I just finished and released my first feature film. I was the director, writer, and editor and the film. I've been working on this film full time the last few years and now that it's finally out I'm trying to recalibrate and get back into the networking world to find and create new projects to work on, whether it's collaborating on a new feature, getting on a production roster to direct commercials/branding, etc. I haven't really networked before and not great at knowing who or how to reach out yet. Are there filmmakers in NYC (or beyond) that can give some insight into the world of networking and any strategies you have that work well to build quality relationships that lead to jobs? Thank you!

Hi there, me and a group of my classmates have a campaign running to help fund or final year film. I'll link it below, if you want and can afford to help us it would be appreciated! Even just feedback on the campaign page would be appreciated as well.

Cheers!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/student-short-film-machine---fundraiser?fbclid=PAY2xjawIMj_NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpk5rBeMTKN1jYmeAoP8146HkYAQaXCrE8cW_j4IMADE9-HN-ct63QSvwyg_aem_wYwJY8IvTKC9wygYQunLJw

Actually I am editing for a farewell video, I have clips of several phones casually on park benches, just showing some text about farewell, and the videos are just shot through a phone camera. I need a iPhone (preferably 12) shot too, basically with green screen on its screen so we can edit that later. What we are gonna do is just add the basic message "YOU ARE INVITED" continuously (like what's done in this video with the iPhonelike this, we will just replace the message with the "you are invited", if you can do that already it will be lovely).

The problem arises because we all have androids, the one who's leaving has an iPhone, and he has broken it, I did try to find stock footages of a iPhone with a green screen on a park bench, but no results, either someone's holding it in hand, or it looks too much like a obvious stock footage.. All your helps are really appreciated.. Even if someone can link to a stock footage that matches my need, it would be extremely helpful.

Hey All,

So I've been tasked with setting up a video podcast studio in my job, and although I have a background in photography.. video is just a bit out of my comfort zone.

So the main kit is 3 Sony ZV E10's with Sigma 16mm lenses, two LED fill lights and and two smaller lights which will probably be used to light the background. We also have two roller green screens similar to this.

My question is, is it ok/possible to have the green screens side by side or even at a 45 degree angle to one another to extend the background? We're using them for a two person interview next week, and the plan is to have one camera as the wide and the two others getting cutaways of the two speakers.

Is it possible to have the two screens positioned in either of those positions or will it cause any trouble for the editors? Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm making a film which will be a mix of 16mm archive and original digital footage. I'm using a Canon Mark 5 and Final Cut Pro to edit.

How can I set up my edit in FCP so that the archive and digital clips are the same dimensions? In as simple terms possible! Thanks!

Hey dear Netizens,

im currently working on my own first shortfilm - it's suppose to be animated - I checked the Internet Archive and some other websites with older Pitch Bibles from Projects already aired but was only able to find TV Show Bibles for animation...

Any idea where to find some for movies? I don't particulary care what kind of movie as long as it's animated. (3D or 2D)

I really need some example as Im lost how much lore / info needs to be in Pitch bibles.
The TV Show ones have quite the short premisses due to the episodes.

Thank you for your help.

Hey everyone,

I’m working on a short horror film and need advice on shooting a realistic and brutal head smash scene. In the climax, my character runs in a panic, slips and smashes the back of his head on the ground. I want the impact to look painful and visceral, but obviously, safety is the top priority.

We don’t have the money for a realistic looking fake head so would a reverse shot be the best option? If anyone has any experience shooting similar scenes, I’d love to hear your techniques!

Thanks 🙌

I’m an editor and have been for about a year, I managed to get into it with a friend who’s a local (northern England) producer and who has taught me a lot of the ropes and I’ve been doing a big project for him. Problem is that I feel as though I’m only doing stuff with him and getting too reliant. I’ve got a great load of experience doing loads of different stuff for big companies; he recommended me for a short film with a friend of his who is somewhat famous, I’ve done stuff for Call of Duty and smaller stuff for more local brands. I’ve also started freelancing some stuff for other small companies but it’s not enough to make a living from.

