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The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking – Deadly Sin #13
It’s time again for William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) to get together and discuss Deadly Sin # 13 – Check All of Your Equipment Before You Shoot!
Whether you own your equipment or you’re renting or borrowing you need to go through every piece of gear the DAY before the shoot and make sure it is in peak operating condition. You need to pack it all up the day before and have it ready to go. I have seen too many instances where filmmakers wait until the last minute and show up on set with pieces of equipment not working or pieces missing. Talk about looking unprofessional! I don’t care when you used it last, go through it! And give yourself time to get things fixed if you need to. There is no excuse for making a cast and crew wait while you try to fix or find something you should have checked on earlier.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #13 Check All Equipment BEFORE the Shoot
To learn more about William Akers check out http://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/. You can find Kelley Baker @ http://www.angryfilmmaker.com
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Sound is not the enemy! – - Lee Haxall, Editor, Crazy Stupid Love, Meet The Fockers (Emmy Award Winner)
Sound is an excellent carrier of emotion. And film is about emotion. – Gary Rydstrom, Sound Designer – Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park (winner 7 Academy Awards)
I still pretend to get room tone. It’s totally cool to make all those bastards on the set hold still for a minute or so. There‘s no reason for it, it’s just our policy. – Michael “Gonzo” Gandsey – Production Sound Recordist, The Hunted
I like off beat stuff, weird sounding films and subtle sound tracks as compared to bombastic. – Ron Eng, supervising sound editor – Mulholland Drive, Coraline
The rule of thumb for good sound is: does it tell or promote the emotional content of the scene, does it support and/or reveal the story. – Tom Johnson, re-recording mixer – Alice In Wonderland, (winner 2 Academy Awards)
The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part Two:Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People
Motion picture audio is one of the least understood parts of filmmaking. It is often neglected by film students and filmmakers alike. It is boring, scary, too technical and not considered important by most filmmakers. Until they get in to the editing room and realize that by not paying attention to audio earlier they are screwed.
There is so much false information about film sound that most students and filmmakers are afraid to deal with it. When they do, it is usually done incorrectly through ignorance and at a huge financial expense.
This book is intended to shatter the myths and mysteries around film audio and give both students and experienced filmmakers the knowledge and tools so that their films will sound like they have come from the Hollywood studios without huge Hollywood budgets.
For the book, I have assembled a lineup of Film Industry Heavyweights in all areas of audio production for film and television. This group consists of location recordists, sound designers, picture editors, sound editors, re-recording mixers, and post-production supervisors.
This all-star cast has won Oscars and Emmys in addition to awards from various film industries worldwide. Interviews include, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Jim LeBrecht, Ron Eng, Harry B Miller III, Peter Kurland, Lee Haxall, Ken Karman, David A. Cohen and a host of others discuss their methods and secrets. (Click on the names to go to their IMDB page.)
“If you read only one book on sound, this is the one, and, after you’ve read it, you’ll never, ever, ever say, “We’ll fix it in post.” – William M. Akers – author of Your Screenplay Sucks!
Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People – 440 pages
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #12 – Choose Interesting Locations!
Filmmaking Deadly Sin Number 12 – Choose Interesting Locations!
It’s time again for William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) to get together and discuss Deadly Sin # 12 – Choose Interesting Locations!
Don’t shoot in your apartment! Or in your house if you can help it! Work hard to come up with interesting places to shoot. Make your locations add something to the story. Think about other films you’re seen, and where they were shot. Did the location add to the story or the mood.
Click here for 7 Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #12 Choose Interesting Locations
To learn more about William Akers check out http://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/. You can find Kelley Baker @ http://www.angryfilmmaker.com
Pre-Order Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People & Save 25%
Pre-Order your copy now and Save 25%. For a limited time get it for $18.70 plus $6 S&H (440 pages – it’s a really heavy book…)
Sound is not the enemy! – - Lee Haxall, Editor, Crazy Stupid Love, Meet The Fockers (Emmy Award Winner)
Sound is an excellent carrier of emotion. And film is about emotion. – Gary Rydstrom, Sound Designer – Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park (winner 7 Academy Awards)
I still pretend to get room tone. It’s totally cool to make all those bastards on the set hold still for a minute or so. There‘s no reason for it, it’s just our policy. – Michael “Gonzo” Gandsey – Production Sound Recordist, The Hunted
I like off beat stuff, weird sounding films and subtle sound tracks as compared to bombastic. – Ron Eng, supervising sound editor – Mulholland Drive, Coraline
The rule of thumb for good sound is: does it tell or promote the emotional content of the scene, does it support and/or reveal the story. – Tom Johnson, re-recording mixer – Alice In Wonderland, (winner 2 Academy Awards)
The Angry Filmmaker Survival Guide Part Two:Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People
Motion picture audio is one of the least understood parts of filmmaking. It is often neglected by film students and filmmakers alike. It is boring, scary, too technical and not considered important by most filmmakers. Until they get in to the editing room and realize that by not paying attention to audio earlier they are screwed.
