The script breakdown sheet is the single most important production form during this phase because all future reference and production work will be based on it. Anything missing in the breakdown sheet is likely to be missed during the shoot on the set, and thus will be missed on the screen. It is essential [...]
Stage 1: Planning
The first stage of making a movie is centred on getting the film developed as much as possible before you start shooting. Substantial changes during shooting are expensive and disrupt continuity, or worse can result in a discordant and messy film. Good planning means that when you start shooting you go through a [...]
One – Try a darker background
When buying your material for your Chromakey Background, whether it’s paint or cloth, buy one or two shades darker than a “True Blue” or “True Green”. Since you are usually putting lights on your background, you will find out that the lights wash out your background and you find [...]
Good Morning Class!
Now a famous film-maker a while back said something about ‘Everything you need to
know about film you can learn in a week.’ He was being generous. You can learn it in
10 minutes.
Set your watches we will be out of here in ten kids.
Okay, so you wanna be a film-maker?
(Class choruses ‘YES’)
Wrong! You ARE [...]
