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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:02pm Report to Moderator
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I have a 5,000 dollar professional movie camera
I use my own personal computer to edit the movies on. I use all kinds of different software.
I shoot using HD and MiniDV Depending on my budget
I use many different lights. All are professional studio lights though
I have never used color gels
Never Used BulletProof plug-in.
I use both techniques when directing. Basically I just tell them how I want it done and help them out, though most of it is stated in the script.
Yes we use storyboards
The 30,000 dollars is for all of the necesseties including props, film, food, special equiptment, etc. Mostly film. To shoot a 90 minute movie at 24p, It takes 1140 frames for one minute which is 129,600 frames for the whole movie. That is appx. 3240 feet of film at 16mm or 8100 35mm film. Usually I use 35mm film so I have to buy over a mile and a half of film and I'll give it to you straight film is NOT cheap! It can add up quickly especially when you considder bonus footage, bloopers, interviews, all that extra stuff that goes with movies. The fun stuff!
I own most of the equiptment I use. We usually take a lot of time to shoot a movie so in the end it is actually cheaper to buy the stuff rather than rent it.
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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:09pm Report to Moderator
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When i said fun. I mean mean something that the viwers will love and something that will be fun to shoot and we'll just have a great time producing it. I have looked through a lot of the comedy scripts and most of them are not what i'm looking for. I want a screenplay with very few cast members. Anywhere between 1 and 7, 10 at the MOST. Something that can be shot in a very small town or on a set in/or a studio. No specific lengh. I dont care how long or short it is. As long as its more than 30 minutes long. I perfer a longer script rather than a short but anything more than 30 minutes or 43 pages will do good. I am currently writing a script right now called Smoking Kills!
It is about the effects of smoking. How it kills. How you can be affected by it. How many die annually from first/second hand smoke. And so on. Seems like an educational film in my description but its actually more like a sad story. Its going to be a great movie!!!! Trust me. I'll probably post it here soonafter its done!
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Kevan
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:32pm Report to Moderator
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So you've got a HD camera which can photograph either HD or miniDV mode..

If you shoot on HD or mniDV why do you need 16mm and 35mm film stock?

Surely you have a Firewire connection on the HD camera and a Firewire connection on your computer and log your shots then batch capture into your software edit program?

What do you need film for?

If you shoot on HD then do you have a HD capture card on your computer or do you transfere down from HD to miniDV to be able to digitize and capture the digital video you've shot and get this into the computer?

You'll need two cameras to dump from HD down to miniDV..

Colored gells are colored sheets of plastic, red, blue, yellow, green etc which you clip on the lights barn doors to obtain a lighting mood effects. Blue for moonlight, yellow or orange for ambient light, stuff like that.. How do you simulate the mood and or time of day etc?

I've recently transfered a movie shot on HD by a Polish Director of Photography for a British Director down to miniDV so it could be captured in Final Cut Pro on a G5 Mac. The footage is captured and edited in Final Cut Pro.. Once editing is complete the footage of the final cut is run through a plug-in called Bullet-Proof which transmogrifies the digial video footage and make it resemble film footage. Once completed the footage is transfered to DigiBeta as a complete 90 minute movie.

Once you have the 90 minute movie on DigiBeta this is then sent to a film lab and transfered to 16mm or 35mm cinema film stock.. Once this is done other prints can be produced..

This film I've worked on is called DAMASCUS and is being entered into competition at the Cannes Film Festival so this is how I know how it's done..

http://www.babyfacemedia.co.uk/

I just want to know if you shoot on HD then why do you need the miles of film stock for? It's far cheaper to shoot on HD, edit it on HD if you have the $3,000 HD card for a computer, and then dump onto DigiBeta and send the results to a lab to print on the 35mm film stock.. Makes sense cause it's saving money.. The results are the same.. The Bullet-Proof plug-in, used in Adobe After Effects, gives the digital video images the same grainy appearance as say Fuji or Kodak 35mm film stock..

