Man what a great breakdown! SO MANY valuable insights here and it really is great to see how you don't need huge budgets to make things look good. It's all about the creativity. Awesome stuff as always and really loving the first bit you've shown here!
Great job telling a story. It just seems there is a lot of fidelity that we are missing out on to truly believe this could be delivered to a streaming platform.
The minimalist approach you've highlighted evokes a sense of nostalgia for the early days of UA-cam, when we weren't inundated with an abundance of equipment and simply focused on creating films. It brings to mind individuals like @videocopilot, who made the filmmaking process seem much more manageable. Frankly, the sheer volume of equipment available today can be quite overwhelming.
It really is overwhelming. Also, the advertisement of "Shoot it on an iPhone," but it's a massive set, still feels un-inspirational. I'm happy this minimalist style has evoked nostalgia (and hopefully tangible inspiration). Gear is fantastic, but so is just making stuff.
yes, he forgot to remove the keyed arrow from the scene before and at 20:33 in this scene the arrow isn't straight through her body. But I find the suspense and action shots very effective, and the actor ist very expressive. excellent work
I didn't spot that. THe distractuon for me was 19:49 to 19:57 where the fake snow was just pure white. Probably could have used some motion blur, lens blur and even just an opacity drop. Actually, watching again. I think there were some bits with those things added but the little bits of pure white 'snow' in focus looked a bit out of place. I think the issue is that you have the in focus snow, then the out of focus snow, and then her face in focus and that's just not how focus works. Anyway, enjoyed everything else and really good view of the process
The typos get me. As an editor, that’s nails on the chalkboard. I love this video and the final movie, don’t get me wrong. I learned a few things so yay!
i am a high school filmmaker for sure but i am trying to grow, i have two projects that i tried making this year and i didnt manage to wrap them up, things got overwhelming and a lot of factors came together to halt the productions, from breaking the bank, to shortage of gear, being African and just not being able to keep the cast together at the same place. but i am not done, i want people to see what i was trying to make- so now i have a plan to make a documentary of me making those films kinda like this video that you shared, the problem is i dont have enough behind the scenes and m not sure how i can keep the audience hooked with that kind of a film- if you guys have suggestions or want to help i am down on my knees but i am taking a lot from your videos man, thanks for sharing- slowly slowly i am learning
Amazing, thanks for the video. Would’ve loved to hear about: •how you manage stabilization, handheld and how you manage stabilization during post(what software or settings) •what codec you film? Did you record externally ProRes? •slog3 plus cine ei? Or flexible uso? •your process of this short film on the coloring grade workflow •how you manage audio on post, run through the software •what lenses you were using •how you handle and work with mid journey for storyboards Thank you!!
Great work as always Zach, keep them coming! Side note: The arrow that hits the tree, before you transition to the aerial shot, can still be seen in the next scene. 20:15 time stamped it.
A couple hints would help me a lot . I'm an actor and I'm beginning to do my own reels . I have bought some nice lights, m50 canon , monitor , fogger and a couple of other things and I like your methods.
Nice work, feels like a Hunger games/Hanna derivative. Showing one or two other actors in the chase before revealing her shot by the exact double would have helped a lot. I know it was on a budget so maybe shots of yourself showing a man in the chase or just the same actress with different hair styles not showing her face. This would have subverted expectations and made the ending hit a little harder. Since she is the only person we have seen on screen there is little to no surprise when we see her again.
OK, the title says "Netflix quality film", but did Netflix pick up this project? Congrats on doing such a great job and thanks for having BTS footage to share with us.
Shots look really good acting is great but I just have one note, why are there extreme snow particles on the screen I mean normally no shot would have particle that are roughly static with the camera movement and they wouldnt be as visible, other than that everything looks great!
Thanks for the feedback, I used them to try and blend the final VFX shot so it didn't seem so obvious, but now I know it's more of a distraction. I'll fix this!
Awesome BTS video of your process! And I can totally relate with the annoyance of having to jury-rig standard shotgun mics to the FX-3’s audio handle 😂
Very cool. As an ex archer I have to say that those tips won't do the trick and arrows always go into the quiver point first, sorry but one can't help oneself when it is something you did for years. Everything else was fun and informative and I have subscribed.
