Stand-Out Short!J . \ ! Shooting and Sharing Your Films Online

Russell Evans

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Contents

Why Make Movies? . vii

Thanks ... . ix Start Here. . xi Qnotes ... xiii How to Use This Book .xv

Section 1 Prep ................................................ 1 Chapter! Ideas ........................................ 2 Chapter 2, Buying a Camera .............................. 6 Chapter 3 Scriptwriting ................................ 13 Chapter 4 Budgets .................................... 21 Chapter 5 Designing Your Movie ........................ 25 Chapter 6 Cast and Crew Online ......................... 29 Chapter 7 Previz ...................................... 36 Chapter 8 Script Breakdown and Shot List ................. 40 Chapter 9 Law and the Movies .......................... 44 Chapter 10 Working with Locations .r: ..................... 49 Chapter 11 Brief Directory of All the Paperwork You Need ..... 53

Section 2 Shoot .............................................. 57. Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18

Using a Camcorder ........................... 58 Shooting .................................... 63 Continuity .................................. 72 Manage Your Production: Be"a Producer .......... 77 Lighting .................................... 83 Sound Recording .............................. 92 Health and Safety ........................... 101

Section 3 Cut ............................................... 105 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25

Your Home Editing Studio .................... 106 Pre-edit Footage Viewing ..................... 108 Editing Methods: Narrative Continuity ........... 111 Editing Methods: Montage .................... 117 Audio Editing .............................. 125 Foley ..................................... 130 Screening for Feedback ....................... 133

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Section 4 Share Online .. ...........................•....... .. 137 . Chapter 2,6 ---cIiapier 27

Create a YouTube Hit ....... : ................ 138 Web Your Movie ............................ 149

Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32

Your Web Plan ........... ,.r: ~ ............... 156 , Social Networking ....... c •••••••••••••••••••• 165 Create Your Own Web Series .................. 171 Your On1ine Publicity Kit ..................... 177 Online Screening and Festivals ................. 181

Section 5 Make Any Movie ............... : ................... 189 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Chapter 39 Chapter 40 Chapter 41 Chapter 42 Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 Chapter 46

Genre: Drama .............................. 190 Genre: Horror .............................. 196 Sci-fi ..................................... 203 Comedy ................................... 210 Drama: Noir/Thriller ......................... 215 Documentary ............................... 222 Music Promo ............................... 228 Citizens NewsNideo Journalist. ................ 234 (Extreme) Sports Movie ...................... 240 Drama: War Film ............................ 249 Freecording ................................ 256 Road Movie ................................ 260 Drama: Western .............. :: .............. 266 Howcast. .................................. 271

Section 6 Make It Happen: Schedules ........................... 275 Chapter 47 Slacker Schedule ............................ 276 Chapter 48 48-Hour Film Schedule:

Make a 5-Minute Film in 48 Hours .............. 278 Chapter 49 7 -Day Schedule .............. ~ .............. 283 Chapter 50 28-Day Schedule ............................ 287

Index ... .......................... . 291

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Index

Note: Page numbers followed by t indicates tables;findicates figures; b indica,tes boxes.

Numerics 2 Hour Parking, 210f 3:10 to Yuma, 268 3D modeling software, previz, 36-37 5 minute films in 48 hours, 278 7 -day film schedule, 283 28-day film schedule, 287-290 30 degree rule, 73 48-Hour Film Challenge, 164f 48-hour film schedule, 278, 278b

A above-the-line costs, 21 accelerated montage, 124,219 acoustics, 97. See also sound acting, web movie, 149t action line (axis) rule, 73 activist sites, 236f actors

overview, 33-35 posting to get, 34-35

additive editing, 122 Advanced Video Codec High Definition

(AVCHD), camcorder, 6t Age of Stupid, 224f Aghion, Anne, 222 Alexa web research site, 146-147 Alfredson, Tomas, 209 alienation theme, 218 Alphaville, 206 ambience, recording, 131 ambient sound, 92, 128 Annie Hall, 115 Antranikian, Armen, 24 any-direction-but-home scriptwriting

method, 15 archive.org, 169 Armstrong, Franny, 224f aspect ratio

continuity, 73t web movies, 149t

Audacity program, 128 audio. See sound audio mash-up, 100 audio playback, home editing studio, 107t auto controls, camcorder, 6t

automatic generators, video sharing, 147-148

AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition), camcorder, 6t

axis (action line) rute, 73

B babelgum festival, 182 background

sound, 95 sports films, 243

backlight compensation, camcorder, 6t backs tory, character

building dialogue, 19-20 giving them weak spots or hang-ups, 19 opposite elements in, 19 overview, 19 real characters, 19 using details to bring to life, 19

