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rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ Please send mail to snorwood@nyx.net if you experience any problems. Thanks. Please choose one: rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ ASCII format 200k) rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ HTML format 210k) rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ PostScript format (view with ghostscript/ghostview, or send to PostScript printer 620k) rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ DVI...A resource for new and independent filmmakers covering a wide variety of film-related issues.
http://www.filmmaking.net
The top ten questions asked by beginning digital filmmakers: how to shoot digital video tape for transfer to either 35mm or 16mm film.
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Tape to Film Transfer FAQ DVFilm Digital Transfers Top ten most commonly asked questions: 1. How much does it cost to transfer to film? For short films, about $350/minute for 35mm; sound, negatives, and print all included 250/minute for 16mm. A feature-length transfer to 35mm can be as...An ever-growing compendium of filmmaking help, pointers, advice, and mistakes from award-winning writer and director Greg Pak.
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Greg Pak: Film Help Articles on this site are provided for educational purposes only. FilmHelp and Pak Man Productions do not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, appropriateness, completeness, safety or usefulness of any article. In particular, no article on this site should be taken...Cinema projection tips, equipment manual downloads, projection picture warehouse and a forum for film handlers.
http://www.film-tech.com
Links to how-to guides, tutorials and tips on motion imaging, screenwriting, soundtracks, sound effects, and sound stages.
http://www.knowledgehound.com/topics/film.htm
First in a series of articles to guide independent filmmakers without studio backing to a successful completion of their film.
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Guerrilla Filmmaking 101 MOTIVATION First in a series of articles to guide independent filmmakers without studio backing to a successful completion of their film. MOTIVATION Why are you doing this? That simple question that I felt I had to answer time and time again...Instruction, tips, advice, techniques on how to make, produce, direct, shoot, light and edit TV, films, movies and videos.
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Welcome to Cyber Film School M provides a crash course on how to produce, direct, write, shoot and edit movies. Buy Now Demo Featuring: NORMAN JEWISON Director of The Hurricane, Moonstruck, In the Heat of The Night. LAWRENCE BENDER Producer of Good Will Hunting, Pulp...Articles and discussions of practical and theoretical filmmaking.
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Welcome to Film Underground M providesa thorough educationon how to produce, direct, write, shoot and edit movies. Buy Now More Info Featuring: RON BASS Screenwriter Snow Falling on Cedars, My Best Friend's Wedding, Waiting to Exhale, Dangerous Minds, The Joy Luck Club, Sleeping with...An educational resource for indie film-makers, including those with little to no film training.
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FilmSecrets Dynamic Film Resource A great resource for anyone wanting to discover or rediscover this great old film format.FILM LINGO Comprehensive film dictionary, simple definitions for complex film-making terms. Many terms you may not know.EDIT HEAVEN An in depth analysis of film editing.JUST FOR...A checklist of things to look out for when choosing a camcorder.
http://martweiss.com/film/camcorder.shtml
Interactive CD-ROM that simulates the environment of a film school, allowing users to learn about and experience all of the steps involved in making their own films.
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How To Make Your Movie an interactive film school Endlessly informative and amusing. I would highly recommend it for students and professionals alike. Walter Murch, Editor and Sound Designer, 3-time Oscar winner (The English Patient, Apocalypse Now) Film school in a jewel box. No kidding. Deftly arranged as a...A brief discussion of how to make videos and sell them for profit.
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How to Create and Sell a Video The trouble with publishing a book, from a first-time writer's point of view, lies with the slowness of the publishing industry. Once written, the book has to be accepted by a publisher, rewritten according to the editor, then scheduled, manufactured,...The art and craft of making cinema: the equipment, methods and techniques used by hundreds of thousands of people over the last one hundred years.
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s m a l l m o v i e s ...Suite101.com page about filmmaking. Includes articles, links, and discussions on filmmaking, production, direction and the industry.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/filmmaking
Tutorials on various filmmaking topics, and links to filmmaking resources.
