GreenScreen made really freakin cheap and easy
It seems to me through the ages of doing what I have been doing when it comes to my little film hobby and my little musical career I can call it that I had to pay taxes on it one year and keeping in mind that Ive been a starving artist throughout Ive run into a lot of static from socalled professionals in the fields saying that you cant do things the way I do them because you dont get the same results instance Ive used a Shure 58 wireless mic since I started playing out not once have I gotten any kind of interference One year I was asked to MC the RTO Sullivans StPatricks day Party they were having in their parking lot Some punk 18 year old sound technician that came as a package deal with a bunch of stage audio equipment that didnt work right all night I might add had the tenacity to shut off my mic multiple times because it was picking up tv stations Bullcrap in a pouch is what I say Im getting off trackProfessional video artists will say that these ingredients Im about to tell you here is a recipe for disaster for doing chroma key That professional will tell you you have to spend thousands of dollars to get professional results I say not on my watch But for fun and maybe so people dont get too mad I will offer links to the uberexpensive alternatives if you are made of
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Making a police car for independent films
This all started about two years ago when I decided to try and make one of my film projects a fulllength feature But one of the biggest hurdles was close to the end of the film the police arrive and arrest the main character cant tell you why sorry youll just have to catch the movie at a film festival I incidentally ran across a guy at in our church parking lot who was high up in the ranks of an agency here in Arizona I had a meeting with him down at his office to discuss what I was planning on doing He said that he was fine with it but the ones above him would most likely have issues with using their cars and emblems They would be a lot of scrutiny of what I could use and what they would keep from me To avoid any real politics I decided to make a police carThe CarThere are usually old police cars that you can buy on Criagslist Rather cheaply too Sometimes they still have the old police paint job with the black white Sometimes they have the push bars on the front bumper and the spot lights If youre really lucky they will still have the siren wigwags headlight flashers and even the computer stand that you can toss any laptop into I have found these ranging from 1000 to 4000 with various years colors At this time for the movie Im planning to make I know a
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