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hi there, i am filming my first documentary and met with some subjects yesterday. when they asked me for my business card, i had nothing to offer them and i need to remedy this ASAP. my question: what should it say on a filmmakers business card? what does your say? thanks in advcance for...

Hello, I am making a digital film on my Mac and will be purchasing a hard drive on which to store the footage. What is the recommended hard drive size that I should get for such an endeavor? I am plan on my film being 60-90 minutes in length when complete, which means that a considerable...

I am purchasing a new computer (Mac/Apple) with the intent of editing my videos on it. If you could get a new Apple film editing system, what would you get? Thanks in advance =) PS> I am leaning towards the MacBook Pro but that particular machine has had some buggy issues (some programs >...

Hi there, I just joined the Film Arts Foundation in San Francisco, and as membership you get 30 minutes free legal council. Here are Qs I'll ask the lawyer: -What constitutes a legally binding model release for documentaries (with a printed example)? -How does one score/land/secure a...

Hi, Does there exist somewhere on the web a comprehensive list of deadlines to enter film festivals? Both in the United States and around the world? I'm filming my first documentary now and plan on submitting it to every relevant film festival for my genre. Any good resources for this...

Hi all, For my audio input during shooting, I can't get my wireless mic to work for this documentary I'm shooting so I am using an on camera mic. I am shooting older folks who don't talk very loudly, so in post production using Final Cut I want to bump down my volume (as an interviewer...

Greetings, I am new to both the forum and to film making. I am having some serious audio issues with my rig. It's a new rig and I can't get the audio working properly. Here's the deal. I am shooting with this camera...

Greetings, I am making my first film and working on a Mac computer system. Inspired by the amazing editing work of the film <em>Tarnation</em>, (depressing subject matter granted but really top notch editing), I realized that it is possible to make a quality film on a Mac computer. My...

Greetings, I am new to the forum and am shooting my first documentary film as my first project. I just purchased this camera and love it thus far: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=384527&is=REG&addedTroughType=categoryNavigation My question today...