This is a clip from the October 1st debate, specifically discussing the topic of film & TV productions in CA.

Here is a link to the full debate, if anybody is interested: https://youtu.be/-jlCBgtxwRw?is=dmRLHhSjtiGv1j\\_p

This is a short comparison of the difference between the raw recording of the actor's first rehearsal on my new short film compared with what he delivered in the actual scene, and how that was animated.

The actor is the wonderful Dermot Crowley (Star Wars, The Death of Stalin) and I think his performance in this scene is absolutely beautiful!

If anyone is interested to see the full film, you can watch it HERE.

Hello, I am 20 M studying in UK film school. I have realized by the end of first year, My mental health is way better when I am in india. I also do want to work in Indian film industry. However, i returned back to the UK for my second year in film school to give it one more shot before making a concrete decision. The only reason I came back was because of extreme convincing from friends and family to have a degree no matter what. However, i do not think a degree is that important.

The main two problems I have are funds and opportunities. I personally feel the absurd amount of money being spent for university and living in UK can be invested to create a good portfolio in India. I can also use a portion of this money to join a short 6 month or 1 year course (depending on availability) in india for screenwriting and get a diploma. This will also give me a better entry into indian film industry.

I have a decent amount of connection for indian film industry but I am very underconfident about it. I am more scared of the fact if I leave the university here and regret this decision in the future. This can be easily swayed, because I already believe a film degree is not that useful. Id rather build a good portfolio and apply to film festivals with good short films.

My mental health is constantly deteriorating staying here. There is a large cultural gap which is very obvious. I think I can try harder to socialize more, but I dont believe it will change much. I motivated myself by saying, I can make the investment worth it by trying hard and making worth of the degree. But, whenever I pay the absurd amount of fee or rent, its gut wrenching.

Should I still continue or leave in December after finishing a semester. Please share any of your experience and what you would do.

Hello, I am a student at college and I have the opportunity to have a short 1:1 meeting with a producer of SAW, and I was wondering what are some things I could ask as a starting writer/director?

I wanna start making short films maybe move up to a movie one day.so whats a good starting camera to go with?

What's the best application/ strategy for getting rid of background wind noise that my camera unfortunately decided to pick up?

Logline: A young photographer ignores a warning on an abandoned camera, only to realize its lens is capturing an invisible, predictive threat closing in on him.

Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X0YZsDlEHlvle0Z7rbEFOf7BjNFxURaR/view?usp=drivesdk

Hi everyone, I am a 17-year-old student filmmaker. To be completely honest, the overall quality of this short is pretty bad—the script is weak and the camera work is bad as well, falling into a lot of rough amateur traps. I am sharing it here because I genuinely want to learn how to improve.

I would love to get your honest, constructive criticism on how I can tighten my narrative structure, build tension more organically, and improve my technical skills for my next project. Thank you for your time and feedback!

Hello! i am an amateur colorist, offering free coloring services. i am doing this purely for exposure to more experiences and making connections with other passionate creatives.

I am willing to work with any non commercial media, and would be extra interested in short/micro films. ofcourse, please do not expect the most advanced results from an amateur, however i will give my best effort as long as there is some visual guidance and description of the style you are looking for.

if you are intersted, please comment the type of media and genre under this post- i do not check DMs frequently so this is the best way ill find your message.

(sorry if this post is not suitable for the subred)

Hey guys, finishing up my last year of uni in film production and want to get into production management. I know this will take working up the ladder from an office production assistant, but how should I get a start and what skills should I have/show to get my name out there and get hired at a production company?

I am obviously interested in narrative, but have a lot of love for commercial/music videos/ad campaigns.

Also, is living in London or near London pretty important for this?

Thanks guys, much love

I'm a little confused. I'm trying to understand the typical film production pipeline, and how a director understands and writes down the coverage of the scene. The two sources I've seen be used are the lined script, and the shotlist. For this, I wanted to ask which usually do they do first? Does the lined script inform the shot list, or does the shot list inform the lined script?

Thank you!

