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This is reminiscent of the "overnight" success of many stars that suddenly get into the mainstream. Too often it's easy to forget that many, many hours and years were paid working in the shadows finding and earning that big break. Thanks Ray. CraigL

You could use this dog if you needed to have one get mugged and/or shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXt-pyHxPQ CraigL

I think two lessons I found the hardest to learn; as in, traumatic to experience, not difficult to learn, they became apparent very quickly! First, you'll never the get the shot you really wanted the first few shorts. No matter how carefully you plan and imagine, you'll be fighting light...

Power inverters with a car, or even better, a large deep cycle battery work very well. You definitely need to watch what kind of power you use though, high current inverters are expensive, and consume lots of batter power. Also, you can try a propane generator. They run quieter, but...

I think you missed his point; LA _is_ filled with cynical and depressed people trying to do the same thing, and fuller-than-full freeways. Moving there and surrounding yourself with that can be poison to your creative spirit, to quote his article; "a bad place to feed your head". Making...

I think I disagree with this. If they were FoS, I'd say they're more likely to hang around and try and defend said pile; or realize they've been called on it and just leave. Someone who actually cares I think is more likely to clean themselves up and walk away. This is a tough issue. It gets...

Yes, you are wrong. Almost all modern video processing systems (NLE or VFX) will use the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to do the number crunching, and with "cores" ranging in the hundreds or thousands (compared to 4 or 8 in your CPU) it can do the crunching in a significantly more timely...

This seems to pretty much sum it up perfectly I think. In 80 years, people will likely be saying the same about the films out now compared with the in-brain-3D-virtual-reality offerings at that time. Although, perhaps an in-brain-3D-virtual-reality film would be fun even if it was bad... IDK...

A second vote for Celtx. And although my producer recently tried to push Adobe Story (the free version at least) as it had some special features that aided in scheduling and scene breakdown sheets, even he eventually conceded that Celtx did parts of it better and has since switched back to it...

One thing no one has touched on, is that those shorts very definitely "shorts". I think you're expecting too much from them. They were, by and large, very well put together shorts. Sometimes, the ages of the talent was off (many were so young, it's very hard to buy their "love angst") and in...

Seems like a pretty ambitious project, if it's something you're planning on shooting yourself. The number of people on screen and their seemingly affluent lifestyles, aside from the locations and the whole gun play, explosions (I presume) etc. You'd also need a pretty compelling reason why a...

Also, the target hairs look a little too high quality and superimposed after the fact. Normally, they're broadcast with the image acquisition, and so the grading and quality on them should match the rest of the footage I think. Perhaps a little wider also? CraigL

Just a comment here, I think that one needs to extra distinguish between a "good story" and a "good story well told". So often, there are really good stories that are horribly realized on paper and/or on screen. I've had to work a few times with writer/directors that had a good story per se...

So... the shot is supposed to be on the glass the whole time? Seemed like a few other people were involved in the script fragment. Perhaps a more clear explanation of what you're visually thinking might help. CraigL

I think the difference here is two fold, one of perception and one of reward. The reward for your Mum is saving a life, or improving one. It's an intensely personal reward, shared very personally with another human being. It's very much a calling; no matter how smart you are, not everyone can...

Mostly agree with Rok WRT the equipment, but totally with the rest of it. Have a basic camera but clearly be prepared, in charge, competent with your gear, ready with the various challenges for a shoot (as in food, conveniences, etc) will make the difference. Gear helps, but planning...

Interesting looking scene. =) I feel though, that this is a power scene, I'd be tempted to film it from low, looking up at the pimp, to emphasize his dominance over the girl. Framing wise, it gets a little lopsided as he leans in, and I don't think the angle really helps the story visually...

If you do choose to go on to post-secondary school education, consider something in the business side of it. Having a solid understanding of finances, accounting, business, advertising, promotion, selling, managing and organizing will all be VERY valuable skills should you choose to pursue film...

I started two years ago by joining a local acting group, met a few people there. I've advertised in the local Kijiji (an online want ad site) for people interested in various aspects of filmmaking. A lot of people have come and gone; many people _think_ they want to make films, but in reality...

Welcome to the site. I'd suggest you do a search around for other threads about people/sites providing the sorts of services you're offering. People 'round here are passionate about distribution, and well informed about the challenges and effort involved in it. You're likely going to have...