kcfilmmaker

On my first short I tried to shoot it in black & white as well, but at some point my footage kept getting messed up. I had been using the black & white effect that was already in the GL2 and when I made the decision to shoot with out the effect on and use the black & white effect in Final Cut, the messed up footage disappeared. So what I am asking is, is it bad to use the black & white effect in the GL2 for prolonged periods of time, or was there something else wrong with the GL2 that I should take care of before shooting again?

I have already made a few ultra low buget shorts on mini DV and am trying to make a jump to make a short on 16mm film. I knew that it was going to be more costly, but I know that it's it's time for me to make the move anyway. The shorts that I have done on mini DV have be made on my own cost, and I know that I can not afford the cost of 16mm film on my own, even for a 5min short. So how do I go about getting the money for such a project? I have tried in the past to get investers, but there is know real promise of a return on thier money with a short film. A friend of my said I should try prodcut placement to get, but whould that work for a short film, or will I run in to the same problem that I had with trying to get investers? I just want to know if there is anyway to get the money I need to do the work that I love with becoming poor in the process.

Hi everyone, my name is Chris Renshaw, and I think that it is time for me to start making a short on 16mm film. I have made a few shorts on mini DV, but was not happy with the results that I got. Even though I have won a few small short film fest in my area, I don't think that I will ever be able to compte in the larger film festivals unless I make the jump over to film. I am however very nervous because I know that there are way more things that I will need to keep track of, and that can go wrong on film than can with mini DV. I have a backgorund in still photos, will operating the 16mm camera be similer enough that I get the hang of it, or will it take a little while to figure out what I am doing?