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As I've mentioned in other thread before, I've worked on some stuff in the past, but never did a personal project from start to finish. So, here's my first real project. Hope you guys enjoy. Just a note: the actual run time is just a little over 7 minutes. The rest is bloopers+credits...

Hey all! I thought I'd come in here and ask for a little help. Every time I light a scene, my keylight ends up creating incredibly harsh shadows on the walls. I set up a background light to cast on the wall, but the shadows remain (albeit a little less harsh). I'm using the same strength...

I'm going to be shooting a web series very soon, and a large part of it takes place in an apartment. The only location that is readily available to use is quite small. I already purchased a wide angle lens for my camera because a wide shot is incredibly hard to get in the cramped quarters...

Shot some sparring at my Thai Boxing gym in Toronto yesterday. Whipped it together to some music and uploaded, to see how the footage looks on the interwebs. This camera is amazing. Only cost me 500 :) http://vimeo.com/19120453

Hey guys! Just wanted to know what the best "neutral" settings are for allowing a flexible post production? Basically, I want to have as much flexibility with color correction as possible. Any tips?

I recently purchased a Canon HF21, and I am in serious need of a pulldown tutorial. I have found nothing useful. The expensive software (Neo Scene) does it quite easily -- but I'm not willing to shell out 100+ bucks just so I can get pulldown removal. Does anyone have experience with pulldown...

If so, can you please post some examples of what it can accomplish? Maybe short movies you've made using it, or some audio tests? I would REALLY appreciate it. I'm an Audio Technica AT897 owner, and unfortunately, like most of us here, have a camera with VERY shitty preamps. I didn't mind at...

Since I started film making, I've begun to really look at, and dissect films and shows that I view. Recently, I've been watching a lot of The Sopranos, and noticed that their shots are usually very dark, but they're not so dark that you can't see anything. I wouldn't call it noire, but it's...

I know all the amazing manual controls that come with a prosumer. The image quality is almost always great, and they are more durable than any given consumer model. But for some reason, I have absolutely no incentive anymore to even LOOK at prosumer cameras. There are many Consumer HD cameras...

I haven't been into film-making for very long. I've thought about it for years, but I did not actually start until August. Like most of the people on this forum, I write, produce, light, direct, shoot, and edit my own movies. I've read a million articles about every which aspect of film-making...

I've been finding it rather difficult to get filming started for several reasons. After cancelling 3 or 4 shoots in a row, I had more difficulty (that I think could've been avoided) today. I have written a short one scene film. The entire film takes place in a public washroom. I made plans to...

I've been scared to write EXT. NIGHT scenes for the longest time, mainly because of having no clue on how to handle the lighting. I have an okay lighting kit, but no generator. Beyond that, even if I DID purchase/borrow/rent a generator, I am afraid that it would be way too loud. What can I do...

There are many things I have been wrestling with as an amateur film maker. I'm a University student, and am absolutely broke. I gathered up enough pennies to buy myself a decent mic (AT 897), and I'll be building myself a boompole later this week. I have solved the problem of sound with a...

Hello all. I've been pretty serious about making short films for years now. I've made a few that could only be regarded to as "trial runs", but now I'm ready for the real thing. My productions will all be no-budgets (as in, under 100 for each film). My work is being made with youtube/megavideo...