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I'm looking for a tripod spreader for my new tripod (vinten 5LF), which was originally used with a dolly? Do I even need one? The legs don't seem to lock. Very smooth tripod for a non-fluid head.

Shooting a bit at 700-1500 fps... Not worried since that footage will be day exteriors. Plenty of light. No flicker. Want to shoot some interiors at high frame rates. Maybe not as high. I've heard that you need a 5k or brighter to obviate all flicker from a single tungsten source as the...

This is a tricky question since there's camera system subtext, but let's stay out of that. This is pure curiosity. A camera is Alexa. Shooting at 800 ISO. To prores. B camera is either Scarlet or C300. Shooting at 800/850 ISO. External recorder capturing prores. The cameras are meant to match...

I'm really into small cameras and how they let you move them. Very into the handheld possibilities, slider dollies, etc. BUT I love the way you get a little pedestal with the Chapman and Fisher dollies. A lot of the "Classical" moves rely on it. But I can't afford to rent one for my dSLR! Is...

Just curious. Not in an editing class, a cinematography class, a film history class, a film aesthetics class, a film theory class, a Hitchcock class, a vfx class, or any of those kinds of classes. Intro to directing. Advanced directing. What is it? Blocking? Acting? Coverage? The...

What are APS-C/Super35mm shooters (Scarlet owners, mostly?) using for fast ultra wide lenses? Zeiss, Canon, Nikon, and Samyang all offer lenses as wide as 24mm/25mm with a fair amount of speed (f1.4-f2), but most kits start with an 18mm. I get that wider and faster is prohibitively expensive...

I've seen the go pro used for hang gliding footage, but always with the hang glider in frame. I was wondering if there was any reliable way to mount it lower or at the tip of the hang glider so that the result was just a raw shot of the flyover. Would I be advised to contact hang gliders and...

There are lots of feature screenplays online, but very few resources for short scripts. Anyone have access to scripts for films that have played at major festivals? Ideally 6-12 pages; word is submitting a script under ten minutes dramatically helps one's chances. Genre scripts are great but...

Which are worth entering? I've heard the following recommended, online mostly: Sundance Labs Slamdance Bluecat Scriptapalooza I'm not expecting to win (or even place) so the festivals that offer notes seem most compelling to me simply because I will get something for my money... And I want...

I've written/directed/produced a couple zero budget shorts, with medium success and I've been considering calling in all my favors and directing a guerrilla ($20,000-$30,000) feature based on a script I wrote, with a full-time crew of just three or four. I have extensive technical knowledge...

Was just discussing this today, curious to hear what more knowledgeable people have to say about the subject and (more importantly?) what you do about it. As we know, focusing closer with most still lenses slows them down a bit because they breathe as they focus closer (focal length is...

I need to hit the talent with wind and water for stolen shots of a storm approaching over the ocean... The bg/fg will be enhanced with cg. I can get a genny if need be but I am planning to use a gas powered leaf blower for the wind (to stay low profile). Use it from a distance for the...

As simple as that. Just need to transport one for a shoot and don't want to rent a truck just to move a dolly. Thanks!

Hi, I am grading a short shot on Epic in Resolve and am having trouble with the round trip with Premiere Pro. The director edited .r3ds natively and gave me a timeline (with time warps and effects removed as per my request) as an .XML file, exported in FCP X XML format as per the instructions...

Anyone know any good tutorials? I need to learn this at a professional level in my spare time in three days. I thought I could just pick up and go, but this program isn't the cakewalk I was anticipating. Conforming is kind of a nightmare...random clips go unrecognized and the file names...

Just trying to outfit a (very low end) kit. For the purposes of this kit, I am willing to shoot as slow as 200 ISO. ND3 ND6 ND9 ND1.2 ND1.5 (?) 2 stop grad 3 stop grad Polarizer Diffusion (?) 85B 80A Am I good? This is a super low end kit, so anything that won't get used on the reg will...

I expect to catch some flack for this, but I can't afford a higher end screen and I have access to these now. Obviously I will calibrate either before using it for reference. Just wondering what's better between the two (or, failing that, what's good and reasonably affordable as an upgrade)...

I'm doing a couple videos inspired by a technique used in this spot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0gEKlNOOT8 One of them takes place in a space ship in which the windows are replaced with translucent plasma tv screens, in essence, and the villain is watching something a lot like this...

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Hi, does anyone know what the top alternative festivals out there are in terms of industry exposure? I have a short that is "too weird" to play most regular quirky festivals but I'm trying to get some exposure for it. Thanks!