Bad Robot company, 178 "barn doors", lamp, 85f Batman: Dead End, 206 bats flying sound effect, 131 batteries, camcorder, 6t BeachBox, 98 Bell, Jason, 245 below-the-line costs, 21 Berne Convention, 44, 46 Bilsborrow-Koo, Ryan

lighting, 91 webisodes, 175 webisodes sche4ules, 176

Blade Runner, 206 Blow-Up, 237 Blue Velvet, 3 Blu-ray HD, 11 body shock theme, 206 boom from below microphones, 96t boom microphones, 93f, 94 The Boume Supremacy, 222-223 Boume trilogy, 215f brighter light, 89t Bristow, Elliot, 260f, 264 Broomfield, Nick

documentaries, 225, 226 screenings, 133

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budget kits lighting, 86 soi.mdrecording~ -99

budgets, 21-24 freebies, 21, 23 overview, 21b, 54t

spreadsheet program, 24b

tips, 23-24 Bunna VJ, 237 business networking sites, 163 business sense, for producers, 77

buying cameras, 10-12 overview, 6b types of camcorder, 10-11

C The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, 198

cables, 103 11

camcorders, 58-61, 58b. See also cameras

camera focus documentary, 225 freecording, 258 horror gellfe, 199 howcast, 273 music promos

live, 231 non-live, 231 overview, 231

noir/thriller genre lighting, 219 overview, 216, 218-219

road movie, 263 sci-fi genre, 207 war films, 253 western, 269

camera to PC ports, camcorder, 6t

cameras. See also camera focus

buying, 10-12 overview, 6b types of camcorder, 10-11

continuity, 73t finding right person to operate, 29

web movies, 149t

cardioid microphones, 94 Carpenter, John, 199,206 cast, 33-35 casting sessions, 35 category, YouTube, 142t

CBC Reflections, 187t

CCD chip, camcorder, 59t

Celtx software, 191, 38f

Cerialized webisode, 173, 1741 CF (compact flash) cards, 9t, 11

CGI (computer-generated image) p~eviz, 36

Chad Vader series, 1411, 171f

challenges, online festivals, 185 Chance, John, 39- -

Chance, Richard scriptwriting, 17 storyboards, 39

characters building backstory

bu~ding dialogue, 19-20 opposite elements in, 19

overview, 19 real characters, 19 using details to bring to life, 19 vulnerabilities, 19

overview, 19-20 war films, 252

Chinatown, 115 Cinebarre Short Films at Vimeo, 195

Citizen Kane, 219 citizens news/video journalist, 234-239

defined, 234-235 difficulty level, 236-237 editing, 238-239 film schedule, 239 kits needed for, 237 legal issues, 239 movie recommendations, 237 people needed for, 237 personality suited for, 235 project length, 235-236 purpose of, 235 shooting, 237-238

classic structure. See Three Act structure

clips, adding to computer, 109 close-ups

drama, 249f emotional impact, 70f

horror genre, 199-201 mixing with deep shots, 123 narrative continuity editing, 114-115

sports films, 245 web movies, 154f

Cloverfield, 258 Code 46,207 Cody, Diablo, 194 colder light, 89t

collaborating on movies, 31,32 Collora, Sandy, 206 color

continuity and, 73t

montage editing, 123 war films, 254 web movies, 149t

color palette, 63 . color spectrum, 125 comedy genre, 210-214

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defined, 210-211 difficulty level, 212 editing, 213~214--"-'-::::..:c""':." film schedule, 214 kits needed for, 212 legal issues, 214 movie recommendations, 212-213 people needed for, 212 personality suited for, 211 preproduction,213 project length, 211 purpose of, 211

commercial videos, 161 commonfilm.org, 166t communication, importance of, 81 compact flash (CF) cards, 9t, 11 company, forming, 178-179 competitions, online festivals, 185 compression, camcorder, 59t computer-generated image (CGI)

