Ok I know what you're saying. I admit to that. I don't mind criticism but I relised this guy doesn't know me at all and he had me all wrong. It was my first knock down in my career I suppose.

Hi Dan,

Haven't been too active on the board lately, but just happened upon your post. I live right down the road from you in Fruitland.
Ken Davis (married to Lisa Spicer) is both a neighbor and an event videographer. Just thought I would say Hi!

Tom

heres a quick vid we did in the back of the studio.. nothing special but you can see some costumes here.

http://p214.ezboard.com/fkre8fx44264...opicID=2.topic

click on the above link, go to bottom screen and click FREE, next page will bring up the file to download at the bottom of the screen.

Wow Pete, those costumes are absolutely spectacular! Talk about attention to detail!

Awesome.

I have some limited experience shooting my own (Star Wars fan) films, doing fight choreography, compositing, and own a Sony HDR-FX1. If I knew the weekend you were shooting, I might be able to come and provide a helping set of hands. Or, if you need an extra to be gutted - I can be that too :)

-Steve

P.S. These costumes remind me of stuff a friend of mine named Justin Monk was involved with... ring any bells?

Letterboxed Documentary needs YOU for our film!
 

Hey DVINFO.NET. Im Cory Moorehead, an avid smalltown documentarian up here in Ontario Canada. Ive been recently planning and plotting out for my next documentary, which will be titled 'Letterboxed'. Now to explain the documentary. It is going to be basically about you guys, filmmakers and people who work in the television industry. In this documentary im also going to show the people what it is like to work in the television industry, by hiring a professional camera crew to follow me around for a month in my job. Now here is the part where I need you guys. This same message is going to be posted on almost every fimmaking and television message board I can find. I need you guys to add pieces to the documentary. By pieces I mean your personal stories of working in filmmaking and the television industry. By this I mean setting up your camera infront of you sitting on a chair, and just telling me about how you got started into video and the industry, and what is next for you as a video enthusiast. So in essence kind of a mini biography ( 5 - 10 mins long ) of your experience in video. Now generally for something like this I would fly out and get interviews, but this documentary is very underbudget ( 20 Grand). So I will leave this discussion open to you guys, and if I see that enough people are interested about it, I will go ahead and post some more info about how you can send me your stuff. Thanks guys, hope to hear from you.

-Cory Moorehead
TVCOGECO ENG
canadianvideo@sympatico.ca

hI steve Thanks

Yes Ive met justin a few times.nice guy.

as for dates we are looking at august 14 to sepetember..not the entire time but a 2 day shoot in augurst maby one the week after etc etc..give me a call or send you number to pmnader@gogeco.ca.

i few guys here from the DV that will be meeting up in the next month.. i can go over most on the phone now.LMK
Pete

its a big project

Pete

just had to change the phone number

Animator
 

I am in need of an amatuer, but skilled animator. If anyone is familiar with "Run Lola Run" I am looking for something similar to their animation cuts. The project is a Mockumentary called "Real Parkwood Stories."

Reply if interested.

You might try hash.com's bb. BUT a warning, know that animation is very labor intensive. A guy wanted the sun and moon a few months back for free. I went as far as posting it in the ridiculous job offers post. ;)

Another place to recruit is cgtalk.

Edit - I cannot help as I do not know what Run Lola Run is and still am learning this stuff.

want some help?
 

Hi, i am a total newbie getting into video. I have an hvr-z1 and am looking to get some experience by working a second camera and picking up some tips from a pro. I am in nyc and will work for free, just looking to pick up some knowledge. I have a 9-5 but can get out if the project is right, i also can shoot at night and weekends if they are open. I am 28 and a pretty quick learner, technologically knowledgable. Thanks

Hi Tom,

Sorry for the response delay but I was off the internet until just now (8:30pm Wednesday) Great to hear of others in the neighborhood. I'm checking a lot of backed up e-mail right now, but would like to continue the conversation as soon as I get caught up.

Dan

Have either of y'all been to Brandywine Creek? When I was a youngin, my Uncle used to take me hiking through the State Park there. Last time I was there, they were building a Horse Track. Had to be almost 30 years...

Sorry to say I haven't been there yet but I do have an agreement with the Delaware Parks and Rec. to do an outdoors program and I will be going to each of the state parks for taping. Iv'e been to that neck of the woods though and it is a beautiful area. I believe there is a race track there, but I'm not much of a gambling man so I couldn't swear to it.

Dan

P.S.

