You remember the blue screen from iSundae II, no? Back in those days, we had no idea how bad wrinkles could be. Hours of work in post later, we emerged, vowing that we’d think twice before working with blue screen again.
Until now. Read on to see what changed my mind.
“How do I get my ideas?” Is that a question possible to answer? What if I asked you why you put your right shoe on first? You’d be stuck for an answer, too. But, I shall attempt to do the difficult—I won’t say “impossible.”
For the most part, my ideas just come. There. Was that helpful? But sometimes I have to go after them (or myself) with a club, especially when it’s just plain easier to do something other than come up with brilliance. So, for lack of really good idea to write in this post, grab your club and come with me. We’re going to hunt some brainwaves. [Read more →]
This is part one in a two part series on where our ideas for movies come from. I’ll be giving you what I do in this post, and then the next post will be Rebekah’s thoughts on the subject.
After, “How did you do that?” the question I get asked the most often is probably, “Where do you come up with your ideas?” My idea generation process is at times crazy. I’ll start with a couple that aren’t too off-the-wall and work up to a crazy one. [Read more →]
All trucks use low gear!
Seriously, though. Recently, I learned about a very neat transition in Final Cut. Introducing… The Gradient Wipe!
(Disclaimer: Remember when I talked about cheesy transitions? A gradient wipe can be just as cheesy if you overdo it. Don’t.)
Okay, with that out of the way, let’s jump in. First of all, what is a gradient wipe? My local dictionary says nothing on the subject, so you can make up your own definition based on the explanation. Let’s play with a gradient wipe. [Read more →]
(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 8. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)
One of the trials of being an aspiring filmmaker is the small amount of people you have available to work with. We watch movies with casts that seem to rival the population of a small country and sigh. These big productions can put more people in the line behind a main character waiting to buy a box of Tic-Tacs than we have in our entire cast and crew combined!
Maybe our budget doesn’t allow for more people, or we simply can’t find anyone willing to help out. But however it comes about, we find ourselves faced with a dilemma. How can we make the best out of a bad situation? [Read more →]
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