Stand-Out Shorts
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building dialogue, 19-20
opposite elements in, 19
overview, 19
real characters, 19
using details to bring to life, 19
vulnerabilities, 19
overview, 19-20
war films, 252
Chinatown, 115
Cinebarre Short Films at Vimeo, 195
Citizen Kane, 219
citizens news/video journalist, 234-239
defined, 234-235
difficulty level, 236-237
editing, 238-239
film schedule, 239
kits needed for, 237
legal issues, 239
movie recommendations, 237
people needed for, 237
personality suited for, 235
project length, 235-236
purpose of, 235
shooting, 237-238
classic structure. See Three Act structure
clips, adding to computer, 109
close-ups
drama, 249f
emotional impact, 70f
horror genre, 199-201
mixing with deep shots, 123
narrative continuity editing, 114-115
sports films, 245
web movies, 154f
Cloverfield, 258
Code 46, 207
Cody, Diablo, 194
colder light, 89t
collaborating on movies, 31, 32
Collora, Sandy, 206
color
continuity and, 73t
montage editing, 123
war films, 254
web movies, 149t
color palette, 63
color spectrum, 125
comedy genre, 210-214
defined, 210-211
difficulty level, 212
editing, 213-214
film schedule, 214
kits needed for, 212
legal issues, 214
movie recommendations, 212-213
people needed for, 212
personality suited for, 211
preproduction, 213
project length, 211
purpose of, 211
commercial videos, 161
commonfilm.org, 166t
communication, importance of, 81
compact flash (CF) cards, 9t, 11
company, forming, 178-179
competitions, online festivals, 185
compression, camcorder, 59t
computer-generated image (CGI) previz, 36
computers
adding clips to, 109
home editing studio, 107t
condenser microphones, 93
conflicts, resolving, 81-82
continuity, 72-74
howcast, 273
overview, 72b
rules, 73
30 degree rule, 73
action line, or axis, 73
rule of thirds, 73
continuity editing. See narrative
continuity editing
contracts, 54t
contrast, web movies, 149t
The Conversation, 237
coping with people, 78-80
copyright law
overview, 44-45
story, 201-202
your own work, 45
YouTube, 148
costume designs, 54t
creativecow.net, 166t, 169f
crew, 29-35
camera, 29
director, 29
ground rules, 32-33
overview, 29-30, 29b
paying, 32
expenses, 32
food, 32
posting to get, 31
recruiting, 30-31
crew posting, 30
sharing skills, 31-32
sound, 30
crunching bones sound effect, 131
Curtiz, Michael, 217
cutaways
sports films, 246
westerns, 269
cutting. See editing
D
Daly, Liam, 162
Dark City, 115
dark expressionistic cinema, 215
Dark Star, 206
David, Kerry
online screenings and festivals, 181
producing, 79-80, 82
Scriptwriting, 20
Dawn of the Dead, 3
The Day I Tried to Live, 2f
Dead Patrol webisode, 173
Dedos, 86
deep shots, 123
deinterlacing, web movies, 149t
denser atmosphere, lighting, 89t
depth of field, 269
design document, 54t
designing movies, 25-28
DeviantArt.com, 166t, 168f
dialogue, building, 19-20
Dick, Philip K, 206
Dickinson, Leo, 243
Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, 11-12
digital zoom, camcorder, 6t
director, 29
District 9, 206
documentaries, 222-227
camera focus, 225
defined, 222-223
difficulty level, 223-224
editing, 225-226
film schedule, 227
kits needed for, 225
legal issues, 227
movie recommendations, 225
people needed for, 224
personality suited for, 223
preproduction, 225
project length, 223
purpose of, 223
documentation, 56
Dogme 95, 71
Double Indemnity, 218
drama, 190-195.