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Cybertooths Guide to Filmmaking and Movies Cybertooth's Guide to Filmmaking and Movies Tutorials New! Audio for Video Script Writing: 101 Introduction to Adobe LiveMotion Building the Perfect Movie Studio Making A Film: 101 Coming Soon Adobe Premier Basics Coming Soon Story Boarding 101 Coming Soon Lighting...Advice for independent and amateur film and video makers, dealing with the art and techniques of filmmaking.
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index What is poverello productions? We are a media production organization created and based on the ideals of the Catholic Worker movement, started in the 1930s by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. Among these ideals are a rejection of pursuing money...Robert Rodriguez's explanation of the fundamentals of movie-making.
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Robert Rodriguez's 10-minute Film School 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...Online resource center for digital filmmaking, with articles on screenwriting, directing, cinematography and producing.
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DIGITAL FILMMAKING SECRETS! Online tutorials, advice and tips on digital film making Project shows that video is indeed a viable medium for feature film making. The amazing thing about this movie is that it was shot on Hi-8 (a low level video format rather than state-of-the-art digital video (DV).The camera had one...Ten rules to follow when creating internet cinema rather than a film for film festivals.
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neocinema.com Dogma 2001: The New Rules for Internet Cinema Putting a film designed for festivals on the Internet is no more Internet cinema than putting housework on a stage makes it theater. This is a different venue, with different requirements: The Internet has severe bandwidth limitations, there's a lot...The logistics of amateur filmmaking including getting educated, financing, and producing the film.
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Reel News for Filmmakers The intent of this web site is to provide FREE information about filmmaking. Please feel free to e-mail with any questions and suggestions related to this web site.Most of the information in this web site refers to low budget feature...Hints, tips, resources, and facts about no-budget moviemaking.
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THRAE No-Budget Moviemaking Community as a press and promo outlet. After beingwiped out by a flood in early 2004, this ended rather abruptly.While THRAE Entertainment is now active in other areas,we are happy to retain this section for your browsing pleasure.We've reposted our...Informative tips and help for low or no budget filmmakers just starting out.
http://www.geocities.com/james_pi/main.html
This site aims to educate and inspire would-be film-makers. Includes the author's filmmaking diary, a quick-start guide to filmmaking, and clips and stills.
http://www.makingthefilm.com/
Free guide book available to filmmakers online.
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GUIDE BOOK For Guerrilla Filmmakers This book is dedicated to five individuals who went out of their way to help this book succeed: My father, Alec Marco Barla Clint Eastwood Steven Spielberg Chris Stevens NEW! INTERACTIVE CINE TUTORIALS What It Means To Cross The Line....Resources for beginning digital filmmakers.
http://www.elementalfilms.co.uk/projectx/
Online community dedicated in helping beginners to learn more about the moreware.
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WindowsMovieMakers.NET for Microsoft Windows Movie Maker 2 Enthusiasts. Mydeo and get your videos on the web in minutes Adorage Movie Maker Effects #1 Adorage is an add-on package for Windows Movie Maker and contains more than 100 professional quality effects. This $15.00 downloadable package contains the Movie Maker...Information and tutorials in amateur filmmaking, including special effects, camera shots, lighting, and equipment.
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PAPA TANGO FILM PRODUCTIONS HOME Website built and hosted for free at Get your own Free Website now!...22 articles to help beginning moviemakers and digital video enthusiasts.
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Articles on Filmmaking from Sonnyboo How to prep for bigger things from your microcinema productions DVD Film School another article geared towards alternatives to pricey film schools Basic Screenplay/Script Tip somethiing beyond formatting, but very simple concept often missed in beginners screenplays Audition Tips Tips...This site explains in an unusual way how to create a movie.
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Amateur Cat Films This site is best viewed, by far, with IE 5.0 coupled with a 1024 x 768 resolution or higher. Site 2001, Eric Massey All Rights Reserved....Demonstrates the steps involved in filmmaking from the original idea to distribution, using Robert Lepage's Possible Worlds as a case-study. Requires Flash.
http://www.anamorphoses.com/