Keep an eye on health and safety, do a risk assessment even for one crew and one cast. Running through the branches, serious eye injury potential? Falling on ground, broken bones, soft tissue damage, head injury potential? Without someone on set managing these activities amateurs are likely to get hurt in the name of art, maybe without even seeing the dangers, even worse, maybe just ignoring them.
Man, I loved the breakdown and can't wait to watch the full piece. I would say tho, maybe lower the brightness and sharpness of the snow overlay. Is looking too artificial. Awesome job bro ❤️
subbed!!! you guys are incredible. the vfx mixed with practical was so on point. also calling harrison ford a thrist trap is all spot on and very funny lol
Woah, amazing breakdowns and shots, I take classes on film making and also photography but willing to learn more! Especially from you! Is the 4 week course free or paid?
Good work! & good acting. I just think that whenever you see a movie that is filmed in snow it’s usually always brighter. I think it would have looked better if it wasn’t so dark. Other than that still good work.
With AI adaptability on the horizon and on a powerful computer device, it won't be long before anyone can shoot a blockbuster movie without a crew and some actors under contract. No more location shoots, etc. The AI will just improvise for the scenes and actors you like to have for the kind of film you are making. It would be like a word processor app where anyone can type letters and turn them into words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, etc. to make a story or a novel.
Thanks for sharing! If anyone is interested, I just posted my first zero budget zero CREW film. I also play all roles. Sorry to self promote. Just saw this and enjoyed it!
Awesome BUT, It's the little things that will bite you in the ass every time! Everything looked incredible until the first arrow hit her and there was about a 2-inch offset from the entry to the exit! In-your-face details! I'm just being constructive! Great cinematography, sound design, acting!
We understand It’s a hundred dollar dollar film budget. You just keep the tags on all the wardrobe, and return all the camera gear. And from what I could see in your video, “NO CREW” means FREE LABOR.
So you are talking about an 100$ budget but you have drone and sony camera and gimbal. How is that even fair at this point? Don't want to sound like a troll cuz I realy like the end result, but man! That ain't a 100$ movie. I bet that the drives to keep the footage and the project cost more than 100$
The secret to a good quality film, is a good quality script. In your case, it seems that you just copied the music video Hunger of the pine from Alt-J and added a very bland ending. Originality and script quality comes before image quality. People tend to forget that nowadays.
Dude Seriously Stop drinking the retention guru koolaid and changing titles of your videos after I’ve already seen them It’s confusing to see them again with a new title and it’s very irritating :/
"Every time we go out, I get like big insecurity that I am just like a high school filmmaker going out and doesn't know what they are doing..." That's me Bro...❤
I love this. Watched it twice so far. Brilliant. I’m still learning, and I am a she-of-many-hats filmmaker so it’s always amazing to see how far this kind of filmmaking can go. Love it. Keep creating!
Just stumbled upon this video and your channel and gosh your shot selection is so beautiful (Great sound too!) I basically live in my head and try to create shots for short film ideas I have and the first couple shots immediately sparked so much inspiration. Amazing job and great breakdown
Dude, everyday i spiral on shots and ideas. My girlfriend sometimes hates it cause I stare off into the distance like a weirdo. What are you thinking on making? Is anything in the pipeline?
Always love these breakdowns dude! Film came out so well ... just noticed one error, the VFX arrow that lands in the tree at 20:15 stays on for the next drone shot. Other than that incredible!
The end result came out great! I really like the choice of angles and the gimbal shots came out great. (I gotta up my own gimbal game!). Great job @ all of you!! 👏😊
this is great, very creative and high quality stuff. Hope i will learn to film just half that good :D but one mistake i spotted at 20:17 the arrow is still visible in the next shot, it should cut with the shot before
Ok guys, indeed, maybe the title should be "Low Budget Netflix Quality Filmmaking" with analyzing buy/rent gear costs and additional DIY costs etc,, and everyone should be happy! For me, its a well made, inspiring video! Thank you!
IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW HE USED MIDJOURNEY?!?!?🤬🤬🤬 That makes me so mad!!! I had to come here and mention it! he said he used it in the visualization process. But come on, how hard is it to imagine what a SIMPLE RED COAT would look like in the middle of WHITE SNOW!?!?!? Use your HUMAN IMAGINATION! You could easily draw a quick sketch on white paper with a single red marker! Midjourney STEALS FROM ARTISTS!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
great end result. especially like the audio. the blowing-snow-effect inside the forest (close-ups) looks kinda fake though. Wonder why she would kill herself... and what goes on inside her mind :)
Awesome vid bro, you guys missed one arrow at the bottom of the screen 20:20 mark. It slow drifts from the bottom of the screen on the drone shot. Only saying this so you guys can clean it up. Great work though!!!
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Cool. If you’re up for the challenge…. Do this excercise again but with only an iPhone. I’d love to see what you come up with.
That will really be nice, i thing I will try it for myself 😀👍
why on the earth a real cinematic filmmaker would use an iPhone?
@@hiphopdelhi4908 Because to show that you can do it with smartphone too. You don't need expensive camera gear to make a film.
@@themarvelstark yes but professionalism wont be there and its ok for youtube.
@@themarvelstark if its true then Netflix should accept iPhone shot movies, they reject
Man what a great breakdown! SO MANY valuable insights here and it really is great to see how you don't need huge budgets to make things look good. It's all about the creativity. Awesome stuff as always and really loving the first bit you've shown here!
Awww, dude, thank you so much! You are crushing it these days! And CONGRATS on all the success on your sci-fi!
"This film has a $100 budget", but is using a $3898 Sony FX3
I hear you but you can’t price the whole camera to this one movie lol. Mind you he could have rented it lol but yeah I get your sentiment
Yeah agreed on this one. There’s a HUGE caveat. He already has professional gear. So the title is kinda misleading.
LMAO!
@@kehindea it said a $100 budget and the budget is way out of $100, you can’t film a film without a camera lol so obviously it’s in the budget
Once you have a camera you don't put it in the budget for every film you make
Great job telling a story. It just seems there is a lot of fidelity that we are missing out on to truly believe this could be delivered to a streaming platform.
The minimalist approach you've highlighted evokes a sense of nostalgia for the early days of UA-cam, when we weren't inundated with an abundance of equipment and simply focused on creating films. It brings to mind individuals like @videocopilot, who made the filmmaking process seem much more manageable. Frankly, the sheer volume of equipment available today can be quite overwhelming.
It really is overwhelming. Also, the advertisement of "Shoot it on an iPhone," but it's a massive set, still feels un-inspirational. I'm happy this minimalist style has evoked nostalgia (and hopefully tangible inspiration). Gear is fantastic, but so is just making stuff.
Great job. One small thing in the final product, at 20:19 you can see the arrow in the bottom of the screen moving down, it looks a little funky.
That was my note too. The film is cool though. It feels like Hunger Games and Oblivion crossed over.
You said it! Now I don't need to. Fun film though.
yes, he forgot to remove the keyed arrow from the scene before and at 20:33 in this scene the arrow isn't straight through her body. But I find the suspense and action shots very effective, and the actor ist very expressive. excellent work
I didn't spot that. THe distractuon for me was 19:49 to 19:57 where the fake snow was just pure white. Probably could have used some motion blur, lens blur and even just an opacity drop.
Actually, watching again. I think there were some bits with those things added but the little bits of pure white 'snow' in focus looked a bit out of place. I think the issue is that you have the in focus snow, then the out of focus snow, and then her face in focus and that's just not how focus works.
