Pros and cons of a PAL camera

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
Watch any movie directed by Uwe Boll. It will first bore you to tears and then put you to sleep. I hope that helps :D
CK

hahah oh god, that will only keep my up at night thinking of unanswerable questions like "Why is he still allowed to make movies?" :D

[novakru]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro
Watch any movie directed by Uwe Boll. It will first bore you to tears and then put you to sleep. I hope that helps :D
CK

This is off the subject and I know you never say specifics on your work-but I am curious since I haven't seen anything about it in awhile....without giving away any secrets or crossing spam lines-how is the editing going?
And once an edit is done completely,what is the next step in putting out a movie?
This process is very mysterious and there isn't much common knowledge about it.

I once read that a movie was canned for 5 years and then didn't make it out in general distribution because the actor got famous?
And there was this other movie 2 years waiting and was buried because of 'politics'?

[ADOM]

So did you wind up going with PAL or NTSC? I know PAL was always considered a good choice because of the 25fps rate, but once the DVX 100's came out with 24p it seemed like a moot point. 24p or 24p HDV are the best indie alternatives to film if you can afford them.

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by ADOM
So did you wind up going with PAL or NTSC? I know PAL was always considered a good choice because of the 25fps rate, but once the DVX 100's came out with 24p it seemed like a moot point. 24p or 24p HDV are the best indie alternatives to film if you can afford them.

NTSC

I'm so happy about it, it would be cool to have enough money for an HVX200 but I don't know. I think some basic lighting equipment better than worklights, shower curtains and black tarps would be a little more important. :D

[tonemeister]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
What about lighting for high definition? What camera did you use?

as far as lighting goes. you light it as if you were lighting for film. the camera we used was the sony hdr-fx1 what a great little camera and it uses mini dv tapes. very affordable. if you wanna see pic quality go to my website and watch the trailer.....the footage is straight from the camera, no color corrections at all. i'm not spamming, just showing the pic quality. click on last rites. http://www.insane-o-rama.com

[slasherman]

Originally posted by tonemeister
as far as lighting goes. you light it as if you were lighting for film...

ehhh its very different from lighting a movie shot on film...more like as you see it on HD...on film you have to think different cause the light doesnt "come out" as you see it in the monitor...therefore much easier on HD....by the way "Once upon a time in Mexico" was shot on HD...

[MisterSadistro]

Distribution ?

"Ancient Chinese secret, huh ?"
Distribution has got to be the ugliest part of filmmaking. Since you want your film out there for as many people to see, you now have to take into consideration at what lengths you'll go to do so and how much of your time, effort and money are possibly going to be lost now to have it seen (I'm surprised this has never turned up on an episode of 'Fear Factor' yet). I always equate it to "People Who Had Nothing to Do With Creating This Will Now Be Taking 50% or More From It's Sales". Depending how much they actually push your film, it may or may not be all that bad. None of them are going to give you money up front to make your masterpiece (much like getting your band signed doesn't mean you're a rockstar I'd hate to say). You might be an artist, but they are still a business. Business takes care of itself first and foremost and little guys are an afterthought (which is why we have tons of "celebrity" reality shows starring people who were famous 20 years ago rather than corporations like Sony).
Yes, distribution companies sometimes do sign lengthy contracts to tie up the rights to a film and shelf it for years. I've read dozens of horror stories about an unnamed indie company that had one of the cheesiest, goriest movies turned into a cartoon and action figure set years later <hint, hint> signing distribution contracts on movies that were never seen or heard from again.
Personally, I've always been interested in putting together an indie distribution network in an effort to keep the spoils of sales in the pockets of the people who deserve it most - the guys who made the film in the first place. They did the work and who wouldn't want to have more money to get started on the next movie ? Can't be any worse than the usual Hollywood remake.

As for why Uwe Boll is still allowed to make movies, Angela, I can only speculate that he must have a very interesting photo collection of some very important people in compromising positions :D
CK

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by MisterSadistro


As for why Uwe Boll is still allowed to make movies, Angela, I can only speculate that he must have a very interesting photo collection of some very important people in compromising positions :D
CK

Bwahahah :D

For my first feature length movie, I want to have a website where people can watch it for 35 cents or something (then I'm going to go on every forum in the world saying "Hey, have you guys seen this movie yet? It's amazing!!1 omfgz!"... then I'm going to get some photos of important people in compromising positions. :p

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Angelakillsluts
then I'm going to go on every forum in the world saying "Hey, have you guys seen this movie yet? It's amazing!!1 omfgz!"...

but it's essential for you to pretend that you know nothing about the film ... you just heard about it on the grapevine and was wondering if anyone knew anything.


of course - it never explains why you have the link ... but we've all seen that before.

[Angelakillsluts]

Originally posted by urgeok
but it's essential for you to pretend that you know nothing about the film ... you just heard about it on the grapevine and was wondering if anyone knew anything.


of course - it never explains why you have the link ... but we've all seen that before.

haha exactly. :)

You would all of course be sent free DVDs. If it's really bad and immoral to subject other humans to, you could always burn copies for coworkers you don't like when Christmas rolls around :p