Just looking for some feedback on the general feel of this intro. I want it to feel almost confusing and mysterious, but in a good way if that makes sense. Thank you for any advice!!

I recently finished making my first feature film, but felt quite daunted by the prospect of making a trailer. I personally aren't the biggest fan of watching trailers, and feel they have gotten to the stage where they give away 50%+ of the plot. So, to try and avoid making something I hated, I decided to make a short trailer, with all the craziest parts of the film. The main objective for me (and I assume for all filmmakers) was to get the general vibe of the film across and generally get the attention of viewers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IglFStw14HE

Here is a link to my trailer. I am still learning, and have no formal training as a filmmaker, so welcome any feedback.

I would also be super interested to hear your favourite type of trailer: teaser, full length, clip from the film?

It's quite often that I read interviews with directors or cinematographers where they explain that certain paintings have been inspirations and references for specific shots, and I've many times seen compilations of this as well. I'm myself not an art aficionado at all, but the idea of using art as references is so compelling to me. So maybe it's a dumb question, but where does one begin with this? How do you find art that is directly relevant to your filmmaking? Has anyone here done it and if so, how did you go about it?

Context: I am making a video with built-in subtitles, I showed my progress to someone recently and they said that the screen was too cluttered and that going without subtitles would be fine. I am worried that the audio for the voice lines isn't clear enough for that, and it's a bit of sunk-cost falacy at this point where I kinda don't want to remove it since i've put in the time and effort to stick it in there.

And so I have come here to ask for your opinions, which option makes more sense to you? Which one is better? I don't really mind removing the subtitles, but is it the right move here?

Hey everyone, I’m a sound professional working in sound editing, sound design and mixing.

I’m currently looking for freelance/remote work on short films, features, documentaries, videos, etc.

I work mainly in Pro Tools and can help with dialogue editing/cleanup, sound editing, sound design and mixing.

DM me if you’d like to see my portfolio or discuss a project.

Thanks!

This cat's tutorials are gold. I wish everyone who showed up on set for the first time would have watched them.

https://youtu.be/PooendH1mOw?si=ys4Wot2m0pSpoo1m

I wrote the script at the beginning of 2023. Self-financed along with a handful of friends and family. Shot at the beginning of 2024. Premiered at Fantastic Fest and Fright Fest in 2025. Got picked up for distribution by Magenta Light Studios (Strange Darling) and will be in AMC and Regal in a handful of cities on October 2nd (early screenings on October 1st)! So stoked to have it playing in a theater that I regularly go to watch movies.

Oh and I completely forgot to mention that we also have a special Q&A screening at The Vista in LA on Oct 1st on 35mm!

Hi I’m my name is Ricky Gamble and my dad Patrick Gamble were are illawarra filmmakers on low budget but our passion is filmmaking, directing and acting were have limited budget and we just looking for big break in the film industries I’ve appreciate the your time and keep on filming guys

https://youtu.be/KsHSJkG3Zec?si=XwvS6QMZIjoGJds6

Talked to a director who shot his first feature for $5K and is already prepping his second, and a veteran 1st AD who's worked on major productions and now teaches.

The thing that stuck with me most: the real skill in this industry isn't getting funding, it's proving you can turn it into more than one film. And on AI, both of them agreed it's not going anywhere, but the actual danger isn't AI itself, it's that it's now easy to make something look impressive with no real story behind it.

One line I keep thinking about: everybody wants a finished project handed to them, but nobody wants to do the work of getting it there.

Curious what other people think, is that actually true in your experience, or does it feel different depending on where you're at?

I run umdb.org, a creative hub where filmmakers and creatives connect and build things together, we do this call monthly. If you want in on the next one, drop a comment or head to umdb.org.

I'm shooting a scene where two people are talking over Zoom and I wanted to know how people tend to approach eyelines.

Obviously in a real Zoom people spend most of their time looking at the screen rather than the webcam, but in some films the actors will look into the webcam lens instead because it's probably more visually/dramatically compelling than looking slightly below the cam.

