Entries Tagged as 'planning'

Book Review: The DV Rebel’s Guide

The DV Rebel’s Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap (Paperback)
by Stu Maschwitz
ISBN: 0321413644

Price: USD 31.49
52 used & new available from USD 24.99

Summary

A guide to doing things with your indie film that all other books tell you not to do. You will learn the basics of color correction, the basics of safely using guns, the basics of story, more than the basics of production value, and much more. [Read more →]

Announcing Our Latest Project

Some of you, from various correspondence with us and hints dropped by us, have probably figured this out already. We’re working on another movie. Here are some details: [Read more →]

Filming a Musical Number

(This post references iSundae II: Attack of the Cones, part 8. You may want to view the movie before reading this post.)

Some people learn slower than others. That’s got to be the only explanation for why we decided to throw not one, but two musical numbers into our second movie. Wasn’t iSundae I hard enough? Maybe we’re gluttons for punishment. Or maybe the songs just begged to be written. But however it happened, we wound up with two scenes that involved singing. Singing in the middle of the woods, no less. Are we nuts or what? [Read more →]

Filming on the Go: Five Things to Remember

Remote locations. Lots of movies have them. Whether it’s going to New Zealand to film (I wish) or the park a few minutes away; be it in a European castle or a friend’s basement, getting from Point A to Point B (and back) in one piece can be a hassle. Not to mention the actual filming. Here are a few tips to help your next remote… adventure. [Read more →]