The Scene
Filmmaker ForumOne of the key elements of MicroCinema Scene has always been the Forums. From a personal standpoint, I’ve met some great people through the forums, including John Oak Dalton who I went on to work with on Sex Machine. In addition to making a lot of new cyber-friends, I’ve learned a LOT about filmmaking by […]
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Filmmaking
Creating a Shot List»
Like so many of us with a desire to eventually make movies for a living, I like to view my little DV shorts (a.k.a. Microcinema) as a training ground. Even when making a five-minute camcorder short, the kind where you are the writer/ director/ producer/ cameraman/ editor, you can still prep for bigger shoots, and […]
Video
MK12’s History of America»
MK12 is a motion graphics/animation/sound design shop in Kansas City, MO. They produce amazing music videos, film titles, commercials and just about anything else you can think of. For the past four years they’ve been working on a 30 minute animated film entitled History of America. It’s not the most exciting title, but the film […]
Tech
Make your own Boom Mic Mount»
One of the things that I love about the world of no-budget movie making is the poverty-inspired ingenuity. Resourceful filmmakers have devised ways to build D.I.Y. dollies, c-stands, car mounts and just about other piece of production technology. But here’s one I haven’t seen: a $3 mount for your boom mic.