FilmmakerIQ.com. Why buy it when you can build it? Well… most of the time you don’t have a choice. Other times it’s just way too much fun! In our first DIY (“Do It Yourself”) featured list we will focus on the production side of filmmaking. Stay tuned for other DIY featured lists on screenwriting, financing, editing and more. So, for all of you that don’t yet have Jerry Bruckheimer signing your checks, here is collection of great DIY tutorials for low budget filmmaking from around the net. ****Update: We have two new entries in our 202 Series “202 Sony Vegas Tutorials,” “202 Final Cut Pro Tutorials” and coming soon “DIY Horror: From Script to Scream!” Dollies XL-1 Table DollyIroning Board DollyDolly and Track SystemBuild Plan DollySkate Wheel DolliesRadio Controlled Camera PodBuild a Tracked Camera Dolly for CheapSimple DollySnodart’s DollyPVC dollyEazy DollyD8 Ladder DollyFilming Dolly With 10′ TrackSodart’s DollyJsal27′s Dolly system Stabilizers/Steadicams Car Mounts JIB Arms/Cranes Misc.
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The 7-Step Film Directing Formula. “There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins! And the cardinal sin is dullness.” Frank Capra As a filmmaker, I’ve been working professionally in the film and TV business for over 40 years, primarily as a Director and a 1st AD. During that time, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a variety of productions: industrial films, educational films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, short films, episodic TV shows, TV movies, TV pilots, indie films and Hollywood features. I’ve worked with dozens of good directors and not-so-good directors – as well as hundred’s of good actors and not-so-good actors. I’ve read hundred’s of film scripts: some of which were so terrible I couldn’t get past the first 10 pages – to scripts that hooked me from page 1 and went on to win Academy Awards. As a film directing instructor at the Vancouver Film School for over 6 years, I’ve had the opportunity to teach and mentor hundreds of film students as they write, prep and shoot their own short films.
Why? 1. 2. 3. How To Light a Scene | How To Make A Video | Indie Filmmaking. You’ve probably seen a dark horror film, a well-lit romantic comedy, and a grim and gritty war movie. Digital effects are sometimes used to colorize the film during post-production, but what gives each of these types of films its unique look and feel is the knowledge of how to light a scene and the type of lighting used on location. There are a couple of simple techniques you can employ that will get your lighting just right for your video.
The first of these is basic three-point lighting, which you can experiment with below. Three-Point Lighting Play around with the interactive lighting scheme below. Key Light This is the most focused, directional light used in the three-point setup. The key light creates the largest amount of light of any of the three and is usually set the furthest away from the subject, being directed in a slightly narrower beam than the others if possible. Fill Light The fill is used to offset the harshness and the sharp shadows that can be caused by the key light.