Film Festival

The cheapest, decent camera you could get would probably be a Super8 camera for about £50. But these take film, which with processing can be about £25 per 3 minutes of film. There’s also a lot of other confusing factors to take into account when shooting on film, so if you’re just starting out it’s probably not worth it. Super8 film does look amazing and very artistic, though.

For a basic SD (standard definition) camera, I’d recommend a Panasonic 3CCD camera. These have good quality Leica-Dicomar lenses, offer really nice and accurate colour because of the 3 chips used, and the more expensive models give you full control over aperture size, shutter speed, white balance and more. I have a Panasonic NV-GS500 (known as the PV-GS500 in the States), but another popular and cheaper model is the NV-GS320 (about £400-£500).

If you want a HD (high definition) camera, the Canon HV20 and HV30 are two very popular and relatively cheap HD cameras (£500-£700). I don’t know a lot about these cameras, but if you need more advice on these or other cameras, I’d recommend asking on the Indymogul.com forums – a very helpful low-budget filmmaking community!

I am entering a short film into some short film competitions and I am looking at some music. Some artists don’t want their music to be used for commercial use, and I am wondering if it is alright to use it in my film.

If you can’t answer, can you define what "commercial use" means?

http://www.copyright.gov

once they get there they find its deserted. it’s hurricane season and there’s no other way off the island. then theres someone trying to kill them. anyone know what this film is called? really bugging me. thanks

I still know what you did last summer

Its the sequel to I know what you did last summer

there si a documentary film competition in our college..the problem is that in a documentary film can we take readymade videos and edit them or is it compulsory for it to be original..is it necessary to shoot videos on our own..?? will that be ok if i take readymade videos n pics from internet n put my script into it..plz help ..

Why would U want to use other pp’s work?
Isn’t film making about being original?
It depends on the constraints of your assignment as to what U are allowed to do. U need to get your assignment straight. Ask your professor or another student tin the class what your restrictions are.

What percentage of films that were screened in the Dramatic Competition at the very first Sundance film festival in 1978 were produced outside of New York and Los Angeles? What are those same percentages for the 2010 Sundance Festival?

Since the objective of the Sundance Film Festival was to showcase independent
films makers I think they could be and probably were made everywhere. Some
probably were made in NY and LA, but not by major film studios.

Here is a story about Sundance taken from Wikipedia. Maybe it can answer the
questions more thoroughly.

I am thinking of entering a short film competition but the rules say that all entry’s must be an original work. However, my film is based on a U2 song. Is this a breech of the rules?

Also, If I were to use some U2 music do I have to get permission or can I just say that I don’t own the copyright?

Peace Out!!.. xD

If your Film is based on someone else’s work, it is called a derivative. Derivatives can be you own intellectual property, but usually you would have to get the derived work’s creator/owner’s permission to solicit that material. HOWEVER, it sounds like although you are using a musical artist’s song for the basis of your creative work, you work is very visual, where as a song is audible only.

As for using U2’s music, that is a big no-no. You would definitely have to procure their permission. The only way you could get away with it is if it came under "fair use". basically fair use is case law that has come about that allows people to use copyrighted works for personal use, without the permission of the original work’s owner(s). It’s usually a combination of things that allow you to get away with doing this, and the more of the criteria you meet, the less likely you are to be sued (or win a lawsuit if sued). I don’t remember everything off the top of my head but some of the things are: You aren’t making profit, student/teacher use, protest, commentary/news (public interest).

I want to use the chords and melody of the song ‘Soak up the Sun’ by Sheryl Crowe for a short film competition for senior secondary students, although change the lyrics to fit my topic. I would sing and play guitar myself.

I don’t know if this is still copyright or not? And if it’s copyright, I don’t want to run the risk of being disqualified from the competition.

Please help?

=)

i’m pretty sure that if you change some lyrics, and at least 6 notes of a few measures then you are safe, but if you make money on it then you have to change more music, but only a few lyrics. Karaoke gets away with it by changing a lot of the music–yeah it’s close but if you know music you will hear the difference. Obviosly cheryls song is copywritten but if you have to be absolutely original i would suggest staying with the beat -or the same chords in a different sequence–good luck.

Last year, students from Bradford Foyer submitted an entry for City of Film’s Made in Bradford: Schools and Learning Short Film competition. Schools and educational establishments could submit films that they had already made or make new ones addressing the theme ‘Made in Bradford’ and 3 of these films that has been awarded prizes by a panel of three judges as part of City of Film’s Shooting Stars event. Idol Eyes won first prize for its ex-Bradford Foyer student creators, read more about the event and the competition here: http://www.bradford-city-of-film.com/clients/cityfilm/MODULES/NEWS/NEWSMOD_newsitem.asp?type=Latest

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There are three wizards in it, Justin, Alex and Max.

The movie? Max was erased from existence, so Justin and Alex participated in the competition. Alex won.

But she used the Stone of Dreams to go back in time and now they all have their powers again.