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Hey everyone, I'm starting a weekly talkshow that's in the vein of the Daily Show / Last Week Tonight but focused on Movies / Television and am looking for content for my 3rd segment which I want to use as a platform for showcasing independent film makers and their projects. We are shooting in...

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Feel free to comment :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WIaNi_Xdsk - Jow

What nick said ^^^ What bothers me all the time is actually in female nudity. After two characters have done the dirty and the woman pulls the blanket over her chest but the male doesn't. In my experience, there is no sudden "oh no, better not show more of my ta-ta's" thought. Most women hate...

Hiring a good editor. Cutting on action. Planning diligently ahead. creativity. and when all else fails, VIS FX. - Jow

Also - I don't think morals has anything to do with it. I have morals and would a do a nude scene for free if it was right within the project. Granted, I'm art-minded by that. If it was gratuitous and needless and exploitation - then I'd most likely back out. If it drives the character's...

Yeah, I'd just ask about it. No film maker is going to turn down a chance to talk about their project with an interested party. Get the deals. Voice your concearns. Judge their reaction. Make a decision. if anything - if I were you, and I took the scene, I would team up with the other actors...

I'm just starting "Rocket Boys" for the first time. October Sky is my favorite film of all time, so I feel terrible that I've never read the book. - Jow

If anything - I would have guessed you would get a chance to see the surroundings you'll be working in. Storyboards - eh. They change on set. As does blocking of the actors. Audio Operators are usually stuck in the position of being fast on their feet on how to mic a scene given the shot going...

Just saw this -- If that's the case - I wouldn't start the script / film on DAVE. Start on the crazy debtor. Introduce them - have them doing crazy stalker stuff. Crazy is interesting. Interesting is a hook. Hook keeps me watching. The longer I want to watch the more oppertunities you're...

They're very right, I'm stating a personal preference. This is indeed a common story technique. Key word there is common. I'm bored. If I'm a friend or a family member, I'll stick with this because of my relationship to you. If I'm a ticket holder who paid $10.50 to see this, I'll stick with...

I'm not interested past the first action line. Describing the surroundings as dull and then creating a run-of-the-mill character doing run-of-the-mill mundane office job stuff is as boring for me to work as it is for me to watch. First pages need to hook, inspire, excite and intrigue. This...

Definitely get it written down that you have her permission to use her likeness in the film and stuff. All too often I've dealt with actors who watch the film after the fact and change their minds and cause problems. I had a comedy where a guy was implying to a girl that he date raped her to...

Usually a low-res H264 with the sound mix is best, but temp sound is usually do-able. Music and VIS FX can usually be done at the same time, depending on the project. However if you were doing say Star Wars Episode 1 you may want more of the vis FX in before you score. The farther along you can...

As someone who posted a feature on here and didn't get a lot of feedback, I'll make sure to watch this sometime next weekend sir. - Jow