Camera dollies are doohickeys that make the camera move, they are always on wheels for smooth movement. Here are some good examples of dollies. Professional dollies are rigged with hydraulic technology to make it go up and down or side-to-side. But if you're an independent filmmaker on a middle-class budget and not a big time Hollywood director, you can't afford a real dolly, you would have to find something at Walmart or Target or something just lying around your house. A toy vehicle would be a good choice for shots like if you were to roll it down a ramp or push it on a table, RC cars though you would have to be careful. You don't even have to have a dolly, if your tripod has a carrying handle you can just hold it and run with it.

 My birthday is coming up in several months, so I'm going to share you the movies I watched growing up which came out on the year I came to be!

When making a movie, it matters where you film it, I mean there's no way you can film a movie nowhere at all. When done carefully, you will find the perfect place to film your movie as long as you use your imagination to choose what the setting is whether it's what the place actually is or not, unless it's animated and you can just film it in your studio. But here are two good options on taking filming in another area to the next level: Example #1: Your Parents' Workspace It's free and easy to ask your family members if you can film where they work whether it be their office or a business of their own. My short films have been filmed in my family's workspaces: "Making A Mess Out of The Classroom" was filmed in my mother's old classroom before she retired at Prichard Elementary School and "J.W.'s Crazy Adventure" was filmed at my Uncle's business in Ohio. Example #2: Recreational Places This one depends, if it's a park, it'...

 Are you wondering how you want to screen the first feature film you ever made to people before you get it in film festivals? Here are some tips on how to do so. Step #1: Ask To Rent A Theater Go to a theater in or near where you live and ask to rent their theater so you can play your film. It gives anybody the opportunity to watch it for free. A local theater would be much cheaper than a major theater though. Here's the movie theater I ask to play my movies. Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, Home of The West Virginia International Film Festival, in Charleston, West Virginia. Step #2: Invite plenty of people Invite enough people to come, approximately about 20-30 people, even if the theater has over 100 seats. That includes, but doesn't limit to, your family, people you work with and people your parents work with. It's even A.O.K. to ask random people who walk by the theater to come see your flick as long as you can tell they're friendly. Make sure you bring you give them a p...

In October this year, I'm going to Florida this year for a vacation, I'm going to LEGOLand's Beach Retreat and then on the last day I'm going to Universal Studios for Epic Universe. And with that, I'm going to bring my camera and make memories in a unique way, which is make an animated short film in dedication to the trip. But I'm going to be careful what I film and where I film. LEGOLand LEGOLand's Beach Retreat is a place where locals just hang out and have a relaxing time, especially when it comes to building with LEGO bricks.  Epic Universe Universal Studios' Epic Universe is five parks combined, one being Super Mario, one being classic movie monsters, one being Harry Potter, one being How To Train Your Dragon and one being Celestial Park.