previz,36 computers

adding clips to, 109 home editing studio, 107t

condenser microphones, 93 conflicts, resolving, 81-82 continuity, 72-74

howcast, 273 overview, 72b rules, 73

30 degree rule, 73 action line, or axis, 73 rule of thirds, 73

continuity editing. See narrative continuity editing

contracts, 54t contrast, web movies, 149t The Conversation, 237 coping with people, 78-80 copyright law

overview, 44-45 story, 201-202 your own work, 45 YouTube, 148

costume designs, 54t creativecow.net, 166t, l69f crew, 29-35

camera, 29 director, 29 ground rules, 32-33 overview, 29-30, 29b paying, 32

expenses, 32 food, 32

posting to get,. 31

recruiting, 30-31 crew posting, 30

sharing skills, 31-32 sound, 30

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crunching bones sou~d effect, 131 Curtiz, Michael, 217 cutaways

sports films, 246 westerns, 269 ;

cutting. See editing

D Daly, Liam, 162 Dark City, 115 dark expressionistic cinema, 215 Dark Star, 206 David, Kerry

online screenings and festivals, 181 producing, 79-80, 82 Scriptwriting, 20

Dawn of the Dead, 3 The Day I Tried to Live, 2f Dead Patrol webisode, 173 Dedos,86 deep shots, 123 deinterlacing, web movies, 149t denser atmosphere, lighting, 89t depth of field, 269 design document, 54t designing movies, 25-28 DeviantArt.com, 166t, 168f dialogue, building, 19-20 Dick, Philip K, 206 Dickinson, Leo, 243 Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras,

11-12 digital zoom, camcorder, 6t director, 29 District 9, 206 documentaries, 222-227

camera focus, 225 defined, 222-223 difficulty level, 223-224 editing, 225-226 film schedule, 227 kits needed for, 225 legal issues, 227 movie recommendations, 225 people needed for, 224 personality suited for, 223 preproduction,225 project length, 223 purpose of, 223

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Dogme95,71 Double Indemnity, 218 drama, 190-195. . ... ""--'-=, "., 00._.··

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camera focus, 194 defined, 190-191 difficulty level, 192 editing, 194-195 film schedule, 195 inspiration for, 193 kits needed for, 193 legal issues, 195 movie recommendations, 193 people needed for, 192 personality suited for, 191 preproduction, 193-194

improvisation, 194 writing, 193-19'4

project length, 191 purpose of, 191

dreamlike effect, 89t dreams, 122 DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) cameras,

11-12 DVD discs, 11 dynamic microphones, 93

E ECDs (extreme close-ups), 114 edit decision list (EDL), 54t, 109 edit log, 54t editing

citizens news/video journalist, 238-239 comedy geme, 213-214 continuity and, 73t documentary, 225-226 drama geme, 194-195 extreme sports IDovie, 245-246 freecording, 259 health and safety concerns, 104 horror geme

close-ups, 199-201 cutting for action, 200 overview, 199-201 rhythro,200-201

howcast, 273-274 montage, 117-124

accelerated montage, 124 adding shots, 122 co1or and tone, 123 control and, 123 disorientating, 122 dreams, 122 mixing close-ups and deep shots, 123

music, 123-124 one and onemakes·tlrree,

118-121 overview, 117b,121-122 parallel mO)ltage, 123 symbols, 122-123

music promo, 231-232 narrative continuity, 111-116

close-ups, 114-115 overview, 111b Sergio Leone, 115-116 shot length, 114-115 tips, 116 wide shots, 114-115

noir/thriller geme, 219-220 road movie, 263-264 sci-fi geme, 208 war films

color, 254 music, 254 overview, 253-254

web movies, 149t western, 269-270

editing studio, home, 106 overview, 106b, 107t software, 106b

EDL (edit decision list), 54t, 109 elevator door sound effect, 131 encoding web movies, l49t EPIC America, 243 Escoda, Blanca, 209 etiquette, social networking, 168-170 exit shots, sports films, 246 expenses, crew, 32 experience, personal, 3 explicit atmosphere, 64, 65, 65t explosion sound effect, 254 expressionistic lighting, 87 t external microphones, 93 extreme close-Jlps (ECDs), 114 extreme sports movies, 241-247

defined, 241 difficulty level, 242 editing, 245-246 film schedule, 246 kits needed for, 242-243 legal issues, 246 movie recommendations, 243 people needed for, 242 personality suited for, 241 preproduction, 243 project length, 242 purpose,of,241 shooting,243-245 sound,246

