3 Things You Should Know About Film School Before Applying

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Nov 022010

There are 3 things most people do not know about film schools, which are vitally important to know. They are as follows:

1. Tuition does not typically cover production costs of your films. Oddly enough, everywhere from NYU to NYFA to USC Film School requires students to pay thousands of dollars on top of tuition to cover the costs of their films.  It begs the questions where the $10,000 to $40,000 a year in tuition actually goes. Florida State University is the only film school in the country to cover student film production costs. This is a feature they boast about on their website, but it is unfortunate that more schools don’t do this, because most production costs are not covered by student loans, and quite often a student cannot actually afford to pay for their movies on top of tuition.

2. Not every student gets to make a film. At schools like NYU, advanced classes are divided up into “directors” and “crew”. A Professor makes the choice of whether or not your movie gets shot or not. In NYU’s “Narrative” and “Advanced Production” course, only 10 students out of 30 or 40 get to direct a movie. Which means that even though you may be paying full tuition, you do not get to make a movie and you end up paying a lot of money to be a crew member on someone else’s movie.  Read more...

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How to market your film before release

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Aug 122010

Marketing a film plays a very important role in the marketing of a film. It also depends how we are targeting a film trailer in front of the public, it determines the performance of a movie in the box office. A film is also depending upon the casting stars, producers, directors, music director, lyricist, editor, choreographer, dress designer and all. Film location is also one of the major factors behind the success of the movie.  

Film trailer is nothing but selected shots from a movie is to aware the people about the film so that it creates the curiosity and the interest about the film. A film trailer is at the max lasts for two and a half minutes. So, in just two and a half minutes the director has to decide which scene is to be screened first and the last scene and how it generates the curiosity among the audience. He has to decide which songs he needs to be focused during marketing.

Everyone has different opinions about the marketing of a film. Some film trailers point out the story line while marketing a film, some trailers focus on the casting crews hero, heroine of the films, dresses, locations and all, some film trailers focus on the sequel of a movie and the difference between the previous sequel and the present one.  Read more...

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What You Need To Know Before Choosing A Film Transfer Company

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Jul 232010

Most people are amazed to learn that each little film frame can range from a horizontal resolution of 700 lines to 1400 lines. This means that the resolution, or detail, on your old 8mm film is better than DVD and that the resolution on your 16mm film is better than HD!! Well, it’s true. The available resolution for old movie film is only limited by the film grain size and the size of the frame. This is important to understand when choosing a company to do your film transfer. After all, you want all the quality you can get from your film when you produce a digital copy of it.

Equally important as resolution is the type of film transfer the company is offering. There are a few basic types of film transfer processes. More than 98% of the companies out there today use a real-time transfer. That is, they capture the film at the same speed that the film normally runs at. So, if a 3 inch reel runs in 3.5 minutes, the capture takes just 3.5 minutes. There are several ways to perform a real-time film transfer. Some shoot the film on a screen and record it with a camcorder. Some use mirrors and a camera. Some transfer the film to VHS first using equipment from the 1980′s and then transfer that to DVD. Because of the transfer speed and nature of a real-time capture, the resulting video frames are usually slightly blurry and the colors are faded compared to the film. In general, any type of real-time film transfer will result in video that is 30-50% worse than the film’s current condition.  Read more...

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Why You Should Try a Lifestyler Treadmill Before Buying One

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Jun 292010

A Lifestyler treadmill is one of the best choices a fitness beginner has, it’s cheap, reliable and offers reasonable performances. Despite the fact that Lifestyler models have an older design they are still very appreciated by enthusiasts. Lifestyler treadmills are recommended for cardiovascular problems but they provide support for many other health affections. They come with a very intuitive design, helping the user not to do something wrong with the machine settings. The somehow obsolete aspect of certain models are reflected in the treadmill price, so if you look carefully at the prices you will realize that the producing company offers a fair bargain: decent quality for a low price.

Most Lifestyler treadmill models come with the common features that classical machines have so that they can be an effective solution for small commercials in the fitness business as well as for home users. If you like the latest facilities that most expensive treadmills have than Lifestyler isn’t the choice for you. Many fitness trainers recommend Lifestyler treadmills as being well made and easy to work on. If used correctly they can improve the general health condition since even the slowest walk can accelerate metabolism enough to eliminate the daily fat surplus.  Read more...

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