Science can save your skin!
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.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #154
Don’t let a cuppa joe spoil your shoot.
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.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #153
Permission trumps forgiveness.
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.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #152
“Lift with your legs, Hercules!”
Get someone to help with the heavy lifting. It’s okay — no one expects anyone on set to be Hercules…
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #151
…or change Time and Space.
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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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #150
Radio-controlled is just askin’ for trouble, though.
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.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #149
“Hey, who is that guy?!”
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.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #148
You could always use a film camera, too.
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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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #147
Target: Good boundaries!
If you want to get a little experience under your belt, browsing online classifieds (such as Craigslist, Mandy, etc.) can help you find productions in your area that are crewing or casting. Usually, they pay little or nothing, but if you’re just starting to learn, this sort of experience can be invaluable.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #146
And if you’re winning at Powerball, you can hire people to make movies.
You know those stories about a filmmaker who maxed out every credit card and spent all their savings and retirement in a mad gamble at success? In those stories, just as this debt is about to rebound back, the gamble pays off, the movie is wildly successful, and everything turns out great?
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