You can rehearse until you’ve lost the feeling in your genitalia, but unless the Actors understand and have integrated the characters, the performance will never be better than memorized lines. The Director must work with them to help them understand the characters.
(more…)If you can feel heat through your gloves, whatever you’re holding is hot enough that you want to find a way to put it down right now. It’s just going to get hotter. You don’t want that on your hands. Literally.
(more…)If there’s going to be any sort of mess on set at all, such as effects or rain or anything, bring an extra set of clothes. Even if there isn’t going to be anything tricky, having an extra set of clothes handy won’t kill you.
(more…)Always make sure your permits are in order before lighting anything on fire. If you’re not sure if you need a permit, find out first. A pleasant phone call and a $35 permit fee are much preferable to a steep fine or worse.
(more…)Get someone to help with the heavy lifting. It’s okay — no one expects anyone on set to be Hercules…
(more…)No matter how cool the makeup effects are, find out how long they take to apply and how long they last under hot lights. Factor that into your schedule.
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Hellbender Media is thrilled and delighted with Black Bed Sheet Books for the publication of the novel The Violet Furnace. The book is now available wherever books are sold. Digital version for e-readers are also available.
(more…)If you’re going to use a puppet or build a model to be manipulated with strings or wires, make the strings removable at the model or puppet, so that if you’re doing a shot that doesn’t need this or that wire, you can physically remove it.
(more…)Have your background extras dress and appear as generic as possible. This includes clothing, hair, whatever. If you notice them, they’re doing it wrong.
(more…)If you want your video to look like film, one of the most effective choices you can make is to light it like film.
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