Equipment is what you make it

Make it work: bend it, lift it. . .



When you don't have the budget or special film equipment, you modify what you have.



At this same film shoot we also bent a wire hanger to hold our microphone from our tripod.

It was perfect. We should always carry hangers, clips, assorted adhesive tape, string. . . who knows? Might need it. Ever watched "MacGyver"?

Special Effect

Special effects doesn't always mean using CGI (Computer Generated Imaging) or high tech devices and engineering. Sometimes you can achieve an "effect" by watching for and using the simplist things, including glass, mirrors, lighting, positioning.

With room darkening, strategic lighting and positioning of actors on either side of this window, we found the effect we wanted for this prison scene.







You can check here for a simple glossary of Film Terms.

You can compare the terms "visual-effects" and "special-effects".