No, higher than that.
If you must use a sprinkler to simulate rain, position it high enough so it doesn’t look like someone’s peeing on your actors.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #114
Plus, they eat your food.
Yes, being on a film set can be fun, but think very hard before allowing people on set who are neither cast not crew. They can be dangerous wildcards.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #113
“Oh, we thought he was with you!“
Spooky locations where mischief can happen invite mischief, such as dark woods, insane asylums, corn mazes, etc. Assign people to buddy groups for safety.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #112
Time for a gritty remake of Empty Room?
The fewer the actors, the fewer the sets, the fewer effects, the simpler the movie will be to make. Be realistic about what you can chew before you bite.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #111
Be a good camper!
If you’re shooting at a natural location, such as a beach or a forest, when you’re all done, pass out trash bags and everybody wander around picking up trash and making it prettier. Not just your production’s stuff, but spread out. Make your group the Entropy Decreasing Group.
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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/