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Hi everyone I'm a cinamatographer and I'm trying to push my work away from typical "videography freelance" work into exclusively narrative work over the next few years. This is my 2014 demo reel; I'm always looking to improve so I'd love to hear your thoughts on what you think I should really...

Hi everyone! This is the first episode of a web series I am producing. I've been a member here for awhile and always appreciate your feedback. The episode is being released as is for now but we are already touching it up a bit for the release with the rest of the series. Also feedback for the...

It's hard to really call most stuff "experimental" these days, but that was exactly what this was. Originally I was just filming, experimenting with some angles I hadn't tried before and testing some ways of doing driving shots. I never planned on using the footage for something, but opened it...

This is a short film project I did for my film school. The assignment is to recreate a dialogue and an action scene from a movie. It's kind of like covering a song for musicians I guess. I think it turned out alright considering I was going to school and working full time while trying to make...

I am just finishing up the primary edit for a shot film I've shot over the last few months. After I brought it into the editor I realized a few pixel size spec of dust that must have been on the sensor the whole time. I've since cleaned my sensor, but that still doesn't help my hours of footage...

We all know one of the first things your told as a scriptwriter is SHOW instead of TELL whenever possible. I thought I was doing a pretty good job of this in a my first feature script I've been writing, but then I got my first response and that was the biggest flaw. It's frustrating me to no...

Hi everyone. I'm currently about to begin working on putting together a new demo reel. I've set out to release a new one at least at the end of every year if not more often. My current reel is very outdated and no longer displays anything close to my abilities, however it has gotten me a lot...

Most of the motion graphics work I've had done for me has always been for free, but just to compensate for a good job I want to pay this person an amount that wouldn't be flat out offensive. I have no idea the price range for something like an Intro for our film company would be. It's a 10...

We're looking to work with a lawyer to draft up contracts and help us form an LLC, but we're not sure how much to tell our investors this will cost. In your experience, how much did you have to pay a lawyer hourly, and for certain things like drafting up contracts.

I know it's a pretty big commitment to read someone's feature length script, but it is only 67 pages right now and can still use some development. It started out as a short film about 10 minutes long, but after some people reading over it and being curious about some of the other characters, I...

One of my new crew members has really stepped up as a Production Coordinator... Unit Production Manager... Producer.... whatever you want to call it. But he recently found us an investor that has his hands in a lot of local investments. He is willing to put forward around $8,000 dollars...

A 1920's period piece that turned out pretty good considering the amount of complications we had. This is pretty much the first film I've done that I actually had a crew of more than just myself working on one of my own scripts. Let me know what you think, don't hesitate to criticize it as...

What would the general guideline be to portraying illegal drugs on camera? I'm producing a script right now that has two or three scenes with drug use in that are pretty important to the story. 1. The use of a powder drug like "Special K" or Ketamine is going to be portrayed with power...

I see it done in a lot of people's set ups, but I'm not sure what parts I need. I know I need some sort of tripod head that fits into a cold shoe, but idk where I can find one. Are there other solutions?

Help with my resume This is a really newb thing to be asking for advice on (which is why it's in this category). What's some pointers on writing a resume for a job? I have a few different freelance things I want to apply to. One is producing for a music video, one is a production intern, and...

I've recently put together a small team of devoted individuals working towards the goal of producing a feature this time next year. We have the roles of Director/Writer, Production Coordinator, Cinematographer, and Make-up/Costumer filled by dedicated individuals. We are looking for a Sound...

I've gotten mixed answers about this from different people and would like to get the advice of indietalkers. I'm working out the budgeting for a feature film that will be co-produced and directed by myself. I don't really know much about the legalities of a very low budget indie film, and...

You have the idea, you have the screenplay, you have the funding. What about the team to make it come true? I'm putting together my main crew right now of trusted people I've worked with before. I want to set a few main roles and then everything else will be volunteers. The main crew will be...

My short film requires sirens to be blaring in the background, but i'm not sure where a good place to find these would be so that I can use it without paying much. I'm going to try to catch some police cars outside my house (I live in a pretty shady neighborhood, so that's pretty often), but I...

A friend of mine told me to watch a film awhile ago that was similar to a screenplay I'm writing. The film is a man in a coma, from his point of view. The nurses and doctor are characters in his altered reality and keep communicating with him subconsciously trying to wake him. The title is one...