Stop mumbling!
There are a lot of things you can fix in editing, but crappy line delivery isn’t one of them.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #136
But never allow a brogue delivery!
If you’re actors want to try a variation of a line, get the scripted line first, and then let them try their variations (assuming you have the time, of course).
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #135
Unless you’re in the middle of the Giggle Loop™.
It’s not necessary that you weep at your sad scenes and laugh at your comic scenes, but if you don’t with some consistency, maybe you might want to think about rewriting them.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #134
Sometimes all of the above.
For certain types of shots, recognize when more is better and communicate that to your crew. For example, more gore, more blood, more vomit, more air coming out of the wind machine.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #133
And it’s rarely in HD.
You might think having a setpiece that consists of video monitors tracking action all over a location is a cool thing, and in a lot of ways it can be, but think of each one of those video feeds as a completely separate short movie you have to make before you make the movie.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #132
…assuming you have a trailer.
The night before a shoot, check all costumes, props, locations, actors, gear, food, and crew. make sure everything’s ready. Make sure batteries are charging, tapes are striping*, etc.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #131
Your mom always loves your work.
It’s okay to run a script by a buddy or two, but don’t go overboard.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #130
Unless it’s a really masterful master shot…
Don’t spend all your time getting the master shot. A master shot is important, true, but you need to get coverage, other angles, lots of things for your editor to use.
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