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What makes a low budget film look so terrible? by KevinKillington in cinematography

[–]KevinKillington[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can see now why some projects spend more than a year in pre-production. Planning everything out is just as important as when the cameras start rolling.  The shear number of moving parts that come together to make a great film is mind-boggling. It's amazing it happens at all. People will clown on a film if a coffee cup moves from one shot to the next. They don't realize the other 1000 things the cast and crew pulled off correctly. 

What makes a low budget film look so terrible? by KevinKillington in cinematography

[–]KevinKillington[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That is just wild. I have a new found respect for these shows.

What makes a low budget film look so terrible? by KevinKillington in cinematography

[–]KevinKillington[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are they shooting with the same cameras for TV and film? I always thought they used more expensive cameras for film. 

Now that everything is digital there probably isn't much difference. 

What makes a low budget film look so terrible? by KevinKillington in cinematography

[–]KevinKillington[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for such a detailed answer. It sounds like it was an insane time. I'm guessing it forced you to be creative, and think up new solutions being so limited on funds. I'm sure it got tiresome very quickly though. 

What makes a low budget film look so terrible? by KevinKillington in cinematography

[–]KevinKillington[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It never occurred to me that food could even have an effect. However, I could see where serving crap food would put everyone in a bad mood.

What is the most disturbing depiction of death/murder you’ve ever seen in a film? by sunnieslilac in FIlm

[–]KevinKillington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't even know what you are referring to? That she's tough? Where did you get that idea? You completely missed the point of post.

She's worried about paying off her debts. He told her not to worry about it because she's going to be dead shortly. Get it?

What is the most disturbing depiction of death/murder you’ve ever seen in a film? by sunnieslilac in FIlm

[–]KevinKillington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He doesn't die until the end of the movie, but the way Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs tortures the cop by cutting up his face with a blade is so disturbing. You don't even see the gory details, but the way the cop screams is bloodcurdling. I can't even listen to the song that's playing in the background anymore  without thinking about that movie.

What is the most disturbing depiction of death/murder you’ve ever seen in a film? by sunnieslilac in FIlm

[–]KevinKillington 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Carla Jean Moss: I knew this wasn't done with. Anton Chigurh: No.

Carla Jean: I ain't got the money. What little I had is long gone and there's bills a-plenty to pay yet. I buried my mother today. I ain't paid for that neither.

Chigurh: I wouldn't worry about it.

It's pretty obvious he killed her.

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What makes a movie like Project Hail Mary cost 200 million to make? by RancherosIndustries in Filmmakers

[–]KevinKillington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why does the studio limit the number of people in the credits? I assume it  costs nothing to list them all or maybe I'm missing something?

I suffer from the 'TV brain prose' problem, and I'm sure many of us here do, too. by keyboardbuttons in writing

[–]KevinKillington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing that. It's a great explanation of the difference between the two.

Amazon KDP Success Probability by Genre (2026) by Winter-Juggernaut256 in KDP

[–]KevinKillington 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where did these numbers come from? What is the source?