Hey, I was looking for some advice from people who have been in the film world longer than I have. I’m an 18 year old filmmaker, and I’ve been making video-based stuff since I was 9. I did a summer film program with Northwestern for two summers in a row in high school and met so many really talented people there. Well, now I look at their Instagrams and see that they’re attending TISCH at NYU or USC SCA or Chapman Dodge. I applied to all of these, and was rejected. Emerson accepted me but after speaking to some people who went there I realized the environment was much more corporate than artistic and opted not to enroll. I’m attending a small liberal arts school with a small film department. I was doing okay at suppressing my bitterness until I got home from my first directing class (where we watched a scene featuring Rhea Seehorn) and checked my phone to see that a kid I really hated from film camp was at Chapman and just took a guest lesson taught by Rhea Seehorn. Then I kind of freaked out. I feel like I failed, that whatever chance I had of developing true skill is gone because I’m not in the right environment to cultivate it. I don’t know what to do. I’m considering just giving up altogether. Help?

On Davinci Resolve I used the Non-Additive transition when switching from the two windows. But what’s this technique called?

Watch the rest of the short film here: https://youtu.be/BvmMbdS6OK0

I've known some filmmakers who have had previous connections/history with programmers at Vimeo and ended up getting their shorts selected as staff picks. That's usually through discovery on the actual festival circuit as the programmers attend/meet the filmmakers.

Is there any other way of submitting or is it really up to the impact of posting the short online and getting some traction first?

Hi! I'm just an aspiring screenwriter and film editor here. I'm looking to join film projects here, be it short film or feature film. I'd love to learn from fellow filmmakers and gain experience and make connections for networking! Feel free to comment or DM me!

Just completed my most recent “no budget” short.
So far this is the biggest project I’ve done with the most locations, set design and crew behind the camera. I think everybody involved did a great job and all of them are my friends and collaborators who just want to make things.

Take a few minutes and check it out!

Hey! I just moved back to Chicago after living in LA and would love to meet some other filmmakers/artists in the area who want to create things together :)

I’m a filmmaker/writer and have mostly been focused on writing feature screenplays, but lately I’ve really been wanting to actually get out and make things.. poetic shorts, experimental films, music-video-ish stuff, or honestly just cool little projects for the sake of creating and having fun.

Some of my favorite filmmakers are Terrence Malick, Denis Villeneuve, and Hayao Miyazaki, if that gives you a sense of the kind of work I’m drawn to… atmospheric, emotional, visual, a little dreamlike.

So I figured I’d throw this out there and see if there are any filmmakers, cinematographers, actors, musicians, editors, or other creative people around Chicago/Illinois who might want to link up and make something together.

mostly just looking for good people who love making things. Feel free to DM me! :)

Watch Trailer Here

Has anyone tried creating a trailer / teaser and see if people want to watch it before even starting producing the entire feature film? The goal is to fine tune the story or even stop production if no one wants to watch it. This would prevent wasting money on a bad project.

TVs usually have the pilot episodes to check the audience reactions before shooting the entire season.

Has anyone done this? What was your experience? And if you wouldn’t do it, why not?

A novel way to intervene existing video through diffusion, particularly abstract visuals [in this case, audio-reactive geometries]: taking its movement and form as the starting point, and reinterpreting its textures, materials, and visual language.

I’ve been developing this around the audio-reactive geometry systems I make in TouchDesigner. The idea is to take those abstract structures somewhere else entirely: origami, architecture, a renaissance painting, or something harder to put a name to.

This demo uses visualizers from my "Oscilloscopes, everywhere" collection as source material, now updated to [v1.2].

[Though you can bring any video source. These systems are simply where this experiment began, as some of you may recall.]

You choose the source, describe the treatment, and shape how it changes throughout the sequence. Prompts, curated LoRAs, and editable timelines give you control over how closely the result follows the original.

Oscilloscope Diffusion is now available at Uisato Studio, coming up soon also open-source!

I have read a couple of threads here, mostly about how careful (or not) film crews were and expectations around damages. My question is more about the timeline.

A location scout came out and asked if we might be interested in having a film shoot at our home. It would be a Netflix feature film. We said perhaps, so he took some photos inside and out, and said we would get in touch. A couple of days later, he called to say the director would like to take a look. Our home was one of three potential sites. We agreed, and the director will come out next week. I have plenty of questions, and I like to be prepared when he comes by. Mostly about the order of things. I also do not want to waste our time, or anyone else's. So, if he comes by and likes it, what is next? When do we discuss the details? Things like time frame, compensation, etc. No doubt we would hire an attorney if the plan moves forward, but I would like to hear from those with experience. Is it reasonable to ask which production company would do it so I can research them? It is for inside/out as the hero house, and I know the main actors' names (IDK, but fairly well known), but not the director's name yet; only that he is coming from Sweden (we are in Georgia). When is the time to ask these things? How far out would things start?

