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by Kentertainment
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: Directing & Acting
Topic: act, but dont act like your acting
Replies: 9
Views: 33443

Re: act, but dont act like your acting

It's not all verbal, you have to think outside the box and find ways to put the actor(s) in a similar situation. For example, say your character is annoyed in a scene and you know your actor can't stand the sound of a clicking pen. Keep clicking the pen up until calling "action" to allow t...
by Kentertainment
Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:17 am
Forum: Cinematography
Topic: Best Movie for Cinematography?
Replies: 18
Views: 141331

Re: Best Movie for Cinematography?

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by Kentertainment
Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Who uses scripts?
Replies: 7
Views: 40131

Re: Who uses scripts?

Well, Mr. guy-who-posted-this-thread-three-and-a-half-years-ago, I DO use a script. Always.
by Kentertainment
Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:11 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: Ridley Scott's "Monopoly"
Replies: 1
Views: 18221

Re: Ridley Scott's "Monopoly"

You complete me.
by Kentertainment
Sat Jun 19, 2010 8:09 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: My Filmmaking Blog
Replies: 0
Views: 39375

My Filmmaking Blog

Hey everyone,

I have a blog for all my filmmaking adventures. Right now I'm in the middle of pre-production for a short film I'll be shooting on the Red One in August and writing stages for my first feature film.

Have a look.

http://kennethlarson.blogspot.com/
by Kentertainment
Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:58 am
Forum: Sound Effects
Topic: Sound Effects Libraries
Replies: 2
Views: 11221

Re: Sound Effects Libraries

Yeah, freesound is where it is at.
by Kentertainment
Sun Sep 16, 2007 7:38 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: A Day of Zombies
Replies: 16
Views: 108172

That is some awesome stuff! What are you attaching that Redrock too? It looks just like a simple consumer camera.
by Kentertainment
Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:57 pm
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Camera - I know, I can't find the other threads
Replies: 6
Views: 32204

The only thing you're going to get today that isn't miniDV and you can actually own is a really old 8mm camera (with expensive film and harder to find), a poor quality Hi8 off ebay, or a high-end HD camera that uses a P2 card. Under your circumstances, I'd go with miniDV, but I'd look for something ...
by Kentertainment
Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:53 pm
Forum: Directing & Acting
Topic: Your style
Replies: 24
Views: 111416

I think a lot of us here are still trying to develop their style. At least I am for one. Each new short I make, I am always doing at least some-thing differently.

I still like dolly shots though.
by Kentertainment
Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: City Lights -- New Short Film
Replies: 5
Views: 22169

It does take some decent low-light images, but that was with the f-stop wide open pretty much the whole time. It's obviously better though to light as much as you can when making a movie. This was just a bored evening project though and I can't really light an entire city. I've always had an interes...
by Kentertainment
Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:26 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: City Lights -- New Short Film
Replies: 5
Views: 22169

City Lights -- New Short Film

So last night I was planning on doing ADR with an actor in What's Wrong With You?! but he never showed up. I checked out some equipment (like a DVX and boom mic) so we could do it, but since he never showed I didn't want to put it to waste. The result: My friend and I on a night drive through downto...
by Kentertainment
Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:16 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: What's Wrong With You Trailer! (page 2)
Replies: 40
Views: 166061

Clarence is about spot on. It was filmed in 16:9 letterbox and then I set my editing timeline to 24p widescreen which then stretched the video preview out (not the video) and gave me my footage completely surrounded in black on all 4 sides. So I cropped out the upper and lower black bars and in doin...
by Kentertainment
Sun Aug 26, 2007 9:06 am
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Creating money?...
Replies: 28
Views: 121770

I got a picture of a $100 (like the one way above) and brought it in photoshop to get it to size with a real dollar and then I just printed it off of windows picture preview and it worked. I got a warning from Photoshop when I tried to print it off of there. Although, you might want to print in real...
by Kentertainment
Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:06 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: sundance short film
Replies: 9
Views: 16348

