DCPortalFilms Productions

Thursday, July 11, 2013

Photo of the Day!

A Sunshine Flower on a Sunshine Day :)

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Monday, July 8, 2013

So much goes on behind the scenes of a film, no matter how long or short a film might be, that people underestimate the work put into the project. Filming the subjects is easily the most noticable thing people see and recognize as work. This is known as the Production stage. The Pre-Production is the setting up, mapping out the shoots you want, lighting the 'set', learning what the client wants and making sure you can provide that. Once I'm told of a project someone might want me to do, I'm already thinking of effects or shots I want; I'm also thinking of questions I need answered to do the best job I can! Then comes the Post-Production, mainly editing. Editing sounds like a simple word to the average person, I tend to know what I want going in to the editing process, but it always takes longer than expected. Editing has so many components it hard to do it all alone, just look at the credits of the next movie or TV show you watch. You have to do music audio, vocal audio, fix background audio. There is also color correction, transitions, titles, effects, and honestly I can't think of the dozen or so other things you have to do in editing. I'm off to my other job now, but I'll be back...

Have fun! :D

Moms... :)

I'm Setting Up the Business

After doing the short film for the retired employee at work, many Co-workers have approached me to do short videos and video events for them. They also said they would pay me, so now I have to think... What is my price?! Thinking about it the costs add up fast if I want to do this right and give a high-end product. There are tens of thousands of other things I am thinking about as well and I share a little more in time.