With the low budget of $300 bucks, Michael Ashton and pals created the below 12-minute short film entitled Lazy Teenage Superheroes, complete with some pretty great looking SFX. Just shows what you can do with a little ingenuity plus some self-taught filmmaking know-how (and the right After Effects tutorials). Not bad at all.
Behind-the-scenes:
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Superimpose images with a green screen and chroma key
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Use transitions in film
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Make a film in the Western genre with stylization and shooting tips
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Record live video direct from camcorder to computer
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Build a movie production studio for under $250
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Storyboard, make a shot list, line your script, and schedule a film production
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Sell a screenplay
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Light your movie with inexpensive lighting alternatives
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Write a play analysis
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Create mise-en-scene for your film
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Make your own cheap camera dolly
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Make a science fiction film by looking at framing and match lighting
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Pitch your film with help from Sean Astin
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Plan for post in a film production workflow
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Slate a film, read a line script and keep a shot log
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Do a shot reverse shot setup
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Complete preproduction paperwork: Script breakdown
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Create a "natural wipe" in film
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Make a dramatic film
How To:
Shoot an anonymous interview for documentaries
How To:
Superimpose images with a green screen and chroma key
How To:
Use transitions in film
How To:
Make a film in the Western genre with stylization and shooting tips
How To:
Record live video direct from camcorder to computer
How To:
Build a movie production studio for under $250
How To:
Storyboard, make a shot list, line your script, and schedule a film production
How To:
Light your movie with inexpensive lighting alternatives
How To:
Make your own cheap camera dolly
How To:
Make a science fiction film by looking at framing and match lighting
How To:
Plan for post in a film production workflow
How To:
Sell a screenplay
How To:
Write a play analysis
How To:
Pitch your film with help from Sean Astin
How To:
Create mise-en-scene for your film
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Write Your First Script
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Make a Video Blog
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8 Comments
Very impressive, better than some of the "official" TV & Movie fodder thats out.
Awesome. I shot that.
Brilliant!
go sean!
Double awesome. I was two of the ninjas.
Dart^2
#$%@ing sweet a!!!! do more!!!!
freakin sweet u shd go pro
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