Can you give me some movie making tips?

Question by Kittymeow: Can you give me some movie making tips?
Hey! Ok, my friends and I are planning on making a home made movie (no fancy cameras or anything) and are a little low on money. I was wondering if anyone could help me with some tips. Any and everything would be much appreciated!

The main things I need help with are:

How could I make a throwing star fly a certain direction without hitting someone in the eye? (it’s a fight scene)

What are some good movie editing programs? (i have iMovie)

How could I take one video of something then take another shot of something (like me throwing the star without any1 in front of me. then taking another video of the guy standing where he needs to be ) and combine the 2?

Would it be ok to use green cardboard as a green screen?

Any thing else would be much apperciated! Thank you very much for all your help!

If you would like to read the script, just ask me and I’ll give you the link.
I use a Mac OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) and I don’t have a PC that I would be able to use when I need to.

Best answer:

Answer by gresa
You may try this AVS Video Editor which has many great functions. The features in the official site are below:
1. Direct Transfer to iPod, PSP, Mobiles and Other Portable Players
2. Supports Virtually ALL Video Formats
3. Burn Movie DVDs
4. Capture and Edit Video from External Devices
5. Edit Video and Enhance Your Movies
6. Create Slide Shows
7. Make Perfect Audio for Your Video Editing Tasks
8. Scene Detection
9. Convenient Video Editing Tools and Interface

There is the free download link:
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Video-Editor.aspx?sct=aff&ct=regnow&cid=189508
Also, you can use Photoshop which may be difficult for us:
http://www.adobe.com

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