One top filmaking Tip and no more

[Them1tch]

"Don't hit actors; It fux continuity"

My US film is finally getting fricken shot!!!!
YIIIPEEEEEEEEE!

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"don't hit actors, it fux continuity"

[Tom Servo]

Pick the right people...having to work with egotists or goof-offs means you get nothing done. However, the right people just make it better.

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[Curtin-Parloe]

Shoot more than you think you need.

or

Ad Nauseum Per Aspera
(To nausea through perseverance)
Essentially, keep at it.

paul

[wolfwood]

Remember Achum's Razor. What ever can go wrong, will. And it does. Repeatedly.

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"Do it, Doug!"

[The Cavity]

You seem a bit confused there, Wolfie...

Achum's Razor states that
"The simplest solution is probably the correct one."

Murphy's Law states that
"Anything that can go wrong will."

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[Curtin-Parloe]

Am I thick or is it Occam's Razor?

paul

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BAD EYE - Coming Soon www.curtin-parloe.co.uk/badeye Curtin Parloe 2001

[miker]

An oldie:

Know the rules before you break them.

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Something for the weekend:

Your film is a composition on every level, so compose it.

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[twister!]

Not sure who it was that first came up with this (maybe Syd Field?) but it's good.

Be prepared to kill your darlings.

Every scene should serve the purpose of moving the film, as a whole, forward.

No matter how cool a scene is or how much you love it - if it does not help move the action forward it should be removed.

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[edenrepublik]

When shooting a documentary, A.H.F.F. (Always Have File Footage) I once put my class thru 30 minutes of images from corbis.

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[chris.crook]

if there's dialgoue in the movie, make sure to get good sound. I once filmed an interview with a crappy old clip-on mic, and the strong wind that was blowing at the time made anything the dude said totally inaudible.

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