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Old 09-26-2004, 12:18 PM
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Tips on Filmmaking

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A friend and I have just completed our first horror script and we are planning to set out looking for folk to act in the film.Only problem is that we have never done this before.I will be doing most the camera work on a decent DV cam and also editing on hopefully final cut express 2.Can anyone give me some tips on creating fake blood,knife wounds (slash and stab) and on lighting and soundrecording.Basically any help would be great.
Also I am in Ireland so if anyone is interested in helpin out or acting in,give us an e-mail.

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Old 09-26-2004, 01:38 PM
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Old 09-26-2004, 10:34 PM
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Re: Tips on Filmmaking

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Hello,
A friend and I have just completed our first horror script and we are planning to set out looking for folk to act in the film.Only problem is that we have never done this before.I will be doing most the camera work on a decent DV cam and also editing on hopefully final cut express 2.Can anyone give me some tips on creating fake blood,knife wounds (slash and stab) and on lighting and soundrecording.Basically any help would be great.
Also I am in Ireland so if anyone is interested in helpin out or acting in,give us an e-mail.

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Search for the "Help Tips on Fake Blood" or something like that. It was in this forum. You might be able to use standard laytex for stab wounds.
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Old 09-27-2004, 01:05 PM
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Since I'm assuming you're shooting on video, always use diffusion on your lights. Everything tends to look brighter than it is in playback so use screens, plastic (careful it doesn't melt), etc to spread the light out so it doesn't look too harsh. Chinese lanterns are also a good way to go. It might not sound like much, but the difference in your footage will be noticeable.
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Old 09-27-2004, 11:24 PM
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I think one of the biggest things I notice with fan films is that they don't pay attention to the noise in the background. Often times it id very distracting and can ruin a shot. Just be sure to be aware of wind, people, animals etc.
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Old 09-29-2004, 06:52 AM
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Thanks for the tips.When using a computer program to edit the sound and image is it wise to save the completed if not some of the finished material to CD or is that just a bad idea.My camera does not have DV in so I cant bring back into it and my compute has no DVD writer.Does anyone have any suggestions on exporting it to a device or anything.
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Old 09-30-2004, 04:22 PM
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If you have a CD-R, I would strongly suggest saving anything and everything (I lost 2 films I was editing plus 3-4 years worth of various music I composed since I never back anything up). A program like Nero Express is able to save footage in a VCD/XVCD/ miniDVD format that is playable on most DVD players. It will automatically convert it from avi or other various MPEG formats which is a definite bonus to it. You can always recapture any footage from your CDs then to re-edit at a later date.
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