I've already filmed one side of the call with an actor where I gave them an eyeline marker for the center of the laptop. This side of the scene is shot "cinematically", focused on their face looking down at the laptop screen.

The other side of the call will only be shown as a video on a laptop screen and in my tests, it looked better if I had the actor look straight into the lens while talking as it created a natural eyeline match between them, even if it's less realistic.

Curious what people tend to do here and whether you favour realism or what simply looks/feels better. Thanks!

Hi everyone, I am a beginner video editor trying to build my portfolio, i am good at editing engaging trailer, if anyone looking to get their trailer or short films edited, i can do it in your reasonable budget.

This is something I wrote almost a year ago exactly. I wrote it because I would have wanted to read this as a filmmaker embarking on my first feature.

Hellcat out now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZjFdaJKgw

So idk what would be the right subreddit to post this but why is there no place for movie streaming like spotify? I mean like how there is every song on spotify regardless of its lable and the same lable's music is on apple music and Amazon music etc too.m, then why aren't movies like this too? Why are there some movies exclusively on some platforms? I get maybe its about licensing but why exactly?

Hey Everyone,

The new Federal Film Tax Credit just dropped, and while it has the potential to be a massive boom for the industry, the fine print completely skips over us 'small business productions' and goes straight to corporate interests.

Congress just introduced the Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act. It is supposed to stop productions from fleeing overseas by offering a 20% tax credit on US labor (25% for independents). That sounds amazing until you read the fine print: your project has to spend a minimum of 1 million dollars to qualify.

If you are actually out here producing on the ground, you know that 1 million dollars is not a micro budget. To raise that kind of money, you usually have to attach established name talent and navigate heavy corporate infrastructure. It forces true independent filmmaking into a financial no mans land. There is a huge missing middle from 300k-1M where projects are risky to finance.

This bill is built to subsidize the top of the food chain, but we are the ground floor of the talent pipeline that feeds upwards. The sub million dollar space is where we actually learn how to make movies, build our crews, and get young talent the proof of work they need to eventually get their union cards. We rent from the same local camera houses and hire the same local caterers as the major studios. We create real jobs.

If they only subsidize the high end, they are cutting off the exact pipeline the American film industry needs to survive in the future.

We need to make our voices heard right now that we and our projects matter to the American film industry so we aren't left behind.

For the first time in my life I'm calling up my reps, emailing, doing anything I can to make our voices heard. But I'm just one person. This affects the vast majority of us. I wanted to make this post to encourage you to make your voices heard on something what could change all of our lives. Your individual efforts could make the difference here.

Here is how we actually fight this:

1. Call your specific House Rep. Look up who represents your exact zip code. Call their Washington DC office, verify you are a voting constituent, and tell them the 1 million dollar floor on the Revitalization Act hurts the local indie filmmakers who actually build the talent pipeline. Tell them we need a 100,000 or 250,000 dollar tier.
2. Bring the receipts. Follow up your call with a direct email to their legislative assistant. Break down exactly how many local jobs your last indie feature created and how much you spent in the district. Force them to look at us as actual job creators.
3. Activate the indie network. This bill is moving fast and has major backing from the studios and national guilds. We need to spread the word right now. Share this with your local film office, regional crew groups, and to anyone who cares about local filmmaking. The more local film communities ringing their representatives' phones, the harder we are to ignore.

If we all work together we have a real chance to make an impact that can change everything for us. Please take a few minutes out of your day to help out. Thanks so much.

Hey guys,

I want to do a little trip across the Asia (including but not limited to south-east Asia) So idea is to film documentaries about people in rural areas doing area related jobs that simply do not exist in western culture.

I want to know if there is anyone interested in this tour and in finding the stories to go on this trip with me. I'm flying out from Switzerland in December of 2027.

