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  1. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    I'm pretty sure the exact issue with the sound is the transitions between dialogue tracks. Not all over, as I didn't notice any major problems for a good 3 minutes or more in the opening scene. But the first four shots were all over the place in terms of sound levels. And the fight scene around...
  2. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    I ended up catching the link to In The Mood of Wrath before you edited the link. And if I could offer some criticism towards it, the first main issue with your sound is that the levels aren't normalized, and the second issue is that your quiet moments don't have enough sound in them, if that...
  3. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    Any idea what would blow your mind? It might help to ask yourself and think it over just so you can better understand where your expectations lie. Cause if someone hasn't made that mind-blower yet, you might be able to write it yourself, or work with someone else to. Heck, if I'm going to make...
  4. FilmmakerJ

    editing Question about making DVD and blu ray covers.

    You certainly could if you don't have anyway to trade in or sell the films and would just rather throw them out. But you're probably right. Your friend just must not have known that the paper cover can come out from under the plastic and that the plastic should have stayed. DVD cases that can...
  5. FilmmakerJ

    editing Question about making DVD and blu ray covers.

    Where'd you buy them from? If I may ask?
  6. FilmmakerJ

    editing Question about making DVD and blu ray covers.

    There's nothing missing from these tutorials :lol: , the DVD covers come with the plastic covers built onto them. They're pre-made that way. If for some reason, though, you've bought DVD cases that didn't have plastic covers already on them, then you apparently got ripped off, because every...
  7. FilmmakerJ

    Crowdfunding

    I've had only one experience with crowd-funding so far, and from what I have gathered from that experience, it's extremely important to build an audience way before hand. The point of this is, you market the film, you gather interest, and you get a following going that you can somehow track...
  8. FilmmakerJ

    how much your film will cost

    It's the Producer's job to determine the cost of the film based on the script. An Executive Producer usually just provides part of the money necessary to fund the film, and they provide their support through name recognition in many cases as well. Basically what you have to do is go through the...
  9. FilmmakerJ

    How do I know if my idea is shit or not?

    When I embarked on my latest and biggest project, I was sure that because I would be spending such a long time on it that it would become irritating, or boring, or it would lose its entertainment value with regards to myself, since I would have to watch the same 10 minutes of footage over and...
  10. FilmmakerJ

    How does directing work, exactly?

    Yes. Totally understandable. :)
  11. FilmmakerJ

    How does directing work, exactly?

    The Matrix is perhaps a unique case where it was meticulously storyboarded, down to character likenesses and costume detail. And because they wanted to emulate a particular style of shot design, the Wachowskis had to have storyboards in order to make their shots turn out exactly like they were...
  12. FilmmakerJ

    Share your experience as filmmakers

    It might be good for you to be more specific here. Like, are you saying "Idea" as in "story idea" during the scripting phase, or "Idea" as in "directing approach?" Because there would obviously be a separate answer for each. Scripting-wise, I had an incredibly tough time just dealing with...
  13. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    When it comes to choosing a script yourself, and deciding whether or not to do it because you want to advance your career, rather than being asked by a studio to handle a particular project; that's probably going to always be a tough decision. Do you do it for the love of the concept, or do you...
  14. FilmmakerJ

    sound Help with genre

    That's going to be difficult to search for, because most background looping royalty free music that I've seen online is not organized as well as it ought to be. No one has yet to break it down into smaller and smaller similar groupings for simplicity's sake. But this is basically just soft...
  15. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    Everyone will have a different opinion. But opinions come into play with regards to the "likability" of a story or genre rather than the quality or the successful narrative structure and plot that the story has. Quality and success in storytelling is a totally separate area than enjoyability...
  16. FilmmakerJ

    How do you know if a script is good before purchasing it?

    Some things you probably should consider is "what sorts of stories are selling these days and are getting greenlit?"In the indie world there's far less specified trends and marketing schemes going around (at least it seems so), but best to still check things out. Also, "What is the genre and...
  17. FilmmakerJ

    lighting What camera does Hollywood use in lowlight?

    Well either they've got a video already in the works to show its current capabilities, or they're getting potential directors interested to get a video made soon. I can't imagine not.
  18. FilmmakerJ

    lighting What camera does Hollywood use in lowlight?

    The article explains that the video is a promotional piece created for an earlier iteration of this powerful sensor design that had been developed back in 2013. They just haven't had a lot of publicity around it I suppose, and only just now have released a camera utilizing this sensor. Plenty...
  19. FilmmakerJ

    lighting What camera does Hollywood use in lowlight?

    Not that Hollywood is going to necessarily switch over to this rather than an A7s, but since I had showed interest here in the prospect of a camera one day being developed that could essentially see in the dark with full 24-30 fps, and a clear (non-green) image, apparently Canon has now managed...
  20. FilmmakerJ

    Upgrading from a T2i

    I've had a pretty good turn-out with some C-mount security camera lenses that I bought on ebay, from Fujinon I think. Each of them only cost $25, $35, and $45 for a 25mm, 35mm, and 50mm lens. They're designed specifically to be used on Micro-4/3rds cameras, like the BMPC or the GH4. But the...
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