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Hey! So I am trying to figure out a final title for the project that I'm working on, (about a hippie who wakes up in 2008, and must learn to negotiate the challenges of living in the modern world) and I'm trying to figure out what people respond to. If anyone has a moment they could spare on a...

could anyone here give me an estimate (however rough or wide) it would cost to get dialogue-editing/a very basic mix done by a post audio-professional for a feature project, outside of an industry area such as LA or NY? I know that this is highly variable and individual to a given project and a...

Hey! So I just transferred the project that I'm working on from FCE to FCP, and the image quality looks noticeably worse in Pro. Now, I'm assuming that this is because FCP is displaying the footage more loyally - I shot the project with a cannon GL1 so we're not talking high-quality image to...

I'm sorry guys, this is normally the kind of (incredibly basic) question that i'd try to figure out with the magic of google, but i'm just an teensy bit sleep-deprived and google has seemingly transformed into a flock of oscillating butterflies... if i'm trying to do a quick and dirty "make the...

So, I have a cannon gl1, and on my last import the image and the audio tracks (from in camera recorder) are *quite* out of sync from one another. It doesn't matter all that much, but it does make it a little harder for me to sync the actual sound to the image. Anyway, is this likely a camera...

Would anyone be willing to give me feedback on how I could improve either? I feel like the synopsis is really long right now, but I wanted to include all the plot info... Logline: SHEILA, a freaked-out 1960‘s hippy mysteriously wakes up in 2008 shortly before Obama’s election. In a seemingly...

So, under the category of make sure your script is 500% baked BEFORE you shoot it, I'm having problems with the central love story in the movie that i'm editing. Namely, it's kind of not there... I have a love-triangel in the film and I made the mistake of assuming that because one of the love...

Soes, I have a lot of voice-overs in the movie I'm doing, and I am not having any luck getting ahold of an actual recording space... Howevers, I am about to move so my thought was that I would turn one of my bedrooms into a faux-recording space. I know that the main thing I need to do is...

Does anyone have any recommendations for a budget-ish (preferably under $450) lavalier mic? The main use I would have for it would be documentary work and promotional business videos. Thanks! :)

So, for the project i'm shooting now I'm getting all my audio separate in an uncompressed wav format. My question is, and hopefully this makes sense, what is the best method for this workflow wise? For the moment I'm having to capture the files to my hard drive, and later i am going to transfer...

Is there a way to use very different cameras and mics in the same scene continuously without it looking awful? Specifically: My dp is using a panasonic AG-DVX100B and I have an old canon gl1... I'm pretty sure that the image quality there is just to different, but does anyone have any general...

Holla! I am working on a no budget feature length project Called Sheila in the Modern World about a hippie who is seemingly shot in a 1970 student protest, but wakes up in 2008 and must contend with the modern world. I have to make some final financing choices in a few days, and I'm doing one...

This is probably a silly question, but is it feasible to use Tascam DP-02CF/similar products as audio recording devices for movies?

So... I feel like this might be a particularly dumb question, but where do y'all get mini dv tapes in bulk from? I've been googling it for a while and I'm having a hard time finding more than 10 packs. Thanks!

I have heard several places that buying consistently from a single vendor is a good idea. I was wondering if this applies at all levels of filmmaking, or only if you are spending some substantial bank on products. Specifically, I'm trying to figure out if it's a better plan to drop an extra $70...

I have never made one, but I need to. Does anyone have any tips on how to make a cool demo reel? Are there any conventions I should be aware of? Thanks!

I hope it's not too annoying that I'm putting this in one thread, but I am doing preproduction for a feature length project and I am looking for advice on a few points. A. I am currently planning spending all of my budget on audio (I have access to cameras). My budget is extremely small...

This is a vague question, but does anyone have advise they'd like to share on how to do awesome 3rd acts/Pre-climax ending stretches? I'm zen with the endings of my scripts, but I consistently run into problems with the last quarter-ish of my scripts - and by problems I mean endemic suckiness...

Does anyone have any amazing tips on how to escalate tension in a dialogue scene? I have an act climax that I want to take place during a dinner scene, things need to heat up enough that the characters hit a breaking point, but I really really really need to keep most if not all of the scene...