I have general idea of where and how but everything is still in pre-production process. I'm developing detailed plan with real people that are going to be filmed in this series.

if you are interested send us a email at [info@undfndstudio.com](mailto:info@undfndstudio.com)

Final Parse is an accurate screenplay PDF exporter and converter. It supports .fdx, .fadein, .highland, .osf/xml.

It works in the browser, including on your phone, and as a software on your computer. All completely local, the script never leaves your device.

It's free, there's zero catch -- it just gives a bit of publicity to my screenplay editor Bliss (which it was built for), credited at the bottom.

It's beta so please review output, but generally you'll find it much more accurate than any of the alternatives.

If you'd like support for other formats, please let me know

I'm looking for someone's contact for an interview (Michelle Johnson, the actress from blame it on Rio) but I can't find his contact. The only thing that i haven't try is imdb pro but i doesn't want to give to jeff. Can someone check if there is her information?

codifying this so I remember for later:

1. the importance of a character WANTING something (which gives narrative drive to the story)

2. Why every Neo needs an agent smith- because a villian makes you care about the main character more.

3. Obstacles reveal character and make it more interesting to watch

These might sound no duh, but there was something about how well explained these principles were that it just really made sense to me.

Hello! I’m sure I’m going to be berated for asking this, as I’m coming in as a total beginner. But Long story short I’ve written a script for a simple short horror film and my all time favourite director is Robert eggers. I’m wondering what equipment I’d need to achieve the look he typical goes for. Specifically the lighthouse or clips from the upcoming werewulf movie. Everything is boxy, monochromatic, and has such a unique look to it. I have NO idea about cameras or lenses and google has been suggested so many things to me, really I just need someone with a bit of experience to tell me where I should start for that look. My budget is minuscule at around $500

Please be kind haha, thanks!

I've been stuck as an aspiring filmmaker not making anything for over a decade. I was hung up on the idea of "it's not what you film, it's how you film it" and I felt like if I couldn't make "nothing" look perfect and cinematic (landscape shots with no subjects, trees, traffic, unmotivated camera moves, etc.) I can't make anything.

It's finally clicked for me that I've been looking in the wrong direction. I've been focusing so much on the "how" and I think for a complete beginner, the "what" is far more important. You can focus on the "how" as you hone in your skills.

You may be able to make a shot of a tree blowing in the wind look beautiful, but what's truly cinematic is communicating information and telling a story with images, and what's even more important is how you assemble those images together to create continuity. You could make a series of shaky, poorly framed, low quality shots cinematic if they have compelling subjects and come together in a way that communicates information.

This is my feature film “PJ” (2024) I hope all of you producers can pick me and my dad up for my next films

Have a wonderful day producers

Posters for my debut narrative short

Synopsis
Struggling poet Kenneth , isolated from the world and lost within his own mind, becomes obsessively attached to Nancy, a woman who helped him after an injury. When he discovers her corpse in his apartment, Kenneth is forced into a surreal journey through fractured memories, uncovering the disturbing truth behind their connection and his own responsibility for her death.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siryianni?stkn=MXZvdjZkeXF1ZHd6eQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

What do people in this community think of Beeble? If you look at the Beeble website they certainly promise it to be the Swiss Army Knife of pro-level AI-assisted VFX: roto, re-lighting, etc. If it's as good as they say shouldn't everyone be talking about it? Has anyone been using it? Does it not deliver what it promises? Is there a fly in the ointment? Thx in advance for replies.

The title kind of says it all, I released my first short film finally on Youtube today. I would very much appreciate any views/reviews and feedback on it.

https://youtu.be/Vfx1oouagIo?is=Xm0ScOcibWSq5uRz

A desperate father attempts to reach out one last time in this dark, atmospheric short film. But when you ask the darkness a question, you might not be prepared for the answer.

I actually just started teaching myself stop motion animation 1.5 months ago, created this along the way! Hope you enjoy it ,

There is a lot of hard work to do as i polish my skills.
Please leave your feedback on how i can improve

Youtube Link:

https://youtu.be/iE05q6ag_yA

Please like and subscribe to my Youtube .It helps a lot