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The following questions will all be for small/micro budget productions. Short films and really small budget indie features. 1- Who designs/implements the lighting. I.E. who says what type of light goes where? 2. Do these two people usually work in tandem? If I find a D.P. whose work I like...

Rather than start a new thread, I'm going to add this here. I was watching Spring Breakers with Harmony Korines commentary. He used the D.P from Calvarie and Irreversible....Benoit Debie. His commentary focused alot on the visuals...what he communicated he wanted. Candy like colors...

great. thanks for the responses. --didn't know that about Touch of Evil. Interesting. --thanks for the American Hustle vid. --- Jax Rox-- I hadn't looked up the d.p before, for some reason. He has made lots of stuff I liked (Animal Kingdom, Top of the Lake----even a short I had seen a while...

When you're lighting a long take---where the camera is moving----how is this accomplished? In long takes where the camera is static or barely moves, you can pre-set lights. But how about long takes where the camera is moving? (Disclaimer:I'm coming at this question as someone who's a complete...

I'm looking for good commentaries where the specific craftsman (DP, Editor, Sound) gives their input: For example: On Seven---Darius Khondji (DP) gives a feature length commentary. Speaking solely on the lighting and filming of the movie. Any commentary that features a quality discussion...

Just found this thread and had some thoughts. -- I watched some of the "Disney movie".... Escape from Tomorrow. (We're allowed to name, right?) I didn't make it through because it didn't hold my interested. But...some questions did arise. 1-The filmmakers probably realized it would be easy...

great. thanks again for your responses everyone.

thanks again! re-the shorts sound I don't have good headphones, so I couldn't pick up anything. When it showed (I think it showed at SXSW) would it have been a case of using a different sound mix? the dialogue of each actor (or of each mic type) would be recorded on to a separate track of a...

pretty excellent accomplishment. one of the few industry specific accomplishments that people tangential to the filmmaking world would have heard of. and Vince Gilligan is good company...being the creator of one of the best dramas (film/tv/novel) of the last decade.

I like one location films, but don't see many. When they are done right they are really great. For example: Carnage Bug American Buffalo Oleana Tape Rope (mostly) ---as was noted. The talent in all of these were exceptional. And I think they were all commercial failures (not sure about...

Thanks. I should have been more specific. When working on a short. That probably has some impact on the decision. I recall reading where Schoonmaker would not visit the set, but she was cutting as they shot. So this helped them see how it was shaping, which is valuable. But that's for a large...

Thanks alot. I wouldn't be inclined to approach people with a "work for free/peanuts because its amazing". I'd rather hire them at their rate. What I found a bit odd was that people don't (as a rule) give their rates upfront....from browsing Mandy - ProductionHub. I'm doing research at this...

At what stage of the production should an editor be brought into the process. Suppose you are under no time constraints.....can you wait for filming to wrap? Are there are issues that might be brought up that an editor might see during filming, early footage? What other crew does an editor...

Here is what I found online for it. I haven't heard about it for at least 10 years. http://www.rockyhorror.com/participation/showtimes.php It looks like there are still monthly showings. I will say, that Rocky Horror, is more of a cabaret or theater performance at this point. People dressing...

very intersting question. For one, I'd never heard of The Identiacal....and I'm a fan of both Ray Liotta and Asley Judd. I think this raises a secondary question about promotion which for most "hollywood films" is larger than the budgets of your average movie. In New York, you have theaters...

Hi So, let's say you're hiring actors and crew for a short....how do you get an idea for salary? If the people are non-union? (From my preliminary research, Union Dp's would bump the budget up significantly--i.e. $800 a day. Didn't look into other guilds) For example? An actor/actress with...

Great. thanks alot for the help.

I was curious as to what a Canon Camera looked like when it was filming a movie. Here are two images I found. Canon 5d, 7d....I think. http://mihailzaicev.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/genus2low.jpg http://www.rebelcinema.dennismorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Rodriguez_7D_1.jpg In...

two questions.... 1-- When you have a bright light in front of the actor, why does it not make them squint? I've seen live sets, pluts lots of online photos of production scenes and it all looks rather bright. Is it a case of having to adjust to the brightness? 2(more of a comment) I liked...

I think pacing has accelerated. You can correct this, if you have the patience and if you see it as a negative. Films like Requiem for a Dream, are fast paced/cut and perfectly fine. However, if you are looking for a "slow" film, they can exist. For example: Most films by Michael Haneke...