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A 1K budget? Wow, you're shooting high. I did mine on a budget of $30 because I needed to buy MiniDV tapes and parts for a homemade steadi-cam (which worked great).
I was under the impression Mr. Deadful was trying to get tips on writing his own, but it appears that he got a taker to write one for him. For what it's worth, mine was 5 people in one house.
A suggestion I would make is to make sure your actors have the ability to learn lines. It would make the shoot easier in the long run, not to mention allow you to edit it better when you can use the take with the actor on screen as opposed to the one where you're getting what appears to be a reaction shot when that actor was reading his lines out of the script off screen.
Yeah MiniDV is a blessing because let's face it, with DV we'd be spending so much on film stock.
And yeah, I plan on making sure everyone knows their lines before hand. Another thing I plan on doing is hiding the clocks. Reading about the problem you had with the clocks, I figure I'll cover my bases there too. I mean it's a small thing, but then again I'm looking to do whatever I can to make this as best as possible.
As far at the improv goes - put specific places in where the guy should improv, this way he'll get his yaya's out where you want him to and he'll be less likely to muck around when you don't want him to. It won't work perfectly but it does some damage control.
Yeah, Shelton's idea sounds great, like the film Tape. Three people in one motel room, talking about rape, drugs, cops and of course tape. If anything you should try doin' something like that, and you know what else would be cool, if the whole movie took place in real time, like say 95 minutes or so.
Sounds great guys, keep it up.
Those who believe that they are the best, the most popular, the go to guy, those are usually the ones who need the most help.
I've had the ol' "hamster" turning on this one for about a week or so now since the idea first came to me, and I'm glad that this popped up since it gives me more incentive to complete it. It's always hard to decide which concept I want to start on next.
Hopefully when it's all said and done, it will come off as enjoyable, but I do suspect many a "talking head" comment.
Talking heads aren't really a problem as long as it's not boring, like the film "The Perfect Score" that had a lot of dialog in it but yet you still watch it the whole way through cos you want to find out if what they're saying is actually gonna happen, if you can do that then you won't have to worry.
Those who believe that they are the best, the most popular, the go to guy, those are usually the ones who need the most help.
And I like dialog heavy films. If it has a lot of back and forth and chemistry, then it'll turn out good.
Oh and quick update, cast is pretty much casted, equipment is ready (waiting on a mic) and I have someone to compose the soundtrack. He's a great musician and he'll do a great job.
Mine is going ok. The rough cut has been done since December, and it has been resting in the hands of the music and sound guys ever since. With the sound, we probably could have redubbed and foleyed the whole damn thing once over by now as opposed to his piddling through the sound files like he's doing now. I know it's a learning experience, but I was hoping to have it done by the beginning of February.
The music guy is someone I've know for years, and I took a chance on since I know how he can get caught up in life sometimes. Last I heard, he had trouble with the DVD, so I tried getting him the video another way. I have yet to know if he's seen it, much less have music done.
Argh...
And Mr. Deadful, you cast a film without a script? That's very Hollywood of you.