MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

I have Alam dv 2 and I have a free upgrade to alam dv 3 when it comes out. It does only have 2d premade things. One of the main things you can use it for are light sabers and muzzle flashes extremely easily. The new version will have a particle engine and a muzzle flash generator with millions of fl...

Actually you can stand on drywall. If it is flat against the floor it is fine. It is not as strong of course, but in my case it was cheaper. I made sure it was fine by asking my brother-in-law (Builder).

The site is complete. Go to www.Foxamusements.com . You can submit your movies for a rating.

And the MPA is for the international community.

This is true. It is just a watermark/logo. It can have effect though. One of the main reasons I am trying this is I have seen many amatuer film makers using the copywrirtten MPAA logos.

I did understand it is copywritten, so I have created my own system. It breaks down into KIDS, TEENS, and ADULT categories. Each one has its own restrictions as to what kind of content will be allowed in them. I am half done with the website now. I will have most of it up in the next few days.

I will post in other forums. I will finish the site and "open shop". I too believe with enough word of mouth and films with the rating system, it could go. If anyone from other countries would like to help with ratings, this would be great, as I have no knowledge of other rating systems.

I didnt think about that. I am sure we could work out a system for both, to satisfy everyones needs.

I have been thinking for a while about amatuer film ratings and have created a solution. The AFRB or Amatuer Film Rating Board. It sounds dumb, but I am sure it could work. I have made a test of the homepage. I want to hear what other people think before I put more time into this. I want to know if ...

It is a series of documents, and is also a film. I am going to rent it at my local Family Video. The actual documents list dangerous things. They tell you to mix chemicals that when mixed, are friction sensitive. I highly recomend if anything like this is attempted, it is done with a correct and saf...

All of these chemicals are easily obtainable in the U.S. A safety video is good. I was trying to put one together, but have yet to find a suitable detonation site. Does your brother use fuse, or does he ignite things electrically?

I know what you are talking about. I have looked for them for a long time and have had no luck. It seems that only the actual special effects houses have access to these.

Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) is obtainable from many places like hardware stores. It comes as stump remover. There are different types of stump remover, so read the labels to make sure it is potassium nitrate. It comes in prills but http://krimzonpyro.com/ep/projectsdevicesdir/kno3.html has a good way t...

That is called a "lazy susan"(SP?).

I made one and it was like a firecracker. I am making one right now to film and one of the caps went off in my hand. Be careful. I will have a movie of one going off soon for anyone who would care.

Edit- It just happened again, and 4 went off. I will just try something else.

I wasnt trying to be encouraging. What you are asking for is illegal.

I own Alam and anyone that does own the program probably would not give you plug ins.

Yea, in the US it is legal to leave it in your driveway without insurance. Only if you will be driving it will you need it.

Liquid nitrogen is nice. I was with a college Professor and he was pouring that stuff all over. It was cool.

Yea, it was dry ice. We let it sit in their for a few hours, and it only broke into 3 or 4 pieces.

We froze an apple with it and then dropped it in my science class. My teacher put it in his mouth, but he moved it around so it wouldnt hurt him. It actually is so cold that it burns you, sounds weird, but it does hurt badly. We also had some at work and put it in a mop bucket. Great fun.

O dell ice company around here sells dry ice at a dollar a pound.

The Blur face tutorial at wrigleyvideo.com shows how to blur the moving face using premiere.

Hey Grant, Send me the plans andI will see what I can do. Only if you want of course.

Rory

Potassium nitrate is also called salt peter. You can get it at garden supply shops. You can also get it at hardware stores as stump remover(read on the can) but it is very expensive this way. You could also get it from chemical supply companies, but you have to be 21.