Production, Tip Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #150 by scrappy Jun 26, 2023 Radio-controlled is just askin’ for trouble, though. If you’re going to use a puppet or build a model to be manipulated with strings or wires, make the strings removable at the model or puppet, so that if you’re doing a shot that doesn’t need this or that wire, you can physically remove it. Read More
Production, Tip Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #134 by scrappy Jun 26, 2023 Sometimes all of the above. For certain types of shots, recognize when more is better and communicate that to your crew. For example, more gore, more blood, more vomit, more air coming out of the wind machine. Read More
Production, Tip Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #133 by scrappy Jun 26, 2023 And it’s rarely in HD. You might think having a setpiece that consists of video monitors tracking action all over a location is a cool thing, and in a lot of ways it can be, but think of each one of those video feeds as a completely separate short movie you have to make before you make the movie. Read More
Preproduction, Tip Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #118 by scrappy Feb 20, 2023 It still beats low-budget CGI! A dog isn’t a werewolf, but careful application of camera angles, cuts, reaction shots, and good interesting sound can fool most anyone. Read More
Production, Tip Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #115 by scrappy Feb 20, 2023 No, higher than that. If you must use a sprinkler to simulate rain, position it high enough so it doesn’t look like someone’s peeing on your actors. Read More
