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    exporting proress to small size but keep the quality?

    Hi there! So I have a wonderful film almost ready for the festival circuit and it turns out a lot of them do online screenings... Now my instant thought with this is that although it sounds like a fantastic idea and would save the hassle of sending dvds, at the same time it tells me the quality...
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    IS IT GOOD OR BAD TO SUBMIT YOUR FILM ONLINE RATHER THAN POSTING¿?

    Hello there, Ok so I have a brilliant new HD film to send out to festivals... And this is the second project i use with withoutabox...Now my question is, has anyone tried the ¨secure online screening¨ submission ? they have this option available on withoutabox for certain festivals...the fact...
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    Editing with 5D MARK II FOOTAGE

    Ok so I have some amazing lovely footage from a 5D MARK II camera... The camera is truly is amazing but the problems arise when you get in post... Im looking to get a mac but im unware of which one maybe the best one to get for this sort of HD footage...Ive heard that even on a mac you have to...
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    Hola dear film-makers!!!!!!

    Hola everyone! Just wanted to properly introduce myself to you all. My name is Alejandra and I am a Writer/Director trying to push her career forward. I am based in London, but I would like to move to the states early next year... I love this website and the possibility of networking with...
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    converting DV-PAL TO NTSC

    Hey everyone! At the moment I'm sending my film to as many festivals as possible. But some of them require the preview dvds in NTSC format... The format of the film is DV-PAL and was wondering what was the best way to convert it into NTSC. Can I do it using compressor?!? At the moment I don't...
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    how to do a showreel?

    Hello everyone!!! I'm just in the process of making a showreel, but I'm not sure how to organize it... I'm a director and thats what I want to aspire for the most, however, I have quite a couple of projects that I've either produced or edited (including a documentary)..Therefore, I'm not sure...
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    should you pay to enter your film in a festival?!?

    Hello everyone!!! I'm about to send my film to lots of film festivals, but a few of them demand a fee...I was going to pay and enter it either way, but people tell me and insist that I shouldn't enter my film in festivals where they claim money... I do understand the point, and I don't think...
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    HD or DV?

    Hello everyone, At the moment I'm in the stage of pre-production for my next film. Just to make things clear, I'm a student, and this is my major ultimate project before I graduate. Although my real wish would have been to use film, our budget is simply too limited. So now I've been able to get...
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    Do an MA straight away or wait a year?

    Hello everyone! I'm currently studying film at the University of Wesminster in London. I'm in my last year and after I finish I would really like to get more professional into directing which is what I love doing. However, for me the place to go is the states. I'm Spanish, but I always knew I...
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    Advice for rehearsals?

    Hello everyone, I'm directing a film and have now confirmed my actors. We will do quite a few rehearsals before shooting time so they are ready to go when it comes to shooting. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go through the rehearsals. Are there any suggestions of things that are very...
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    problems with exposition and re-writing!!!

    Hello everyone! Hope your all good, I'm new to all this but I'm loving it cause they are such good quesions/Advice around. I'm a final year student in university, doing my major big project as a director. I'm re-writing a script at the moment which I'm converting onto a film. Just in the...
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    Rehearsals for children

    Hello, At the moment I'm in the process of pre-production for my up-coming film. My main charater is a young 10 year old girl and I just wanted to have some tips about directing but also on how to do rehearsals with her. I'm a little worried of rehearsing perhaps too much with her or too...
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    How to make a pond?

    Hello everyone! This forum is kind of new to me but I have a slight problem at the moment with my up-coming film. I have a scene that consists on an old man having to enter a pond and sit in there for some time. The pond is in the middle of a forest. The problem here is that we don't have a...
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