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Pictured (l to r): Lourdes Foster, Timothy Breeding, Rowena Miller
Here are some links if you want to check out the sites I have used to help make my film.
Before buying my Canon XL1 a friend gave me this site. It's called the Canon XL1 watchdog site and it has reams of info about using the Canon XL1. Before buying it, check out this site. It is essential.
I read about lights on several websites and some of my magazines, then I purchased the lights (most of them anyway) from B&H Photo and Video, out of New York. This is a good place to buy, but make sure you already know what you're getting. They're not real helpful with questions. Do your homework ahead of time, then simply place your orders. They're cheaper than most and I had very few problems. http://www01.bhphotovideo.com/default.sph/FrameWork.class?FNC=StartLink__Aindex_html
Audio is super critical when making a film. All the years I taught film production, audio was the number one thing students ignored. You can always tell a student film by its crummy sound. Before you shoot, make sure you have good audio equipment. Read a few books. Check out some of the video and computer magazines. Also, check out this great website for a place out of L.A. (yeah, HELL itself). This is a great website to get good audio tips. I personally only bought their boom pole (it's a great boom pole). When I decided on the mics and mixers, I bought them from B&H Photo & Video.http://www.equipmentemporium.com/ I've been harping on all these infernal magazines. Well, here are a few of their websites. DV magazine's website is excellent for video and computer info. It has a great archive of older articles. For example, I wanted to shoot a lot of Chroma Key stuff but knew very little about it. DV magazine had an indepth article about 3 years ago on Chroma Key, and I found it, printed it out and used the info to help me with my chroma key stuff. DV magazine: http://www.dv.com/ MovieMaker mag: http://www.moviemaker.com Videomaker is an excellent magazine for beginners. There are many tips on video (and filmic) techniques. They also have many reviews of the latest lower-end equipment. However, let me warn you, if you are a professional, most of this magazine will seem like kindergarten time. Videomaker: http://www.videomaker.com
Filmmaker Mag: http://www.filmmaker.com/files.html
Res mag has some info, but the actual magazine is better. Look for it and all of the others I've mentioned at your local bookstore. Here's RES: http://www.res.com/
When you get ready to write that all-important screenplay you need to get some screenplay software. Here's the website for the Writer's Compute Store. It is a good one stop shopping place for script software and for budgeting/sceduling and film contract software. If you don't want to fork out around $200 for screenwriting software, there are some shareware available for just a few bucks. I have not personally tried these, but they're worth a check: This one is called ScreenPro97 and is a template for Word 97. It costs $10 or so for Registration and postage. http://members.aol.com/jackwpass/aspire.htm
Here are some other templates/programs: Screen Forge Word 6.0 (PCMac) Êhttp://www.execpc.com/~jesser/ScreenForgeInfo.html ScriptRighter Word 6.0/95 http://www.fetching.com/scriptrighter/ G-Script Word 2.0 ftp://cica.indiana.edu/winword Wscript Word 97 http://home1.gte.net/racesale/wscript.htm MagicScript Word 97 http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/jtward01/prod01.htm
A great place to read about FINAL CUT PRO in particular and Digital Video in general, is and also
After deciding on FINAL CUT PRO, I went to and checked out their prices and choices in configuration. I then bought the whole computer system from them. I really have no complaints. The computer worked and, especially considering I never used a Mac before, it was fairly simple to figure out. Let me put it this way, I am no expert on computers, so it should be easy for ANYBODY!
All the magazines are very helpful when it comes to upcoming film festivals, but sometimes they arrive too late. Check out The Internet Movie Database is not only good for looking up any movie ever made, but it can also be helpful in finding things like Film Festivals. They have a great list of dozens of film fests all over the world and now all the reputable film fests are online.
Check out Mike Plante's film magazine CINEMAD. He publishes the mag locally but it is distributed worldwide and is fast becoming a well known and highly respected magazine for film lovers. If you want movie star crap, like an 'in depth' interview with Tom Cruise, look elsewhere. I am proud to be a subject of Mike's magazine in his upcoming issure in June. If you want to read more of my ranting and raving pick up the magazine at most Tower Records and other magazine outlets. Or, even if you don't, and you just want to read about other, much more deserving filmmakers, buy the magazine. His website is:
Also, you can check out WORMWOOD on the imdb at http://us.imdb.com/Title?0238735
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