There is so much false information about film sound that most students and filmmakers are afraid to deal with it. When they do, it is usually done incorrectly through ignorance and at a huge financial expense.
This book is intended to shatter the myths and mysteries around film audio and give both students and experienced filmmakers the knowledge and tools so that their films will sound like they have come from the Hollywood studios without huge Hollywood budgets.
For the book, I have assembled a lineup of Film Industry Heavyweights in all areas of audio production for film and television. This group consists of location recordists, sound designers, picture editors, sound editors, re-recording mixers, and post-production supervisors.
This all-star cast has won Oscars and Emmys in addition to awards from various film industries worldwide. Interviews include, Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Jim LeBrecht, Ron Eng, Harry B Miller III, Peter Kurland, Lee Haxall, Ken Karman, David A. Cohen and a host of others discuss their methods and secrets. (Click on the names to go to their IMDB page.)
“If you read only one book on sound, this is the one, and, after you’ve read it, you’ll never, ever, ever say, “We’ll fix it in post.” – William M. Akers – author of Your Screenplay Sucks!
Sound Conversations With (un)Sound People – 440 pages
Orders should be shipping in the next 10 days!
For Orders of more than 10 books please contact me directly, (kbaker@angryfilmmaker.com)
Pre-Order your copy now and Save 25%. List Price is $24.95 For a limited time get it for $18.70 plus $6 S&H (US Only)
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking # 11
Filmmaking Deadly Sin Number 11 – Scout Your Locations!
It’s time again for William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) to get together and discuss Deadly Sin # 11 – Scout Your Locations!
Where is the power? How easy is it to get to the location? Is it too LOUD to get good sound? Is it on a landing pattern of your local airport? What else didn’t you think about when you selected this location? We always want locations that look cool but there are a lot of other things you need to think about before you select one.
Click here for The 7 Deadly Sins of Filmmaking Number Eleven – Do a Location Scout 7-2011
To learn more about William Akers check out http://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/. You can find Kelley Baker @ http://www.angryfilmmaker.com
The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking. #10
Filmmaking Deadly Sin Number 10 – Sacrifice Look for Performance!
It’s time again for William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) to get together and discuss Deadly Sin # 10 – Sacrifice Look for Performance!
Stop spending all of your time fretting over the equipment and the lighting and worry about the DAMN Performances! Work with your Actors, they don’t bite. If more filmmakers were as worried about their actor’s performances we might have worse looking films but they’d be better. Audiences will forgive a lot of technical problems but if the acting isn’t good then we’re all heading to the exits. Spend time working with your actors so that they can create believable characters and make them come alive. We’ll remember their performances longer than how your film looked.
To learn more about William Akers check out http://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/. You can find Kelley Baker @ http://www.angryfilmmaker.com
Click here for The 7 Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #10 Sacrifice Look for Performance
The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking. #9
Once again William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) & Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) discuss common mistakes that Filmmakers make that are easily avoidable.
The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking # 9 Rehearse with your Actors & Crew
Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #8
Yes, it’s #8 in the Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking!
Once again William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and I, The Angry Filmmaker discuss one of the major mistakes we see in student and some Independent Films. Number 8 is, Cast People Who Are The Right Age For Your Film!
7 Deadly Sins Eight Never Cast People Who Are The Wrong Age 7-2011
Enjoy!
The Seven Deadly Sins of Filmmaking
Filmmaking Deadly Sin Number 7 – Cut all Obvious, Repetitive and Boring Dialogue!
It’s time again for William Akers (Your Screenplay Sucks!) and Kelley Baker (The Angry Filmmaker) to get together and discuss Deadly Sin # 7 – Cut all Obvious, Repetitive and Boring Dialogue!
You need to get rid of all of the boring, repetitive and obvious dialogue in your screenplays. One of the most common things we see are beginning screenwriters who have characters use each other’s names in their conversations. How often do you use your friend’s names in conversation? You know whom you’re talking to, and so do your characters! Cut out every time a character uses the name of the person they are talking to and see how it plays. There are more obvious bits of dialog you can cut and we talk about them.
Click to listen to … 7 Deadly Sins of Filmmaking #7 Cut all Boring and Obvious Dialogue
To learn more about William Akers check out http://yourscreenplaysucks.wordpress.com/. You can find Kelley Baker @ http://www.angryfilmmaker.com
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