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Hello Indies, it's been a year since I logged on. I've been busy at my first year of university and spending a lot of time working on film craft. In the middle of my second semester, I started working on a short film that was, for me, quite ambitious because of a relative limit in resources. I...

Hello, I spent the morning editing a sequence - fixing the audio in Soundtrack Pro and then color correcting and rendering. Everything's fine, except when I export it, the dimensions are incorrect. I thought it was an exporting problem, but I realized that there is something wrong with my...

Hello, One of my future projects involves a character shrinking into a smaller size (size of a toddler) when she's sitting on the ground in a hall. Another scene involves the same character lying on the couch but with awkward proportions (stretched arms, legs...etc.). I use FInal Cut Pro, and...

I was wondered how the effects for one person morphing into another worked. Is it a transition? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/M1dVZ3r83Bo&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...

Okay it's a preview. But I'll upload the actual one when I'm done! Let me know what you think: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<object width="1280" height="745"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tesBz1H39MQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen"...

I'm thinking of buying the Canon 7D to do my primary video recording. I'll still have my Canon HG10 available incase I need it. Any advice for a new SLR-film user? I'll be using a 50mm f1.8 lens and probably the EF-S 17-85mm as well. Share any experience you have with general SLR filming! I'm...

Marvel fans, you know how Stan Lee cameos in most of the adaptations? I didn't spot him directly upon viewing Iron Man 2. I did notice his character, though I wasn't so sure it was him. He was Larry King for a few seconds. I thought it didn't look like King, but I didn't know it was Stan Lee...

Original link: http://diyphotography.net/photographer-rigs-a-canon-7d-to-an-rc-helicopter Quite cool, and considerably cheaper than using a real helicopter. Though I probably wouldn't risk having a camera hover in the air. I wish I had a remote controlled car right now so I can try a similar...

I wanted to see how many of you document your filmmaking process online. I'd say most people probably turn to Twitter because it's less time consuming and quite convenient. I think a blog would be a good way to promote your productions too. Plus, it's always fun to read about other productions...

I was doing some research on 35mm lens adapters, and being a student, I'm not entirely willing to pay so much for them. I stumbled upon the Jag35ST and it starts at $199. Is there a reason for this cheap price? What are the disadvantages? Thanks, Jeremy

I'm planning to film a music video sometime this year, but I have never done it before. What are some things I must know? Also, I always thought it would be hard getting the singer's voice matching up to the music. But this should be avoidable (by having the singer sing to the original song...

Hello! I spent three days writing a 15-page short film script and was wondering if I could get some criticism, comments, ideas, feedback...etc. before I write a second draft. This was written with the intent to film it - with some friends - with zero-budget. Here's the link...

Hello, I'm currently in the process of making a short silent film with stop motion and was wondering where I can get some existing templates online. What I need is already made title card backgrounds and pictures I can use behind the text when I show dialogue. Any help will be appreciated, thanks!

I was looking at some indie short films online, and some of them look great. They achieve shallow depth of fields and consequently look very cinematic. I'm not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but can SLR cameras potentially be used to make feature films? Personally I think it's...

For a school project, we have to do a documentary on a certain disease. I've decided to do a mockumentary with another 3 students. None of us are great actors. Instead of the typical straight to fact documentary, I'm planning to add a bit of realism to it, while the stories told in it are...

Whenever I ask this, a lot of people get it wrong, and I have to admit the question is a little misleading. I always wondered how it is possible to make videos look like film. Many interpret this as 'how to make a digital video look like it was shot on film'. But what I really mean is what needs...

While the plot of the film makes a film what it is, the storytelling styles and techniques are what make it intriguing. Sometimes a great idea hits but planning it out detail by details makes it more difficult. I've never been so great at storytelling and this makes it hard to grasp the...

I was just wondering how some films achieve a certain color scheme throughout. Something like Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, I really liked the colors in it. http://unrealitymag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2004_eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind_005.jpg Is this something you do...

I'm fifteen and in Hong Kong. I had an account here but decided to move to this one permanently. I realise that it's highly unlikely I'll end up in a film occupation in the future, but surely spending time on this when I'm still young should be fine. I really doubt I'll get too much out of this...