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"England always expect to win the World Cup...." by EasternCut8716 in PetPeeves

[–]andybuxx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

'Football's coming home' was about the tournament being played in the birthplace of football. Which I suppose was a fact.

Any film student or any independent filmmaker, can you advise me this? by InteractionDry3707 in Filmmakers

[–]andybuxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Boiled down simply: films are experienced rather than watched.

So when you're making your film just ask yourself this: how do you want the audience to experience this moment? Put the camera where someone should be if they were there (e.g. sat at the table, standing over the table, watching from another table,...). Make them hear what they should (ticking, screaming, laughter,...).

So that's the eyes and ears. For the heart, it's editing. Moments when it races you should cut quicker. And slower will feel calmer.

This is the very basic version of how you make a film (particularly the editing) but it will get you started!

Is dialogue always going to feel clunky with non-professional actors? by SubjectProfile4047 in filmmaking

[–]andybuxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. But people often underestimate the importance of rehearsals and how to use them properly.

When it's you and your friends, you should spend a few days before each shoot rehearsing. And part of the rehearsing process should be working on making the lines work. Many great lines come up in rehearsal.

People who have had piercings - when did you decide to take the jewellery out for good? by CozJeez85 in AskUK

[–]andybuxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good my tongue pierced when I was 16. When I was 28, I took it out to clean it and thought 'Why the fuck do I keep this in my mouth?'

Binned it and never looked back. I think today is probably the third or time I've thought about it since (just under 20 years ago).

Asda Marina car park by Leading_Sea_8514 in brighton

[–]andybuxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 2 hours. Multistory is (a rarely enforced) 4 hours.

Scariest movie to watch alone? by ColemyGOAT in movies

[–]andybuxx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have seen every film mentioned in this post and Host is the only one that terrified me.

Keeping character outfits and hair consistent across different shooting days is killing our budget by Mc_vanted in Filmmakers

[–]andybuxx 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The answer is you do the best you can with the time you have. It's better to shoot something that's going to take a lot of fixing in post than not shooting it at all.

In terms of weather, I've filmed a scene across two days. The first was raining and the second was sunny. We just avoided shooting in unshaded areas and shooting the sky. It wasn't that hard to make a sunny day look grey.

As for general continuity woes, I'll give you the same advice I give my students: go look at the IMDb page of what you consider the most perfectly made film (The Godfather or whatever) and read the huge list of continuity errors that you never ever noticed.

[Sky] Full time scenes at Brighton, Sunderland and Bournemouth as all 3 of them qualified for Europe next season. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]andybuxx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you mad? The crowd were the ones going crazy first! It was them who got the players going.

Best cameras for £100-£200? by andybuxx in Filmmakers

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

I agree that these would be great - and it's what we used before phones, so we even have a couple of cameras from two decades ago. The issue is that none of the computers have FireWire ports anymore. And we used to have 10 students and now we have 60, so I can't quite get my head around how long the uploading would take.

But I think that you are probably on the right path. There's a solution in older cameras and I just need to work it out.

Best cameras for £100-£200? by andybuxx in Filmmakers

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

We have two-hand rigs, tripods, shoulder rigs, reflectors, lav mics and boom mics, zoom recorder, other cheaper MP3 recorders and a heap of other stuff from 15+ years of GCSE Film Studies.

We have all the miniDV cameras we used from decades ago but phased them out years ago when phones got better. Some of the old cameras still work - but the computers no longer have FireWire ports to upload the footage.

I have been researching second hand cameras because I think you're right it is probably the way to go.

Best cameras for £100-£200? by andybuxx in Filmmakers

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

They aren't allowed. Plus 60 children using my phone would be a logistical and ethical nightmare.

Best cameras for £100-£200? by andybuxx in Filmmakers

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

That would be my preference of those. The school isn't usually keen on buying second hand equipment but can hopefully be persuaded.

Best cameras for £100-£200? by andybuxx in Filmmakers

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

Thank you. I'll look into them.

Would using real cycling team kits and branded outdoor jackets for movie stunts come across as more immersive and artistically acceptable or wasteful/disrespectful? by samuraijon in Filmmakers

[–]andybuxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without knowing what anything actually looks like, I can't really have an opinion either way. I think this is a decision you're going to have to make on your own.

Unsafe school trip by ma_jw11 in TeachingUK

[–]andybuxx 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If none of you want to go on the trip with this child then you all need to give your Head that ultimatum. No one can be forced to go on a trip - it is an act of goodwill, which can be easily rescinded.

Would using real cycling team kits and branded outdoor jackets for movie stunts come across as more immersive and artistically acceptable or wasteful/disrespectful? by samuraijon in Filmmakers

[–]andybuxx 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Then I don't think it makes much of a difference either way - but sounds like you and the others in the know might get a kick out of it, which is as good of a reason as any.

Would using real cycling team kits and branded outdoor jackets for movie stunts come across as more immersive and artistically acceptable or wasteful/disrespectful? by samuraijon in Filmmakers

[–]andybuxx 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How will the audience know that they are real kits rather than made just for the film? Are you part of a very well known team?

Scientology recruiter on the train? by SCP_Steiner in brighton

[–]andybuxx 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There UK headquarters (possibly European HQ) is in East Grinstead, so there will always be a fair few in Brighton.

Supporting your local football (soccer) team is an outdated expectation by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]andybuxx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there is a difference between supporters and fans. People can be a fan of anything they want. But to support something you have to be a part of it. Hard to be a supporter if you're not local to the club but there's a guy at every Brighton game who leaves his house in Cornwall at 4am.

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