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    Need some advice on locations, permits, permissions, etc.

    Hey all, I've done a ton of searching (not just on this forum) and can't seem to find complete answers to some questions and was hoping you all could help. I'm in the middle of a short film that is a passion project for the people involved. I have contacted the local film office to see what...
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    In the middle of my first short, need advice

    Hey everyone, I was hoping some of you could chime in and give me some advice. I've been doing video for YouTube for a long time but the last 6 months decided to get seriously into short film making. With that said it was a ton more work than I thought, even though I thought it would be a...
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    Just got my first documentary, legal question (releases / logos etc.)

    Hey all, So there is a really cool family run music shop with a very rich history in my town. I was in the shop talking to one of the owners and mentioned I'd love to do a documentary on them. They loved the idea and I have met with all the owners and the stories they tell are incredible...
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    My First Narrative...Need Some Advice :(

    Hey all, So I'm in a bit of a pickle that is causing me a little stress and thought maybe I could work out a little of this anxiety with some of you guys by discussing it. For the last several years I've done mostly auto/motorcycle documentary stuff and I'm pretty good at that. I'm really...
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    Does anyone else run into this lighting problem (noise in dark areas)

    Hey all, this is driving me crazy. I have a Canon 60D and if I light I scene, say a hallway for example, but the camera is slid from behind a wall to reveal that scene and I want that wall dark then I'm stuck with awful noise, or grain not sure which. I'm having trouble figuring out how to...
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    Finally I think I might have it..."cinematic feel"

    I've been working forever it seems like on how to do post production editing to get that "look" and it has eluded me. Sometimes I feel like i'm close and other times not. Anyway something finally "clicked" tonight as I started to use tons of still shots as practice so I didn't have to render a...
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    Finding Talent?

    Hi guys, Totally new to the forum, but not to making videos, I say videos b/c I've never tried to go for a "cinematic" look until now, later in life. I mainly do automotive type documentary style stuff and after seeing so many short indie films from regular Joes I really want to try my hand at...
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    New To Forum And DSLR's Confused And Need Guidance

    Hey all, New to the forum and wanted to sign up to get help from who I would consider to be the most knowledgeable people about DSLR and video. I've been doing documentary (automobiles mostly) for a while now and use a GoPro for a lot of work. I can get some amazing footage from it but it...
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