Author: CinemaMix 360

I recently participated in an audition process over Zoom, and the actor mentioned multiple times being uncomfortable with the setting and equipment. So I thought it would be interesting to explore that because I know a lot of actors don’t like auditioning on Zoom. But that’s the way to think about it. See how much cheaper you can be as an actor in front of a casting director or director using this technology. In the old days, it was a bus ticket, a train ticket, an air ticket that probably cost you a fortune, about 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20…

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If there’s one filmmaking tip that can make a difference on a no-budget production, it’s the ability to shoot during the day and at night. This is when you take a night scene during the day and colorize it in post to make it look like it’s actually night. I’ve written a lot about day for night The past – and how to get there from a technical perspective. But what I didn’t mention is the importance of day versus night for many no-budget productions. The most expensive and complex scenes are almost always nighttime exteriors. On traditional movie sets,…

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Once they’ve made a successful short film, many filmmakers set their sights on feature length films. How to achieve this goal? How a filmmaker greenlights a film. You may choose to stay and try to raise millions of dollars, as many do. Unless you know a lot of wealthy people who are happy to help donate investments, this rarely works. Or, a champion film financier thinks you’re an up-and-coming filmmaker and offers you money. This can happen to someone who has made a great short film, written an incredible feature screenplay and somehow met the right people.However, this situation is…

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The thing about heroes is that they often need villains to make the story work. With boring villains, the hero might not even be able to handle the situation – so we really want our “bad guys” to be really bad. Whether they’re demons, Nazis, or horror superfans kidnapping their favorite author, there are certain stories you want to have someone to object to. Of the stories you’ll see below, we’ve picked out the worst ones: the ones that are horrific and iconic, and that stick with you even after you turn off the TV. You know which ones we…

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