NEW - ATOPIA TRAILER!
Trailer for our new project featuring the same characters from the office films: a (gasp!) feature film. It's called Atopia, and it should be completed by around May 2016.
More info about the HUMA NERROR films, festival updates and other stuff from Matt Willis-Jones.
Monday, February 16, 2015
The when who how why what where which of making a film
When do you make a film?
When you absolutely can't. Take fate by surprise. The day you lose the location and the cameraman has to leave early, the day the actress breaks out in a terrible allergic reaction to a face cream and the make-up girl realises she's double booked - that's the day you shoot. Why? Because nothing can go wrong.
Who do you make a film with?
Ability and talents are of no use to you without enthusiasm. Find people with enthusiasm and then pretend to listen to them - this is almsot the same as listening to them but you don't get distracted by what they say.
How do you make a film?
You have a giraffe an alligator a dog a chicken and a snail. The trick is to get them all across the line at the same time. Hint: make sure they're all well fed and this becomes much easier.
Why do you make a film?
You can't guarantee you'll make the masterpiece of your dreams but you can guarantee everyone can have a great time on set. If you can't have fun making a film, when can you have fun? It's why you do it.
What do you film?
Write down your ideas. Identify conflicts. When you find out what those conflicts have to do with love you have a script. Shoot that script. Edit what you shoot to emphasis the story.
Where do you film?
Wherever you can. If you don't have a good location, lighting and composition alone are enough to create awesome images.
Which equipment do you use?
Whatever you know how to use, whatever you can get.
When you absolutely can't. Take fate by surprise. The day you lose the location and the cameraman has to leave early, the day the actress breaks out in a terrible allergic reaction to a face cream and the make-up girl realises she's double booked - that's the day you shoot. Why? Because nothing can go wrong.
Who do you make a film with?
Ability and talents are of no use to you without enthusiasm. Find people with enthusiasm and then pretend to listen to them - this is almsot the same as listening to them but you don't get distracted by what they say.
How do you make a film?
You have a giraffe an alligator a dog a chicken and a snail. The trick is to get them all across the line at the same time. Hint: make sure they're all well fed and this becomes much easier.
Why do you make a film?
You can't guarantee you'll make the masterpiece of your dreams but you can guarantee everyone can have a great time on set. If you can't have fun making a film, when can you have fun? It's why you do it.
What do you film?
Write down your ideas. Identify conflicts. When you find out what those conflicts have to do with love you have a script. Shoot that script. Edit what you shoot to emphasis the story.
Where do you film?
Wherever you can. If you don't have a good location, lighting and composition alone are enough to create awesome images.
Which equipment do you use?
Whatever you know how to use, whatever you can get.
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