I met Robert Rodriguez, I shook his hand, he gave me his autograph, and took a pictur

[Alex]

Actually, I know an actor who has spoken highly of Texas, perhaps it was Austin.

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[deanl]

Hey there.

MikeyB pull your head out of your *** . Have you even seen the "film" I would put money on it that if you didnt know it was shot on "video" you wouldnt even notice.

Whatever it is its a great little movie.

Despin out.

[Mike Buckles]

Spy kids2 is not a film..it's a video production, produced on 24fps progressive scan video. So Mr. Rodriguez and the rest should not be calling it a film...it's a video.

[Mike Buckles]

Yes, I would notice that it wasn't shot on film...video transferred to film is really grainy and fuzzy...I wasn't commenting on the content of the production, I'm sure it was entertaining, as I enjoyed the first Spy Kids....I'm just stating that if a project is shot on video, they shouldn't be calling it a film..I don't want to plunk down money to watch an inferior, grainy picture. And you don't have to be so rude, I respect your opinions as much as anyone else's.

[Gurdeep Samra]

Spy Kids 2 was shot on video. However, what you see in the cinema is a film print NOT a video print.

MikeyB, have you actually seen the movie? Believe me, after seeing it (or Episode 2 for that matter) you will see that it's impossible to tell the difference. The fact that you know it has been shot on video may make you think that your seeing certain things but I'm sure that if you didn't already know it had originated on video you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

[steven_craig]

MikeyB video transferred to film is not grainy or fuzzy, exact opposite - due to the process of laser transfer video to film is razor sharp - how do you think movies are edited and special effects added nowadays

NOW LETS END THIS SAD TOPIC

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[Vlad the Impaler]

he was just trying to be a smart arse, but it backfired...

btw i'm back again y'all

[Eliud25]

Hello there well its been 4 months since I arrived in Austin to make it in the film industry. So far there has been few opportunities although I did go the Spy Kids 2 Premiere and I did meet interesting celebrities. Also I attended Flicker which is bimonthly and a Super 8 film festival that went on all week. Also 2 weeks ago there was another film festival where great celebrities and famous directors attended. I was unable to go due to the fact that I was visiting another city. So now as I ponder my future I realize that indeed there is magic here in Austin. The city is beautiful and there is something going on every minute of the hour. Films are always being made and deals are always being done. Sure a newcomer like me is an outsider in the ?system? but sooner or later, if one stays long enough, one becomes an insider and succeeds. I once read that George Lucas had attended UCLA in Hollywood/Los Angeles and that Speilberg attended Cal State Long Beach Los Angeles and Coppola had attended UCLA in Hollywood/Los Angeles and that Oliver Stone had attended a University in New York and that Rodriguez had attended a University in Austin,Texas. Why? Because all these film schools are in a city that has a film industry that is already established. Yes, so I figure that there are two ways to go about making movies. 1. You arrive in a city where there is a film school, you get a place to live, you get a job, you attend film school and meet interested young people who want to be filmmakers, you shoot a film for a film project and then you graduate. Upon graduation you get a job in a studio as a directors assistant. Then you get a deal for a movie for a couple of grand. It hits and makes money and then you are ?in?. Then you make more deals until you become famous. #2. You arrive in a big city with a film industry, you get a place to live, you get a job, you attend premieres and small film festivals you get to know actors in your work, bookstore, coffee shop, or mall. Then you hook up and shoot a short film. You submit it an get a little bit of ?Exposure?. Then you go about making your second film which is a feature film. You submit it to big film festival (which in Austin would be South by Southwest). You win and get your picture taken by the media and come out in the local newspaper as great filmmakers congratulate you on your film. An agent that attended offers you his services and sends your films to the film studios. The studio executive watches over your film and then the agent sells it to the studios for a couple of grand and gets you a production deal. Then finally you make more movies and become famous. Well I am taking the #2 option and I have just sent a film to Flicker and hopefully my premiere will come out soon. Next month I am entering a the South by South West film festival by submitting my feature film shot on Super 8, 16mm, and min-dv, digital 8, Hi ?8, 8mm, Vhs-C, and Vhs. Yes I am using Hi resolution and low resolution as well. Anyways hopefully my premiere will come up soon and I will have a short 2 minute film showcased on the big screen in front of a paying audience. Mostly film studens and their dates, friends, and relatives. Then hopefully I will win the South by Southwest film festival and get a production deal. I will keep you guys posted on all that happens here in Austin to give you guys encouragement and hope. If I can do it so can you. So don?t give up and keep up the good work. Oh by the way there is a number 3 option. You write a killer script and submit it to an agent, your favorites director's agent, or you send it an online company that sells your script to the studios. Anyways maybe that is your way? What do you think??????????????????????

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[beuford]

could u do a quick two line summary of that last post. i really can't be arsed reading line after line after line after line...

thanks

beuford c constantinople

[Alex]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by steven_craig:
MikeyB video transferred to film is not grainy or fuzzy, exact opposite - due to the process of laser transfer video to film is razor sharp - how do you think movies are edited and special effects added nowadays

NOW LETS END THIS SAD TOPIC

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yes, a razor sharp image of a fuzzy picture. Gotcha.