Recent content by indiraider

Hi, I don't know if this is the right area of the forum to post this but I'll go ahead anyway. I have PAed for about 3 very independent films (all with with no pay) I found on craigslist. When I mean independent, I mean first time directors who are shooting in their basements or outside using...

I am having trouble knowing what the effect of different lenses are on the picture. Let me explain analogy: I play the guitar and there are different guitar petals to make the sound of the guitar different to fit the tone. I see the different lenses (wide angle lens, telephoto, anamorphic) as...

Hey, I've been perusing the forums quite a bit. I've only done small film school projects (I'm 17) but I plan on filming some shorts with some 'actor' friends of mine. I write quite a bit and have an almost finished screenplay for a short that I plan to film. I've used the XL1 at AFI and the...