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Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 08-09-2010, 07:14 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,081
Posted By nickula11
Mel Gibson rules. He was set up. I love you, Mel....

Mel Gibson rules. He was set up. I love you, Mel.

Do you ever worry about posting your script or script ideas here? What if it's awesome and someone steals something?
Forum: General Movie Talk 07-29-2010, 06:24 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 5,477
Posted By nickula11
Reading the "Cast This" on the front page here,...

Reading the "Cast This" on the front page here, I'm so glad 99% of the, lovely I'm sure, guys that post here don't cast films. Ellen Page!? She's great and all, but not for this part. She has a TINY...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-27-2010, 02:39 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
Posted By nickula11
Speed is a big pain in the ass with film, not...

Speed is a big pain in the ass with film, not only whilst shooting but - like you said - waiting to actually look at your footage.
The people at post production houses are usually assholes, also. ...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-25-2010, 03:07 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
Posted By nickula11
Yeah, Fincher is the only person I don't complain...

Yeah, Fincher is the only person I don't complain about - digitally.
I mean, you're right - Film is incredibly expensive and I'm living off nothing to pay for all of it but I feel I just want to...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-22-2010, 01:27 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
Posted By nickula11
Fair enough

Fair enough
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-21-2010, 08:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
Posted By nickula11
What is it about digital that all of you guys...

What is it about digital that all of you guys just LOVE?
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-15-2010, 05:28 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
Posted By nickula11
Yeah, it's a process called telecine. Scans each...

Yeah, it's a process called telecine. Scans each frame and you can then time your colour, etc and they give you a copy on minidv, hard drive, etc.

Bolex H16 Rex5 from eBay. 16mm - awesome.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 07-05-2010, 05:15 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
I apologize! D.M.Wyatt just rings as if you've...

I apologize! D.M.Wyatt just rings as if you've got a six-shooter and a very impressive amount of beard. Must be the 'Earp' connection.

Thanks for the link, I truly appreciate it.

N x
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-30-2010, 12:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
Thank you, man. I'm on my way there now - I...

Thank you, man. I'm on my way there now - I appreciate it.

N x
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-30-2010, 12:54 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Made him look cool? I'm in - I could use some...

Made him look cool? I'm in - I could use some cool.

Well yeah, I think I'd make good use of it - I'll look into it, I have to go to the location in a week and make sure the shots I've designed...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-21-2010, 06:20 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,804
Posted By nickula11
The girl in Sanity - I think it was called - sexy...

The girl in Sanity - I think it was called - sexy AND a decent actor, if she got an agent I think she'd certainly get somewhere.
AND... God of War's avatar is GOOD.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-21-2010, 12:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 876
Posted By nickula11
Awesome, man. Get yourself a decent camera, some...

Awesome, man. Get yourself a decent camera, some hot girls and douche-bag guys and put 99%of your effort into making your gore as quality as possible and you'll have some good stuff - have you...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-19-2010, 08:58 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
The perspective that the 25mm lens presents is...

The perspective that the 25mm lens presents is needed, can't get the same shot with the 10mm.

Renting is the waste of money.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-19-2010, 03:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
I appreciate the advice but believe it or not - a...

I appreciate the advice but believe it or not - a lens is actually quite helpful in the capturing of an image.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-18-2010, 06:39 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Yeah I'm not sure - I'll look into them if I...

Yeah I'm not sure - I'll look into them if I remember it.

I just found this 25mm lens that I REALLY want... The auction runs out before I could save for it, motherfucker.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-18-2010, 01:10 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Those apps sound pretty great, actually - I'll...

Those apps sound pretty great, actually - I'll give them a go. Thanks :)

Note to self: LOTS of gaffer tape.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-17-2010, 04:34 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Do you think it gives you more of an opportunity...

Do you think it gives you more of an opportunity to compose your shot? You can always have it with you whilst your camera is set up - you can look at the shot you currently have and walk around, look...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-15-2010, 05:52 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Also, I'm not shooting digital so it's a total...

Also, I'm not shooting digital so it's a total pain in the ass to use my camera like that, it's heavy, cumbersome and fragile. Gorgeous though, you should see the test footage I shot!
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-15-2010, 05:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Lol I have absolutely no need for gaffers tape. I...

Lol I have absolutely no need for gaffers tape. I don't buy into the micro-budget filmmaker thing. I have all the time in the world and I feel I can save my pay and buy something special every month...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-15-2010, 01:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Depends which one you're looking at - some of...

Depends which one you're looking at - some of them are insane but for a couple hundred dollars you can come away with something useable and reliable - from my research, anyway.
Still not sure, I'll...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-14-2010, 07:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,759
Posted By nickula11
Director's Viewfinder

I'm just wondering how many of you put stock in the Director's Viewfinder?

