location photos, 54t
locations, 50-52
advantages of using, 50
determining suitability of, 50
looking for, 50
overview, 49b
preparing to shoot on, 51-52
testing, 50-51
transforming for sci-fi films, 207
war films, 252
log footage, 109
logistics, producers, 78
logjam, 127
Lone Bannana Productions, 159f
loneliness theme, 218
long hours hazard, 104
long-play-video-game scriptwriting method, 16-18
Lucas, George, 206
Lynch, David, 15f
M
Malick, Terrence, 84
Mann, Michael, 115
manual controls, camcorder, 6t
Marsh, James, 225
mash-up, audio, 100
mass-sharing sites, 158-162
McAllister, Sean, 251-252
McFadden, Paul, 132
Memento, 14
memory, sci-fi genre, 206
Metacafe, 162f
mic socket splitter, 94
microphones
condenser, 93
dynamic, 93
external, 93
lavalier, 94
omnidirectional, 94
overview, 93-94
unidirectional, 94
Mildred Pierce, 217
Minority Report, 206
mission creep, 24
Mizars, 86
monitors, home editing studio, 107t
montage editing, 117-124
accelerated montage, 124
adding shots, 122
color and tone, 123
control and, 123
disorientate, 122
dreams, 122
mixing close-ups and deep shots, 123
music, 123-124
music promos, 231
one and one makes three, 118-121
overview, 117b, 121-122
parallel montage, 123
symbols, 122-123
Moore, Michael, 223, 225
movement, web movies, 149t
moves audio tracks, 131
movie freebie exchange rate, 21
movie length
web movies, 149t
YouTube, 142t
Movieola, 187t
moving, 104
mumblecore movies, 15, 213
Murch, Walter
audio editing, 125
camcorders, 61
online festivals, 185
producing, 77
music
documentaries, 226
montage editing, 123-124
war films, 254
music promo, 228-232
camera focus
live promos, 231
non-live promos, 231
overview, 231
defined, 228
difficulty level, 229
editing, 231-232
film schedule, 232
kits needed for, 230
legalese, 232
movie recommendations, 230-231
people needed for, 230
personality suited for, 228
post production, 231-232
preproduction, 231
project length, 229
purpose of, 229
MySpace, 161
N
Napoleon Dynamite, 213-214
narrative continuity editing, 111-116
close-ups, 114-115
Leone, Sergio, 115-116
overview, 111 b
shot length, 114-115
tips, 116
wide shots, 114-115
national online screenings, 187t
national screenings, 187t
Natural Language Processing (NLP), 142t
naturalistic lighting, 87t
ndiefilmla.com, 166t
ndiewire.com, 166t
Neighbours, 115
networking, social. See social networking
newmediafest festival, 182
niche sharing sites, 158-162
Night of the Living Dead, 198
Nikon P90 shoots, 11f
NLP (Natural Language Processing), 142t
noir/thriller genre, 215-221
camera focus
lighting, 219
overview, 218-219
defined, 215-216
difficulty level, 216-217
editing, 219-220
film schedule, 221
inspiration for, 217
kits needed for, 217
legal issues, 220-221
movie recommendations, 217
people needed for, 217
personality suited for, 216
preproduction, 218
project length, 216
purpose of, 216
noise
health and safety concerns, 104
lighting, 85
nonheroic hero theme, 218
non-live music promos, 231
O
off-line screenings, 186
omnidirectional microphones, 94
Oneworld.tv, 166t
Onile-ere, Kole, 207, 208
online competitions, 185
online festivals, 181-188
challenges, 185
competitions, 185
overview, 181-183, 181b
online publicity, 178-180
kits
forming a company, 178-179
overview, 178-179
setting up channel on sharing/social network site, 179
setting up website, 179
overview, 177b, 178
press pack, 180
online screenings, 187-188
opposites, 194
optical zoom, camcorder, 6t
outdoors, lighting, 89t
overhead boom microphones, 96t
overlighting, 64
P
paperwork, 56
parallel montage, 123, 219
paranoia theme, 218
Paranormal Activity, 258
paying, crew
expenses, 32
food, 32
overview, 32
people skills, for producers, 78
peripheral misdirection, 199
Philips, Lee, 169
Phillips, Simon, 220
“pick-up shots”, 70
pilgrimage, road trip film, 262
pitching story, 4
planted lavaliere microphones, 96t
plot.
