Shooting Crime Movies
movie get in the can.
Avoid using the phrase, “we’ll fix it in post”, chances are you won’t. Attack shooting like nothing can be fixed in post. Get the best sound and picture you can on the set. You will have enough problems in post to deal with besides your “we’ll fix it in post” calls.
Post-production claims the most victims of movie fatalities I have heard of.
Never under estimate what it’s going to cost you to get through post-production. Running out of money seems to be the most common curse. I know one filmmaker personally that had a 0,000 budget to make their movie. They kept dipping into the post-production funds during shooting to rent really cool equipment they hadn’t planned on. Hey, the dailies looked awesome.
Problem is it’s been 3 years and they still haven’t