I know that for myself and most of us, we're using lightweight-ish cameras and it's easy to use the camera and lens as...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-14-2010, 04:36 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,124
Posted By nickula11
Just buy a shitload of books from amazon and...

Just buy a shitload of books from amazon and learn by yourself.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-07-2010, 03:18 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,269
Posted By nickula11
I've currently got a macbook but it's not...

I've currently got a macbook but it's not powerful enough to handle editing. I'm looking at an imac, 4-core for just over $3000 which will serve me incredibly well. Final Cut will cost me around...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-04-2010, 08:43 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,510
Posted By nickula11
I'd like to have gone to film school to talk...

I'd like to have gone to film school to talk about film in an intellectual and analytical way with like-minded intelligent and passionate people. I don't have anyone to talk film with that much and I...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-02-2010, 07:25 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,269
Posted By nickula11
That's true, but I like the restriction of having...

That's true, but I like the restriction of having to rigorously compose everything to the best of my ability in-camera. I fell that if you learn with the predisposition of being able to fix it in...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 06-01-2010, 04:03 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
Yep, but I'm doing this baby solo. I'll take...

Yep, but I'm doing this baby solo.
I'll take your advice into consideration - the 18 is probably the way to go.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-31-2010, 04:16 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,269
Posted By nickula11
Yeah, I find digital to be pretty complicated....

Yeah, I find digital to be pretty complicated. I'm not terribly amazing with computers and I've looked into how to get digital footage to look like film footage and it's way too complex - why not...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-30-2010, 07:00 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
By narrower depth of field you mean that a small...

By narrower depth of field you mean that a small portion of the image is in focus while the image surrounding it is out of focus?
Thanks, guys - all of this really helps.

I've been...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-29-2010, 11:06 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
Yeah I'm aware of that. How does the aperture...

Yeah I'm aware of that. How does the aperture affect the depth of field?
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-29-2010, 07:58 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
You're both right. The tracking in The Shining is...

You're both right. The tracking in The Shining is much MUCH more kinetic than that brief shot in The Graduate.
I might have to experiment and figure out how I can give the sense of motion without...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-29-2010, 12:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
I'm pretty stoked that this thread made it on...

I'm pretty stoked that this thread made it on Around the JoBlo.com Watercooler - http://www.joblo.com/around-the-joblocom-watercooler-harry-potter-jurassic-park-and-more

But they HAD to put...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-28-2010, 08:59 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
I thought more about it and what about this:...

I thought more about it and what about this: tracking out with a zoom lens as opposed to zooming out, the difference in relation to the mechanism moving away from the focal point versus the actual...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-28-2010, 05:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
If you had to se up a tracking shot moving...

If you had to se up a tracking shot moving backwards from a focal point, revealing the periphery as you go (not unlike the shot in the Korova Milk Bar in a Clockwork Orange)
What would your...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-28-2010, 02:55 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
What is it about a Zoom lens, in it's components...

What is it about a Zoom lens, in it's components - not use, that separates it from a prime with a long focal length? What makes the image different between the two? What is it about a shot filmed...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-26-2010, 05:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 778
Posted By nickula11
It's Nick - with a C. How about we get some...

It's Nick - with a C.

How about we get some more details, Oh Dae Su? (I just realized that was your user name. Respect)

So the Mario characters come to life and try to kill him. Because he has...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-26-2010, 02:37 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 778
Posted By nickula11
This doesn't sound like something that relies on...

This doesn't sound like something that relies on 'character' so I guess that you should just work on coming up with something in-line with what's preceded it. Finish on a high note.
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-20-2010, 05:43 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,648
Posted By nickula11
Focal length and its implications.

I own a 10mm and an 18-86mm zoom lens.
In relation to perspective, these two lenses offer two disparate looks.
The wider the lens the more distorted the perspective is in your shot, if you're...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-17-2010, 06:41 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,269
Posted By nickula11
I get $400 AUD a week and I just spent that and...

I get $400 AUD a week and I just spent that and and extra $110 from next weeks pay on props and set-dressing in about 5 minutes on eBay.
I have NOTHING left for the week (good thing I still live at...
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-16-2010, 04:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,135
Posted By nickula11
lol, I hear ya. What are you working on next?

lol, I hear ya.
What are you working on next?
Forum: Filmmaking/Screenwriting 05-15-2010, 10:35 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,135
Posted By nickula11
Not bad, I really don't care for the digital...

Not bad, I really don't care for the digital cinematography but it looked good, considering.
Well done, mate.
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