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No dolly yet (though there's a place where I can get one if I find a place to put it in). We've been doing a lot of handheld, but the tripod has been locked down.
We haven't don't any really tricky camera angles yet, really. We've done the standard shoot the people in the mirror thing on one of the bathroom scenes. I haven't felt bold enough to try anything too tricky yet as this is a big learning experience. But I figure that by the end of the thing, we'll have a bunch of those sorts of things as I grow comfortable with doign such things.
We're just using the one camera, by the way.
As for lighting, I've been using halogen lights to augment the natural lighting we've got. And for some outdoor stuff, we used reflectors to highlight the actors faces on close-ups. Lighting is another area, though, that's going to look better at the end than at the beginning. It doesn't look bad now (we're certainly not underlighting, which is a problem with many independent productions), but we're not experts at painting with light just yet. It's a learning experience all around (thankfully I've got Gavin to help out since he's got more experience than I do, especially with lighting).
As for distribution, we'll see when it's finished. I plan on sending it to people, but I understand that the odds are stacked against me. At the very least, though, we'll self-distribute through the website by letting people buy VHS copies if they so desire. We've got some other leads beyond that, but nothing I really want to get into right now.
I'll probably also try to get it into a film fest or two. I'd like to see the thing projected on the big screen at the USA Film Fest or one of the Austin ones (and perhaps Houston. I could fill up a Houston screening or two, I'll bet. As a matter of fact, it might be worth it to do a Houston screening on my own).
But if the thing just dies on the vine, I'll still be grateful that I took the time to make the movie. At the very least, it's a very good learning experience. And I plan on doing another one right after we've finished this one... and one right after that.... and so on.