Recent content by Aparna

Hi, I am writing a research paper for school and have to conduct surveys in order to select a focus group to work with. If you are interested in taking part in a survey about film, please sign in here and I'll message you with the details. Thank you. Aparna

Sorry... Memory shot full of holes. So you shot on DV, what are you editing on?

Digigenic: Yes, we do use PAL here. What about you? MarkG: Don't they have their own post-production stuff? What did you shoot on? Film or digital? What are you editing on? I tried to shoot a movie in my first year, and two days into a four- or five-day shoot, two of my actors cut and...

If you think that what you said was "fact" you are sorely mistaken. It was a sweeping generalisation. Maybe there aren't that many female directors because they prefer to do other things. Personally, I don't believe that there is a bias in the industry. I believe that any woman who wants...

I did. I was born in India, then lived in Ethiopia with my parents, then Kenya and finally South Africa.

Actually, men more chick flicks than women do. Off the top of my head, "I-Spy" was directed by a woman. The second point that MarkG cites sounds like blatant sexism to me... I don't think that you should focus the discrimination issue. It has already been done, and there are far bigger...

Wow... There is no bottom limit for "low". I'm about to make my first feature film (begin shooting in a couple of months) with NO budget at all, except what I and my crew can spare from our own pockets. Everyone is being offered a percentage of the profits, I have a (3 CCD) camera and Final...

Sorry, I skipped straight to reply after looking at the poll choices.

You left out Michel Gondry. I think he represents the current trend better than any of the other choices.

For crew, I suggest getting your friends to help you out in whatever ways they can. Equipment will be a little harder if you don't have any money. If you have a camera (or access to one) that's a lot of the problem solved, because everything else you can make up as you go along. Need strong...

I don't know about piracy, at least, not the specifics. It's a problem that affects anyone who stands to make money out of movies. Here's another problem: distribution. It's one of the major reasons why it's difficult for independent directors to have their work shown to an international...

Directing etc Directing etc If you want to direct, then direct. Of course, it's always a good idea to put in some time being AD and doing other jobs on set, but if you want to be director, the best way to learn about it is to direct your own film. I'm a final-year film student in Cape Town...