Welcome to November 2022’s edition of Invocation, Hellbender Media’s email newsletter. We remain happy as a clam that you’ve joined us. And we speak fluent clam, so we know!
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #110
Not so great for adult films, though.
If you want someone to move very, very creepy in a movie, have them move backwards and reverse the video. If they move quickly, the illusion is blown, but if they move slowly and in a somewhat linear fashion, the audience won’t q-u-i-t-e know what’s going on, and that’ll freak ‘em out.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #109
And who really needs a highly trained cat with what CGI can do these days…?
Seagulls will act for breadcrumbs. So will pigeons and doves (even in slow motion!).
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #108
Everybody pays attention to loud rain.
If you’re filming something that’s supposed to take place when it’s raining, get everything wet. Roads, sets, actors, everything. People might or might not notice rain on the video, but they will notice things not being wet.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #107
Death can be funny — if you give it time.
If you’re coming off a funny scene, give the next scene a few seconds to let your audience shift gears. If you don’t, then no one will ever hear whatever’s said in that scene, because they’ll be too busy laughing.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #106
A rising tide lifts all ships.
Share cast and crew links with your gang. For example: http://www.mandy.com/
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #105
And wear boots!
Find out before you go how far a hike it is out to the location. Make sure everybody knows — you don’t want to lose an hour hiking at the wrong part of the day.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #104
You really need those fingers.
It is okay to call a halt if you don’t feel a pyro or other effect is safe, or you suddenly see something that looks very wrong. It may screw up the shot, but wasting time or money is far preferable to wasting lives.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #103
“…This one’s eating my popcorn!”
Punchlines work best at the end of the joke. This goes for a verbal punchline, a visual punchline, a story punchline, whatever. Set it up with the audience, let them build up a little interest in the Anticipation Bank, and then deliver the punchline.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #102
We can replace interns!
Tape every cord down, except for under the tripods and C-stands, lights, etc. You don’t want people tripping over cords.
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