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Hey guys I created a turntable.fm room for people to play music for other people while we're writing. Composers are welcome to sample their work and get feedback from the crowd. Here's the link to the room: http://turntable.fm/screenwriting_music_to_write_to (Note: there won't be a crowd for...

I saw this video on Vimeo and I don't know what the "low GOP of 3" means. I tried finding answers through google but there's not much there. Just that the lower the GOP, the more disturbance or noise in the image. Can someone explain this to me?

What do you call the effect where an image is basically repeated over and over at a small time interval difference from the original image and on and on and on so that the original image ends up being, you know, maybe 10 seconds ahead of the new one. What do you call this "video echo"? Can I...

Hi My camera recorded video as .AVI files which don't work in my Final Cut express. The video will only play with VLC player. It doesn't play with a "preview" on a Mac. I've been searching for free .AVI convert software with no luck. There are ones that cost $29.99 but I'm not looking to spend...

How could I accomplish getting a gritty amateurish 70's blaxploitation film look (for a single scene in a single room) using a mini-DV tape and not film? Would this be done best in post-production doctoring? What kind of alterations should be made? If you haven't seen the modern satirical...

Hi guys and gals, Two of my friends and I have started a movie review blog called Fresh Bananas and you can find it here: http://freshbananas7.blogspot.com/ If it's not too much trouble and you are signed up with blogger, become our follower! Or bookmark us! Check us out and leave us some...

I don't care if this has been posted before because it's not something I can search for and think it's something unique to each responder. What, in your opinion, is the best post editing software that I should learn thoroughly to create awesome graphics on projects? All I know about is motion...

I'm shooting a for a commercial contest tomorrow and I need to know if I need the 3 actors to sign contracts. This is pretty independant and I think everybody's cool...but I just want to be safe. I searched "contract" on this forum and couldn't find any help. I also tried finding free contracts...

I want the audience to feel sympathy for the man. So...are there any movie suggestions y'all have that are similar to this subject? First two that come to my mind which convey the feel I want are Taxi Driver (not really a psychopath but a victim of his environment) and Mr. Brooks (sympathetic...

I want to sell a copy of my Final Cut (version 4) to a friend for cheap but don't know if my p/n number or whatever has expired or not. How can I check this or get an alternate number for the install? Also, I want to just burn a copy for him so that I keep the original...but I want everything...

I'm doing a video contest and it's due in 2 hours. I recorded clips onto a camera which import as .MPG files. Everytime I drag it to iMovie there is no sound. I tried extracting auto but iMovie crashes everytime (I'm making HD space right now). Did I do the right thing? And in Final Cut...

Ok so what the hell does a producer do besides market the finished product? This is in regard to a short film in development. My producer hasn't done jack shit but tell me what I need to change in the script. I'm perfectly capable of understanding what's marketable and not so why the hell do I...

What post programs will allow me to make a single object colorful while the surroundings remain black and white? Motion? Are there any video tutorials on that? If you just let me know the program, I can also search around for tutorials myself. thanks.

I'm new to Final Cut Pro. I've used iMovie on projects before but want to learn FCP and all it has to offer. I'm getting really annoyed by it though. Just trying to import (log and capture) is ridiculous. I simply can't get it to work. Here's what's wrong. If I try the "Batch" capture option by...

In my video, I'm going to need to put a medium-large thick black line at the bottom of the video which will display various facts and sentences while the video plays. I don't want it to actually hide the lower 1/3 of my video and I don't want to just make it transparent either. I want the full...

I rented an external shotgun mic to plug into my Canon Optura 60 camera. The camera also has the optional DM-50 directional stereo shotgun microphone that attaches to the top of it. The DM-50 seems like a more consumer mic while this shotgun mic seems more professional. On the inside it says...

I'm looking for something similar to "Jigsaw Falling Into Place" by Radiohead. Particularly the intro guitar. It's a somber yet complex guitar tune. Anybody make music like this? If you don't know what I'm talking about, just go buy the song...It's a good one anyways :)

Does anybody know of a good free plugins for Final Cut Express 4.0? I found this one but it's $50. Maybe someone's tried it and can review it? Also check out a post I made in the "Video look like film" thread after clicking on the "Filmmaking" thread. It's a $100 plugin that includes something...

If I'm shooting a conversation between two people, how do I maintain consistency? In other words, if in the conversation I want two views and I have only one camera, do I need to film the entire conversation with the camera focused on one actor and then film the entire conversation again with...

I don't know about y'all.. but I am friggin' psyched for this movie. Maybe it's the kickass trailer or maybe it's cause Zach Snyder might make a pretty good representation of the original graphic novel, but either way I'm curious to see how it will turn out. Besides, it's 20 years in the making...