3D in a relatively painless fashion
Blender is a fine way to start producing 3-D and it’s free.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #84
Unless the price of gold skyrockets.
There’s usually a difference in quality between really, really cheap cables and reasonably priced cables.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #82
“Stable” means “tripod,” by the way.
You can use an ordinary digital camera as an animation camera, as long as you can set it for the proper resolution and remote-shutter it.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #81
But not all in the same closet, please.
Make sure your location has running water, sinks, toilets, garbage service, and toilet paper. If it doesn’t, you need to supply this yourself.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #80
Stretch those chewy hamstrings!
Before you do stunts or other physically demanding action, take a few minutes to stretch and limber up. There’s a reason zombie hunters do it!
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #79
Bingo! A spiny pee fish!
Please don’t ever have a character say “We’ve got company” to announce the arrival of monsters, bad guys, or other undesirables. You can do better. Likewise, “Bingo!” should probably never be used outside of the actual bingo parlor context.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #77
And this isn’t some European movie, now!
Always know what emotion you want your audience to feel, for every character, for every scene, and at the end of the movie. This is your compass, and as long as you follow it, you’ll always stay on track.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #76
Cinder blocks are sturdy.
Make your props out of something sturdy. Cardboard and balsa wood will shatter if you look at it cross-eyed.
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