What do you guys do? pls answer! : (
Apples
motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc. And what did you do
to get where you are? The only course in my school (singapore american
school) having anything to do with movies is Video and Audio Production; we
have a morning show every day and the class is split into 3 groups who cycle
through running the show each week. There's two studio cameras and a tech
room with editing equipment. We usually edit movie clips and play them right
before the announcements commence, we've also discussed some theory on
camera work and lighting stuff, but not much since there's so many people
and my teacher is too hodgepodge(cool word). We have three sony handycam
360x digital zoom to shoot interview-type stuff, and there's a Mac G4 with
firewire capture and some editing program, which I don't know how to use.
Somehow, I don't feel very fulfilled. What should I be doing extra? I have a
hybrid interest in film and animation(like animatics). Be aware that the
insight and wisdom of your answer is directly proportional to how successful
and happy I'll be later in life. I'm a Junior in high school, by the way...
thanks,
Ben
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W. Mitchell Morgan
some theatre and filmwork, and am currently working on a few screenplays....
when I have the time. :-( . Have been mulling a very original idea for an
ultra-low overhead weekend cable TV show.
Ragnar
Animator here. Make a living doing character animation for an upcoming tv
series in Norway.
Ragnar
Brian Hughes
like to eventually direct.
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Steven Weller
Writer, who used to do props and weapons, and still does from time to
time (more for fun than for money). I also used to direct local TV
and directed a feature I wrote, which was never released (long story).
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Victor Khong
wrote:
>I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
>motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc. And what did you do
>to get where you are? The only course in my school (singapore american
>school) having anything to do with movies is Video and Audio Production; we
>have a morning show every day and the class is split into 3 groups who cycle
>through running the show each week. There's two studio cameras and a tech
>room with editing equipment. We usually edit movie clips and play them right
>before the announcements commence, we've also discussed some theory on
>camera work and lighting stuff, but not much since there's so many people
>and my teacher is too hodgepodge(cool word). We have three sony handycam
>360x digital zoom to shoot interview-type stuff, and there's a Mac G4 with
>firewire capture and some editing program, which I don't know how to use.
>Somehow, I don't feel very fulfilled. What should I be doing extra? I have a
>hybrid interest in film and animation(like animatics). Be aware that the
>insight and wisdom of your answer is directly proportional to how successful
>and happy I'll be later in life. I'm a Junior in high school, by the way...
I write, produce, direct and shoot DV projects from shorts to
features. I also act in TV commercials and do extra work for the
income. Currently producing two DV features and shooting one in Jan
2000. I have alos been a office production assistant for a US 35mm
feature being shot in Vancouver. The last extra work I did this week
was for a TV ad. in the US and had Jeff Cronenweth as DP. He was also
the DP for the movie "Fight Club". So it's a bit for learning by
observation.
Seeing you are in Singapore...I was in Singapore for the month of
October as technical director for a DV feature being shot in Singapore
and Johor, Malaysia.
I do it for passion. I love showbiz and just want to be involved any
way I can.
There is much you can learn on your own without going to film school -
there really are none in Singapore anyways. Try attaching yourself as
a volunteer to a production house and volunteer time if they are doing
any production.
Learn to storyboard studying some good movies and downloading scripts
off the internet to see how the scripts are written.
Next try your hand at storyboarding a scene from a script you like.
Next, try your hand at writing a short story.
Find a video camera of any format, and shoot your short
film\movie\video with some friends. You will learn a lot by doing the
steps I have just described.
Next, since you are going to American school in SG, your family may be
wealthy enough to send you to film school without taking a student
loan. If so, try New York University's film school in USA. There are
cheaper alternatives of course.
But first you must decide if filmmaking is just a passing
hobby\interest or a career. Should you decide that it is a career for
you, then you are fortunate to realize this so young in your life and
are at a perfect time in your life to make significant choices.
Best wishes,
Victor
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Scott Norwood
Apples <app...@magix.com.sg> wrote:
>
>I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
>motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc.
Amateur film fan. Mostly, I just enjoy watching films and following
the production and exhibition industries, although I've made a few 16mm
documentary shorts that are essentially home movies and which make sense
only to those who know the people who were in them.
I also collect 16mm and 35mm prints of various films as well as "antique"
35mm equipment. When I was a college student student, I worked part-time
as a projectionist at a local theatre.
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W. Mitchell Morgan
Did you see my query about the M-14 rifles we were issued in the "Blue
Sky" parade scene? (See my posting: " "Blue Sky" props: something weird
that day.", Saturday 8:09 PM)
This has always baffled me.
-- Mitch
Steven Weller
It's Steven, rather than Steve, and yes I did see your post. Sorry,
I've never heard of Blue Sky, ether as an armorer or as a prop house,
but that doesn't mean they aren't either of those.
My guess would be it's just a coincidence; it's unlikely that they'd
manufacture custom props with a stamp to reflect the production, and
it's equally unlikely that they'd name the production after an obscure
armory unless it had some specific relavence in the script.
Daniel Haude
| I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
| motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc.
Physics PhD student and animation filmmaker (camera, light, and motion
control stuff).
| And what did you do
| to get where you are?
Making Super 8 films (back when, now I'm only doing 35mm)
--Daniel
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Rick Dunbar
> I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show
producers,
I'm an amateur filmmaker but I have college degrees in unrelated fields.
> And what did you do to get where you are?
