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preproduction week 6: pile it on!
Bykiyong
i have 8 days left before i shoot. i’ve been locking down cast, figuring out my storyboards, floorplans, and shotlist, designing some props, and just preparing in general for the shoot next weekend. but besides getting ready for my own movie, i’m also helping on another director’s movie as the 2nd AD this weekend. on…
notes from carole kirschner’s class – 5 secrets of a killer pitch
Bykiyong
here are notes from “Five Secrets of a Killer Pitch” with Carole Kirschner, from the free GAPF class this past weekend. carole runs the cbs writers mentoring program, and wrote a book Hollywood Game Plan which i haven’t read but have heard good things about. the notes were taken by fellow writer beau henry, who won the…
buying vs renting a video camera / director operating the camera / some camera comparisons
Bykiyong
RENT? i’ve always been a big proponent of renting a camera vs buying one. there are many benefits to renting. you can rent a camera for a fraction of the price of buying one. with that extra money, you can pay a DP to operate the camera. ideally you could find a DP that owns…
prep work for my 30 rock spec
Bykiyong
i’ve been reading some 30 rock scripts and breaking them down to figure out their structure. the scripts are all from season 1, but i don’t think that’ll be a big issue. i did the same thing i did for the office spec and the himym spec, which is to make a spreadsheet and write…
outlining my script
Bykiyong
i always outline my scripts, even for my short films. and when i outline, i always use omni outliner. it’s a great piece of software. for the current script, i made 3 columns: one for the main story beat, one for the slugline (location), and one for any additional notes, like act breaks. i’ll start…
editing blues
Bykiyong
after the initial joy of having finished production wore off, i was in a state of depression while editing. i always go through it, where all i see are the mistakes. i actually yell at my monitor, like how people yell at the tv when they watch sports. i’ll say, why are you out of…
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