I feel as though because I’ve come through a non-traditional route that it’s limiting me. As if I had done the traditional runner-assistant-junior-senior pathway I would have made more connections and would have a more stable career that wasn’t as reliant on a single person. I also have a lot of doubts if people will take me seriously, I’m a year out of uni and have done a lot of projects that wouldn’t normally happen.

My first big long term project, a company film/documentary is finishing soon and I really like it, it’s been a brilliant learning experience for me and made me realise I love the documentary side a lot more (lot more control as an editor). The problem is however I have no idea where to go now with it as I have no other connections.

Essentially what I’m saying is that how do I break out of this rabbit hole I’m stuck in? Any advice would be great.

It was for a 24 hour thing. If you look into my past posts here, you’d know that I’ve been posting a lot about how I’m struggling to make films as a young person and unmade projects. However I was able to make a film yesterday, got home pretty late and still edited up until 2am. There was a lot of awards given and I didn’t get anything. I was impressed by the quality of the winners and thought about how they are able to make such films in such short time. Then it dawned on me that I was an inexperienced teen working on a film, with his phone, all by himself. The result was a short documentary with clips of the city and narration about public spaces and reminiscing the joy i felt from when a “park” was a space for my kid self to play in and not a parking lot. It’s not really a great film but it’s not bad. I felt great that I’m already putting myself out there at such a young age, unafraid of competing with his filmmaking seniors. At the end of the day it was not the fact that I didn’t win anything that made me feel sad but rather on the fact that I was working alone. But this helped me finally start creating and I hope that new opportunities will open and someday I’ll walk on the stage accepting an award with others because filmmaking is a teamsport, not a solo outing.

Hang in there! Just wanted to give everyone a reminder that rough cuts are supposed to look disgusting for the director. Give it time and try to not freak out and soon you will be able to breath again. I'm editing me second film and I had forgotten what a horrible experience is when you're just at the beginning of editing to the point I was losing it. But yes, like the previous time after some time and more work I'm finally call again hahah. It's part of the process. I guess I would have loved to read a similar post a few weeks ago so I'm making one in case someone is going through this at the moment. Best of luck everyone! (Can't wait to share more about my film soon ☺️)

I don't know if this is the right place for me to post this but imma give it a shot anyway. I'm a 28 yo italian composer, studied classical music and composition my whole life at my local music university. I've been tryin to compose something for filmmakers for a few years now but so far no luck. I have my own professional recording studio and I'm willing to work for free since it would be my first experience as such! I can provide samples and examples of little ideas I created over the years.

It doesn't matter what it is! Small project, big project, I'm willing to work with anything, free of charge. Please, let me know if one of yall is interested or if you know someone who might be :)

After 2 years of rewrites, dozens of pitch meetings, and approximately 847 cups of coffee, I've got a finished script that everyone loves but $0 in the bank. To all you indie filmmakers who've crossed the $2M threshold on your first feature - I want the real, unvarnished truth. What worked? What spectacularly failed? Did you go the traditional equity route, or get creative? Looking for actual battle stories, not theoretical advice - whether you pieced it together from 100 dentists or landed one whale investor, I want to hear how you actually made it happen. Bonus points for sharing the unexpected obstacles that nobody warns you about in film school.

Anyone here ever distributed their short film on OTV and can share briefly about their experience? Thanks!

Hey so this is gonna be a stupid question but I am making a short film and I need a scene where a character is looking at a negative pregnancy test. If I... pee on the pregnancy test as a man will it work to get a negative reading to use for the shot?

Hey currently living in the US and want to leave for various reasons one big orange one in particular and wanting to move to London. I don’t have any connections or anything how would I go about finding work and getting a visa to work there.

So I’m in my senior year in high school and have been making films for about 3 years now. My last project of high school is coming up and i cannot come up with an idea to save my life. For most of my time in Highschool I’ve been able to come up with ideas in literal minutes but now it’s been 2 months and I’m panicking. I’m submitting a film for my local film festival in a month and I don’t have a solid idea yet(bonus, the projects a summative grade in my class) Does anyone have any advice on overcoming writing burnout when it comes to screenwriting? I have a month to write a script, cast, film, and edit so it’s going to be extremely tight :,)

Hello, I’m set to graduate from university this year, and I’m looking to build my screenwriting portfolio. If anyone is in need of a writer for a film—regardless of the genre or project type—please feel free to reach out. I’d love the opportunity to collaborate.

