i want to make a movie

[brain_bliss]

I wrote a script, and got a lot of interest from agents in it. However, because of the ending and the manner in which it is written (dialogue driven, and not a happy ending...) they want me to change it.

I don't want to change it. So, I've decided to make the movie myself.

I, however, have a limited budget. And I know I'm not going to be able to afford film. The movie is at least 1 1/2 hours long (100 page script). I was thinking about getting a high end digital camera - panasonic, canon, etc. I'm just wondering about quality.

A friend will be editing it on final cut pro.

Plus, I'm concerned about sound. I have another friend who's writing original music for the movie. Plus, since it is dialogue based, I am concerned that a digital camera will make the sound home movie-like.

Any comments or other information would be appreciated!

Thanks,


Bryan

 

[Vaare]

It seems to me (and I’m no expert) the best solution would be to buy a high quality microphone to capture the sound and sync it later with the video. Although this can be a tedious process, if you have a cheap camera with a low quality mic then this will probably be the only alternative if you want to keep the sound quality above home-video level.

 

[brain_bliss]

yeah, i'm not sure how to do this...

the cameras I'm looking at have mic jacks; so, i assume i can get a good quality mic, record the sound into the camera, and have it mixed later?

 

[Bob Kessler]

You may wish to retain a professional production sound crew.

One of my mantras is Steven Spielbergs "Sound is half the experience." As most of your talent will probably not have any experience with ADR, which will make the sessions very expensive and time consuming, then an experienced pro to handle your sound, especially the boom op, would be essential. Audiences will forgive a lot visually if the sound is stellar; however, the reverse is not true. Bad sound can be very annoying and even painful.

Pay attention to your locations. They may look great, but how do they sound? Are you near a truck route? an airport? a construction site? Put up plenty of sound blankets in ambient rooms to get rid of that "hollow" sound.

Microphones can pick up a lot more than your ears. If the floor will not be in the shot put down some carpeting. If the floor is in the shot sweep the floors, that little piece of grit can sound like an avalanche. Make sure that your talent has soft-soled shoes so when walking on hard surfaces they don't sound like Godzilla coming in for the kill.

PM me if you want.

Peace,

Uncle Bob
ALCOVE AUDIO PRODUCTIONS




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