Hello Mutantville! I want to discuss something that helped us out immensely when embarking on our first feature film “C for Chaos.” A few of us had gone to art school to develop our eyes, since of composition, etc… But we hadn’t gone to “Official” film school. We were lucky that Streebo had been studying storytelling since he was young and I had been behind a...
Six Quick Tips to Keep Your Low Budget Film From Sucking
From ASAP TRIP: The Film Sensei’s Six Quick Tips to Keep Your Indie Film From Sucking! And here, my loyal students, are those tips to help you avoid some of the pitfalls I encountered as a beginning low budget filmmaker. 1. Lay Off the Zoom! Yes, I know that George Lucas did it in the new Star Wars films and, yes, I know it was popular in the new Battlestar...
MVP Mutant TV Presents Editor's Video Log: G.H.O.S.T. Week Seven.
MVP Mutant TV Presents Editor’s Video Log: G.H.O.S.T. Week Seven. MVP Presents Editor’s VIdeo Log: G.H.O.S.T. Week Seven. Shoot summary. Brento gives you a sneak peak behind the scenes for latest G.H.O.S.T. shoot. Join the adventures of the Mutantville Players on the MVP Blog over at Mutantville.com. http://www.mutantville.com Tweet along with the...
Michael Lynne at The Indie Summit: 'Stay independent'
From indieWIRE.com: The following are Michael Lynne’s opening remarks from Friday’s Independent Film Summit, presented by MoMA & indieWIRE (with Zipline Entertainment). As someone who grew up in the independent film world and helped shepherd a company from “Reefer Madness” to “Lord of the Rings,” it is a pleasure to be here today. I think it is ironic that...
Mike Jones Digital Basin : The Film Look is a Crock!
From Mike Jones Digital Basin: Allow me to be deliberately provocative… How a Movie looks is a very important thing. The visual aesthetics of a movie profoundly shape the experience of watching it. Few would argue with this position. Aesthetics, by definition, is the study of ways of seeing and of perceiving. When we consider the aesthetics of cinema we...
Directors–Include Publicity Shots in Your Shot List.
By Rodney Robbins from the Charlotte Creative Community Board: With all those lights and all that great looking talent, you have the perfect chance to shoot stunning, attention grabbing publicity stills. Instead of thinking of these shots as add-ons that slow down your already Super Tight production schedule, I say schedule them in and SAVE time! Do your...
