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I'm directing my first short film and I'm curious as to where I should have the actors look during shot-countershot dialogues. Do they look at the camera? Right above it? Into the distance? The conversation in particular is between two people sitting in the front seat of a car, though they...

I'm filming a scene where a cameraman is shot and falls to the ground with his camera. We see this only through the lens of the camera he is holding (think the end of Blair Witch project), so we, the audience, are made to feel that we fall with him. How can I film this realistically, really...

Low budget short film, and I'm wondering how I can shoot a conversation between two people in the front seats who talk as the car moves. I would like to have one set up seemingly in between them that captures the conversation in your traditional shot-countershot way, plus another set up...

Are there any mounts, like the P+L mount, that allow you to put 35mm film lenses on the Sony FX1 HD? I want to shoot with prime lenses and get around having to use the video lenses that come with the camera. Going for a 'film look'.

I'm shooting a short for viewing primarily on YouTube and short film festivals. I want it to have a 'film look', as they say, so which frame rate would be the best to shoot in in terms of quality and convenience for distribution?

I'm looking to secure an alley way for a several day shoot. Live in LA and have never done this before, what is the best foot to start on? Calling local city council? Websites? Etc. Appreciate any advice, thanks.

I'm shooting a short film that takes place in an alleyway at night. I wanted to do both wide shots to establish the scene and closer shots of the characters to tell the story. I'm concerned about lighting the establishing shots without having to light up the entire alley way or shoot at a very...

I need a mailbox that I can open the same way the mailman does, with the 'super' key that opens all of the connected mailboxes at once. More realistic and it would help with the scene.

well, I know people use a ground glass accessory to acheive a film look. Maybe the camera just sets the ISO as low as possible based on the settings and conditions its in?

I'm shooting with the 20x lens on the Canon XL-2 and need to go much wider. A rental house close to me rents out a 3x 'super wide' lens and a .6 x wide angle converter. I don't think either of these is wide enough on their own, could I use them together? Any other options? (Does any body...

What is the shutter speed when shooting with 24 frames/sec? I know with digital you can set the shutter speed manually, but what about film cameras? 1/24th sec?.. Depend on camera?

I'm shooting a set with old banker boxes, only mine are still new. Any simple way to create this effect besides dropping and throwing them a bunch?

I borrowed the XL-2 for a test run last week and couldn't figure out how to do this. Is it strictly automatic?

Digital makes light meters less necessary, but anyone with experience have an opinion on this? It seems that it could help you get a better exposure without completely depending on a field monitor or LCD screen.

I need to create a shot POV through a peephole in front door. Any ideas?

I'm making a student film and need to find actors in the LA area who will work for free. Is there a good website, forum, etc. for this? Any ideas?

I need an apartment style mailbox, multiple mailboxes adjoined, to use as a prop. I live in LA and figure that there must be a good place to find old props, etc. from old movies. Does anybody know of a place like this or any other source for a mailbox?

I am making my first film on 16 mm and am curious as to how focal lengths on these cameras compare to those of 35mm photography. Ie. in 35mm photography (same as 35mm motion picture?) 50mm is Normal, 70 telephoto, 28 is wide and so on. What is the scale in 16mm?

Huh, it doesn't seem to be as much of a problem as I'd anticipated. I've never worked with a shotgun mic before so I guess I'm underestimating them. That's a good idea- using a keyboard program to create different sounds. I guess I'd just have to hide the wire running from the out of the...

So shining a key light through the window could give me a directional light that I could expose for. Is the idea that exposing for this light would allow me to incorporate the window into the shot without having it blown out as I am now exposing for more light? It seems that I would have to...