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overview, 4 screening for, 133-135

handling, 135 organizing, 134 overview, 133b planning, 134

Vimeo,160/ festivals, online, 181-188

competitions and challenges, 185 overview, 181-183, 181b

file size, web movie, 149t III

film schedules 7-day,283 28-day, 287-290 48-hour, 278, 278b citizens news/video journalist, 239 comedy genre, 214 documentary, 227 drama genre, 195 extreme sports movie, 246 horror genre, 202 howcast,274 music promo, 232 noir/thriller genre, 221 road movie, 264 sci-fi genre, 209 slacker, 276, 276b war films, 255 western, 270

filmfights festival, 182 filmmaker-com, 166t fish-eye lens, 207/ Flagge, Derek

locations, 52 social networking, 170

flash memory, 10 flashpoints, 78-80, 78t Flickerfest, 187t Flock networking site, 166t focus. See camera focus Foley, 130-132

alternatives to, 132 overview, 130b recording

ambience, 131 moves tracks, 131 overview, 130-131 video, 130-131

walking tracks, 131 spot effects, 131-132 westerns, 269

food, for crew, 32

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footage, pre-editing. See pre-editing footage

format, web movie, 149t 48-Hour Film Challenge, 164/ 48-hour film schedule, 278, 278b FrameForge program, 36-37, 37/ frame-rates, sports films, 245 framing

diagnosing, 63-64 sports films, 245

Francis, John, 269, 270 free content, 45-46 freecording,256-259

camera focus, 258 defined, 256 difficulty level, 257 editing, 259 kits needed for, 257 movie· recommendations, 258 people needed for, 257 personality suited for, 256 project length, 257 purpose of, 257

Fresnellamp, 87/

G Gesualdo, R., 169 Gilliam, Terry, 123 "going viral", 145-146 "The Golden Mean", 73 Gondry, Michel, 230 Gordon, Douglas, 258 Gower, Ray, 201 graphic novels, 217 Griffiths, Dewi, 200 Gunn, Jon, 192/ .

H Hague support, 194 Halloween, 198 hand-held shooting, 62f, 253 hard drive (HDD) cameras, 9t, 11,262 harder atmosphere, lighting, 89t Harrison, Stacey, 26 harsh light, 90/ haydenfilms festival, 182 HD (High Definition) camcorder, '10 HDD (hard drive) cameras, 9t,

11,262 He Walked By Night, 218 headphone socket, camcorder, 6t

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health and safety, 101-104 common risks

cables;· 1 03-::=-=':

editing, 104 lamps, 103 lifting and moving, 104 long hours, 104 noise, 104 overview, 103-104 poor weather, 104

lighting safety heat from, 104 overloading home supply, 104 overview, 104 tripods, 104 waiting for lamps to cool, 104

one-stop plan, 101 overview,101b risk assessment shJiet, 102

health and safety sheets, 54t heartbeat sound effect, 131 Her Morning Elegance video, 146 High Definition (HD) camcorder, 10 High Noon, 268 hip-hop, 121-122 home editing studio, 106

overview, 106b, 107t software, 106b

horizontal network sites, 165-166 horizontal vertigo, 123 horror genre, 196-202

camera focus, 199 defined, 196 difficulty level, 197-198 editing

close-ups, 199-201 cutting for action, 200 overview, 199-201 rhythm,200-201

film schedule, 202 inspiration for, 198-199 kits needed for, 198 legal issues, 201-202 movie recommendations, 198 people needed for, 198 personality suited for, 196-197 preproduction, 199 project length, 197 purpose of, 197

horror virals, 197 "hose-piping", 253 howcast, 271-214

camera focus, 273 defined,271 difficulty level, 272

editing, 273-274 film schedule,274 kits needed for, 272-273 legal issues, 274. movie recolllI1'iendations, 273 people needbd for, 272 personality suited for, 271 preproduc;tion, 273 project le~gth, 272 purpose of; 271-272

how-to videos,.j59 human mutilation sound effect, 131

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creating movies from, 5 finding movie making style, 3-4 overview, 2b sci-fi genre, 206-207 web movies, l49t

