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https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/vegas-pro/ Or I should say "Vegas," because they've apparently done away with the MAGIX-era all caps branding for the name. Best news here is that Mocha Vegas will be coming back. There is no update to Vegas 23. New version is branded Vegas Pro 2026...

Most of us are very familiar with Die Hard. Those of a certain age have it practically memorized. Here's a link to the shooting script. Those who know the movie well will find it quite familiar - yet there are some fascinating surprises. The rewriting process goes on all through production in...

While the intro article for Pre-Production emphasizes the idea that you should have a plan for your finished video from the very start, and you should be planning your edit in pre . . . Sometimes, as an editor, you are given footage and images which never had a script, like someone’s vacation...

WRITING FOR TELEVISION PART 3: GETTING IN AND WORKING ON A WRITING STAFF By David Jimerson, with very helpful advice from Jane Espenson, writer for Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer The process of writing for television is not the same as writing for feature films. It’s not a...

WRITING FOR TELEVISION PART 2 - WRITING THE SCRIPT By David Jimerson, with very helpful advice from Jane Espenson, writer for Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer With plenty of example scripts in hand, you’re ready to sit down and write a spec script. Here’s where the creative...

WRITING FOR TELEVISION PART 1 - GETTING STARTED By David Jimerson, with very helpful advice from Jane Espenson, writer for Battlestar Galactica and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Let’s start with a couple of terms – shooting script and spec script. A shooting script is a script written to be shot...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12818328/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_hundreds This is the heart of true, creative, devilishly entertaining independent film. This is the sort of thing that's within the grasp of "no budget" indie filmmakers. Part Charlie Chaplin, part Wes Anderson, part...

. . . but the cover of this book bothers me. Anyone see why? ;)

Dovetailing off another thread, @Paul F regaled a tale from when he was on the EditDroid team. EditDroid was an early computerized non-linear editor, pioneered by LucasFilm, that used laserdiscs for media and was first introduced in the mid-'80s. Here's a featurette about it which should be...

Thought I'd start a thread to share some amusing set stories. One of my favorites: On a network TV show, I was standing in for a guest star and a bit for one of the leads, and between shots, the 1AD and I started debating the then-new Man of Steel movie, and whether Superman would kill Zod...

I expected nothing from this movie, but it is the most fun movie I've seen all year. Nothing like the TV show, it's an action-comedy love letter to the stunt department, and to movies and TV. The movie/TV in-jokes and references never stop. The on-set in-jokes never stop. If you've spent time...

THE DVXUSER MARKETPLACE The Marketplace forum is intended for individual member to member sales, and not those who are trying to run a business. Members may sell their items directly, or via ebay and Reverb (by adding an ebay or Reverb link to their Marketplace post). DVXuser takes no...

The site will be going down for maintenance for (hopefully) short periods over the next week or two while we implement the organizational changes. We will try to time it to periods of little activity. Posts auto-save while you are typing them, so you should not lose much, if anything at all, in...

DVXuser.com Forum Posting Guidelines DVXuser.com - The Online Community for Filmmaking - is a place for everyone from beginner to seasoned professional to share knowledge, showcase work, and seek advice on both artistic and technical levels. From narrative shorts and features to commercial work...

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DVXuser.com Forum Posting Guidelines DVXuser.com - The Online Community for Filmmaking - is a place for everyone from beginner to seasoned professional to share knowledge, showcase work, and seek advice on both artistic and technical levels. From narrative shorts and features to commercial work...

The Café exists as a space for DVXusers to hang out and chill together. Filmmaking posts that don’t fit in any other of the forums should be posted in the Café. Non-filmmaking topics are acceptable, but please limit your non-film-related posts. Most of your posts should be outside of the Café...

This section is for discussing commercial, theatrically-released films or first-run films on the streaming services. Indie films can be discussed as long as they're in actual distribution. Films made by members should be posted in the User Films section. Please keep in mind the following...

This section is for DVXusers to keep ongoing diaries of work in production, to share with others to help them in their own journeys, or for feedback on your work as you go along. We highly encourage this kind of openness and collaborative discussion! Whether you're a working pro willing to...

This section is for finished work by DVXuser members. While ideally we'd love to see it be a short or even a feature film, showcasing all aspects of filmmaking, it's also a place where DVXusers can post finished versions of other kinds of video work. For example, f you make commercials or music...