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We, Chasing Autumn Films, LLC, are currently seeking a Producer for our upcoming feature length horror film. To date we have secured the film location and a full production crew with equipment. The film will be shot on the RED One camera and the special and visual effects will be handled by...

Hey Guys, sorry to post again but I'm having a difficult time trying to find info on what kind of lenses I need. I have a 35mm adapter for my canon XL-2, but I can't seem to find a place to buy lenses for it. When I search online I keep finding still camera lenses. I am assuming this is NOT what...

Hey Guys as the title states I'm look for some prices on lenses. I am shooting with a Canon XL-2 with a 35mm adapter. I was curious what you recommend to buy. I'm sure this is subject to what ever price range you want to be in but I'm looking for good cinematic primes in the 500-2500 dollar...

Hey guys, As the topic states, I am in search of a final investor or investors. I am shooting a low budget horror film with a total budget of around $30,000. Now I have one investor committed to 10k and we can realistically shoot the film for 25k but would like to reach 30k just to make sure...

Hey guys I had a couple of questions about the biz... Like most people who frequent these forums I aspire to be a writer/director. I have been working on building up my own skills by writing and working on several screenplays and working on a few short films. I own some of my own equipment to...

Hey guys, I have a question. I finally finished my first short film and I want to submit it to some festivals. I've exported it as a .mov file and it looks pretty good, but what are some settings that will give me the absolute best picture. The short film is about eight and a half minutes long...

Hey guys I'm working with some friends trying to edit a trailer they shot on a SD DV cam. They were imported on a windows based machine from what I understand and put on an external Hard drive. I tried to take the files off to edit them with my mac using Final Cut Express but I can't read the...

Hey guys, I'm an aspiring writer/director and wanted to know if any could give me some pros and cons to joining the WGA. I have been on there site several times and it seems like a step in the right direction for any aspiring writers but I was concerned what the WGA contracts mean in lame mans...

Hey guys I have a question. I have been working with Garage band on my imac and I created some cool songs. Now I wanted to use them in FCE but it won't let me. Is there anyway to change how the music is saved as in garage band? I believe it's a M4a file. Also is there a way to get music I...

Okay so I am using Final Cut Express and I want to do some basic color correction. I know I should use some compositing software to do it but I don't currently own any. So my question is.. what are the most important things to correct? For example. When I got to my video filters I have a color...

I just posted a question about burning DVD's, now I only had two DVD's to work with and when I went to burn them in iDVD it asked me how I wanted to export them. I chose AVI file and that was a bad idea. After it finished burning I put it in my DVD player and it was such a mess. It was nothing...

Hey guys, I have finished shooting a short of mine and was wondering the best way to burn it to DVD. I used FCE to edit it with and don't know the best way to burn it. Should I use software specifically designed for creating DVD's or does FCE have an easy way to do this? Sorry for the Newbish...

Hey guys, I have a question. I am going to be shooting some footage for a band and I have come across a potential problem. I am going to use my Canon XL-2 on a tripod to get a Mast shot of the entire band on stage. I am going to run a line out of the mixing counsel the band is using into the XLR...

Hey guys, I'm working on a project that requires a slideshow. I am editing with FCE and can import pictures and add filters to them but what's missing is the photo's are just stationary. Is there a way to change this. I want to be able to do the slow pans and slow zooms in and out while the...

Hey guys, I am looking for a way to make or buy some props that need to be easily broken. More spacifically I need some bar stools, beer bottles, shot glass and mugs. It's for a bar fight scene. I didn't know if there are companies that deal with this type of prop. I've heard that sugar glass...

Hey guys, I have a question about how to make slow motion look "smooth". I was working with some clips I shot the other day and when I slowed it down the footage seems to shutter. I am using a Canon XL-2. I was shooting at 60i and my shutter speed was set to 120. I am editing in FCE. I reduced...

Hey guys, I just bought a Canon XL-2 yesterday ( My first 3 CCD cam!!) and I have been playing around with some settings to get a feel for the camera as well as the best film look I can achieve. I have very little experience with this type of camera and was wondering what settings you guys use...

Hey guys, I have recently finished my first feature length screenplay and had a question about copyrights. The script was inspired and loosely based on a song. I have thrown around several titles for the script but the title that really fits it best is the title from the song in which it was...

Hi guys. I wasn't sure where I should post this question so I decided to post it here. I have two questions actually. First question. When submitting a short film to a festival what is an acceptable lenght? 15-20 min? With that being said, I was curious as to go about finding out how long a...

Hey guys I'm working on a screenplay that has a few flash back sequences. I was curious as to the proper way to denote this on the page. Do you say flashback in the slug line? Or somewhere else. for example. INT- LOG CABIN- NIGHT- FLASHBACK That doesn't seem right to me. I have read many...