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What’s the movie about? Comfort is a story about redemption. Comfort follows Larry Sunder as he tries to reconnect with his drug-addicted sister, Matilda, following his mother’s passing. A former drug addict himself; Larry must battle with his own personal demons as he desperately tries to...

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction in going about recording a 911 phone call. I have little to no experience in sound, but am willing to work hard to record great sound. I need a "911 phonecall" to serve as a voiceover in a horror short that i am currently writing...

Moved into my new apartment and would like to subscribe to a magazine.Anyone on here recommend any good film magazines? How's this one? http://www.magazines.com/product/american-cinematographer?afd_number=3823&s_kwcid=TC|22554|magazine...

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What's the coolest/most efficient way you have ever seen gels organized? Share how you store your gels or the most impressive organization method you have seen on a set.

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This coming Friday were shooting the club scene for a film were working on. So far we have shot outside in various locations, a hospital room, a bedroom and other locations that i was familiar with lighting. I have never lit a scene this big and i was wondering if anyone had any information to...

Seeing if anyone here could enlighten me with some knowledge on the lighting in Fargo. I'm interested in the parking garage scene only. I have to replicate a scene from a movie for a class of mine, and i want to try and match the lighting in Fargo as best as i possibly can. So if anyone has any...

The next project for an Editing class i am taking is to edit a trailer for a film that has already been released. I was just wondering if anyone could direct me to some good songs to edit a trailer to or some good audio effects to transition my cuts. Any help is appreciated. Cheers

I am capturingi footage via tapedeck at my school. When i bring up the capture window i can see the audio levels moving up and down but i cant hear or preview the sound as i am capturing. I logged the clip succesfully witout sound. Then as i bring up the recently captured file in quicktime...

I want to invest in the Rode. Shotgun Mic. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/367746-REG/Rode_NTG_1_NTG_1_Shotgun_Microphone.html Does anybody have other mic. suggestions around the same price range? More importantly, can anyone link me to the right XLR wire to hook the shotgun...

Is it as simple as exposing your camera to the light source and the the subject steps in front . And then the subject will be undeexposed so he/she/it will appear black? any tips to shooting proper silhouttes. Apperture and depth of field play a role at all? a good example in this link...

I rented out 2 wireless lavaliere microphones. I was under the impression that they could just connect to my dvx100a using the xlr input 1 and 2. then just set my channels on my camera to channel 1 and 2. however the recievers for the wireless microphones, the plug at the end looks like a...

looking for any tips or diagrams to succesfully shoot an interview with proper lighting and two lights/stand/umbrealls Im shooting a subject on a black background. I have two lights, 500watts i beleive. and one umbrealla that i can shot the light through and one that i can refelect lifght...