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Alright, I really have no idea where to put this thread, so if a moderator thinks it would be better elsewhere that's cool. Okay, I've never directed a movie on film, but have now directed a few video shorts that were all award winners at different area festivals. I know that I'm not...

Is there any free video editing software available for download over the internet that's not a "free trial" or alpha stage software? I wouldn't expect it to be as good as Final Cut or something of the like, of course, I'm just looking for something basic at the moment. Oh, and I forgot to...

Until I save up some more money, I can't get a mini-dv camera, so right now I'm shooting with an old-school 8mm videocasette camcorder circa 1998. Is there any way to load the content of the 8mm tape on to my computer for editing? I'm thinking some kind of usb connection...

I want to write and direct feature films; this much I know. I have this...yearning; it's deep inside of me. It's in my bones, I can feel it building with veracious intensity inside of my soul. I'm starting to believe that making films is my calling, it's more than just an interest to me. It has...

I'm just wondering how everyone gets their creative process rolling. Personally, I try to read a lot of classic literature and try to draw general themes and character profiles from it, and then relate that back to my own experience and relate it to my own psyche. I like to draw inspiration...

I was just thinking about this: it seems to me like an awful lot of directors are men in comparison to the amount of women in the profession, both in hollywood and in the indie circuit. Why do you think this is?

I was thinking about this for a while last night. A movie is art, and a director makes movies. However, there is much more involved in directing, much more technical aspects that must be mastered, a more well-rounded approach that must be taken. In the same way a master carpenter has a vision...

Alright. I've got an idea for a modern day adaptation of The Great Gatsby. None of the characters will be named anything similar to what they are in the book, and it will take place in present day California, not Long Island. However, it's still obvious that it's largely based on the book, with...

I'm starting pre-production on a short film that will include a lot of very long, smooth camera shots that can only be captured using a steadycam or dolly. So...I'm in the market for a steadycam that's not ridiculously expensive (preferably $300 USD or under) but that will suffice in keeping the...

I just joined up here, I've been lurking for quite some time, though. I'm 18 and I've been writing screenplays for a while now, but I'm trying to get in to directing. I'm starting out with mini-dv, but once I find some crazy asshole willing to give me money to make a movie, I hope to move up to...