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Expert	Average Ratings	Expertise
Chris Bushman Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.91 Clarity of Response 9.94 Timeliness 9.94 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 554	I`ve been involved in the technical aspects of the motion picture industry for the past 35 years. In 2007 I received a Scientific/Technical Academy Award for my contribution to archival film preservation.
Brian Alves Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 9.83 Timeliness 9.97 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 155	I have an extensive background in video production, broadcasting and digital media. I own a multimedia production house that produces full length corporate productions and commercials including ones for Ducati and Toyota. I am Executive Producer for a Massachusetts program called Jobmass Television and a production trainer for numerous television stations within the New England area.
Hyunjin Jo U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.94 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 449	Questions related to the business and production of movies, especially independent feature and short films, including screenwriting questions. Purely technical questions will be rejected, but possibly passed onto the main question pool.
Brittanie Flegle U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.73 Clarity of Response 9.64 Timeliness 9.36 Politeness 9.82 Total Questions 36	Can answer any question on how to make a movie, exporting a feature film for the web or DVD, stream video, find the best telecine company, market your video on the web, optimize your video compression settings, edit professional video, edit 16mm film on a Steinbeck machine, edit sound onto 16mm, create graphic images for 4:3 & 16:9 footage, stylize your video using filters & effects in After Effect/Final Cut Pro/iMovie/Windows Movie Maker, use a green screen, make a green screen, key out green screen, budget for a feature film, produce a short film, find film contests, manage a film crew, etc.
José Luis Vázquez Coriano U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 113	Video Production, Broadcast Production, Television, Promotions, copywriting, creative and entertainment management. Film Making. Screenwriting & Television production professor.
Alessandro Machi U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.84 Clarity of Response 9.84 Timeliness 9.84 Politeness 9.94 Total Questions 200	Have experience in both video and film, plus videotape editing, archiving, and remastering. Experienced in live event cinematography plus interviews. Have provided Video Post Production Services for independent film & video productions that have been distributed both nationwide and worldwide. Not too familiar with all the various Hd formats although I did operate an HD B-roll camera for an HD independent feature. Regional Emmy Winner, also an Emmy Internship Scholarship Winner when I first finished college back in the mid 80's, plus several dozen super-8 filmmaking awards and for video productions as well. I currently offer YouTube uploading tutoring that includes a critique and technical review as well. If you live in Los Angeles and would like to learn more about this educational service send an email to info at slingshotpro.com Recently finished cinematography work on the film Dali, Dali, Dali which is now in post production.
Troy Smith U.S. Maxed Out View Profile View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.95 Clarity of Response 9.98 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 155	I can answer questions on professional or amateur filmmaking and questions on Final Cut Pro, video cameras, lighting, sound recording, scriptwriting, storytelling, directing, producing, editing, multi-camera productions, shooting sports, picture to video, using DTE hard drives, using video cameras and editing in a very creative way and some 16mm filmmaking. I can't answer too many questions on 35mm filmmaking.

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2009-11-21 oscars:

Good questions Kaylee. "A Beautiful Mind" won the Oscar for Best Picture in 2001. On the Wikipedia page, the four films listed beneath are the runner-ups. The 27 wins and 47 nominations include ALL

2009-11-20 Canon Cam:

The XL1s replaced the XL1 making it's predecessor obsolete along with any training material. The camera also had a slew of issues they never wanted to look back on. The closest you're going to get on

2009-11-16 Deferred Pay:

This is a fantastic question, Joe, but I am not an expert in it. I will give you the answers that I am familiar with, but you may want to talk to an independent producer who does this more regularly than

2009-11-15 lighting:

Interesting question! Although I have never shot in a rain forest (but in other forests) it has always been best during the sun's high times. The density of the foliage means that you need a lot of light

2009-11-15 regarding some special effects.:

Hiya Chandler! Well, I can see you've really been thinking hard about this stuff. Sometimes there are multiple paths to achieve the same goal but here are some brief answers about the most usual approach