See also noir/thriller genre; war films; westerns
camera focus, 194
defined, 190-191
difficulty level, 192
editing, 194-195
film schedule, 195
inspiration for, 193
kits needed for, 193
legal issues, 195
movie recommendations, 193
people needed for, 192
personality suited for, 191
preproduction, 193-194
improvisation, 194
writing, 193-194
project length, 191
purpose of, 191
dreamlike effect, 89t
dreams, 122
DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) cameras, 11-12
DVD discs, 11
dynamic microphones, 93
E
ECUs (extreme close-ups), 114
edit decision list (EDL), 54t, 109
edit log, 54t
editing
citizens news/video journalist, 238-239
comedy genre, 213-214
continuity and, 73t
documentary, 225-226
drama genre, 194-195
extreme sports movie, 245-246
freecording, 259
health and safety concerns, 104
horror genre
close-ups, 199-201
cutting for action, 200
overview, 199-201
rhythm, 200-201
howcast, 273-274
montage, 117-124
accelerated montage, 124
adding shots, 122
color and tone, 123
control and, 123
disorientating, 122
dreams, 122
mixing close-ups and deep shots, 123
music, 123-124
one and one makes three, 118-121
overview, 117b, 121-122
parallel montage, 123
symbols, 122-123
music promo, 231-232
narrative continuity, 111-116
close-ups, 114-115
overview, 111 b
Sergio Leone, 115-116
shot length, 114-115
tips, 116
wide shots, 114-115
noir/thriller genre, 219-220
road movie, 263-264
sci-fi genre, 208
war films
color, 254
music, 254<
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overview, 253-254
web movies, 149t
western, 269-270
editing studio, home, 106
overview, 106b, 107t
software, 106b
EDL (edit decision list), 54t, 109
elevator door sound effect, 131
encoding web movies, 149t
EPIC America, 243
Escoda, Blanca, 209
etiquette, social networking, 168-170
exit shots, sports films, 246
expenses, crew, 32
experience, personal, 3
explicit atmosphere, 64, 65, 65t
explosion sound effect, 254
expressionistic lighting, 87t
external microphones, 93
extreme close-ups (ECUs), 114
extreme sports movies, 241-247
defined, 241
difficulty level, 242
editing, 245-246
film schedule, 246
kits needed for, 242-243
legal issues, 246
movie recommendations, 243
people needed for, 242
personality suited for, 241
preproduction, 243
project length, 242
purpose of, 241
shooting, 243-245
sound, 246
F
Facebook, 163
fair use, 44
fast action, lighting, 89t
fate theme, 218
“featured video” list, YouTube, 148
feedback
overview, 4
screening for, 133-135
handling, 135
organizing, 134
overview, 133b
planning, 134
Vimeo, 160f
festivals, online, 181-188
competitions and challenges, 185
overview, 181-183, 181b
file size, web movie, 149t
film schedules
7-day, 283
28-day, 287-290
48-hour, 278, 278b
citizens news/video journalist, 239
comedy genre, 214
documentary, 227
drama genre, 195
extreme sports movie, 246
horror genre, 202
howcast, 274
music promo, 232
noir/thriller genre, 221
road movie, 264
sci-fi genre, 209
slacker, 276, 276b
war films, 255
western, 270
filmfights festival, 182
filmmaker.com, 166t
fish-eye lens, 207f
Flagge, Derek
locations, 52
social networking, 170
flash memory, 10
flashpoints, 78-80, 78t
Flickerfest, 187t
Flock networking site, 166t
focus. See camera focus
Foley, 130-132
alternatives to, 132
overview, 130b
recording
ambience, 131
moves tracks, 131
overview, 130-131
video, 130-131
walking tracks, 131
spot effects, 131-132
westerns, 269
food, for crew, 32
footage, pre-editing. See pre-editing footage
format, web movie, 149t
48-Hour Film Challenge, 164f
48-hour film schedule, 278, 278b
FrameForge program, 36-37, 37f
frame-rates, sports films, 245
framing
diagnosing, 63-64
sports films, 245
Francis, John, 269, 270
free content, 45-46
freecording, 256-259
camera focus, 258
defined, 256
difficulty level, 257
editing, 259
kits needed for, 257
movie recommendations, 258
people needed for, 257
personality suited for, 256
project length, 257
purpose of, 257
Fresnel lamp, 87f
G
Gesualdo, R., 169
Gilliam, Terry, 123
“going viral”, 145-146
“The Golden Mean”, 73
Gondry, Michel, 230
Gordon, Douglas, 258
Gower, Ray, 201
graphic novels, 217
Griffiths, Dewi, 200
Gunn, Jon, 192f
H
Hague support, 194
Halloween, 198
hand-held shooting, 62f, 253
