MattHawkins Online - Film Making Forum

I'm going to try a shot that i haven't done before - forced perspective using a foreground miniature. The miniature will not move and there will be no camera movement, making this relatively uncomplicated. i was just wondering if anyone else has tried this before and how well it worked, any advice, ...

professional is making a livelyhood from what your doing
amateur is more of a pastime
semi-professional is making money from something but not a living

that could end up looking stunning

i think some of you guys are being a little harsh - it was filmed and edited in an hour!!! it was just a bit of fun and whilst it may not be particularly funny and im not inclined to take another look, its probably hysterical to them. its also better than some of the films ive seen that have taken p...

nice short and as scary as mainstream horror films (which isn't scary, but seeing as you had little time to build up suspense- excellent.) a shot that could have been included was a hand held shot through the door looking at the back of your character i.e. through the eyes of the attacker. great sca...

Imagine he had an itch or sneezed after 15min or so!!!
'lets do it again guys!'

i suppose its like my signature says:

plan, plan, plan! know exactly what you are going to do (i.e. angles, dialogue, positions) and then you can spend the time getting the lighting, etc. right. story boards (even with just stick men) can help with this and can ensure you get all shots necessary. i agree with the guy above - although so...

Your really milking this aren't you!? this is the most hyped and anticipated film of the year!!!

thats what we did - then layered it with other stuff and keyed parts and we had a pretty funky title sequence to our film.

looks like an all terrain bike - pretty cool. what scale is it?

thought that was really good - well shot and some great editing. good timing too as its given one or two ideas - we just shot test footage of a model car involved in a chase for our next film. its a tongue in cheek super spy movie where the lead characters car has loads of gagets - one being a shrin...

BAsically, take a plastic bag that fits over the helmet. Put it over it, then put a few layers (or more) of paper mache over it. Then let it dry, and take it off and sepetart the bag from it. Then, paint is and add chinstrap made form a strap or something like that. thats your best bet for cheapo h...

http://www.hyperionics.com/hc/downloads.asp

this allows you to record an image on the screen of your computer i.e. play your cd and record the graphics in windows sound recorder. an old version will do - we used it for copying visualisations.

why do you need compositing? cant you just film yourself from one side of a busy road to the other!? cars will then be in front of you! seriously, i know what you mean - we wanted to layer explosions in front of and behind things for a fun film we're doing. i think my sfx guy did something like what...

if you want loads of ideas id watch that vampire film with george clooney - from dusk till dawn. it was on tv on sunday night and the way they kill some of the zombies is quality! i.e. turning a wooden table upside down and throwing a vampire on each chair leg! even if you dont copy exactly what the...

thanks for the quick response! i may have to do it like that - i was just seeing if someone had already done the hard work! besides, whats needed is a quick blast of light smoke eminating from a point (possibly different angles required) and i dont know how it could be done. ps i wouldnt be able to ...

Does anyone know off hand if there are any clips of smoke available on green screen or the like available for download. detonation films has got good stuff but not exactly what im looking for. its for bullet hits/riqochets and gun smoke. ive seen them used on an online film (cant remember tho) and i...

good for what it is. looks like you had a lot of fun doing it!

looks good. definately will want to take a look. i actually quite like fan films- its cool to see how much effort people go to to make it seem authentic. i loved that star wars one that was posted on here a while back with the little kid!

First film!!?? in that case - put this down for a 2006 shoot! this would be challenging for an experienced amateur film maker. pity, cos i was looking forward to seeing it! for your first films - do a couple of shorts that'll test all you need for a bigger film i.e. dialogue, sfx, fights, etc until ...

i think either of these ideas could work. another could be to keep the exact reasons for the cia wanting the diplomat dead under wraps- the cia chief appearing like hughs friend. then when hughs in trouble he can uncover the cia chief as the guy who set him up. there could be variations on this idea...

lol.......Halo at church.

i thought it was supposed to be a pun as in the kind of halo an angel or saint has above its head!

Quality! i love the premise that labour have banned all contact sports. its funny cos you could actually believe them doing it! and with them hoping to open all these super casinos, gambling would be all that anyone could do! its like rocky for school nerds! hyper critical: not sure about the very e...

Do you want me to publicly post it, or should I sent it via PM? publicly! - i dont think hes bothered about people hearing the plot. and any way, im intrigued! sounds like some good available locations. id try and do some office stuff to add to the realism of it all - most of these guys just push p...

yeah, this could work - would have to be a great script and be really well made but it does have potential.

what kind of resources do you have mate? i.e. locations, actors, etc.