MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

Hey, does anyone know a way i can export my 3d file from Cinema 4d to other packages, without loosing quality, textures, camerawork and animation? or at the very least the closest thing to that. thanks

thanks for the advice guys, they sound like my only alternatives so i'd better get started on them!

hey, im animating a space scene in 3d, using motion blur tags so objects appear to move more fluidly. However this causes the stars in the background to fade to dark greys, whereas in films like star wars and star trek the star field motion blurs leave streaks of bright white light. anyone know how ...

hey, i(and my art teacher) would really like to know the exact way to make this stuff, as it sounds really great. please give a bit more info, thanks

i'm 18, and i've applyed to uni, but this summer i want to try my best to get my script out there(it's not shakespeare, but its a quality script that should please action buffs and mild critics, i personally think its great). so i plan to get experience working on film sets and maybe passing on copi...

Thanks those are some really useful contacts

Hey, I was sure there had been posts on this before but my searches couldn't find anything, even search engines dont give any information unless you are willing to pay. I'm wondering how I sell my script and get it made professionally. I hear you probably need an agent, but I can't find a way of loc...

ok thanks for the advice, i'll minimise to use of it to when its essential. funny how u hear about liquid latex being painted on for pleasure, personally i think i'd pass out from the fumes!

hey, i see lots of people doing horror make-up where liquid latex is applied directly to the actors face. Is this healthy? not only does latex smell aweful, it even says on the container - not to be inhaled. am i using the wrong latex? thanks for your info.

Im stuck with a bit of a problem here- i've shot most of my movie in NTSC 29.97 FPS, but since most of my target audience is in the UK the movie would be better shown in PAL(i also hear PAL framerate is closer to film). So if you were in my place, would you keep working in NTSC, or convert to PAL(an...

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excellent stuff there. just 2 questions: 1. how did you manage to motion blur the flying bullet casings when you were keying them in? 2. where did you get your smoke and spark stock footage from? thanks very much

Media Studio Pro 7, thanks for the advice

hey, right now ive got a problem where i am trying to add an object into a scene using chroma-key, and blur the object at the same time. problem is this means that there are blueish edges left in around my object due to it blurring with the background, so does anyone know a way around this? thanks

Hey, i've noticed recently that sony do atleast two brands of MiniDV Tapes, one called Premium the other called Excellence. Excellence is also more expensive that the other brands. Im just wondering what makes it worth this extra, and if it's worth investing in if i want the best quality shots, than...

Hey, this month I’m due for filming on location. It's in a cold war bunker, there is tons of fluorescent lightings and probably not too many modern plug sockets. Also my first filming session will be a max of 3 hours. So does anyone have any creative techniques of getting around the bad lighting in ...

Hey, i'm in the process of working out a uni to (hopefully) go to, to do a film making/video production course. Does anyone here know any places that do quality film courses, or even just good Unis in general? thanks

i have a few fakes including a Steyr AUG, which is great cause since the real gun is made of a type of plastic, it doesnt look fake. The others though are blatently fake, does anyone know a way to paint them to make them seem more metallic?

If you dont have time to apply makeup to each zombie, then do what im doing and create latex masks for each. I dont worry about getting face casts or anything like that, just poor liquid latex on a dummy head and then peel it off once dried. The skin should be very messed up, making it looks very ro...

OK so what's are the negatives with the VX2000? I really need to make up my mind between a VX2000 and an XM2, Raptor's post has swayed me a bit, but i wanna make sure i'm getting all the info!

thats really the effect i need, with the plane behind the fumes.

thanks, looks pricey but i guess u get what u pay for!

can, can anyone tell me how to make a scene in cinema 4d where one object is displayed normally and the other one is displayed in wireframe mode? Thanks

After watching Predator over and over again, i noticed that it may actually have all been filmed at daytime. Am I right? Also how did they do such a good job at darkening the image without blacking out all the characters?

Is there any way to add distortion to a clip as if petrol vapour or over fumes are flying past the camera. The scene im doing is a view from behind a Stealth Bomber, so the camera is in the direct path of the fumes given off. Thanks