D-Day Movie

meking14 · Post by **meking14** » Sat May 14, 2005 4:50 pm

Hey,
Im making a D-Day movie and I have everything I need except actors and a godd editing software... Where can I get actors from? and where can I get a good free editing software from where I can add greenscreen stuff?

meking14

justin!butcher · Post by **justin!butcher** » Sat May 14, 2005 5:42 pm

how big of a bugget are you working with here?

Mr.Anderson · Post by **Mr.Anderson** » Sat May 14, 2005 11:56 pm

how old are you?

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sun May 15, 2005 4:54 pm

I'd guess 14...
You might want to look for a beach, instead of using the greenscreen. Chromonator specifically takes out green/blue screen and Final Cut and Premiere are good editing softwares, but they're not free, I would spend a little bit of money if you're going to do something as big as D-Day. To get actors, ask your friends to ask all of their friends and put up flyers or something.

fi11m-m4k3r · Post by **fi11m-m4k3r** » Fri May 20, 2005 5:24 pm

Zwei Stein is a free tool wich can greenscreen.

meking14 · Post by **meking14** » Sat May 21, 2005 7:50 pm

This is a movie on D-Day but there are no beaches. This is about he 101st airborne droping over Normandy. Kid of like Band of Brothers....

maj_barnes · Post by **maj_barnes** » Sat May 21, 2005 10:10 pm

But different? I hope.

cantoloupe · Post by **cantoloupe** » Sun May 22, 2005 12:00 am

you mean like in Brothers in Arms?

Mr.Anderson · Post by **Mr.Anderson** » Sun May 22, 2005 5:29 am

and you're 99 Almondo99? Anyways, youre right, dont use too much greenscreen. the environment that the 101st was in on D-Day should be pretty easy to recreate, just a forest and possibly a swamp or marsh or two, the nazis flooded the area that our paratroopers landed at with about 4-5 feet of water. The only thing you might need a green screen for is a scene with like anti-aircraft fire in the background, or if you plan on following a soldier all the way from the plane to the ground(like in Band of Brothers)the only reason i was asking about your age was because this kind of movie is a pretty large undertaking, i dont know if this is your first movie or anything, but still its pretty damn big.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Sun May 22, 2005 6:48 am

You know... even Speilberg didn't have everything he needed for his D-day sequence in Saving Private Ryan.

lol

Our crew is actually doing a d-day recreation for a video next week... Higgins boats and everything! Too bad it's a goddarn music video. lol You don't believe me? Well, okay... http://willyandjoe.echowave.net/forum/v ... .php?t=255

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:14 pm

And you're a sub adequate actor who plays Mr. Anderson in a trilogy of movies, Mr. Anderson?

If you're going to shot inside a plane, (or cheaply, a mini-van) you should use greenscreen for the outside action, planes, tracers, explosions etc. Doing an all-the-way-to-the-ground shot would be cool, but difficult if this is your first, or even second. And as Keanu said (kidding), if this is your first movie, you might want to do a ground battle or something, before doing one this big.

Lol, D-Day in a music video...

Jasonrocks · Post by **Jasonrocks** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:29 pm

To be honest, I really dont think you could pull something like this off. Like mr. anderson siad, I can tell your a new guy. An optamistic director, wanting to make big BRILLIANT movies. I was like that too. But for a first film, doing a huge subject like d-day. Gonna take good special effects, costumes and etc. it will cost. Try samller projects first, dont jump the gun for the big films. Because it probally wouldent turn out right.

meking14 · Post by **meking14** » Mon May 23, 2005 11:18 pm

First, Im not new to film making, Im new to this big of a movie, and yes I do want to make big brilliant movies but I just need to know what I should have to make a good movie like this. And second, what does optamistic director mean?

(I mean no offence by anything im saying)
meking14

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Tue May 24, 2005 1:29 am

A story/script should be the first thing you should do, if not on paper, in your head.

meking14 · Post by **meking14** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:17 pm

I am, its on notebook paper. I need to type it one the computer...

windog · Post by **windog** » Tue May 24, 2005 9:22 pm

To be honest, I really dont think you could pull something like this off. Like mr. anderson siad, I can tell your a new guy. An optamistic director, wanting to make big BRILLIANT movies

We are all here to make BIG HOME MOVIES!!! STOP PUTTING OTHER GUYS OFF. i BET YOU FAILED AND ARE SORE.

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:35 pm

If he worked hard enough he could, but don't tell them he can't do it, this is a website for advice, not for someone to say they couldn't do it.

meking14 · Post by **meking14** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:46 pm

If you use music from other movies like Saving Private Ryan, is that legal or cant I doint?

Almondo99 · Post by **Almondo99** » Wed May 25, 2005 1:54 am

As long as it's not for profit it's okay. You could try making your own music if you want.

wildabeast009 · Post by **wildabeast009** » Wed May 25, 2005 2:28 am

No, no, no. You can NEVER use other people's music EVER in your movie NO MATTER what. Legally that is... But, this sounds like a big undertaking, so make sure to plan everything very carefully.

windog · Post by **windog** » Wed May 25, 2005 8:36 am

get the music and change it just enought to be out of the copyright range.

Epsilon · Post by **Epsilon** » Wed May 25, 2005 10:15 am

windog wrote:get the music and change it just enought to be out of the copyright range.

That's more illegal than just using the music, itself.

Bugalicious · Post by **Bugalicious** » Wed May 25, 2005 11:23 am

didnt vanilla ice do that? ended up loosing a lot of the cash from the song to queen.

windog · Post by **windog** » Wed May 25, 2005 11:55 am

i am sure changing the music around will not mess any laws about.

tallman_house_pictures · Wed May 25, 2005 6:42 pm

No one will care. It would look like the big guys picking on the little guys. But, there is also a moral issue...