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Firstly i'd definitely recommend purchasing Robert Rodriguez's book "Rebel Without a Crew", just google it and buy it :D It's totally inspirational and will get you "in the mood" for making a movie. It's almost a diary of production during his first ultra low budget feature "El Mariachi". Check...

Cracker Funk - you have my full support my friend! I think the arguments you have put forward are intelligent and just, and i happen to agree with you completely. 3D is a way of making money. 3D makes the cinema experience different, new and exciting (not that it wasnt before and yes films...

Firstly i'd like to say that the introduction of 3D and the fact that it's made it "out of reach of indie film makers" is a good thing. Why is 3D good? I agree with what people are saying; its not necessary, films were made before it and they were great, whats it adding? blablabla. But the...

Hahah yeah i know what you mean about the tai chi, you've got to use your legs and arms to dampen any movement haha...it does make you look rather silly :S The thing we do for our art eh?! And thanks Tinalera, its great to hear what people have to say. If you've found the youtube channel useful...

You'd either require a written letter granting permission to film in the public place or a location release form.

Hey, thanks for your support :) Great to hear that you liked the music vid, we're currently in post production of another video so that should be up soon enough. Unfortunately the equipment we used wasnt a DIY fix...instead we hired a steadicam for the day, off the budget. Now there are many...

This is actually quite a riveting discussion. And i have my own views on this setup. 1/I agree with Brooksy in that its probably a single long shot that is later cut to speed it up. 2/I agree with Cracker Funk in that if it wasnt a single shot, it wouldnt take any longer to light/setup as not...

Hey there, my brother and I run a production company in the UK called Elliander Pictures. We're obviously trying to develop more contacts for future work. Below is a link to our showreel: (i know youre not supposed to link to other sites but as the showreel is on vimeo im not sure how to embed...

It really does depend on what you intend to do with the finished film. I'd say that yes you need permission, but there may be loop holes :S

My advice would be: 1/Find someone you know who could help you - a music student, a friend with some musical talent - and see if they'd like to get involved. Use music software that generates samples, some of these can sound great but others not so! Might have to fork out some cash to get the...

Its hard to comprehend the amount of work that'd go into making that scene happen. All the pyrotechnics, extras, camera movement etc etc Truly amazing!

Yeah here a few: Children Of Men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuZSmSBLWAg The Longest Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzd1gCc5CO8 Theres one from an italian film in 1964 which is unbelievable, i'll do my best to find it :)

"The eyes see better when the sound is great" - Steven Spielberg

As this isnt all one shot (there are many hidden jump cuts to speed up the action), i'd say it was a combination of Steadicam and Crane shots (crane for the shots that follow him up the stairs and back down again). Its simply cut together to make it appear as though its one long shot. I'll...

Man i cracked up when i saw that Team Avatar Pandora Police vid, nice find haha :D

Like Alcove audio said, SOUND is so so so important. One memorable quote that always sticks with me: "You dont leave the Cinema humming a wide shot" Spielberg once gave an awesome quote but it currently escapes me :S Here's a great video about the sound design on Transformers 2...

Basically what Zensteve has said covers the issue. If you're dealing with primes you'll have to use the tape measure. I believe that most focus pullers swear never to focus visually on a monitor (for example during a pull focus). Mark your focus positions on the lens barrel itself with some...

Ah man i've seen both of those before and they're just amazing. Haha you should check this out, its along the same lines of editing...cracks me up every time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eZBevXohCI

Couldnt agree more with Scott personally: We also dont know what level of film making you are at, as scott correctly pointed out, what are your parameters? The most important thing to realise is that you arent dependent on anyone, if you need a story write one - Robert Rodriguez's 10min film...

Congrats! :)