In this installment of Film Making tips, I’m going to share some terms that I think you need to be familiar with if you’re going to make it in this industry.Apple – An apple box is a sturdy wooden box that is used for everything from keeping cables off the ground to giving an actor [...]
In this installment of Film Making tips, we’re going to finish up our list of terms. Please note, there are a lot more than these. They’re just some that I felt you should know.ND – Neutral Density is a type of gel or filter that decreases the light level while not affecting the color temperature. [...]
In this installment of film making tips, I want to discuss hiring of actors.Let’s face it, when you’re first starting out, you don’t have the kind of money you need to hire somebody like Johnny Depp. You’re going to be dealing with unknowns who may or may not be very good. So what you want [...]
Many people don’t really understand what this means. I’m not talking about not writing over your head, such as using fancy dialogue that only a Harvard graduate can understand. I’m talking about writing within your means such as what you can realistically do within the budget you have available.For example, this following line in a [...]
In this installment of film making tips, I want to go over the story.I can’t stress this enough. You MUST have a story worth telling.Let me ask you a question. Let’s say you went to a person’s house and he started telling you about his trip to the supermarket. He started it something like this.”I [...]
In this installment of Film Making tips, I want to go over budgeting.Like it or not, nothing in this world is free. Well, almost nothing. You can breathe the air for free but that’s about it. Point is, it costs money to make a movie.Now, having said that, we live in some great times. Technology [...]
In this installment of Film Making tips, let’s get back to the actual process of making movies. Today, we’re going to discuss finding a passionate partner.No man is an island. I don’t remember where that’s from, but it’s so true. If you think that you are going to be able to do this all on [...]
In this installment of Film Making Tips, I want to discuss film length. This is an area that trips up a lot of people.One of the biggest rookie mistakes that beginning filmmakers make is that they try to stuff everything into their movie and end up with a six hour monster. Problem is, most beginning [...]
In this installment of Film Making tips, I want to discuss when to fix things.Okay, so just what do I mean by fixing things and what common things need to be fixed?By fixing things, I mean when something during the shoot just isn’t right. It could be something obvious like the dialogue is wrong or [...]
In this installment of Film Making Tips, I want to talk about what is probably the most important thing when you’re first starting out…getting ideas.If you’ve already got an idea for a movie, great. But maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re scratching your head trying to come up with something. Here are a few tips for [...]