MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

Thanks!

Now I know what programs to look for.

What not-to expensive programs are out there, that I can use to create a true 5.1 surrond sound track for my next movie?

Somebody should just make a camera that can record onto a 120+Gb hardrive bulit into the camera. That dosen't seem like such a bad idea.

Are there any tutorials out there on how to use DivX?

I even have problems when I get it to play DivX files.

What magazines would you find cinema 4D in?

If it's that cheap I want a copy!

I don't have Poser. Any other ideas?

Does anybody own one of these Camcorders? I recently saw one on the cover of a technology magazine. They look freaking sweet!!

I currently have a Sony Hi8 XR camcorder and I want to upgrade. Should I wait for these to drop down in price? Are they worth the money?

I can't get it to work either.

Hopefully the "Windows Media 9 Encoder" is just as good?

In my next movie; I want to have a chacter that can jump 30+feet into the air, and make it look effortless and smooth. I know I can't shoot the shot on some sort-of a rig or cable system. The best idea I've come up with, is shoting the actor in front of a green-screen as he jumps. I would then slow ...

Make your camera static (not moving), and film your extras in diferent parts of the field (moving them from one side to the other). Once you have your clips of the extras in in multiple positions on the battle field; splice them together in post production. And then, create a artifical camera-zoom i...

Can I use Goldwave to create a "Dolbly Surround" soundtrack?

I have the same problem.

I don't know how to set DV video in a 16X9 aspect ratio without stretching the pixels.

Does anybody know how to do this?

In my next film, I want to edit it in the DV video format on my computer. I've never used the DV format before. (I don't own a digital camera, and all of my other films have been done in different formats eg.) I use Premiere 6.5 to edit my movies, and when I go to export some test footage to the Mic...

Paintball guns also work good for water shots as well. Here's what I do. Close range: I'd use a paintball gun for the close range effests. Long range: Depends on the shot, usally I'll a 3D graphics program for those. And once-in-a-while I'll use the baking soda and vinergar trick. I'm not sure if th...

In the help menu of Winmorph, there are some great tutorials on how to use the program. Just take the time to go over them.

You'll find that using Winmorph is easy.

Does anybody know of an effecient way to gey rid of the timecodes and displays on that footage?

There is a whole video segment on stuff like that, on the "Bad Boys Special Edition DVD"

It's for the Special FX's.

Adding CGI to a motionless shot, is much easier then adding them to a shot were the camera is bouncing up and down.

I will download immediately!

Does anybody know how to create a realistic-looking camera shake in post-production?

I've tried using the motion mixer in Permiere 6.5; but, I could never get it to look right.

Any suggestions?

I've found an awsome remix of the T2 theme that you can download for free! Click here to download

Right click "Dowlaod it" to download.

This terminator theme is beter than the original!

Does anybody known how to set surfaces in Lightwave, so that they are 100% transparent; but they still block background CGI and allow your background image to be seen through the transparency? This is compositing with Background and Foreground film elements, and I am trying to stick a CGI element in...

Thanks for the help with Lightwave!

The one 3DS file I was trying to import before, must have something wrong with it. I tried importing a new 3DS file today, and it worked!

Are there any other file formats Lightwave can import, other than .lwo and 3DS?

As far as I know; Lightwave can only import .lwo objects.

I tried importing 3DS and 3Dmax objects, but lightwave dosen't allow you to.

There might be other formats Lightwave can import. But I'm not sure which ones, if any.