hard drive (HDD) cameras, 9t, 11, 262
harder atmosphere, lighting, 89t
Harrison, Stacey, 26
harsh light, 90f
haydenfilms festival, 182
HD (High Definition) camcorder, 10
HDD (hard drive) cameras, 9t, 11, 262
He Walked By Night, 218
headphone socket, camcorder, 6t
health and safety, 101-104
common risks
cables, 103
editing, 104
lamps, 103
lifting and moving, 104
long hours, 104
noise, 104
overview, 103-104
poor weather, 104
lighting safety
heat from, 104
overloading home supply, 104
overview, 104
tripods, 104
waiting for lamps to cool, 104
one-stop plan, 101
overview, 101 b
risk assessment sheet, 102
health and safety sheets, 54t
heartbeat sound effect, 131
Her Morning Elegance video, 146
High Definition (HD) camcorder, 10
High Noon, 268
hip-hop, 121-122
home editing studio, 106
overview, 106b, 107t
software, 106b
horizontal network sites, 165-166
horizontal vertigo, 123
horror genre, 196-202
camera focus, 199
defined, 196
difficulty level, 197-198
editing
close-ups, 199-201
cutting for action, 200
overview, 199-201
rhythm, 200-201
film schedule, 202
inspiration for, 198-199
kits needed for, 198
legal issues, 201-202
movie recommendations, 198
people needed for, 198
personality suited for, 196-197
preproduction, 199
project length, 197
purpose of, 197
horror virals, 197
“hose-piping”, 253
howcast, 271-274
camera focus, 273
defined, 271
difficulty level, 272
editing, 273-274
film schedule, 274
kits needed for, 272-273
legal issues, 274
movie recommendations, 273
people needed for, 272
personality suited for, 271
preproduction, 273
project length, 272
purpose of, 271-272
how-to videos, 159
human mutilation sound effect, 131
I
ideas, 10-12
creating movies from, 5
finding movie making style, 3-4
overview, 2b
sci-fi genre, 206-207
web movies, 149t
IFC, 1871
immersion, road trip film, 262
implicit atmosphere, 65, 65t
improvisation, drama genre, 194
in-camera features, camcorder, 59t
Independence Day, 14
indietalk.com, 166t
The Insider, 115
instincts, relying on, 3
instructional videos, 159
internal flash memory, camcorder, 6t
international festivals, 187t
interstitials, 188
Into the Wind, 243
iris, camcorder, 59t
J
Jack Says, 220
jamming, 256
John Chance, 39
Jonze, Spike, 230, 243
journalism. See citizens news/video journalist
juxtaposition, 194
K
kits
for citizens news/video journalist, 237
for comedy genre, 212
for documentary, 225
for drama genre, 193
for extreme sports movie, 242-243
for freecording, 257
for horror genre, 198
for howcast, 272-273
lighting
bigger kit, 86
budget kit, 86
overview, 85-91
zero budget kit, 85
for music promo, 230
for noir/thriller genre, 217
online publicity
forming a company, 178-179
overview, 178-179
setting up channel on sharing/social network site, 179
setting up website, 179
for road movie, 262
for sci-fi genre, 205
sound recording
low budget kit, 99
overview, 99-100
zero budget kit, 99
for war films, 251
for western, 267
Korsner, Jason, 18, 210f
Kubrick, Stanley, 84
Kumar, Ashvin, 71
Kwoon webisode, 173, 175f
L
lamps.
See also lighting
“barn doors”, 85f
Fresnel, 87f
health and safety concerns, 103
lavalier (lavaliere) microphones, 94, 96t
Lavie, Oren, 146
layers, Pyramid Web model, 157f
LCD screen, camcorder, 6t
leadership skills, for producers, 77
legal issues, 44-48
citizens news/video journalist, 239
comedy genre, 214
copyright, 44-45
documentary, 227
drama genre, 195
extreme sports movie, 246
horror genre, 201-202
howcast, 274
noir/thriller genre, 220-221
overview, 44b
public domain, 45-46
rights, 46
road movie, 264
sci-fi genre, 208-209
shooting
in non-public places, 48
in public places, 47
war films, 255
western, 270
legalese, 232
lens, camcorder, 59t
Leone, Sergio, 115-116
Let the right one in, 209
The Liberace of Baghdad, 251-252
The Life and Death of a Pumpkin, 144f
lifting, 104
lighting, 83-91.
See also lamps
continuity and, 73t
designs, 54t
experimenting, 84
horror films, 198
ideas for, 88-91
kits
bigger, 86
budget, 86
overview, 85-91
zero budget, 85
noir/thriller genre, 219
overview, 83b
preparation step, 83-84
safety, 104
sports films, 245
technical issues, 85
web movies, 149t
Like Dandelion Dust, 192f
LinkedIn.com, 163, 166t
links, YouTube, 142t
live music promos, 231
local screenings, 187t