NUTS-AND-BOLTS FILMMAKING, BY DAN RAHMEL

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1 NUTS-AND-BOLTS FILMMAKING, BY DAN RAHMEL Table of Contents 1. Safety first 2. N-&-B Preproduction 2.1. Storyboarding Concrete shot visualization Methods of communication Scene checklist Templates Photographic storyboard Drawing storyboards with Adam Actor and Amy Actress Using presentation software to stage your storyboard 2.2. Script supervisor Templates 2.3. Location scouting Templates/Checklists Calculating the sun position Creating location layout templates 2.4. Legal Release forms 3. N-&-B Camera Department 3.1. Build-yourself inexpensive camera mounts Hi-hat mount Inside car mount 3.2. Tripod head slider 3.3. Tripod spreaders 3.4. N-&-B Camera Glider 3.5. Weighted tripod glider 3.6. Wheelchair 3.7. Doorway dolly 3.8. Tripod dolly 3.9. Underwater camera Vegetable LUX meter Reflected light meter to incident light meter Depth of Field Spreadsheet Build-yourself slate Techniques Light temperature chart White-balance day for night Depth reducer Dulling spray Ad Hoc Viewfinders Setting actor marks 4. N-&-B Gaffer tools 4.1. Electrician s belt

2 4.2. Softbox 4.3. Coffee can spotlight 4.4. Slide projector spotlight 4.5. Hand-held light/eye light 4.6. Rotating socket light 4.7. Flashpan 4.8. Squeezer 4.9. Homemade Barn doors Light diffusers Gobos/cookies Light decrease calculations Homemade filters/gels Green/blue screen Guerilla green screen Build-yourself green screen Techniques for actors Techniques Light ratios - total light on scene vs. small spotlight Ambient level, traffic headlights example Sylvania Sun Guns Simulating passing traffic Day Night Upside-down camera Newspaper as duvetine on location Gaffer s tape Using lighting layers for background Lighting film vs. video White tape on background objects 5. N-&-B Grip tools 5.1. Grip belt Differences from Electrician s belt Velcro loops 5.2. Build-yourself C-Stand Stand Arm variety Righty-tighty, lefty loosy 5.3. Build-yourself sandbags Sandbag Water jug Concrete 5.4. Build-yourself flags Frame Material 5.5. Shiny board 5.6. Grip knots & Hitches overview

3 Knot tips Calculate decrease strength of rope or line Don t use knots for cable Lighter to seal ends of nylon rope 5.7. Overhand knot 5.8. Figure Bowline Clove hitch Trucker s Hitch Quick hitch Figure 8 hitch Cable ties Build-yourself apple crates Full apple Half apple, Quarter apple, Pancake Techniques Grip clips Wheel traps White balloons as reflectors 6. N-&-B Sound Department 6.1. Build-yourself boom 6.2. Boom mount 6.3. Techniques 7. N-&-B Art Department 7.1. Art/on-set box Contents list Expendables 7.2. Break-through/Exploding walls 7.3. Build-yourself rain frame Sprinklers 7.4. Prop manufacture Mold creation Simulated chrome Dipping 7.5. Overlay effects Clouds Swarms of bees Waterfall 7.6. Smoke box 7.7. Material substitution Bone & ash Wine & liquors Non-melt ice cubes Glossy shine on print materials Semi-permanent water droplets Temporary graffiti

4 Latex or vinyl covering 7.8. Aging techniques Wall aging Simulate dirt and stains Paper aging 7.9. Creating a fake body Securing items Ratchet straps Cinch straps Motorcycle straps Load binders Knots Using grip knots for Art Department Organizing the prop truck Techniques Creating a videotape sampler Photoshop set decoration Sandwich to cut thin material Sandwich for stabbing rd Hand tape cutting Instant curtains Sanding pin On-set quick compass Woodscrew waxing On-set non-stretch rope 8. N-&-B Makeup and Wardrobe 8.1. Achieving the character look Glasses Belts Stuff in pockets Shirt comportment Umbrellas 8.2. Techniques General makeup tips Matte gel Simulation Beads of sweat Sweat stains on armpits Fake tears Collecting hats Clothing to avoid Red and yellow shirts light reflection Uniform patches Using a portable sewing machine 9. N-&-B Post Production 9.1. Day for night Post-production

5 9.2. Skip-bleach simulation 9.3. DV softener 9.4. No-cost scoring 9.5. Shortcut editing key labels 10. Glossary

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