I have also been to your neck of the woods! I just re-read my post and saw your hometown. I lived in Indiatlantic back in '72. Probably built up now, but I lived in the woods across the street from the beach. There was a small boardwalk about a block long. Had many a good time on that boardwalk! (and in those woods!) A guy I met there, Ken Cooper, and I would hitch-hike across the cause way, up Rt.1 to Cocoa and back across Merritt Island to Cocoa Beach and back down A1A to Indiatlantic all night long smoking nature's herb just to see who would pick us up. (It was the times, too old for that stuff now.) I remember well Florida's real stat motto: "Come on vacation, leave on probation, come back on violation!"

I was there when the guy (I can't remember his name, Dick something, I believe) who owned the surf shop at the the north side of the parking lot got busted for importing coke in hollow surf boards.

I probably should have saved this for a private e-mail, but it brought back a flood of memories. Had to share a few.

I was never the surfer type, but I have spent plenty of time over there... Been here since '66.

If and when you get to Brandywine to shoot, be sure you get the Dupont house and the clocktower. I remember the smell of mint growing wild, and lots of Blackberries and Rasberries. I used to pick them berries, and my Mom would make jams.

I'm not a surfer either, but there were quite a few of them there. I was, as much as I hate the term, a Hippie. I hitch-hiked all over the country back in the '70's. I found Indiatlantic by accident. I stayed a while because the people there were really great. I've lived all over Florida and when you meet true Floridians, you find great people.

Your mom sounds like my grand mother. She made jams and jellies from the berries we picked. I can't find and "store bought" jelly that tastes as good as what she made.

Dan

I Know Someone
 

Corey email me at jmartinez70005@yahoo.com and I will give you a friend of mines phone numberthat does some animations his name is Mel and he live in New Orleans and he is very fair when it comes to price.

That a Girl Lisa
 

For a 16 year old you do have more N**S or b**ls then wost Women in the US. And for that matter more then I had when I was 16. Good luck in what ever you do.

I will take that as a compliment.

This actually sounds quite interesting. My wife has a nonprofit foundation taking backpacks filled with school supplies to underpriviliged children in South America. A large part of my interest in video has stemmed from do video documentation of this work, which has helped tremendously in her efforts. If I did a short bit on camera talking about my video efforts here, it might be right up your alley. I could also send you a DV tape of her promo video.

One thing that might help is if you posted some questions that we could answer and elaborate on.

Thanks for the reply Laurence. That sounds really awesome. I basically just need anyone who has ever been involved in videography to sit infront of a camera and just talk. How did you get into video ? What are your influences ? What are some of your experiences ? Favourite Experiences ? What is next for you ? Just those kinds of things. I will include my address and email below if you wish to send me a tape or email me. Preferably email me before you decide to send a tape so I know. Also if you contribute to this documentary, you will receive a free DVD copy of the final video.

Cory Moorehead
505 Herbert St Apt#8
Pembroke,Ontario,Canada
K8A-2Z1

canadianvideo@sympatico.ca

Need help of all sorts for Nashville DV feature
 

Hello all -

We're in production on a micro-budget DV feature in Nashville that deals with themes of spirituality, politics, and racism, and we're looking for collaborators of all sorts - crew, extras, additional cast, in-kind donations, professional services like legal and insurance - if you live near Nashville and find this to be a project you can get behind, we need you!

Details can be found at:

www.hometown.aol.com/outofthefog2004

Thanks,
Allan

Dan, Keith,

No, still haven't been to Brandywine, but all around it.
Just did arrive back from Miami. Never care to visit there again.
Dan, maybe we will have an opportunity to meet sometime. Going to the Sunfest?

Tom

Tom,

I thought about going (to the Sunfest) I am currently working in OC as a maintenance contractor for a couple of motels. If I do go, I'll park at one of the motels and take the bus to downtown OC! How about shooting me an e-mail to boogieman@americancamper.net?

Dan

I am not sure, if I qualify for a suggestion or not, but here goes

I started out three and a half years ago when I was 14 years old. There was a local television station that was looking for volunteers and I eagerly jumped on board. Prior to this, I had absolutely no intentions of getting in this field. But, as time progressed I started learning more things that I could do with cameras and computers. I started spending learning and playing with these new "toys". At one point, I was so engrossed in TV production that I started falling behind in school (not a good thing btw). Anyway, as I gained more knowledge, I started interacting with more and more people in the field and after three and a half years of hard work, I can honestly say that all this has worked out for me. I have worked with at least 10 different television stations, primarily as a production/technical/post production advisor. I have also marketed my services to numerous corporate businesses as well as some local production houses. I am currently a freshman at Binghamton University with an intended major in finance/accounting [a film maker has to have money =) ]

In this kind of business, you have to remember three things: hard work, sacrifice and determination.

Aanarav you nailed it...
 

The anecdote above is a wonderful punctuation mark to this thread. Everyone's track is different but this one appears to have left absolutely nothing to chance. Your tag line is pretty much universal for all success, but me thinks we'll see your name on the credit roll running a close second to the cast in the near future.

