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Title: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: Dread Pirate Sayessa on November 05, 2008, 07:15:25 AM

OK I'm not going to make NaNoWriMo, but I'm at least going to start a story.

However, I am putting off writing my original story idea for NaNo because it takes place on a movie set, and I have NO IDEA how movies are made!  (So much for write what you know, eh?)

Is there anyone out there familiar with movie making or who knows a good reference that I can read to learn about movies?  Caveat to that statement--I am living in Germany at the moment and cannot get to a big-chain bookstore, but I can order stuff online.

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: blgarver on November 06, 2008, 03:31:46 PM

I'm an indie filmmaker.  I'd be happy to answer your questions.

Title: Re: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: mythcantor on November 06, 2008, 03:56:31 PM

I just heard of NaNoWriMo a few days ago... I wish had more time in my life to join in on this.

Title: Re: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: Dread Pirate Sayessa on November 18, 2008, 08:40:01 PM

NaNo does exactly what it was meant to do--get you to write something, anything, even if it sucks.  My problem has always been a lack of focus.  I can START several stories, but I'm terrible at outlining, and even if I do I tend to veer off course anyway.  I've only done it once, and didn't make the word count because I veered off course and didn't know where to go.

I ended up not doing it this year because I am working a weird schedule, plus I got about 500 words in and realized I needed at least a semblance of a plan before I could get anywhere, and I didn't have one.  The two clearest stories in my head are the one about making a movie and one about privateers that I've now started to write twice but haven't finished yet because I'm just not sure where it's going.  It's times like these that I wish I was better at outlining and planning the stories in my head, but invariably I just get scenes to the stories, not outlines.

Title: Re: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: Mickey Finn on December 22, 2008, 06:38:43 PM

What do you need to know?

A few things:

Foley Artist: Not the guy who draws Eddie Murphy. It's the Sound FX guy.

Grip: Not slang for anything dirty.

Best Boy: Ditto.

Title: Re: Movie making--trust me, it's on topic!
Post by: Dread Pirate Sayessa on December 25, 2008, 12:34:24 AM

Quote from: Mickey Finn on December 22, 2008, 06:38:43 PM

What do you need to know?

A few things:

Foley Artist: Not the guy who draws Eddie Murphy. It's the Sound FX guy.

Grip: Not slang for anything dirty.

Best Boy: Ditto.

*giggle*  Yeah, I know they're not as dirty as they sound!

I just want to know the general sequence of events for a major movie.  It's all good though, I'm not going to have time to write that story for quite a while.

:)