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Jetlai, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor. My #1 piece of advice would be to learn dramatic structure. One you understand the theory behind what makes a movie attractive to an audience from a story structure point of view, it makes everything else easier. I would like to invite you...

White letter box. What a great tip! Thanks.

Does YouTube have a way to display 16 x 9 properly? I see a lot of distorted vids there. Is there a better solution than letterboxing? Can it properly back-distort anamorphic?

Hi Tina, Good luck with your film. I wanted to point you to my podcast, Filmmaker One. It is a show for first-time filmmakers like yourself. It's free, so check it out. I think you might find it useful. http://www.filmmakerone.com

Yes, NetFlix can be your best friend. And don't forget the old trick of watching them with the sound turned off. Turn off the sound so you are not distracted by the audio. This is the best way to study editing, camera technique, timing and such.

I strongly agree with Director 15. Rodriquez's 10-Minute Film School pieces are very good. All of Robert Rodriquez's DVDs have fantastic extra material for filmmakers. Most include one or more 10-Minute Film School segments. One has a 10-Minute Cooking School segment that is really good also...

The Panasonic HDC-SD5 is a VERY cool camera. The one knock against it is that is has no audio input. It only takes sound through it's onboard mics. Not the ideal setup for most shoots. It makes for a decent reference track, but I like to feed better sound to the "tape". If you can find the...

Look into the Canon HV20 and the Panasonic HDC-SD5. The Canon records a compressed HDV 1080i to miniDV tape. You can find this camera for under $1000 if you shop around. The Panasonic records AVC-HD straight to memory cards. These sell for about $800. Both should serve you well for years to...

Here are a few bits of advice for first-time filmmakers: • Read Rebel without a Crew by Robert Rodriquez. • Buy a mac. • Get an AVC-HD camera. • Shoot and edit as much as you can. • Study screenwriting. And of course, subscribe to my podcast for beginning filmmakers, Filmmaker One.

Consider the Canon HV20. It records a compressed HDV 1080i to miniDV tape. You can find this camera for under $1000 if you shop around. The super-cool part is you can send 1920 x 1080 out the HDMI port. With this setup, you can capture amazing uncompressed HD resolution straight to your...