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dogglebe
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:46pm Report to Moderator
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Wouldn't you be better off producing a short than a feature length, given your budget?  Thirty thousand isn't much for a feature.


Phil
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Kotton
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:51pm Report to Moderator
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I am probably just jumping the gun but it seems that Kevan just OWNED j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us

I'm not downing any one for hyping their own projects, it's just that I knew (or I thought I knew) where Kevan was going with his line of questioning.Like a good journalist.

j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us, I hope you the best in your endeavors and keep us posted as to the success so we might learn from you.


A spoon does not know the taste of soup, nor a learned fool the taste of wisdom.
                                                                    
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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 5:58pm Report to Moderator
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Kevan, obviously you're a professional at this kind of work. I am not what you could call a professional. I do know what i'm doing enought to get what i want done, done! But I am not exactally a professional like you. Ok. The camera that i use puts the image i shoot directally onto film. 24 frames per second. When I shot The Kidnappers, I rented an HD camera just to try it out. I did like the results, and I will soon probably just buy one. I know what color gels are. When i am shooting i just concentrate on the lighting and what's happening. Not the mood. I could probably get color gels but right now i just shoot in the daylight anyway. I have shot a couple of scenes in the night and just used very dim lights. I can do a lot with 30,000 dollars dogglebe. The lengh doesnt matter to me. I can make it happen. As long as its what i'm looking for. I like longer movies because Its so fun producing them and you never want to stop. I dont like doing short films because they're too short. The only problem with long films is when it comes to post production!!! I am just looking for a good movie.
Perferably:
Drama or Comedy
Shootable in a very small town
30 minutes or 43 pages or longer
$30,000 budget
1 - 7 cast members 10 at most
FUN!!
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Kotton
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:05pm Report to Moderator
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Do you have a particular type of story line? There're a lot of FUN types of stories, but what in particular are you looking for?


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dogglebe
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:06pm Report to Moderator
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I'm only suggesting a short as your money can go further and you would have a better chance of not running into financial problems down the road.  And you would have less problems getting it into a film festival.

The choice, of course, is yours.


Phil
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Kotton
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and by the way, I'm being sincere.


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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:07pm Report to Moderator
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No I'm Not. I am just looking for a story meeting my requirements. If you know any please let me know
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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:07pm Report to Moderator
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Just want a few to look through and pick a good one!!!!
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dogglebe
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:08pm Report to Moderator
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Flip through the boards then.  There's plenty there.


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Kevan
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:09pm Report to Moderator
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Fair play to you, man.. If you do what you say you do then great..

If you want a decent screenplay for a 90 minute comedy which would be ideal for you then you could do no better than read Breanne Holifield's Singles Camp.

To contact Breanne you'll find her email contact address in the list of members or in the Singles Camp thread in her avitar in her reply posts..

Here's the link for her script:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-comedy/m-1124032080/s-all/

Singles Camp by Breanne Holifield - Comedy - Singles Camp follows the misadventures of Anna Lee Utah, a Kentucky girl who goes to the title place in pursuit of romance after losing her factory job. There she encounters wild animals, poachers, illegal loggers and a bizarre cult. It’s a comedy that’s way better than being gagged with a lumberjack sock. - rtf, format

http://www.simplyscripts.com/scripts/SinglesCamp-DraftII.rtf

The script wants formatting but apart from that, this is the best comedy script on the site..

Let us know what you think of it and contact Breanne if you want to option it..

Good luck..


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j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us
Posted: April 17th, 2006, 6:09pm Report to Moderator
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Please, Do Not Worry About My Budget too much. Just help me out finding a good script. That's all I need. A good script meeting at least partially what i need it to be.
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Kotton
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Okay, on a lighter note, my creative juices are flowing trying to come up with something for you...Do you mind if it's in the vein of " Life is Beautiful"?


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