!FC,187t immersion, road trip film, 262 implicit atmosphere, 65, 65t improvisation, drama genre, 194 in-camera features, camcorder, 59t Independence Day, 14 indietalk.com, 166t The Insider, 115 instincts, relying on, 3 instructional videos, 159 internal flash memory, camcorder, 6t international festivals, 187 t interstitials, 188 Into the Wind, 243 iris, camcorder, 59t

J Jack Says, 220 jamming, 256 . John Chance, 39 Jonze, Spike, 230, 243 journalism. See citizens news/video

journalist juxtaposition, 194

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for citizens news/video journalist, 237 for comedy genre, 212 for documentary, 225 for drama genre, 193 for extreme sports movie, 242-243 for freecording, 257 for horror genre, 198

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bigger kit, 86 -.. ---- - .. --­budget kit, 86 overview, 85-91 zero budget kit, 85

for music promo, 230 for noir/thriller genre, 217 online publicity

fonning a company, 178-179 overview, 178-179 setting up channel on sharing/social

network site, 179 setting up web site, 179

for road movie, 262 for sci-fi genre, 205 sound recording

low budget kit, 99 overview, 99-100 @

zero budget kit, 99 for war films, 251 for western, 267

Korsner, Jason, 18, 210f Kubrick, Stanley, 84 Kumar, Ashvin, 71 Kwoon webisode, 173, 175f

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See also lighting "barn doors", 85f Fresnel, 87f health and safety concerns, 103

lavalier (lavaliere) microphones, C

94,96t Lavie, Oren, 146 layers, Pyramid Web model, 157f LeD screen, carncorder, 6t leadership skills, for producers, 77 legal issues, 44-48

citizens news/video journalist, 239 comedy genre, 214 copyright, 44-45 documentary, 227 drama genre, 195 extreme sports movie, 246 horror genre, 201-202 howcast,274 noir/thriller genre, 220-221 overview, 44b public domain, 45-46 rights, 46 road movie, 264 sci-fi genre, 208-209 shooting

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in non-public places, 48 in public places, 47

war films, 255 western, 270

legalese, 232 lens, camcorder, 59t Leone, Sergio, 115-116 Let the right one in, 209 The Liberace of Baghdad, 251-252 The Life and Death of a Pumpkin, 144f lifting, 104 lighting, 83-9l.

See also lamps continuity and, 73t designs, 54t experimenting, 84 horror films, 198 ideas for, 88-91 kits

bigger, 86 budget, 86 overview, 85-91 zero budget, 85

noir/thriller genre, 219 overview, 83b preparation step, 83-84 safety, 104 sports films, 245 technical issues, 85 web movies, 149t

Like Dandelion Dust, 192f LinkedIn.com, 163, 166t links, YouTube, 142t live music promos, 231 local screenings, 187 t location photos, 54t locations, 50-52

advantages of using, 50 determining suitability of, 50 looking for, 50. overview, 49b preparing to shoot on, 51-52 testing, 50-51 transforming for sci-fi films, 207 war films, 252

log footage, 109 logistics, producers, 78 logjam,127 Lone Bannana Productions, 159f loneliness theme, 218 long hours hazard, 104 long-play-video-game scriptwriting method,

16-18 Lucas, George, 206 Lynch, David, 15f

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M Malick, Terrence, 84 .. Mann, Michael, 115 manual controls, camcorder, 6t Marsh, James, 225 mash-up, audio, 100 mass-sharing sites, 158-162 McAllister, Sean, 251-252 McFadden,Paul,132 Memento, 14 memory, sci-fi genre, 206 Metacafe, 162/ mic socket splitter, 94 microphones

condenser, 93 dynamic, 93 external, 93 lavalier, 94 omnidirectional, 94 overview, 93-94 unidirectional, 94

Mildred Pierce, 217 Minority Report, 206 mission creep, 24 Mizars,86 monitors, home editing studio, 107t montage editing, 117-124

accelerated montage, 124 adding shots, 122 color and tone, 123 control and, 123 disorientate, 122 dreams, 122 mixing close-ups and deep shots, 123 music, 123-124 music promos, 231 one and one makes three, 118-121 overview, 117b, 121-122 parallel montage, 123 symbols, 122-123