Hi everyone!

More or less what the title says; I’ve been trying to get resources to go shoot something back home in Florida I’ve been wanting to for years. I’ve been looking at grants and a majority of the ones I’ve looked at feel like they’re mostly centered around production companies/semi larger teams. Thankfully I have camera/accessories, but would be great to be able to hire an additional hand and resources/permits for locations potentially/other expenses.

I know almost 99% of personal docs are usually self funded to a degree, but I’m also trying to find means to soften the blow since this is my first project as a solo shooter. Trying to do something with my downtime in winter in the Midwest so ideally would want to work while I’m down there in smaller projects or at least have a safety net of sorts to get it started and eventually developed for longer periods of filming.

I’m clueless on this sort of thing in the doc world so I’m open to any advice on this sort of thing!

https://reddit.com/link/1iflph4/video/uy198iyymmge1/player

I have been making stop motion films for a few years now and about to start shooting my biggest one yet. 

My full capture to export workflow has looked like this so far: 

• Capture images in JPEG format in Dragonframe. 
• Import images into premiere pro, with the feature that allows you to dictate how many frames your imported images are on the timeline.
• Nest each image sequence / shot on the timeline so it behaves like one clip
• Edit & grade the film in the premiere pro timeline

I want to ensure that when capturing this new project that I do so in a way that gives a colorist maximum flexibility in post, while still maintaining my ability to edit on a timeline. So my questions are:

• If I capture in RAW, how do I ensure I can still edit on a timeline in editing software in a way that behaves like a video? Premiere for example does not allow Raw images on the timeline so would TIFFs be enough? 
• Does Davinci Resolve offer a similar workflow for importing and editing image sequences? I imagine that anyone who edits a lot of timelapse stuff might use a similar workflow?  

I accidentally stumbled upon a village family event during a trip to Eastern Europe. It wasn't planned-I just happened to be there, spent the whole day with them, and ended up filming everything on my iPhone 14 Plus. No external mic, no professional gear, just my phone. I've got around 10 hours of raw footage, and honestly, the content is incredible. The family, the event, the rawness-it's really promising stuff. Now I'm wondering: can I turn this into a compelling documentary that reputable film festivals would take seriously? The only audio I have is from the phone. Is it possible to clean it up with software? More importantly, does the fact that it's shot on a phone matter if the content is strong enough? Would love to hear thoughts from anyone with experience in this space. Thanks.

Hello, I am a 14 year old filmmaker based around London in the UK was wondering if there were any othe likeminded people near me the same age who would be interested in developing a short film together i think this would be a really great experience and a good way to learn

Looking to step up my music career in start making music videos for my music . I’m a music artist from the LA area looking for a local music director, will pay for your time

Getting to the end of post on my debut micro-budget feature and starting to think about a poster.

Where is a good place to look for people who can create a poster for us? Should we go for a traditional artist or a graphic designer? Not sure where to start, but we have roughly $1k total marketing budget and looking to get the best value possible.

I've done a lot of filmmaking. I've done a couple of volgs and I'm making a documentary right now that's gonna air on TV. All of those jobs I've gotten through connections. I wanna work for other companies and such and I'm wondering how I can do that. Do I reach out though a resume or what can I do. How did you guys get filming jobs?

I’m currently on my second semester of college freshman year and I simply hoped to do more.

The biggest issue I have is I still haven’t found anyone at my filmmaking school who is half as passionate or qualified.

Any suggestions? Places to meet new people? Anything?

is anyone familiar with the virtual production house setup, it's definitely different from running a green screen and presumably a lot easier to work in post. I know they are all high definition screens but I was wondering how technically possible is it for me to make it happen with a laser projector on an infinity wall?