future projects; 1) Your audio is over modulated. Keep it at around -14 to -20 db - the exact numbers are different depending where you check. 2) your camera angles are a little off - set the camera up at eye level for you basic dialogue shots...

If you're writting, and going to make the movie yourself - just do it - Then see what works and what doesn't, because if you've got bad diologue or dumb ideas, then the format doesn't matter anyway.

Critique? Well, if its just a trial then it's not really a serious production - buttt, if it is, here are the things that bothered me - 1) very few people are able to pull off the never ending shot, sooo - it will almost 90% of the time piss off your audience. 2) Bland colors - with the snow...

Never use a camera mounted mic - shotgun or wireless. If you want good sound, you have to have it near the subject - that's why you see boom poles in even Hollywood features, because the goal is to get the mic as close to the subject as possible - this isolates your subject, and cuts out most...

I didn't finish it because I'm supposed to be somewhere and already running late! Buttt - you didn't cut it with the beat - which is pretty strong in the song - get some more B-roll, and cut with the drum beat to pick up the pace. good luck!

Wait for the scarlet to come out - www.red.com - it'll blow either of those out of the water for around the same price range.

Spend some money and buy something nice - a dolly is one of those things you can use with a variety of cameras and doesn't really go bad, but can make all the difference in your production - however - there is nothing worse than a bad dolly shot. If you're going to use a BS method, be prepaired...