Movies Askew - Submit your shorts!
 

My name is Mattt Potter. Kevin Smith and I have started a Short Film
Contest over at http://www.moviesaskew.com

Our goal is to put out a really smoking "Shorts DVD" here at the end of the year, and we believe that if we could get the word out more by using forums like here at DViCommnunity, it would get a lot more filmmakers jazzed about our site and get some really good films in.

The winners get on our Movies Askew DVD that we are putting out at the end of the year and also a sweet package of goodies from Panasonic. Also the grand prize winner, wins a Job on Kevin's next film!

If anyone here has any questions I'd be happy to answer them. I guess MY big question is have you heard of the site? And do you have any short films you would like to submit to it?

We are actually starting a new section this upcoming round called "FAN FILMS" which is pretty much a place for filmmakers to submit ANYTHING they want. Shorts with any music or footage in them. These shorts will not be on the DVD. But! They still can win the Panasonic Pacakge and every month Kevin himself will pick the winner in this section. Each month that winner also gets a Camera from Panasonic! Which is pretty cool.

Anyway, I'll be hanging here in the forum all day today if anyone has any questions.

Thank you so much for reading this and I really hope you check out Movies Askew!

Thanks Again!

Mattt Potter

Mattt,

Thanks for posting. I have been aware of your site for a while, and I'm hoping to submit a short I am producing now. It is a great opportunity, so thanks for putting it all together.

I have to say that the site itself has always been a bit confusing to me... I've gone hoping to see the list of winners from previous months, all the submitters from this month, etc., and have not found that information. You have the "Shorts Archive" but I actually have no idea what that is, what time it spans, etc. And not seeing information such as "This are this months selected shorts," I am much less likely to return next month and expect something different. The process itself is also still vague to me... everyone submits, the staff selects 5 (now 6) films and the users vote on them?

Without that kind of information easily accessible I know that I was initially much less likely to submit (in fact, until you posted I had kinda written it off).

I hope I don't sound harsh, I just feel that you guys have a great content and potential, but that you are probably not reaching the numbers of people you could.

Anyway, thanks again for running it and posting here. I will submit.

Hey, this looks pretty cool!

Also, if you get a chance can you tell Kevin that his DVD of him touring college campus' is the funniest damn thing I've EVER seen or heard in my life!! He's funnier than any comedian I've ever heard...I'm totally serious!

Thanks!

Yes, ditto on the Kevin DVD. I rolled. I had to watch the Prince story three times.

Barry, that's my favorite story!! lol

Thank you. Working towards that day my self :D

Instant Films shoot--need help in LA this weekend
 

It's Instant Films time again! Our third anniversary and 18th festival. I'm directing once again, and once again scrapping around for crew! Looking for helping hands of all stripes for this Saturday the 14th, particular if you have sound experience (no mixer--recording straight to camera with a 416 and boompole) and grip/electric, or just interested PA's.

We'll be shooting on the Los Angeles Center Studios lot this time around. As always, there's the bonus of coming the next night (Sunday the 15th) to see the finished results on the big screen with 400 souls in attendance (and there's a party with food and drink afterwards too).

Those who have done it in the past have found it a good experience. If interested, you can email me directly at charles@instantfilms.tv.

Thanks!

I just want to let everyone know how much fun the instant films shoots are it's a total blast and seeing the things that come out of this in such a short period of time will blow your mind. I would totally help out this week if I wasn't 2300 miles away in Atlanta.

Thanks Nick!

BTW, "Cry for Help" is finally done...a short version played at Sundance, but the complete version was just buttoned up this week. The "rapture" effects (people disappearing) look great. Have fun in Atlanta!

I'm going to be in town 19th-29th. Anything I can come/do/see on those days?

Not Instant Film-wise, I'll be just about recovered from lack of sleep by then!

If I have any other shoots going in that period, RKS, I'll let you know. What are you in town for?

Not business this time. Pleasure.

Any D.P.'s/Editors in North Iowa?
 

I'm looking for D.P.'s and editors for a movie that will be filmed in 2006.

Help! Need a skilled technician, Vancouver BC
 

Hi. Not sure where this should be directed too? Dylan???
I need someone qualified to fabricate me a voltage regulator (to fit behind an Anton Bauer battery plate) to knock down 14 volts to 12.......... (The battery voltage can be as high as 18 volts coming off the charger, but the camera is only rated at 12 volts +2/-0.5) Any know anybody or themselves that can offer sugesstions or I will pay someone tho do it. Thanks.

I can make it tonight, so you can pick it up in the morning.
Better yet, call me 604-780-1818. (you may need an enclosure of some sort to mount it in/on)