MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

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Well, I just want emotion, mostly talking scenes that we shoot are...not good. They're watchable, but not great. Interesting info Anderson, I think acting like you are the character would really help. What helps/makes a good talking scene?

In FCEHD, sometimes when I try to speed up clips it says, "trim error" or close to that. Anyone know why/how to fix it?

You'll need massive amounts of duct tape to hold it on, but it looks pretty good. I only use it for ground hits (I bury it) and for wall hits. Fishing line works, and you can't even see it.

I take a small copper pipe, 3 inches long maybe and I put a spring inside. Then, nail a nail in the bottom to hold it in place. Nail in another nail in the middle and make sure it's loose, so the nail will come out easily. Then tape the top part of the spring, pull it back, stick in the nail, put in...

Well, for the first time I've decided to write a script :shock: And actually use it. It's going to be a drama type, but I'm still thinking of a storyline. The most emotion the actors have done in a movie is screaming when they get shot, so my question is how to make a scene emotional, and how for an...

Will Live and internet on the computer lag if used at the same time? It would be easier to just turn on whatever and sign in, rather than switching cables.

Oh and sometimes my internet just disconnects...could that be a result of moving it or is it not geting reception?

Lol, I like the diagram. Ok, I decided torun an ethernet cable through my ceiling, and over to my Xbox. I'm going to skip the router, and just connect, and disconnect every time. It's not the fastest DSL so, wouldn't using the Xbox and comp. with both on the internet, make them laggy? Both of them s...

Thanks, I thought for sure to go wireless, Microsoft sure plugged it on their site. Anyways, It will take a while to get a router, since my modem only has one ethernet port, so I'm going to disconnect it from my computer and try a direct connection, because I really want to get on Live. But, my pare...

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I just got a Qwest DSL modem and I was wondering how to hook up to Xbox live. Should I go wireless or try running an ethernet cable 20 feet? I have a Mac too, so would that be a problem? Quick help appreciated, thanks.

You could film the person against a green screen and film the background seperatly, and desaturate which ever one you want. The Sin City DVD doesn't explain it very well, but the Making of book might.

To avoid the Mac vs. Windows argument,

Get windows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No!

Argh! WMA!

Geez, VLC doesn't even play them.

With two people it takes a real long time to get all the shots. Yes it does. You could try a google search for sounds. What sounds do you need? Bullet hits, gunshots etc.? If you have wiretap or a sound recording program you could record the BoB sounds. Try a search on Matthawkins, there's been pre...

Cheapest HD camera I've seen, it looks awesome, it's small and it's hd. Has anyone used this before? If I had 2,000 dollars I'd buy it. Does anyone know of an even cheaper HD camera?

You could take apart a toy one and insert a spring that shoots out a shell. It would be easier to go digital though.

Definitely have a muzzle flash, but remember not to add them in for every bullet in the case of an automatic. I wouldn't paint them in, but find a picture of one, cut around it, resize it and put it in. Painted ones won't look as good as pictures.

Okay, sounds cool. I'm going to try stuffing the wires into the ends, removing the wick and running them up like in the diagram. Then run the nail and see if it works.

The firework is basically a cylinder with a wick attached and black cat paper wrapped around it, so where would I put the two wires? That diagram is exactly what I was looking for, thanks.

Well, any kind of wire, any battery, nails....a board...

Hi I was trying to find out how to set off these black cat fireworks by using a nailboard, to make a machine gun hit effect. Does anyone know how to do this with wire, a battery, nail, board etc.? Any information would be helpful, and these are on the ground, not on a person so it gives a little fle...

That worked, thanks.

Would air dusting the thing work?
I already have one, and I wouldn't have to get a tape head cleaner if that works.

What kind of email address is that?

Yes...
Yeah I never got 'em...

Would Best Buy sell them? How much would one go for?

Hey I have a Canon ES8400 and it won't playback video, all I get is snow. I've tried tapes I know there's footage on and nothing shows up. I tried recording some footage and playing it back right away and I still get snow. It's in good condition, but I don't know, is it the tapes or the camera? Any ...