Check out this simple and effective tutorial to learn how to shoot a tracking shot of a running scene with just your camera and a tripod! This camera trick will give your next film the look of a steadicam or zipline dolly rig. Also, this tutorial was featured on Indy Mogul’s BFX !! Check it [...]
Make your own set of Wolverine claws! Fast and CHEAP! Also, check out some behind the scenes of a really short film that we created for a FilmFights.com competition! Knoptop’s latest short film “Snot Rocket Boy” is available to view at FilmFights.com! Also, check out Film Fights TV and hear what Tamra Davis had to [...]
Tips and helpful details on how to make a good movie. Don’t want to watch the video? Do you think it is going too fast or is it taking too long for you? The following is all the content of this video: *** Movie Making Tips *** Tip 1 Make a storyboard Plan your movie [...]
Indie filmmakers at Comic-Con offers advice to young filmmakers.
The Graduates is a hysterical, award-winning comedy about four friends who head to the beach without a care in the world. Through surprising and hilarious events, the guys find themselves learning that there’s a little more to life than having a good time. Packed with laughs, The Graduates is a surprisingly smart and witty look [...]
Low budget filmmaking tip on using a small Gorillapod and a cheap Point and Shoot on Movie Mode as a second camera a reference camera or behind then scenes camera. Video Tech Camera: Kodak zi8 Mode: 720p Audio: Onboard Mic Upload: Direct from Camera via USB Edit: NONE twitter.com
Indie filmmaking tips and tricks from the set of The Graduates. Creative Framing: I want a swooping crane shot for a dinner table scene. Unfortunately we have the location for only two hours and the lead actress had to bail to work the dinner shift at the steak house that actually pays her for her [...]
Indie filmmaking tips and tricks from the set of The Graduates. Cheap fixes: duct tape, food coloring, sand bags… You use what you have. On The Graduates I had a lot of big ideas that had to be shrunk down to match our budget. Luckily I was surrounded by really clever people. On this particular [...]
Indie filmmaking tips and tricks from the set of The Graduates. Background Imaging: using subtle images in the background to reinforce the reality of a scene is not only smart, it’s necessary. Ever seen a street scene from the 50’s where a Hummer passes in the bg? Or a parade in “Boston” with a Maryland [...]
A movie studio is a company that distributes films, so it’s difficult to get distribution licensing from them. Convince a movie studio that there are better ways to drive sales withfilmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this free video on making movies. Expert: Jared Drake Contact: www.demogems.com Bio: Jared Drake graduated from the [...]
