Indy Film Resources

[Dead Kev]

Spawned from a stickied post of Last Resort Man's. This sticky will provide links to resources that could be of some user to independent filmmakers. Just reply to this thread with your link. If deemed useful, we'll add it to the list. This first post will hold all the links and be updated periodically from the replies. Replies may or may not be deleted to keep things neat.

Independent Film Networking Database (http://ifndb.com/links_news/index.php)


Thanks to:
Last Resort Man

[fratcamera]

We do a zombie web-series (teaser at- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQEMjKWk68M entire series- http://www.iamnotinfected.com

It seems as though zombie apocalypse stuff is the toughest genre for indie filmmakers because everything has to be desolate- no sound except stuff deriving form the main characters and anyone else besides your main characters have to be zombies if they're going to be on screen).

I've really taken for granted all this stuff before doing I AM NOT INFECTED.

One thing we have a problem with is keeping civilians out of the shots and getting decent audio (no cars etc.).

Anyone have suggestions?

[fratcamera]

How do you guys work with this problem? (I'm assuming other people have this problem, too)

[Morbidfilm]

I'm shooting a movie now thats post apocalyptic and the main challenge has been the desolate aspect. For wide shots I had the lead actor walking around in an industrial park area where he could walk on roads and through property with no one around. Plus I can use the sound from there. I also have him living in the woods since he knows the dead tend to hang around homes more. Choosing business locations on weekends helps alot because no one is there.
I know I am going to have to re-do almost 80% of the sound in the movie to remove real life noise. While fiming in the woods on Saturday I set the camera down on the ground and just let it record for about a minute so I could use that ambient outdoor sound through out editing.

[fratcamera]

Having it set in more of a countryside is definitely a good idea. I guess ours is especially difficult because it takes place in a big city- los angeles.

[Morbidfilm]

Maybe Sunday mornings would work best for your area while no one is out yet.

[fratcamera]

We might have to think about that. The only thing keeping us back is scheduling issues with other stuff (work).

Have you checked out our teaser? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQEMjKWk68M

[CameronFrye]

Nothing to do with the desolate thing, and I don't know if you guys know about it or not, but the site http://www.indymogul.com is pretty good. They have a lot of DIY info there. Everything from simple in camera effects to building jibs and dollies.

[Odd Rob]

I'd like to mention Rebel Without a Crew by Robert Rodriguez. Interesting insights into his career, as well as some stories that are enjoyable and educational for aspiring film makers.

[ayupmeduck]

We shot all of our outdoor scenes at 7am on a few Sunday mornings, including the city square. There were a few people about at that time, but it was just a case of waiting for them to move on. This also meant that the zombies had to be in make-up from 5am onwards.

We also asked some people if they could move out of the way, but obviously very politely, explaining what we were doing.

With some of the desolate city shots that didn't involve actors, we just left the camera running and picked out the scenes with no cars or people in them. In some cases, we took a still frame and just added slight camera movement to it, adding moving clouds using 'after effects' where needed.

Hope this helps...

[sumary]

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