MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

Tab is short for Tabular (sp?), and is guitar notation. Cakewalk can convert and use both forms of notation, along with many variations of base and treble cleffs, so I would assume that any basic MIDI program would also be able to do tab.

Oh I forgot about the 28 days later scene. I loved the music in that! (It's called 'In The House- In A Heartbeat' for anyone who also wanted to get it). Pretty much the last hour of Titanic is pretty emotional stuff, as many people have already said. P.S. I hated the end of LOTR. It dragged on and o...

At school we put two 12 inch tchick crash mats on top of each other for vaulting and stuff- that works a treat.

Speaking of Montages, the 'Secrets Montage' in Identity is good. Not for any of its own merit specially, but it just breaks the story into the two acts so well, and advances the story. (By the way, if what the montage of secrets is is unclear, its the bit soon after everyone has gathered at the hote...

There are a few effects used in Identity (but I'm going to be as least specific as I can so I don't spoil it for the insane people who haven't seen Identity yet) in which people are hit by cars. It is pretty violent, so I am assuming they use dummies. Now, just before the accidents, the actors are t...

I was just listening to Hell Song by Sum 41. It reminded me that in American Pie, the sad bit when Stiffler realises he is a jerk, and he decides to o whats best for his pal, and buy some flowers, that song plays. The song is really upbeat, but it still does the job.

Sounds cool. Just a quick question: Will it be all copyright free etc? For example, if we were to distriubte the film in any way, would it be legal if it contained your works? I would love to use this service some time in the future. However, in my next movie (a horror) i am attempting to compose ev...

I think things that can happen are more scary. That's why 28 Days Later has the effect it does. With SARS outbreaks and stuff, you think 'jeez, this is real life!'. Candyman etc is like 'wow, pretty cool, but this could never happen, so no threat to me'. Kids are the new scary things I think. Beasts...

Cool bear, but i think he might look a little too human like. I know you're the professional here, but i would personally prefer a bear with slightly chubbier limbs.

Wow, cool. What does a professional graphics designer do? (And don't say 'desings graphics!')

I didnt understand you the first time, but with that diagram, it was much easier, and seems a great idea. How did you make that cool illustration?

"New Fosters head tap - Don't Loose Your Head".

How do you learn to compose? It's just Im really interested as it is something I would love to get involved in. I have a keyboard and am roughly grade 5 standard, and like to make little tunes, but can rarely get anything out much good, especially not in the genres I would like (film accompainment o...

I definitely want to go into media. I also have a keyboard with all the trimmings, and would maybe like to compose for films/tv/stage if directing doesnt work. I am blessed with living 10 minutes away from the National TV & Film School, so I cant let the oppurtunity pass. I would like to work un...

The adapting bit is called Jungle Book.

I had a 7 mins 41 sec long film, and in Premiere, at 560 * 480 or something similar resolution, it took 40 minutes, on a 2.4 ghz pc. It does take awhile.

I watched Halloween last night, and it had some good special features. One interesting comment the director made was something along the lines of: "I have made all types of films, but horrors are by far the most fun. Everbody is laughing on set throughout, and it creates a great atmosphere. I'd...

How comes a DVD player will play a movie with twice the quality of a tape player then?

Surely that way you would have to render again to make it into an avi or whatever which has the chopped of bits?

Yeah any kind of sample would be fabulous.

That scene in Identity was awesome. What a shock! What a storyline! What a movie! Who directed it? Knight them! Make them king!

Thanks for that. Damn I feel a prat for buying this thing. If I get ti and it captures at 2 frames per second with a 12 x 9 resolution, I think I might take to punching myself.

I don't see the risk in using copyrighted material if all your going to do is show it to Great Aunt Helga and Uncle Bob.

However, if you have a relative who values putting 'arresting his nephew for a petty little crime' on his CV higher then his whole entire family, then maybe its not a good move.

I sadly have never seen any Hitchcock films, or Tarantino for that matter, but I plan on it soon. I like some of the things in Identity, but I don't remember the director. Sorry!

That looks like a cool little site.