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Hey everyone. So, I'm taking a film class and one of the assignments is to interview a filmmaker. I thought, why not poll the indietalk community? You're all cool people who make movies, so here we are. Is that alright? Okay. 1) How long have you been making films? What got you started? Why...

So, I've started researching material for a script that I maybe want to write for a movie that I maybe want to make, and I'm interested in some thoughts. The script consists of a 90-minute police interrogation, and for the most part only uses two characters, with a third appearing for perhaps 20...

Some of you know that I'm planning on shooting a scene in a car pretty soon. I've decided on shooting the whole thing practically which means that I might have trouble with audio. One solution that I've considered is this: Lining the roof of the car above the actor's heads with...

Hey everyone. I wasn't originally going to post this, but I recently got some pretty good feedback on it and I wanted to see if that's accurate. It was sort of an experiment, and I can see it alienating some people, but I'll let you be the judge of that...

I wasn't sure where to put this, so if you think I've made a mistake let me know. At the moment, I lack the resources to put out a full length feature film. However, I do have the resources to put out shorts for next to no money. A while ago, I saw Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes. This...

Okay, so, I'm close to moving into pre-production into a brand new film that I'll be shooting around the 20th of December. However, there's a bit of a problem. The script is approx. seven pages, and most of that is set inside a car. Now, during about half of this, the car is parked. I've tried...

Hey everyone. It occurred to me that I never put up my latest short on here for feedback. Seeing as how I think I'm generally happy with it, I thought I would. I recognize that I really do need to work on capturing good audio, but I think the decision to do something of a much smaller scale...

Okay, so, we wrapped up shooting my new film on Friday. Right now, I'm working on my edit, so I decided to try and get some input. This is basically just picture edit. It still has scratch audio and no colour grade, so try to just look at the edits themselves. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

Hey, so, I've recently decided that I need something that's actually decently capable of doing good video editing, rather than my quickly aging X220. I don't have a ton of money, but does anyone think that the $850 version of the Lenovo Y40-80 is capable? I don't currently foresee myself...

I just shot this as part of a film class I'm taking. Overall, I'm pretty happy with it, although I think a few of the shots are a bit too dark. Would appreciate some criticisms. http://youtube.com/watch?v=Z4MnOHYSM3I

Okay, so, I'm taking a film class this semester. The first major project we're doing is a minute long short. We've each been paired with a partner for logistical reasons. That's where my problem is. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but my partner is completely incompetent in almost every way. I'm...

Yeah, so, I'm realising that if I ever get to shoot a feature, the budget's gonna be super fucking tight. I feel like what I'm writing might work well in black and white, so I'm wondering if I can save some money in post. Thoughts?

I'm planning on possibly writing a feature built from four fifteen minute vignettes that all take place at the same time in a restraunt. See, I want to try to write something that I might be able to shoot really low budget at some point in the future. But, I was wondering if anyone had any...

Disclaimer: This is sort of an unorganized rant, so I might be a little verbose. Recently, I've been a bit disenchanted with my writing. I feel like even though I'm pushing for the highest level of artistry that I can, my films will never make any sort of actual impact. I really don't want to...

For starters, I'm not trying to criticize Paul. I actually think he's the best writer/director working today. But there's something that I noticed he does a lot. It involves the way he concludes his films. Generally, the main character reunites with another character or group towards the end...

Hi. I was wondering if it's at all easy to integrate the sound from multiple (types?) of audio recorders. Like, if I record room noise on something like the zoom (is there a word for those sorts of devices?), then do dialogue on a boom, will I easily be able to seamlessly put both of those...

Hi everyone! I'm still new here, but: I'm a linux user looking for some filmmaking tools. I really would prefer to avoid putting windows on my box, and I'm cheap so I can't afford software like premiere. What I've found so far: Lightworks (The free version lacks some key features, but the...

I made a short film as part of a course that I took. It's overall not very good, but I learned a lot from it. It was shot in ~6 hours (including transportation to locations) Not sure if the concept actually comes through, but it looked good on paper. The idea is that he's narrating his daily...

Hey everyone, I'm new. New to this forum perhaps, but also new to filmmaking. I just completed a short film as part of a course I took. It's not very good, but I learned a lot from it. I'll post it just as soon as I get on a stable connection (I pay by gig as it is) I'm Canadian. I live in...