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I think if it enhances the story, why not? But if its so jarring that it pulls someone out of the mood you're trying to create. As I said before, I didn't even notice it, when I saw TDK in theaters, and it was probably the 2nd or 3rd time I'd watch the blu ray that I'd did. Then I looked up why...

If you watch the Blu Ray of The Dark Knight, when ever there is a cityscape scene, it will change into 16:9, from the wider aspect ration. I never noticed at the theater. But they did the same thing Rises. I noticed t at the theater this time.

From what I remember reading about The Dark Knight Rises, the previous comments are correct. The city scape scenes were film with the IMAX camera, specifically for release on the IMAX screens. When the film was shown on regular theater screens, you would have that slight aspect ration change...

This can easily be done in After Effects http://youtu.be/-k_0pquzhKM

I've been teaching myself Blender, for the last year or so. It is a great program, and it is free. Blender is great for 3D modeling. Great for set extensions. Right now I do modeling in Blender, and compositing in After Effects. Blender has node based compositing, but its easier for me to model...

Again, a lot of legal issues come into play when you are interested in "remaking" or doing a "parody" when you are interested in monitary gain. The op stated he was interested in releasing his version on DVD, iTunes, Netflix, and soundtrack album. Someone is going to want to get paid. Someone...

Some of those pans are going to encompass how many frames? 15? 20? Certainly less then a second? Why not do a mild pan, and speed up a tad in post? There are ways to do things, you just have to plan and think creatively. Certainly the "fix it in post" route isn't always the best. But if you're...

Looks great, glad it came out as you wanted. Like the scene at 48 seconds, and how you composited 3 versions of the couple.

Nice....laughed my ass off

As salacious said, you'll want to adjust the shutter speed. What your essentially doing is giving yourself less motion blur in your shot. So a higher frame rate and higher shutter speed will equal less motion blur. Using a higher frame rate with say 24fps filming, will give you a strobing type...

I love Michael Bay films! They're mindless fun, popcorn film. I would love to have his career. Is he under or overrated, I don't know. He does what he does. Him, Roland Emmerich (2012, Day After Tomorrow, Independance Day), I love those big budget, action packed popcorn flicks. Are they going to...

My 2 cents on the op's original question, based on what I've experienced, yes it does make a difference. I am not a working professional (in this area), but have a handful of friends who are/want to be. And from my interactions and conversations with them, and their job hunts, knowing Avid, and...

Putting some camera shake in is good, but you don't have to shake the hell out of the camera. Tripod shots can achive a similar results, a swift pan, with a quick cut. It's all in the editing. Understand rolling shutter is an issue with DSLR's, but if done right, and sped up in post a little...

Based on the article posted in the other thread, and earlier in this one, I think the best advice for USNFilms is to see if there is a local film commission, and get to know those people. Learn about the local laws. You've gained some success with your YouTube channel, and know it's brought...

I'm curious if this is still an area of focus? Building a dedicated green screen studio? That might bring into different requirements when looking for a camera. I read through this thread, to see if anyone touched on this or not. I see they haven't, so ill bring it up. While pretty much any...

I think building a body of work is key as well. I recently heard an interview with Quentin Tarantino, and they were talking about his long time editor, who recently passed away. Getting a job with a company may be great, but I also think freelancing would be a step in the right direction. Put...

Tiny Furniture, winner of the 2010 South By Southwest Narrative Film Award, was filmed on a 7D. Granted there was a 50k budget, but doesn't change the fact it's a 7D. Incidentally, the writer/director/star of Tiny Funiture, Lena Dunham, won a Golden Globe, last night. She stars, and is an...

As Steve said, it was a great camera 10 years ago. Can we ask what your intended use is? I did a simple google search, and was seeing prices for the XL2 in the $1000-$3600 range. For that kind of money, I'm not sure I'd get a non HD camera, and one that records to tape. I know there are some...

I'm no expert in any way. But I'd be willing to bet that's not correct. Weird Al always had to ask permission of the artist/song writer to use their intellectual property for his parodies. Rewriting the lyrics makes no difference. Someone created and/or owns the rights to the music. They may not...

I've always want my production company to be "Accident Pictures". With the tag line "If its a hit, it must be by Accident", or "Films by Accident".