MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

welcome! you pay your money and take your chances. looks ok and if you pay with a good credit card they cover your purchases anyway.

cheers nigel, i just pressumed ythe majority of people would have faster modems. your trailer was good by the way- short and sweet! thanks brown cow - i see your point with the beard, and whilst it doesn't fit into the context of the scene it is necassary for what we are going for. this is not a com...

http://rapidshare.de/files/836249/Scene1__Web_Draft_.wmv.html ok, i put this up the other day and no-one responded - ive hosted on a different site now as this may have been the problem. scroll down - click on free download - wait about a minute and then click download - save to. i really would fin...

is there a problem viewing it or something!?

this is a test scene from our film project entitled 'STICKY BUNS' http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Scene1-Web-Draft Sticky Buns is a spy film that is being made for fun more than anything and it is supposed to be tongue in cheek. i imagine you are by this point thinking that is possibly the dumbes...

very good spade - i like it!

good editing. one or two shots could have a second trimmed off to make it even sharper.

i find its just about being confident so that you can talk your way out of a situation. i.e. 'we are making this for my school/uni project' or 'wow you smell nice!'

cemeteries are private land i think so they could potentially beat you out with a stick!

looks good. as you say tho - love to see it on someone moving about to judge it properly.

I never reuse them. that way, I have the footage if I ever need it again. thats what i do. they're cheap as chips so theres no point risking it. i had quite a few problems with sony premium dv tapes - i bought a couple of packs and had to throw 2 tapes away even tho they had come straight from the ...

you mean EXACTLY like in Goldfinger?

i'd have to be a legal resident in the US to enter. got me thinking tho, what the hell can you do in a 5 second film?

be more specific - does it have to be on a certain topic, what are your resources, what is your experience of film making, etc.

good cuts but its all a bit slow. what you can do to make it look like hes hit at high speed is to use perspective and have the car drive fast at the actor but a couple of feet closer to the camera, thus missing him but creating the effect of him being mowed down at high speed. if you time it perfec...

Yes! 100% better. isn't totally realistic but its a really cool effect. carefull with the shell casing tho, it's going to take someones eye out!

is that supposed to look like hes jumping on the car for a bit off a laugh or that hes hit by it?

Looks pretty good, however, some kind of muzzle flash or explosion would enhance the shot considerably. further problems: the hand is moving far quicker than the bullet - speed the bullet up or slow the hand down. the bullet is also too big. this is being critical - the streak effect works ok though

[quote="levertuning"]Try to avoid showing your own opinion and let the viewers create their own. quote] even though this is technically how it SHOULD be done, it is rarely the case. sensationalism is evident in most documentaries and the maker usually starts off with an agenda to acheive a...

[quote="genesis_157"]"she runs into the police officer’s arms. She hugs the officer so hard that he has difficult breathing."

the officer actually STOPS breathing- psycho runs off and she gets accused of the murder of her husband and the police officer!

and shes licking it because....?

so what was she licking?

LizaTrainer wrote:

chchaisson1 wrote:Looks good, just make sure it doesn't look too futuristic; otherwise it will be unrealistic.

What do you mean, tell me more.

probably means that its not a good idea to go with 'shiny and silver'

why did it look stupid? and why woul masking make it better?

ive seen that- its an awesome trailer! the making of is informative too. i was just wondering if anyone here had actually done it. is there any lighting or focus implications?

This is my favourite type of short movie... what message are you sending through the short if you have to ask this then surely it can't of been that great? call me ignorant, but shouldn't a films message be evident without the director having to explain it - those are my least favourite short films...

that was the weirdest thing ive ever seen!? what the hell was she licking? or shouldn't i ask!?

to be constructive: liked the general look of it - very freaky