Six easy tips to use while making a movie. Ace of Spades Productions

Tip#1: Leave Bad Scenes and Mistakes on the Tape and Remove in Editing By: Shannon Dickerson You can edit around mistakes. Don’t try to go back and tape over bad scenes. You might erase something that you need. You could mess up the tape.

You can edit around mistakes.

Don’t try to go back and tape over bad scenes.

You might erase something that you need.

You could mess up the tape.

Tip#2: Record before action starts and continue after the scene is complete By: Meghan Krato If you record when the action starts you might miss something. If you cut the scene too soon you might cut something important

If you record when the action starts you might miss something.

If you cut the scene too soon you might cut something important

Tip#3: Lighting a Scene By: Jeana Walton-Day Setting up lights begins with framing the subject when you have a few lights to work with and a small set. Edge light creates some level of background separation, to create depth.

Setting up lights begins with framing the subject when you have a few lights to work with and a small set.

Edge light creates some level of background separation, to create depth.

Tip#4: Take Notes By: Leah Preis Taking notes can tell you which scenes are good that you will want to use in your film. It can also tell you which actors are in the scene.

Taking notes can tell you which scenes are good that you will want to use in your film.

It can also tell you which actors are in the scene.

Tip#5: Leave Walking and Talking Room By: Tylor White Talking: leave room at side of person like drawing a dialogue box. Walking: leave them room to walk (this is in reference to the character)

Talking: leave room at side of person like drawing a dialogue box.

Walking: leave them room to walk (this is in reference to the character)

Tip #6: Rule of Thirds By: Parris Combs The Rule of Thirds is a rule suggesting that the center of the camera’s attention is 1/3 of the way down from the top of the shot.

The Rule of Thirds is a rule suggesting that the center of the camera’s attention is 1/3 of the way down from the top of the shot.