See also story
web movies, 149t
westerns, 268
point of view (POV) shot, 199
political campaigns
viral video, 146
YouTube, 159
post production
audio editing, 126-127
music promo, 231-232
postforum.com, 166t, 168f
POV (point of view) shot, 199
Powis, Kevin, 35, 42-43
pre-editing footage, 108-110
adding clips to computer, 109
log footage, 109
overview, 108b
quick view tapes/cards, 109
saving and storing, 110
skipping, 108
timecode, 109
Preminger, Otto, 217
preproduction
comedy genre, 213
documentary, 225
drama genre
improvisation, 194
overview, 193-194
writing, 193-194
extreme sports movie, 243
horror genre, 199
howcast, 273
music promo, 231
noir/thriller genre, 218
road movie, 262
sci-fi genre, 207
war films, 252
western, 268
press pack, 180
previsualizing. See previz
previz, 36-39
Chance, Richard, 39
document, 54t
John Chance, 39
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movies with no story, 38-39
overview, 36b
storyboards, 37-38
using 3D modeling software, 36-37
producers, 77-82
coping with people, 78-80
managing show, 80-81
overview, 77b
qualities needed as
business sense, 77
leadership, 77
logistics, 78
overview, 77-78
people skills, 78
resolving conflicts, 81-82
role description, 78
productionhub.com, 166t
protagonist, 252
Proyas, Alex, 115
psychological melodrama, 215
psychologically dark, 215
public domain, 45-46
publicity. See online publicity
punches sound effect, 131
pyramid web presence, 156-158
Q
Quarterlife.com, 166t
quest, road trip film, 262
quick view tapes/cards, 109
R
radio microphones, 96t, 97f
Raging Bull, 114
RAM, home editing studio, 107t
Randolph, Preston, 254-255
realistic lighting, 87t
recording. See Foley; sound
recruiting crew online, 30-31
reductive editing, 122
reelshowint.com, 166t
reflectors, lighting, 84f, 88f
regional screenings, 187t
related videos, YouTube, 142t
release forms, 46t, 227, 264
remixes, YouTube, 142t
Reservoir Dogs, 14
resolving conflicts, 81-82
rhythm, horror genre, 200-201
rights, 46
rights chain, 46, 46t
risk assessment sheet, 102, 103t
Road Dreams, 260f, 262
road movie, 260-264
camera focus, 263
defined, 260-261
difficulty level, 261-262
editing, 263-264
film schedule, 264
kits needed for, 262
legal issues, 264
movie recommendations, 262
people needed for, 262
personality suited for, 261
preproduction, 262
project length, 261
purpose of, 261
robots sound effect, 131
Roeg, Nic, 117
Romero, George, 3
room tone, 92
RSA/Black Dog company, 230, 230f
rule of thirds, 73
Rutkowski, Ben
pre-edit footage viewing, 110
scriptwriting, 18
social networking, 170
Ryze.com, 166t
S
safety. See health and safety
sampling, 121-122
SanDisk Extended Capacity (SDXC) cards, 9t, 10f
saving pre-edited footage, 110
schedules. See film schedules
Schrader, Paul, 215
sci-fi genre, 203-209
camera focus, 207
defined, 203
difficulty level, 205
editing, 208
film schedule, 209
inspiration for
ideas, 206-207
memory, 206
overview, 206-207
society, 206-207
themes for low budget sci-fi, 206
kits needed for, 205
legal issues, 208-209
movie recommendations, 206
people needed for, 205
personality suited for, 203-204
preproduction, 207
project length, 205
purpose of, 204
screen size, web movie, 149t
screening
for feedback, 133-135
handling, 135
organizing, 134
overview, 133b
planning, 134
off-line, 186
online, 187, 188
script breakdown, 40-43
overview, 40b
why necessary, 40-41
script document, 54t
Script Supervisor, 72
scriptwriting, 13-20
any-direction-but-home method, 15
avoiding common pitfalls, 18
characters, 19-20
long-play-video-game method, 16-18
overview, 13b
software, 20b
Three Act structure, 13-14
treatments, 13
SD (Standard Definition) camcorders, 10
SD cards, 9t, 10
SDXC (SanDisk Extended Capacity) cards, 9t, 10f
sensor/chip, camcorder, 6t
Shadforth, Dawn, 230f
shooting, 63-71
alternative options for, 71
citizens news/video journalist, 237-238
diagnosing framing, 63-64
extreme sports movie, 243-245
in non-public places, 48
overview, 63b
in public places, 47
putting feeling in shots, 63
road trip films, 265t