I picked up a camera and started shooting. (Actually, I started writing
scripts and then bought my own camera, etc.). My "real" job funds my
movie making experience.
> Somehow, I don't feel very fulfilled. What should I be doing extra?
Make your own movie. The experience you will gain will be invaluable.
Use your school's equipment so it doesn't cost you. Start by writing a
script. Do a short first (no more than about 10 minutes), then go to
longer works. If you don't enjoy the process, then movie making is not
for you. If you still love the process after 10 successful
movies/shorts, then this career is something you can handle.
> Be aware that the insight and wisdom of your answer
> is directly proportional to how successful and happy
> I'll be later in life. I'm a Junior in high school,
> by the way...
The majority of people in this field do not make a decent living at it.
Therefore, be absolutely certain this is what you want to do. On the
other hand, you cannot put a price on happiness. You may wish to
consider having a backup career.
Good Luck,
Rick
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Martin R. Coster
I'm also in Singapore, where I run a small special effects company. One of
my guys is now taking the Monster Films film course, which he seems very
happy with. No idea of cost, but they run the course on Sundays, so it could
fit in with your school work. They seem to be covering all aspects, from
writing to answer print, so it might be a good introduction. Check them out
in the phone book if you're interested.
Regards, and good luck!
Martin Coster
Absolute FX Pte Ltd / Passport Pictures, Singapore
Gaffer1
grip/electric on bigger features. Of course, I'm also working on a
couple of scripts. Actually sold one about 12 years ago... put myself
thru film school.... but I love to light, so here I am.
Max
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Apples wrote:
> I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
> motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc. And what did you do
> to get where you are? The only course in my school (singapore american
> school) having anything to do with movies is Video and Audio Production; we
> have a morning show every day and the class is split into 3 groups who cycle
> through running the show each week. There's two studio cameras and a tech
> room with editing equipment. We usually edit movie clips and play them right
> before the announcements commence, we've also discussed some theory on
> camera work and lighting stuff, but not much since there's so many people
> and my teacher is too hodgepodge(cool word). We have three sony handycam
> 360x digital zoom to shoot interview-type stuff, and there's a Mac G4 with
> firewire capture and some editing program, which I don't know how to use.
> Somehow, I don't feel very fulfilled. What should I be doing extra? I have a
> hybrid interest in film and animation(like animatics). Be aware that the
> insight and wisdom of your answer is directly proportional to how successful
> and happy I'll be later in life. I'm a Junior in high school, by the way...
>
Frank Wylie
Ben,
I'm a motion picture timer/grader for the Library of Congress Motion
Picture Conservation Center in the Unites States. We restore and
preserve classic motion pictures like "All Quiet on the Western Front"
and "Casablanca", as well as many "orphan" films unknown to the
general public.
Got a degree in Radio/TV/Film Journalism, kept my hand in production,
became a TV Producer/Director, worked at a horse race track doing
slow-mo replays, gripped on low-budget films, shot a lot of other
peoples films, worked as a sound mixer/engineer for a few years, and
then landed this job.
The road is crooked; take every chance you get.
David Mullen
since I graduated from CalArts film school in 1991. All in 35mm except for
one Super-16 feature. The average budget has been around $700,000 and the
average number of shooting days has been about 20. Slightly more than half
have been straight-to-video genre films mostly seen on cable TV and foreign
television. The rest have been independent features that played mostly at
film festivals (or simply disappeared.) One of them got a limited
theatrical release ("Twin Falls Idaho".)
I made my own Super-8 films for years and years, since I was 12, but didn't
start to shoot professionally until I was 27, which is also the time I
started film school as a graduate student. Most of my jobs have come from
knowing people that I met in school, and then from people I met while
shooting. I'm 37 now and REALLY hope to move on to films over the million
dollar budget mark (although I just shot a 1.3 million dollar film... and it
didn't seem any different...)
Despite going to film school, I would say that I am mostly self-taught,
being a voracious reader of film books while I was an undergraduate student
at UCLA, to the detriment of my English Lit homework. My cinematography
teacher at CalArts was Kris Malkiewicz, but I had already read his books
about five years earlier (and more or less memorized them.)
David Mullen
Tom
Feature after 4 years of saving for a budget. If you want to learn the
technical side of Film making become a script supervisor. I did it for a
while and it really sucks, but I learned a lot.
Apples wrote in message <818s0t$nch$1...@mawar.singnet.com.sg>...
>I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
>motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc. And what did you do
poptarts
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> I'm just wondering if you guys are amateur film makers, tv show producers,
> motion picture executives, adult movie makers etc. etc. And what did you do
> to get where you are?
I lurk more than post, but have thrown a few comments into the mix over
the years.
I'm a producer credited on five feature films. The cheapest one had a
$3million budget then they climb in budget up to $25 million. I used to
oversee the feature division of what was once one of the largest
independent financiers in Hollywood. In that job I oversaw the
development and production of about ten films a year, ranging from
$3.5mil up to $50mil. I've done a few stints as development VP for
production companies at the studios.
Before becoming an executive and producer I assisted producers. Then I
made my way up to creative executive and then director of development
before being promoted to VP. I've taught creative producing at two
major CA film schools and was a programer for an indie film festival.
Good luck to you. It's a very tough business, one that I often consider
giving up. But there are a few things that make it worth it. My
favorite part of the job is watching one of my films being screened for
the first time. Assuming, of course, that the audience likes it...