Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 14th, 2010, 11:54 AM
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
November 8th, 2009, 02:11 PM
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One thing that is odd about this is I read the...
One thing that is odd about this is I read the filmmaker signed with a large Hollywood agency even before it was shown anywhere. May have had a familiar contact within it from the get go.
Hard to...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
October 30th, 2009, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,186
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
August 26th, 2009, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,892
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
August 4th, 2009, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
August 3rd, 2009, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
July 25th, 2009, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 22,630
Random thoughts
As already said-you cant...
Random thoughts
As already said-you cant underestimate the power of sound(or no sound) to create fear. I cant imagine Jaws would have been nearly as creepy if the music wasnt that du du du du du...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
June 25th, 2009, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,264
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
This was a shock.
In terms of a video connection, I will remember him best for Thriller (the video transformation scared me
as a kid) and for his song from Ben.
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
June 4th, 2009, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,130
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
May 11th, 2009, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,799
Ha that's true. Shatner is rather bulgy now(and...
Ha that's true. Shatner is rather bulgy now(and started to look that way by the time of Generations). I didnt care for how he died in it--although I am not sure that alternate reality sequence made...
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
May 10th, 2009, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,799
Kurtzman and Orci have a very poor screenplay...
Kurtzman and Orci have a very poor screenplay track record.
Legend of Zorro(they turned Zorro's daughter into a whining nagging housewife as if they didnt even watch the previous movie).
The...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 25th, 2009, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
**lol
They would be doing that already if...
**lol
They would be doing that already if they could.
As long as films need manual fx enhancements on a frame by frame basis, higher frame rates wont be practical.
Computers make some tasks...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 24th, 2009, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
Another factor from the fx angle is rendering...
Another factor from the fx angle is rendering time.
Frame by frame rendering, say for a Pixar movie, can get pretty long even with all their fancy hardware and render farms. More frames per second,...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 20th, 2009, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,214
**Oh yeah I remember it.
I found a youtube...
**Oh yeah I remember it.
I found a youtube clip just the other week of Buster Keaton in my hometown White Rock along the beach railroad tracks. It was from 1964, before I was born. Weird to see a...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 20th, 2009, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,214
C'est formidable!
Excuse me if my french is...
C'est formidable!
Excuse me if my french is rusty.
That's great news even though I know nothing about Quebec cinema (ok I know a little bit--i.e I know who Claude Jutra was and saw that film...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 20th, 2009, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 18th, 2009, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,840
I had one actress/producer who said I should...
I had one actress/producer who said I should expect to spend $25 000 on catering for a micro budget feature.
At the end of the producer interview she gave me her headshot.
Another one said they...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 18th, 2009, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 18th, 2009, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
**yeah that was what i was thinking.
...
**yeah that was what i was thinking.
*** It was decent for inquiring about specific crew positions(camera, makeup etc-although mainly for pay) but I was trying to find a...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 13th, 2009, 10:47 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
I tried colleges before. Results were lukewarm....
I tried colleges before. Results were lukewarm. Generally people wanted to help with the technical positions, and not help with anything else(behind the scenes).
Didnt try high schools but thought...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 11th, 2009, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,454
Working alone
I have a choice between doing a short animated film by myself, or focusing on a short narrative live action film. I can do the former by myself, the latter I am not sure about.
I dont have...
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 7th, 2009, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,771
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 6th, 2009, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,550
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Forum: Techniques for Independent Production
April 5th, 2009, 05:07 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,078
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Forum: Awake In The Dark
January 15th, 2009, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,129
RIP Patrick McGoohan 1928-2009
Man what a rough day.
Two biggies.
I hate to admit it, I have never watched the Prisoner. :(
But I knew him from Escape from Alcatraz,
Columbo, and the Scarecrow of Romney Marsh among...
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