Recent content by Fxguy

Hello everyone! I need some advice for a special project that has come up. My gandmother has recently been diagnosed with cancer and given a poor prognosis. While she is still relatively healthy, I'd like to interview her and record the interview in a documentary style. I'm primarily doing...

I havent seen any rates for news stringers I'm thinking i will get my new a1 and change my rates per story what do you all think would be a good rate for news footage per station per story.

Hello everyone! I am printing out brochure after brochure in an attempt to research my future camera purchase. I am about 6 months from purchasing a camera to start my own idie film company and plan to shoot wedding videos on the side to support the cost of the camera. Either camera is probably...

Hey again everyone, Been searching the forum for little over an hour now and cant quite find what I am looking for. I want to practice directing a short film to prepare me for shooting feature films . Here is my problem, I have TONS of ideas for feature films (over 5 feature films in my...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if everyone would like to chime in on something for me. I am looking for an as all inclusive list as I can find for starting a production company for the purpose of making my own films. I have written several short/commercial scripts as well as 2 feature...

Hello Everyone! I have been watching this forum for a while now and sitting here slowly (read Painfully) writiing scripts until the day I could afford to begin my film career. Well I am happy to say that day is here. I am finally in a position where I can afford a nice camera. Now the...

Ok guys, I dont know where else to post this so I will post it here. I am an aspiring filmmaker (who among us is not?) and right now I have a panasonic dv53 miniDv camera. The thing keeps jamming and eating tapes so I figure its time to upgrade. Since i am still in school and cannot afford my...

Ok guys, I dont know where else to post this so I will post it here. I am an aspiring filmmaker (who among us is not?) and right now I have a panasonic dv53 miniDv camera. The thing keeps jamming and eating tapes so I figure its time to upgrade. Since i am still in school and cannot afford my...

Hey guys, I am looking for a storyboard artist as well as other preproduction crew for a short film I am working on for this summer. I just finished the script and need someone to storyboard the shots for me as soon as I get a shot list together (prob in the next week or 2). I know there are...

Hey guys, Looking for aspiring filmmakers / crew from the Chicago area. i'd like to meet some more people from the area that are into filmmaking and also looking for like minded people to crew up for a short film to be shot this summer. Please feel free to post or email me. Fxguy, Tim C...

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I think my last post may have been a little too long. I am looking to break into directing and wish to do so with a short film (around 10 mins long) and want to know what is the best way to go about it. Should I rent a camera or buy one? And what is the best camera to shoot a short on and then...

Any advice on writing / filming a good short? I have an idea in my head for a short film (prob around 10 mins long) and am finding it very hard to write the screenplay after working on writing a feature. My idea is solid but seems to take to long to develop the story and action. thanks Fxguy

Ok, First of all let me admit to being a casual watcher of this board for some time now. So I am long time watcher first time poster. ANYWAYS, here is what I want to say. I am a 26 year old Pharmacy student in his last year of pharmacy school. For the next year I will be working 40+ hours per...

I have read a lot about production insurance and I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good insurance company? Any rates would be helpful too. I am considering producing my own feature (unless there are any producers out there that would like to do a werewolve/vampire/slayer flick) and I know...