Just a wee update, I'm still shooting Billy the Bomb, I've learned that when shooting a no budget film, you got to make the most of what comes up visually. The carnival came to my Town, we thought about using it on Tuesday and filmed it on Thursday. The script changes constantly but I think it's for the best.

There's still a couple of bits to be dubbed in but I tyhought I'd share it anyway.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFbECeKviZM

Hi,

I read this script when it was first posted, and have kept tabs on the thread -- mostly due to the entertainment factor of you and Dustin going at it!

But this film looks pretty well shot so far. A couple hiccups here and there (my personal taste), but overall not too shabby. Good luck going forward with this.

Steve

lLooks good so far Athol.

Your line about comes up visually reminded me of the kid film maker in Super 8 said about the train rushing through the station...

'Production values!"

Looking good. You're getting this thing down. Well done.

Not bad. Good job.

Thanks for the feedback , A couple of pointers for anyone doing the same as me.

When on location, remember and record a couple of extra mins of just audio. You will need it.

Use a clapper board. If you don't it will be a head fuck tryintg to piece it all together. If you dont have a clapper board, Stand in front of the camera and 'clap' this way when editing you will see a spike on the audio so you will know it's a clap, also after you clap, say what scene it is and take number, it will save you heaps of time.

Hope this helps someone

There's a lot of overdubbing going on these days. All sound, including dialogue, is added later. Not sure how that works exactly, but I've heard it's also a bit of a pain.

If you're looking for crew, try this place: http://www.mandy.com/ You get one ad free per month. And, if you don't know, cast can be found here quite easily: http://www.starnow.co.uk/

It's hard to think of everything. The more workload you can take off your back the better.

Yeah on the clapperboard, we've got one... but I just thought, we're going to need three. One for each camera.

The more angles you get on a shot the better too. If you could find an unemployed camera operator in the area, they may be willing to jump aboard your project. Who's directing, DoP? Is it all you?

No, Dustin . it's not all me, I have another shooter on board, also someone over seeing it. The actors often come up with good lines, even better story lines, so we all just go with what works best. At this level it's all about collaberation.

The sound think is a nigthmare if you don't catch it first time. It's easy to add music later but dialouge is a different story.

I checked out that site but not much happening in my neck of the woods on it.

I think I have all the people I need anyway.

I'll keep you posted