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from the website: "After four years as a web service, FiveSprockets.com is shutting down on Friday, 2 November 2012, at 9pm Pacific Standard Time in the USA (Midnight Eastern Standard Time). Please grab any work you may have on this site before then. The reason: the company simply doesn't...

I heard somewhere that Aronofsky shot parts of Black Swan in New York's subway system without permits. So I'm left wondering, if a big time director like him can get away with it, then why should any of us ever even THINK about paying for a permit? If Aronofsky did indeed do this, then why did...

I can't seem to get either of these in-browser screenwriting programs to work right. fivesprockets.com - After you type in a character's name and hit enter, logic would dictate that the program automatically thinks the next thing you're going to write is dialogue, and will indent accordingly...

I really like the script I have, but I've never made a film before (well, actually I made 2 VERY crappy ones in high school but I don't even think that counts). This would be my first serious effort to make a good film. But I'm afraid that my filmmaking skills aren't up to the task yet, and...

My cat dies in the film and I need a dead body. The best idea I've come up with is to maybe hire a taxidermist to stuff a cat that kinda looks like mine, but I'd have to find a cat that looks like mine that recently died. I'm sure you guys have more innovative ideas on how i can accomplish...

Playing around with this site now, but so far it appears to be like google docs for screenwriters. You can work on your script from any computer that can access the web. Throughout the day I jump back and forth between 3 computers so this looks like a great way to be able to write wherever I...

Probably a noob question but I'm going to be working with very small children and in my rehearsals it's become apparent that the actors will not be able to do everything required unless I am constantly providing direction even while filming. However, I have seen some "behind the scenes" type...

Hi all, A friend asked me to ask some of the experts here for recommendations on a couple new cameras. Currently he uses 2 Canon XL2's, but he's looking to upgrade to something with high def capabilities, and also something that doesn't use those pesky tapes like the XL2 does. He shoots...

Is there a general rule of thumb on how many good takes you'll get before you move on to another scene? I'm assuming it's different for action vs. dialogue scenes, so if you have a number for each that would be great. Also, how many angles do you usually shoot of the same scene? Just general...

Hi all, I have an idea for a project that I want to film, but I've heard all my life that children are a nightmare to work with, and a child would be in many of the scenes of my film. I'm a little bit discouraged after watching The Help, because I did not find that child's acting very...

Hi all, I recently started a new podcast with 2 friends. Not trying to make money, just doing it for fun. I was hoping to get some feedback on how we can make it better. Sorry if this is not the right place to post this, but it didn't seem to me that it belongs in the promotion forum...

Been working on a script for a long time now. I put in a lot of hours, heart, and soul to try and make this the best and funniest movie I could possibly make, only to see a commercial today for a movie that has the exact same premise as mine. Even the title is similar, except mine is better. I...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/88-jessica-alba-offends-screenwriters-with-her-comments-general-attractiveness Here's the gist if you don't want to click the link: "Jessica Alba says, 'Good actors, never use the script unless it's amazing writing. All the good actors I've worked with, they...

Very noobish question: I have access to 2 canon xl2 cameras, a lav mic, and a shotgun mic that plug into the camera. So from reading these boards it sounds like most of you record sound on a device that is completely separate from the camera? And then you sync the sound up in post? Is that...