Phil Vischer (of Veggie-Tales fame) has announced a very cool new idea: JellyTelly. Go check it out, but look out, the demo video is half an hour long, so be prepared to sit down for awhile. He’s got a neat behind the scenes video for members of the Jellyfish Labs network, too.
You’re halfway through pre-production and the storyboards just don’t look right, even though you’ve re-done them three times.
The script isn’t working. Try what you may, it just isn’t working.
A list of props that need to be made stares you in the face. What should they look like? Your brain refuses to function.
These are places when it is easiest to say, “Forget this, I’m going to go read a book.” True, you could plunge on ahead and make yourself do them, but, for goodness sake, it’s not FUN! Isn’t this life-consuming production we call amateur movie-making supposed to be fun? If not fun, at least semi-enjoyable. I mean, who wants to burst into tears over a sketch of a medieval table? (And no, I have not personally done that one. Yet.) Read More
Here’s the fourth video in a series on stage fighting from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’ll show you how to fake a punch. Here are the other three in case you missed them.
Combat Mime Video 4 — Faking a Punch from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.
You can also watch the video on YouTube.
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Here’s the third video in a series from the book Combat Mime by J. D. Martinez. Today, we’re demonstrating an shove. Here are the other two in case you missed them.
Combat Mime Video 3 – Shove from Phantom Moose Films on Vimeo.
You can also watch the video on YouTube.
Have a look at our new dolly. It’s got everything! It’s made out of aluminum, has shock absorbers, built in accessory pouch, and it folds up for easy transport. You could even mount a jib on this thing!
New dolly.