Moore, Michael, 223, 225 movement, web movies, t49t moves audio tracks, 131 movie freebie exchange rate, 21 movie length

web movies, 149t YouTube,142t

Movieola, 187t moving, 104 mumblecore movies, 15,213 Murch, Waiter

audio editing, 125 camcorders,61 oIiline festivals, 185 producing, 77

music documentarie.s, 226-montage editing, 123-124 war films, 254

music promo, 228-2-32 camera focus '

live promos, 231 non-live promos, 231 overview,' 231

defined, 228 ' difficulty level, 229 editing, 231-232 film schedule, 232 kits needed for, 230 legalese, 232 movie recommendations, 230-231 people needed for, 230 personality suited for, 228 post production, 231-232 preproduction, 231 project length, 229 purpose of, 229

MySpace, 161

N Napoleon Dynamite, 213-214 narrative continuity editing, 111-116

close-ups, 114-115 Leone, Sergio, 115-116 overview, Il1b shot length, 114-115 tips, 116 wide shots, 114-115

national online screenings, 187 t national screenings, 187 t Natural Language Processing (NLP), 142t naturalistic lighting, 87 t ndiefilmla,com, 166t ndiewire.com, 166t Neighbours, 115 ' networking, social. See social networking newmediafest festival, 182 niche sharing sites, 158-162 Night o/the Living Dead, 198 Nikon P90 shoots, Ilf NLP (Natural Language Processing), 142t norr/thriller genre, 215-221

camera focus lighting, 219 overview, 218-219

defined, 215-216 difficulty level, 216-217 editing, 219-220 film schedule, 221 inspiration for, 217

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noise health and safety concerns, 104 lighting, 85

nonheroic hero theme, 218 non-live music promos, 231

o off-line screenings, 186 omnidirectional microphones, 94 Oneworld.tv, 166t Onile-ere, Kole, 207, 208(jJ online competitions, 185 online festivals, 181-188

challenges, 185 competitions, 185 overview, 181-183, 181b

online publicity, 178-180 kits

forming a company, 178-179 overview, 178-179 setting up channel on sharing/social

network site, 179 setting up website, 179

overview, 177b, 178 press pack, 180

online screenings, 187-188 opposites, 194 optical zoom, camcorder, 6t outdoors, lighting, 89t overhead boom microphones, 96t overlighting, 64

p paperwork, 56 parallel montage, 123,219 paranoia theme, 218 Paranormal Activity, 258 paying, crew

expenses, 32 food, 32 overview, 32

people skills, for producers, 78 peripheral misdirection, 199 Philips, Lee, 169 Phillips, Simon, 220 "pick-up shots", 70 pilgrimage, road trip film, 262

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pitching story, 4 planted lavaliere microphones, 96t plot

See also story web movies, 14~t ~. westerns, 268

point of view (POY) shot, 199 political campaigns

viral video, 1:46 YouTube, 159

post production audio editing, 126-127 music promo, 231-232

postforum.com, 166t, 1681 POY (point of view) shot, 199 Powis, Kevin, 35, 42-43 pre-editing footage, 108-110

adding clips to computer, 109 log footage, 109 overview, 108b quick view tapes/cards, 109 saving and storing, 110 skipping, 108 timecode, 109

Preminger, Otto, 217 preproduction

comedy genre, 213 documentary, 225 drama genre

improvisation, 194 overview, 193-194 writing, 193-194

extreme sports movie, 243 horror genre, 199 how cast, 273 music promo, 231 noir/thriller genre, 218 road movie, 262 sci-fi genre, 207 war films, 252 western, 268

press pack, 180 previsualizing. See previz previz, 36-39

Chance, Richard, 39 document, 54t John Chance, 39 movies with no story, 38-39 overview, 36b storyboards, 37-38 using 3D modeling software,

