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In learning about film-making on the cheap, I realised just how bloody expensive it all is and how incredibly complex even the seemingly simplest of scenes can be to organise and shoot. Every idea I came up with came up against a rather large wall of "Nope." So I started trying to think of...

http://www.rockethub.com/projects/27882-everything-will-be-okay-an-epic-documentary-about-als Thought this was interesting and a good topic for discussion. Anyone complaining about how hard it is to make a film should take a page from this guy's book.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steven-spielberg-predicts-implosion-film-567604 I find it amusing that they're complaining about the state of the industry when they're two of the major players who are responsible for the state of the industry.

I'm a big believer in capturing an audiences attention with a great opening scene that sets the stage for the rest of the movie. I find a lot of movies let me down in this area by doing something flashy rather than something clever or related to the story. My favourite opening scene of all time...

I'd like to try and understand the differences between MFT specific lenses and why I should or should not invest in them over EF-S or other standard camera mount lenses. What are the advantages/disadvantages of MFT lenses on something like the BMPCC? With a mount adaptor, is there any actual...

In learning about photography in order to understand my camera, I'm starting to think about lenses for filming vs. photography. I've been informed that parfocal lenses are generally better for film work but as I understand it, require special mounts and types of cameras to work. So I was hoping...

So, it's been recommended to me to find a film collective. Apparently these are groups of amateurs who get together and talk about or engage in projects and help each other out. From what I've gathered, these are formally organised groups that beginners can join and socialise with other people...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RAC0uwuIr8 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2272350/ http://www.thebatterymovie.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/movie/the-battery/id650503255?v0=9988&ign-mpt=uo%3D1 http://en.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1fkr0v/the_battery_6000_zombie_movie_that_has_won_many/ Man...

I've been writing short stories and screenplays for most of my life as a hobby and have wanted to get into film-making for most of that time as well. I have a metric shit-load of material, a lot of which I had previously thought would be pretty easy to film. It wasn't until I decided to get...

So it appears that not all SDHC cards are equal. I know that I need Class 10 but even then it seems there's a large disparity between brands and within brands. I was looking at an Sandisk Extreme Pro and noticed that it was 90MB/s write speed which was the highest I've seen but is there a limit...

I'm almost ready to make a purchase but before I do, I like to see if people have bought from a place online that I'd like to purchase from. I was hoping someone could vouch for them before I hand over my credit card details. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/

Two things. 1) I'm making a new thread even though there are other threads on tripods because I want all the attention on me and I don't want to have to search for stuff when I have no idea what I'm searching for and have to trawl through a thousand results trying to find out the specific...

Reddit isn't entirely useless. I found this through it today and thought I'd post it and see what people thought of it. Aside from being spoken by David Foster Wallace and therefore quite interesting in and of itself, I felt the production of it was well done with the possible exception of the...

So, I just posted a query about camera purchases to another forum and got an unexpected answer considering that it was a photography forum. Basically, the person said that a Canon 600D, which I had so far believed to be a decent entry purchase for learning video, is a waste of money and that I...

The idea of this thread is to post examples you see in either film or TV shows that is (subjectively!) stupid. For example: Hawaii 5-O. I'd post specific examples from the series but watching twenty seconds of any episode should give you a good idea of what I mean. Buuuut, since I'll probably...

While I was trying to figure out where to post a link to a site that I'm finding very helpful as a newbie, I figured I could just make a thread in the newbie section that could include a request for other similar sites. That way it helps more than just myself :)...

Was hoping to get some recommendations on books to read on the very, very, very basics of things like lenses, mics, lighting, sound, etc. Books for a complete noob who wants to jump into the deep end and learn by doing but needs at least something to help them recognise their mistakes and...

I have no experience. I have no skills. I'm not very bright. I'm not very strong. I have no transport. Use me as you see fit. Door holder. Coffee tester. Footstool. I just want to learn. I don't even need to be taught. That would require effort and I don't want to appear needy. Being involved...

I have this argument a lot. I feel that you can like whatever you want, but liking it doesn't make it good or bad. What makes a movie good or bad is determined by a set of commonly understood artistic principles. Yes, movies that distort or manipulate these principles can be good and to be...

Looking for some opinions on this camera as an all-in-one PRE-entry-level audio/video capture device. I realise that it's marketed as an attachable camera but it's also touted as having high quality options across the board. Since I know virtually nothing about any of it I'd like to hear what...