Re: RE: sundance short film

Has anybody here ever tried to enter a film in sundance? I went to the festival last year and plan on going again this year, although, I have considered entering. A lot of the stories I hear about the short filmmakers is they really don't think they'll get in but they enter anyways and manage to ge...
by Kentertainment
Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:25 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: sundance short film
Replies: 9
Views: 16348

RE: sundance short film

As long as you have enough footage to where the judges can view the film and piece together what is going on you should be fine. A lot of films people send to Sundance are sent as rough cuts and then they work on a final cut. Sometimes people don't get the final exhibition copy finished with editing...
by Kentertainment
Sat Aug 18, 2007 1:02 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Day for Night Test
Replies: 14
Views: 47557

Clarence wrote:And people say "Ooh, don't show the sky!"
I said that once...

That really did look fantastic, if I had to give you any suggestion it would probably just be considering making it a full moon to make it just a tad more believable in the brightness. Great job though, really schweet!
by Kentertainment
Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:42 am
Forum: General Film Making Stuff
Topic: Grading Tutorials/Tips
Replies: 6
Views: 21509

RE: Grading Tutorials/Tips

I don't know why but color grading to me is both fun and annoying. I never know when I'm satisfied with the outcome.
by Kentertainment
Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:01 am
Forum: Special Effects
Topic: Grindhouse look
Replies: 14
Views: 35222

Re: RE: Re: RE: Grindhouse look

Nerds. If you're truely getting interested in being a cinematographer, I highly recommend this book, it's amazing. http://www.filmtools.com/anwilcinwor4.html 21 different cinematographers work through this ASC (American Society of Cinematographers) workshop and explain just about everything they're...
by Kentertainment
Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:30 am
Forum: Soundtracks
Topic: Moby = Free music?
Replies: 3
Views: 17123

Moby = Free music?

So I was reading Filmmaker Magazine last night when I came across an article about Moby and how he composed music specifically for Independent Filmmakers. It's pretty easy, go here: http://www.mobygratis.com/film-music.html and then make an account (takes like 5 seconds) and you are free to anything...
by Kentertainment
Sun Aug 12, 2007 10:18 am
Forum: Video Editing
Topic: wut editor do u use?
Replies: 55
Views: 414699

Yes. Also, if you bought a Mac, you could run both Mac and Windows on it... in't amazing?
by Kentertainment
Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:47 am
Forum: Scripts
Topic: Zombies...with a twist
Replies: 10
Views: 21881

I probably would have been amused about 3 months ago but the idea has been done. At least in Utah that is. I am in an apprenticeship for a place here called Spy Hop Productions and they have a program where about 12 kids take a year to write, film, and complete 2 narrative films and 2 documentaries....
by Kentertainment
Sun Aug 12, 2007 3:47 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: What's Wrong With You Trailer! (page 2)
Replies: 40
Views: 166061

I have had that comment before (in general, not on this). Sometimes I look at the shot and I say, "I like that!" and it's what I like (headroom or not) and other times I realize I don't have to play by the book. We actually shot this in letterbox and in editing I cropped out the black bars...
by Kentertainment
Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:42 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: What's Wrong With You Trailer! (page 2)
Replies: 40
Views: 166061

BUMP! (Only doing this one time)

Anybody enjoy the trailer at least?
by Kentertainment
Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:15 am
Forum: Video Editing
Topic: wut editor do u use?
Replies: 55
Views: 414699

No Sony Vegas users? :cry: I am here to save the day! I use Vegas 7.0 for my home use (which is mostly) and Final Cut Pro at my intern thing. I also know how to use Adobe Premiere and with my experience, it is the worst I have used. Vegas is extremely user friendly and I like that a lot and since i...
by Kentertainment
Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:05 am
Forum: Members Films
Topic: PAUSE - A short film
Replies: 11
Views: 28155

RE: PAUSE - A short film

I gave it a watch and I dig the pause effects. Care to elaborate on how you did the one where the character is in the foreground and the other is moving in the background? I liked how he moved the trampoline underneath the sister, that was pretty good. The music was great, it matched perfectly. My o...