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You would need to hook up a smoke machine (aka dry ice machine) to a small hose, embed it in the ground (or have it above ground and remove it in post production), and stick it under or behind the object in question. So you'd still likely need to build two versions of this object, one that is...

So you want to do this practically, on set? What sort of object are you trying to make look like it's glowing? Because if the object itself isn't already able to emit light, than sticking a light source inside it or near it for effect isn't going to quite work. You really need some sort of...

This just goes back to the whole, "it's not REAL art unless it's fits into this narrow field of appreciation and high society." Art is art, whether it comes from a novice or a genius. There's just no way to differentiate art from non-art in an easy way with a blanket phrase or sentence that...

I think it's enough to call one's self an artist if you have a deeply rooted passion for what you do to make art, and that you have a distinct and unique vision behind it. Those individuals who make art just to put a cover on a cereal-box, or a re-brand cover on an old animated kids movie, may...

I would think you can still use a graduated filter, even with the V-shaped hole through the trees, and then just use a power window in DaVinci to brighten up the trees again so that they aren't too dark due to the filter. Your problem area is the sky, much less the trees.

But there's a way to keep the mystery without confusing people and making the general plot line hard to discern. All I got from your trailer was a bombardment of unrelated and out-of-context scenes that didn't seem to have a clear through-line. I understand your enthusiasm and wanting to nail...

Because apparently when I said "Professionally," you believed I was referring to the very pinnacle of the term, where I'm speaking of "professional" distribution, the highest "professional" tech specs, trying to brand and sell to the masses, and so on. In this case, I was not. I was merely...

To mirror one of your own questions: define "decent?" Because while I concede that you can make a professionally shot film with almost any camera, depending on the one you use, you could have far less options with lighting on set, and far less options in post to make your film look like a...

From what I understand and what I've used, a camcorder is more for casual capturing of events. They can record for very long periods of time without stopping, and they are looking better these days than they used to. But if you want to start making indie films and professional looking video...

That's true too. Almost forgot about that. The GH4 can go up the 96 in 1080 though, but not in 4K. Only until you get up to the RED Epic Dragon can you see 120fps at around 4k-5k, 150fps at 4k only, and 300fps at 2k. So as we keep pushing the limits, it seems there may always be a trade-off...

It's still a decent camera for someone who wants something for $1000 or less. And I don't think the T5i has made many new or useful features available. Besides, you'd do better to say the negatives while also pointing out that it's still an okay choice. Unless you're just really adamant to...

But when someone else doesn't know, then you shouldn't exaggerate something and then not say that it was a joke. You confuse the heck out of people, especially when they're asking legitimate questions. If you go and tell a joke like that, and then not follow it up with real facts, then you're...

~mrpink89? Could I ask why you have a 1:50 trailer? But then have a 7 second trailer where a guy says "Can I have some chocolate milk?" and then a 23 second one with a really loud and out of place song blasting over it? I don't get the reasoning behind these two additional teasers, or why they...

Yeah, what's wrong with you, ~film_autre? Not only are quite a few cameras with most of ~Panos' needs about $1000 or less, but it should only take another 5 years or so before the $2500 and $3000 cameras with their specific capabilities are available to buy for only $1000. You're a bit out of...

I'm a little confused here. What do you mean zoom past the mirror? Are you trying to mount the camera behind the mirror in question and film over it to see your subject? When you're filming these, where are you, where is the camera, where is the subject, and where is the mirror? Because I...

Yeah, I mean seriously, what made you decide to go for the Sony A7s? You're shooting indoors with proper lighting, and you're main focus if filming your family and doing how-to videos. Is this actually for a paying gig? Are you making money on youtube doing all of this? An A7s is best if you're...

Well my PD was kinda nutty. Without fail she would always be late to whatever meetings we had, despite the fact that we only had like 3 or 4. And even though I asked everyone to come a half hour earlier than when I planned to start, she would always be 10, 15, 20 minutes late. Even on our...

I don't think so. I've used it long enough to tell. Are you sure you have your computer's volume set to a mid-level, and your video player set to 100% on the volume slider? If you're checking it on youtube, are you sure you have that player set to a mid-level? 12 decibels is a pretty good...

Not really sure why you're not using a longer zoom lens, or at least lowering the f-stop further and compensating with ISO? Because there should be a way to make this work. Although I've mostly seen make-up tutorials done on one's self with a much wider lens facing towards them and away from any...

I'll actually be watching Peter Bogdonovich's film about John Ford tonight with my Mom. So I'll probably come back and add some more thoughts here. But I feel very similar to how you do about being unsure of how tough to be on your actors or your crew. You don't want to be too harsh so as to...