setting up shot
overview, 64-66
step by step, 69-71
sports films, 247t
shooting schedule, 54t
shootingpeople.org, 33f, 166, 166t
Short Narrative Films group, 195
shot length, 114-115
shot list, 40-43
alternatives to, 42
document, 54t
overview, 42-43
shutter, camcorder, 59t
shutter speeds, sports films, 245
slacker film schedule, 276, 276b
social networking, 165-170
etiquette, 168-170
overview, 165b
setting up channel on site, 179
society, sci-fi genre, 206-207
softer atmosphere, lighting, 89t
software
audio mixing, 128
home editing studio, 106b
scriptwriting, 20b
Sony HDR-SR7E camcorder, 8f
sound
continuity and, 73t
crew, 30
editing, 125-129
alternatives to, 129
designing soundtrack, 125-126
laying out timeline, 127-128
overview, 125b
post production, 126-127
soundscape, 126
web movies, 149t
extreme sports movie, 246
recording, 92-100
camcorders, 6t, 59t
get it right in any situation, 95-97
goals, 94-95
improving quality of, 98-99
kits, 99-100
microphones, 93-94
overview, 92b
quick start recording, 92
sound environment, 99
sci-fi genre, 208
war films, 254-255
sound effects. See Foley
soundscape, 126
soundtrack
designing, 125-126
enhancing on war films, 254-255
sports movies. See extreme sports movies
spot effects, 131-132
spotting film, 126
spreadsheet program, budget, 24b
Spurlock, Morgan, 223
stabilizer, camcorder, 6t
Standard Definition (SD) camcorders, 10
standard light, 89t
State of Play, 222-223
Steenson, Neville, 39
storage
camcorder, 59t
of pre-edited footage, 110
story
defined, 25, 26t
war films, 252
web movies, 149t
story copyright, 201-202
Storyboard Quick program, 36-37
storyboards
advantages to using, 36
overview, 54t
using for previz, 37-38
structure, war films,
252
student.com, 166t
Studentfilms.com, 166t
studio. See home editing studio
style, 25, 26t
subtext, 5, 218
subtitles, documentary, 226
Sundance Channel, 187t
supercardioid microphones, 246
suspense, 194
symbols, montage editing, 122-123
T
tags, 142t, 147
talentcircle.org, 166t
Taltopia.com, 166t
tape, 11
technical continuity, 73t
techniques, defined, 3
technology theme, 206
tension, building, 199, 200
text, web movie, 149t
theme, 25, 26t, 206
Three Act structure, 13-14
3:10 to Yuma, 268
3D modeling software, previz, 36-37
thriller genre. See noir/thriller genre
thumbnails, YouTube, 142t
THX1138B, 206
timecode, 59t, 109
timeline, audio
free software for audio mixing, 128
overview, 127-128
timing, comedy, 213
title, YouTube, 142t
tone, montage editing, 123
Total Recall, 206
treatments, 13, 54t
tripods, 245
Troublemaker Studios company, 178
Twitter, 166t
U
Undercurrents.org, 236f
underwater explosives sound effect, 132
unidirectional microphones, 94
United States network sites, 166
upbeat mood, lighting, 89t
V
vertical network sites, 165-166
video journalist. See citizens news/video journalist
video responses, YouTube, 142t
Vimeo, 160f
violence theme, 218
virtual environment, 51
visually dark, 215
voiceovers, 218, 220
W
walking audio tracks, 131
walking sound effect, 132
war films, 249-255
camera focus, 253
defined, 249-250
difficulty level, 250
editing
color, 254
music, 254
overview, 253-254
film schedule, 255
inspiration for, 251-252
kits needed for, 251
legal issues, 255
movie recommendations, 251
people needed for, 251
personality suited for, 250
preproduction, 252
project length, 250
purpose of, 250
requirements to make, 251
sound, 254-255
writing, 252
warmer light, 89t
Watkins-Hughes, Peter, 145-146
weapons sound effect, 132, 254
weather, 104
web, adapting movies to, 149, 149b
web plan, 156-163
mass sharing versus niche sharing sites, 158-162
mass-sharing sites, 158-159
niche sharing sites, 158-162
overview, 156b
pyramid web presence, 156-158
using Facebook, 163
web series, 172-174
overview, 171b
producing, 173-174
webisodes, 172
websites, setting up, 179
The West Side webisode, 172f, 215f, 268
westerns, 266-270
camera focus, 269
defined, 266
difficulty level, 267
editing, 269-270
film schedule, 270
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