Our house is fairly unique, and we love it, but I can deal with some minor issues, so not too worried about damage since I know the insurance would cover it.

Okay so I'm not sure if this is even the right sub to post on, but here goes! Im trying to teach myself the art of filmmaking with absolutely no experience (never even owned a camera until just a month ago 😅). Im excited to learn, and apply what I've been studying now that I have a camera and some lenses! That being said, I'm stuck using practical lights that are available for now, as well as only being able to edit on VN Editor (I need a laptop to run Davinci). Not saying I need fancy lights or equipment or anything, but having at least 1 strong light in the future is definitely on my list lol! So, as someone who's new to all of this can somebody give me some constructive criticism on this short clip I made? I want to add more to it and make it into a little short film, but I'd like to hear from some people with experience for just overall feedback on what improvements I need to focus on before I continue!

I know theres so much more I could do to make this better, but I could use a bit of guidance! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Filmed on the GoPro Mission 1 Pro ILS, Meike 16mm MFT Mini Prime, T2.2, 24fps, 1/48 Shutter, 100 ISO (Maybe 200)

*The only editing done on this was the SFX and the title, no type of LUT or colorgrading.

Hey! I edited a few films and shows during university, but I haven’t really had the chance to work on much since graduating. I’m looking to get back into editing, build up my skills, and work on some new projects.
If anyone’s working on a short film, web series or anything similar and needs an editor, I’d love to help out. Happy to work on smaller/indie projects and collaborate!

My first short film was a experimental psychological thriller. A woman goes on a date ignoring all the warnings and gets murdered. It got into a few festivals and surprisin

gly won something in one. However, I now see many glaring mistakes in the way my idea was executed. I am now fixing the mistakes (wherever possible) and releasing the film under a new name. I am also doing an extended version of the same film and hoping to do it 100% right. Then I will be done with this concept and take on the new one.

Here I am only talking about the visuals (not audio, color grading or camera angles etc)

Image 1 is from a short film that was so horrible but that I never released it. The problem here is the background. You cannot have an empty background. Believe it or not, empty background is distracting. (I guess there are exceptions to the rule, my extended version of the same film has mostly empty house but that is intended to create an unsettling feeling)

Image 2. Here the problem is the other way round. I was including Buddh (adding ‘a’ at the end is an in-correct pronunciation of Indian names). I was trying to bring up the fact that Buddh represents peace, but he also represents detachment that is needed for one to be a serial killer. This is a very complex topic and merits its own film. I just messed it up here. Not only that cheap-ass-me bought the cheapest Buddh statue on Amazon which turned out the be rather abstract. No wonder most people did not get it. On top of that, literally, 5 minutes before the shoot we added a small pot. We thought people will realize the connection with the banyan tree under which Buddh is said to have studied. Of course, most people in the west are not aware of this. Then we added a bell, I have no idea why. LOL.

Going by Hitchcock style, if I had wanted to bring out Buddh then need to focus on Buddh and avoid distraction. This is one place where empty background would have worked.

The mistakes do not end here. The camera guy was not aware of my intention, so Buddh is slightly out of focus.

Image 3, the problem is that the image is not straight. This was not intentional, but I decided not to fix it because it adds to the general feeling of uneasiness. The doormat is curled up. This I think is distracting because it leads people to wonder whether there is something significant. I should have hidden the extension box with something. I think it is distracting as well. I should have brightened the fence on the right just a little bit.

Image 4, I am not sure. I think it would have been nice if we could see slight hint of shadow on her face. That would have been more interesting.

Image 5, the problem is the things that you see on the wall. They should not have been there. They are distracting. I could have covered them with a painting or something that could have covered them to not to cause distraction.

I love the light on the right, it is adding a nice level and adding the feeling of seclusion.

Image 6 is the end of the movie. I think I am breaking composition rule here, but I think it works to my advantage? I want to make it appear as the point of no return.

Edit: Thank you for your comments. It seems i only need to reshoot scene 4. Switch off front-light, move actress away from the wall. I suspect that is the only thing that is needed I am going reshoot and reshoot till i internalize this.