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Feb 15, 2004, 12:41 AM
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Hello,
1) It's always best to have a plan for any project. Therefore, any filmmaker or TVshow artist should have these:
-- a story, and its script
-- a storyboard with sketches of every scene
-- a shot list for all of the scenes' angles.(follow the script)
-- a shooting schedule, so that time and energy is not wasted.
2) **Pay close attention to what shows in the viewfinder or monitor.** Decide on where the lights should be pointing, and on how your actors and background are to look in the picture. In daylight, make the shooting schedule to fit your sunlight needs; a reflector is useful in shaded areas.
3) Plan a shot from its beginning to its end, while considering how it works in the scene, and think about how the scene is supposed to look for the whole movie. Make certain that everyone is in their places and doing their jobs. Rehearse before a shot is taken.
4) Use a tripod as much as possible. Handheld and zooming and panning should only be used for special effects; remember that shaky pictures are not fun to watch; make the shots as steady and as smooth as possible. Always mark the beginning of a shot with a slate-board before calling "action!"-----for editing.
5) Use a boom-mic for any dialogue or talking. There should be one person whose main job is to operate the boom-mic and sound-levels. This sound-operator works closely with the camera-operator and director.
6) Many, many shots may be required for one scene to make a movie look professional(just like films in the movies or TV or festivals). Just have a script, storyboard, a shot-list, and shooting schedule. The actors and crew must be ready to do a lot of repetition, especially if there are conversations between two or more actors, and if there are wide-shots to show the environment with actors. The professionals pay close attention to details, and they take several shots of the same scene to have options in the editing room. Actors and crew must have lots of patience and the intention to do the best job possible.
The filmmaker, Norman Jewison, said in an interview that, "A good movie is about a good story. Just tell a good story."
Make sure that your project says something good and important. A good movie is one that challenges people's ways of thinking. Ask questions all the time. Always ask "how?" and "why?"
Have fun.
: Hi im taking a Highschool Broadcasting Class and we put together a monthly T.V. show i was just wondering if anyone out there has any tips on how to make amatuer movies look professional thanks
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