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It is on half.com, though. $14.99 for VHS. Looks like there's no DVD as of yet.

I've never liked David Lynch. Perhaps Eraser Head is why. You could probably get it through http://www.netflix.com/Default. They charge $20/month, you can have up to 3 movies at a time, there are no due dates or late fees.

Believe it or not, you can find inexpensive, royalty free SFX on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Both have them in their music stores under Miscellaneous-Sound Effects. Stay away from the 'halloween house' stuff, there are several multi volume collections of pro quality stuff from labels like...

You would probably do better if you rent, rather than buy. It's a great way to stretch your budget. You could get hold of a $20,000 camera for $2,000-3,000, & still have money left over to rent lights & audio gear.

Commotion used to be the standard for wire removal, but they seem to have stopped development a couple of years ago. Now you'd probably look at either After Effects Pro (Adobe) or Commotion (Pinnacle) to do both the keying & wire removal, or you could look at Studio Artist at...

If it were me, I'd be pissed off too. Here are some things that you can do: 1) Look up the current rights holders of the music at ascap.com & bmi.com. Inform the rights holders (or better still, the lables) that their copyright has been infringed. 2) Get in touch with some of the other...

File for copyright with the Library of Congress. You can get forms & info here: http://www.copyright.gov/. Many people register screenplays with the Writer's Guild, but that registration has no legal standing in court. If you have a copyright registration from the Library of Congress, you can...

It's not my movie, nor is it my checkbook. Clearly, we see this in a different light. In my book, quality always matters. Picture quality, acting quality, dialogue, sound, etc., but story telling quality 1st. If if was my movie, my main priority would be how to tell the story in the most...

There are a lot of smaller cranes or jib arms available. On a short I worked on last year, we used a jib arm that could attach to the ball socket on top of a tripod. I think it was something like 8'-12' long. Check all the rental houses in your area & see what they have available.

That's only about 90 minutes of film, give or take. Even John Ford would have used a lot more film than that. Let's say you do manage (or just force yourself) to shoot everything in 1 take. If you have any coverage at all, you're still going to need more film. Why? Because you need to run...

Good mikes, a decent boom pole & a really good windscreen when you're working outdoors.

AMC in Times Square and the Union Square UA/Regal both have 2k digital projection on some screens. There may be others in New York, I wouldn't be surprised. If you're looking for someone who can project from SD or HD video, check out Anthology Film Archives. Also, Sony has a theater that they...

Let me say that well shot video will always look better than poorly shot film. Shoot whatever format is best suited to your budget, but make it look as good as possible. Believe me, no distributor is going to reject a film because it's not on 35mm. If they do, then it was only the last reason...

Re: 8mm! I didn't know that. I thought that all 8mm ran at 16-18 fps. good to know.

The recording may be covered by copyright, even if the music on it isn't.

As an editor, let me tell you quite frankly that I think you're headed full-tilt down the wrong path. You're trying to do less with more. Consider instead trying to do more with less. By committing to 35mm on such a small budget, you're leaving yourself no room for flexibility, error, or...

Personally, I think I'd go with video. But it you DO want to go with film, stick with 16mm (or super 16). 8mm does not work at the standard 24fps speed, which may cause problems if you want to transfer to video. Speaking of which, there are a lot of places that will transfer 16mm for you...

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The encodes are beautiful, but the files are a bit large. I didn't get any sense of the story, characters, etc. The teaser should really tease me & make me interested in the film, not just show a random selection of shots.

That's a good point. But you should also protect youself- NEVER, EVER send anyone a treatment or script before you've filed for copyright protection with the US Copyright Office. That gives you protection under international law, as opposed to registering with the Writer's Guild, which gives...