Val's Rants - Writer, Director, Filmmaker (Austin, Texas)

Archive for April, 2011

Filmmaking

04/18/2011

Casting Call for SAG Ultra Low Budget Horror/Thriller Feature

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CASTING CALL FOR A SAG ULTRA LOW BUDGET FEATURE Deferred pay. Shooting in late September 2011. This is a no gore and no nudity horror/thriller based on true events of psychiatric abuse of human rights, and human trafficking. Please submit headshot and resume to: castingĀ  (at) idealsceneproductions (dot) com Day 1: Wednesday, April 27th evening [...]

Filmmaking,Free Stuff

04/12/2011

FREE Plugins from Red Giant: Magic Bullet Colorista and Magic Bullet LUT Buddy

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That’s right folks, the folks at Red Giant have just put out 2 awesome plugins, and they’re FREE. I already own their Magic Bullet Mojo, which is an awesome tool for quick coloring, and now I’m the proud owner of theses 2 free plugins as well. Click here to view the download page on the [...]

Filmmaking,Sound Design

04/04/2011

Quick Sound Design Question and Tip – low dialog sound levels

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I’ve been running into this a bit while cutting footage for my very first production, which was the 42-min pilot for my web series, 7 Shades of Lenity. I found that some of the dialog was recorded too low, so I have to crank the gain on the tracks, which also increases the noise level [...]

Celtx,Free Stuff

04/01/2011

How to Use Celtx Videos

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These are not done by me, but they’re awesome as they go over most areas in Celtx. So, whether you’re a newbie or have used Celtx for years like me, you’re gonna love these tutorial videos. You may find some ideas to streamline your workflow and make Celtx work better for you. Afterwards, I’m sure [...]