Recent content by Hiptone

Because when one reads up on making low or no budget films, especially shorts, the lists of tips so often includes keeping the shooting locations to a single place. I've read this over and over again. So it's not a rule, but a very common suggestion. Well there could be something I'd not...

These are of course points to remember and not just consider. But I want two angles at least, and once you got your actor(s) there in the parking lot pulling in and getting out of car to go into store (or meet their hook-up, co-conspirator, victim, etc.) , why not have the wide establishing...

I've never understood why a very low or no-budget film can't have at least one scene location away from the house or office or whatever the given "free" location is. Just to break up the pace and make it look more budgeted - why can't a setup scene be staged at another location so that the...

Hello I'm Jeff, New member living in LA.