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Years ago, I got to the point in still photography where I could frame and shoot (for my level of skill), the perfect shot...but something was missing! I finally realized what was missing was, there...

How about dry ice?

Hey, nothing wrong with shooting a "chase" scene to get experience! And they're fun to do! Good work, man. Looks very realistic, visually.

I apologize if this breaks anyone's reality, but it is all true:

I had a giant shepherd named Champion once, his owner had been murdered, so I took him over. I took him to the mountains one hot,...

Use a simple water-based fire extinguisher. You fill it partly with water, then air pressure from your local filling station does the rest. It can throw quite a high stream of water that comes down...

You know you're on the right track when some in the status-quo "establishment" start attacking you!

Got it. I always test, multiple times, for final output on the medium it's going to. Depending on where you're putting it, conditions vary. Those little technical glitches can get you if you don't...

I assume you shot that in 24P, and the "found" footage is 29.97, which means you get those ghostly, jittering interlaced images . That was the most distracting thing to me, I'd have gotten that...

You didn't have to mention that...it's not noticeable otherwise.

Hey Mikki,

You've probably got the wrong audience here, scooters are not the most manly form of transportation at least in the USA...

You've got some good editing and title design there, and a...

Experience is the real pay of life. Whether you get it in a film school or in the field, experience is what counts. That, gives you the ability to perform as expected, and leads to developing...

"Is it color rendering, DOF, frame rate, cinematography? I'd really appreciate specific answers, I'm trying to train my eye (and I think looking at bad footage can be educative in that regard.)"
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Great concept, good job overall on the time machine video, except for, as mentioned, the soft effect. I've also found out that when you produce a vignette or hotter spot in the video, it doesn't work...

Look on Amazon for The Complete Film Dictionary, by Ira Konigsberg. The second edition hardback version I have is 469 pages.

I first got interested in the power of lighting 40 years ago while playing with a simple surveillance video camera hooked to a monitor. The room was flatly-lit with nothing but fluorescent lights...

Check out http://videoguys.com/, look under the tab at the top, "Guides", look on that page for DIY 8 Hex Core. There's other recommendations in there too. They've been building and recommending DIY...

"It isn't magic or luck that makes the professional. It's hard won know-how carefully applied. A true professional may do things pretty easily from all appearances, but he is actually taking care...

I was looking for mics in a sound place years ago, and the salesman, after I said I didn't see any 416s around, told me that the Sennheiser rep had told him, "Try not to sell any of these...

Sorry, I don't own a RED, but I'm one of the "rooters"...so I don't know what was particularly of value as peripherals go. I did see several dual REDs set up to shoot 3D, using a configuration of...

I went to the Cinegear Expo at Paramount Studios here in Hollywood this Saturday, and was very impressed by the sheer quantity of film equipment and number of people attending, but what most amazed...

[QUOTE=daveb;311678]Here's another option. If you'd like to go used then Sennheiser MKH 416 mic's are around used and in good condition. Its the recordist short gun mic. They are found in P versions...

So what, 9 stops before it begins to look a little grainy? Can it be tweaked (in editing) beyond that?

"Amelie OWNS"

What about the transition shot where she falls to the floor as tears? One of the most amazing shots I've ever seen on film, perfectly integrated with the story and footage.

Now the question is, who gets to be the first Manu?