samedi, septembre 24, 2005 Stripping Filmmaking to the Bone: A Retrospective Waaaay back in the days of either JC or early uni, I went to The Substation for a Digital Video (DV) festival, and attended a talk called "Stripping Filmmaking to the Bone". Can't remember who the ang mohs were giving the talk, but I remember taking copious notes, knowing that I would definitely one day, make an amateur movie, guerilla-style.The notes suddenly surfaced as I was clearing my room a couple of months back, and instead of typing them and leaving them in a file on the computer, never to be cleared, I suppose posting it here would serve as a good personal-public repository as well. Fear can hold you prisoner, but hope can set you free. 1) Story - start the story, and get feedback. 2) Choost equipment and start budgeting. Budget is where you decide the medium (8mm film, 35mm, VHS, digital etc) - remember you can beg, borrow, ask, exchange, lend resources. Camera, Lights and SOUND are especially important. 3) Create a "road plan" or timeline for the project. 4) Make sure that you budget for entry fees and selling the short/feature. 5) Pre-production crew - director, art director (from film school), cameraman. Start storyboard meetings with props, location, composition of shots. Stripping Filmmaking to the Bone MENACE - Industry Climate - Leap of faith vs Death - Low cost = high returns THE LONGEST DAYS *Production* - Sony VX1000/TRV900E - Beachtek Audio Adaptor - Shure mike with Sennheiser 416 boom - Sponge and shower pole for boom mike substitutes - Filter and matte box - Gaffer tape THE "GREENHORN" MILE *Post-production* - Media 100 NLE (non-linear edit) - Protools Audio NLE (sound) - Transfer to DBC (digital beta camera) - Firewire to SDI - Colour correction - Online conform - Digital to film transfer (can be sent to Australia, India, Tokyo, Europe, USA) - Audio mix (send to Thailand) - Release print WINGS OF THE DOUGH *Release Possibilities* - Cinema - film/digital production - Video - VCD/DVD/VHS - Internet - trailer marketing NEVER SAY NEVER *Things that do not change* - Storytelling - Art direction - Competent cinematography - Planning logistics (foresight) - Contracts - Continuity - Welfare - Murphy's Law is always in action [Stripping Filmmaking to the Bone: A Retrospective] |
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