36-37 producers, 77-82

coping with people, 78-80 managing show, 80-81 overview,77b

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business~ sense,C-.7::J.: ~-=~--~ leadership, 77 logistics, 78 overview, 77-78 people skills, 78

resolving conflicts, 81-82 role description, 78

productionhub.com, 166t protagonist, 252 Proyas, Alex, 115 psychological melodrama, 215 psychologically dark, 215 public domain, 45-46 pUblicity. See online publicity punches sound effect, 131 pyramid web presence, 156-158

Q . Quarterlife.com, 166t quest, road trip film, 262 quick view tapes/cards, 109

R radio microphones, 96t, 97/ Raging Bull, 114 RAM, home editing studio, 107t Randolph, Preston, 254-255 realistic lighting, 87 t recording. See Foley; sound recruiting crew online, 30-31 reductive editing, 122 reelshowint.com, 166t reflectors, lighting, 84f, 88/ regional screenings, 187 t related videos, YouTube, 142t release forms, 46t, 227, 264 remixes, YouTube, 142t Reservoir Dogs, 14 resolving conflicts, 81-82 rhythm, horror genre, 200-201 rights, 46 rights chain, 46, 46t risk assessment sheet, 102, 103t Road Dreams, 260f, 262 road movie, 260-264

camera focus, 263 defined, 260-261 difficulty level, 261-262 editing, 263-264 film schedule, 264 kits needed for, 262 legal issues, 264 movie recommendations, 262

people needed for, 262 personality suited for, 261 preproduction, 262 project length, 261 purpose of, 261

robots sound effect, 131 Roeg, Nic, 117 Romero, George, 3 room tone, 92 RSAlBlack Dog company, 230, 230/ rule of thirds, 73 Rutkowski, Ben

pre-edit footage viewing, 110 scriptwriting, 18 social networking, 170

Ryze.com,166t

5 safety. See health and safety sampling, 121-122 SanDisk Extended Capacity (SDXC) cards,

9t,1O/ saving pre-edited footage, 110 schedules. See film schedules Schrader, Paul, 215 sci-fi genre, 203-209

camera focus, 207 defined, 203 difficulty level, 205 editing, 208 film schedule, 209 inspiration for

ideas, 206-207 memory, 206 overview, 206-207 society, 206-207 themes for low budget

sci-fi, 206 kits needed for, 205 legal issues; 208-209 movie recommendations, 206 people needed for, 205 personality suited for, 203-204 preproduction, 207 project length, 205 purpose of, 204

screen size, web movie, 149t screening

for feedback, 133-135 handling, 135 organizing, 134 overview, 133b planning, 134

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script document, 54t Script Supervisor, 72 scriptwriting, 13-20

any-direction-but-home method, 15 avoiding common pitfalls, 18 characters, 19-20 long-play-video-game method, 16-18 overview, 13b software, 20b ' Three Act structure, 13-14 treatments, 13

SD (Standard Definition) camcorders, 10 SD cards, 9t, 10 SDXC (SanDisk Extended Capacity) cards,

9t,lOf sensor/chip, camcorder, €It Shadforth, Dawn, 230f shooting, 63-71

alternative options for, 71 citizens news/video journalist, 237-238 diagnosing framing, 63-64 extreme sports movie, 243-245 in non-public places, 48 overview, 63b in public places, 47 putting feeling in shots, 63 road trip films, 265t setting up shot

overview, 64-66 step by step, 69-71

sports films, 247 t shooting schedule, 54t shootingpeople.org, 33f, 166, 166t Short Narrative Films group, 195 shot length, 114-115 shot list, 40-43

alternatives to, 42 document, 54t overview, 42-43

shutter, camcorder, 59t shutter speeds, sports films, 245 slacker film schedule, 276, 276b social networking, 165-170

etiquette, 168-170 overview, 165b setting up channel on site, 179

society, sci-fi genre, 206-207 softer atmosphere, lighting, 89t software

audio mixing, 128 home editing studio, 106b scriptwriting, 20b

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Sony HDR-SR7E camcorder, 8f ~ound

continuity and, 73t crew, 30 editing, 125-129 .

