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[Note: I do not get any money or renumeration of any kind for the fawning review I give to the makers of The.Scene (I don't even know any of them). I'm just a fan and wanted to share their work with other tech-savvy independent filmmakers.] If you haven't already heard about it, I suggest you...

Okay, I know this is a goofy question (and will be anathema to any film purists who believe that movies should only be watched as the filmmaker intended). But does anyone have any advice on DVD or video software that would allow a user to watch the film at 1.5x (or more) speed? I am looking...

Hello, all. I'm looking for the big brains around here to help spark some ideas. If you planned to release your movie on DVD exclusively (with little possibility of ever having to project it), what would you capture on for lowest cost and highest image quality? miniDV, HD, S16mm, 35mm? I...

Hello, everyone. I am selling my copy of Movie Outline 2.0. The software was mentioned in a thread recently and I decided to give it a try. The software works perfectly for what it does but I got a copy of StoryView from a friend and decided that StoryView does a bit more of what I need. But...

I am a little fuzzy on the concept of the digital intermediate. Is it basically a digital version of the conformed negative? Would you then film out to create IP/IN to strike prints from (assuming you were finishing on film)? Any information would be appreciated.

One term I have been confused by lately is the use of "online." If someone says they are doing an online, are they talking about telecine? Are they talking about transferring digibeta to Avid for editing? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

I am trying to organize a read through on Dec 2 in San Antonio. I can probably use the conference room at the Rivercenter (I'm there for a conference) but I was hoping to avoid the cost. Anyone have a suggestion on a good location to hold a read through in San Antonio (near the convention center)?

Watched the movie "Primer" last night. It was written, directed, produced, edited and starred Shane Carruth. He also did all the music and sound design. If he is to be believed, the film, shot on Super 16, cost all of $7000 to shoot, edit and get accepted to Sundance. Of course, the blowup...

Ran across a reference to Super 35mm (in an article about Garden State, directed by Zach Braff). Can someone tell me what Super 35mm is? And how is it useful to low budget filmmarkers? Any information is appreciated.

I am working on a project with a software developer and wanted to get some feedback from the community. We want to design a PalmOS-based screenwriting software. The idea is to create a simple program that would format your text in screenplay form on the screen of your Palm device and then...

The geek part of me thinks it would be fun to post a screenplay to the web and then allow anyone to edit it in any way he/she saw fit. Following the wikipedia model, anyone could add characters, storylines, locations, etc. or delete same. (Of course, the filmmaker in me says this is...

Hello all. A friend's film recently got accepted to the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. He was really excited until they started pushing their "Festival Package" on him. Apparently, for a fee, the Festival will promote his film to all the participants with flyers...

I am about a month away from finishing a rough draft of a low budget screenplay (those of you who are familiar with the thread in Script to Screen about the ultra-low budget shooting format, this is the project). I was hoping to get some feedback from this forum on the story (independent of how...

I just watched The Devil's Backbone and listened to the director's commentary. Guillermo del Toro mentions a crane he used for some of the more complex shots. He said the crane is not available in the US but worked well in tight spaces and allowed him to move the camera quite a bit in longer...

I am writing a screenplay for a micro-budget 35mm feature to take place in one location. Because of time and money constraints, I plan to shoot everything over the course of one long weekend using a 1:1 shooting ratio (it will be shot almost entirely in masters, with dolly, crane moves or zoom...