alternatives to, 129 designing soundtrack, 125-126 laying out timeline, 127-128 overview, 125b post production, 126-127 soundscape, 126 web movies, 149t

extreme sports movie, 246 recording, 92-100

camcorders, 6t, 59t get it right in any situation, 95-97 goals, 94-95 improving quality of, 98-99 kits, 99-100 microphones, 93-94 overview, 92b quick start recording, 92 sound environment, 99

sci-fi genre, 208 war films, 254-255

sound effects. See Foley soundscape, 126 soundtrack

designing, 125-126 enhancing on war films, 254-255

sports movies. See extreme sports movies spot effects, 131-132 spotting film, 126 spreadsheetprogram, budget,24b Spurlock, Morgan, 223 stabilizer, camcorder, 6t Standard Definition (SD) camcorders, 10 standard light, 89t State of Play, 222-223 Steenson, Neville, 39 storage

camcorder, 59t of pre-edited footage, 110

story defined, 25, 26t war films, 252 web movies, 149t

story copyright, 201-202 Storyboard Quick program, 36-37 storYboards

advantages to using, 36 overview, 54t using for previz, 37-38

structure, war films, 252 student.com, 166t

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Studentfilms.com, 166t studio. See home editing studio style, 25, 26t subtext, 5, 218 subtitles, documentary, 226 Sundance Channel, 187t supercardioid microphones, 246 suspense, 194 symbols, montage editing, 122-123

T tags, 142t, 147 talentcirc1e.org, 166t Taltopia.com, 166t tape, 11 technical continuity, 73t techniques, defined, 3 technology theme, 206 tension, building, 199, WO text, web movie, 149t theme, 25, 26t, 206 Three Act structure, 13-14 3:10 to Yuma, 268 3D modeling software, previz, 36-37 thriller geme. See noir/thriller geme thumbnails, YouTube, 142t THX1l38B,206 timecode, 59t, 109 timeline, audio

free software for audio mixing, 128 overview, 127-128

timing, comedy, 213 title, YouTube, 142t tone, montage editing, 123 Total Recall, 206 treatments, 13, 54t tripods, 245 Troublemaker Studios company, 178 Twitter, 166t

U Undercurrents.org, 2361 underwater explosives sound effect, 132 unidirectional microphones, 94 United States network sites, 166 upbeat mood, lighting, 89t

V vertical network sites, 165-166 video journalist. See citizens news/video

journalist video responses, YouTube, 142t Vimeo, 1601 violence theme, 218

virtual environment, 51 visually dark, 215 voiceovers, 218, 220

W walking audio tracks, 131 walking sound effect, 132 war films, 249-255

camera focus, 253 defined, 249-250 difficulty level, 250 editing

color,254 music, 254 overview, 253-254

film schedule, 255 inspiration for, 251-252 kits needed for, 251 legal issues, 255 movie recommendations, 251 people needed for, 251 personality suited for, 250 preproduction, 252 project length, 250 purpose of, 250 requirements to make, 251 sound, 254-255 writing, 252

warmer light, 89t Watkins-Hughes, Peter, 145-146 weapons sound effect, 132, 254 weather, 104 web, adapting movies to, 149, 149b web plan, 156-163

mass sharing versus niche sharing sites, 158-162

mass-sharing sites, 158-159 niche sharing sites, 158-162 overview, 156b pyramid web presence, 156-158 using Facebook, 163

web series, 172-174 overview, 171b producing, 173-174

webisodes, 172 websites, setting up, 179 The West Side webisode, 172!, 215!, 268 westerns, 266-270

camera focus, 269 defined, 266 difficulty level, 267 editing, 269-270 film schedule, 270 kits needed for, 267 legal issues, 270

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While, Luke, 162 white balancing, camcorder, 59t white umbrella, lighting, 9lf wide angle lenses, 207, 245 wide shots, 114-115 The Wild Bunch, 268 Wilder, Billy, 217 Winter, Ben

cast and crew, 33 Dogme 95, 71 shooting, 70 sound recording, 100 III

Winterbottom, Michael, 207 writing.

See also scriptwriting drama genre, 193-194 war films, 252

X xixax.com, 166t XLR mixer, 98

V Yeah Right!, 243

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Yorkin, Aaron, 14lf, 1441, 17lf YouTube,139-148

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advantages of using, 139 going viral, 145-146 linking to right sites, 146-147 news clips, 238-239 overview, 138b producing, 139-140 things to avoid, 147-148

zero budget kit lighting, 85 sound recording, 99

Zidane: A 21 st Century Portrait, 258

Zinneman, Fred, 217