Anyway, enjoyed everything else and really good view of the process
The typos get me. As an editor, that’s nails on the chalkboard. I love this video and the final movie, don’t get me wrong. I learned a few things so yay!
i am a high school filmmaker for sure but i am trying to grow, i have two projects that i tried making this year and i didnt manage to wrap them up, things got overwhelming and a lot of factors came together to halt the productions, from breaking the bank, to shortage of gear, being African and just not being able to keep the cast together at the same place. but i am not done, i want people to see what i was trying to make- so now i have a plan to make a documentary of me making those films kinda like this video that you shared, the problem is i dont have enough behind the scenes and m not sure how i can keep the audience hooked with that kind of a film- if you guys have suggestions or want to help i am down on my knees but i am taking a lot from your videos man, thanks for sharing- slowly slowly i am learning
Props to you! Amazingly well done and truly proves that sometimes less is more! Also shows how important content is over gear!
Amazing, thanks for the video.
Would’ve loved to hear about:
•how you manage stabilization, handheld and how you manage stabilization during post(what software or settings)
•what codec you film? Did you record externally ProRes?
•slog3 plus cine ei? Or flexible uso?
•your process of this short film on the coloring grade workflow
•how you manage audio on post, run through the software
•what lenses you were using
•how you handle and work with mid journey for storyboards
Thank you!!
this was not just amazing but also inspiring
Great work as always Zach, keep them coming! Side note: The arrow that hits the tree, before you transition to the aerial shot, can still be seen in the next scene. 20:15 time stamped it.
This was so well done, shot selection and sound design in particular.
👍🏾👍🏾YES, YES, YES, YES, YESSS!!! You all *nailed it,* hehe. Magnificent Work!! Thank You so much for this, Zach and all.
Nice job! Been watching professionals all day and been learning a lot. Thank you!
You actor is really fantastic to carry these scenes. Well done!
triple F man.....Fantastic F*cken Film!
PS> you left the arrow from the tree in the drone shot
A couple hints would help me a lot . I'm an actor and I'm beginning to do my own reels . I have bought some nice lights, m50 canon , monitor , fogger and a couple of other things and I like your methods.
Nice work, feels like a Hunger games/Hanna derivative. Showing one or two other actors in the chase before revealing her shot by the exact double would have helped a lot. I know it was on a budget so maybe shots of yourself showing a man in the chase or just the same actress with different hair styles not showing her face. This would have subverted expectations and made the ending hit a little harder. Since she is the only person we have seen on screen there is little to no surprise when we see her again.
OK, the title says "Netflix quality film", but did Netflix pick up this project?
Congrats on doing such a great job and thanks for having BTS footage to share with us.
Fantastic final work! Really liked this Bts and everything! BTW, I would love to see how did you made and edit those arrow shots (throw and impact)
epiosde 1? am I the only one who realized LMAO anyway amazingly made, thanks for the advice
Shots look really good acting is great but I just have one note, why are there extreme snow particles on the screen I mean normally no shot would have particle that are roughly static with the camera movement and they wouldnt be as visible, other than that everything looks great!
Thanks for the feedback, I used them to try and blend the final VFX shot so it didn't seem so obvious, but now I know it's more of a distraction. I'll fix this!
ua-cam.com/video/8d1wGC9oc8Y/v-deo.html
just the gas for the car is more than $100. In a serious note, great video and great short film!
Love this!
Awesome BTS video of your process! And I can totally relate with the annoyance of having to jury-rig standard shotgun mics to the FX-3’s audio handle 😂
Hahaha!
Very cool. As an ex archer I have to say that those tips won't do the trick and arrows always go into the quiver point first, sorry but one can't help oneself when it is something you did for years. Everything else was fun and informative and I have subscribed.
Fantastic ! I can't wait for Epiosde 2.
It looks very good from beginning to end. Absolutely love it.
And your offer sounds fascinating🎉❤
That was dope! Thanks for all information you shared.
Keep an eye on health and safety, do a risk assessment even for one crew and one cast. Running through the branches, serious eye injury potential? Falling on ground, broken bones, soft tissue damage, head injury potential?
Without someone on set managing these activities amateurs are likely to get hurt in the name of art, maybe without even seeing the dangers, even worse, maybe just ignoring them.
Great job man! Love it!
That's just what I needed to inspire me! Thankyou
Episode in your on screen title is misspelled. But, dang, that is amazing!
"BELOW" is also spelled as "BELLOW" on a title card as well.
the secret to making a $100 film look good: " first off have $10 000 worth of camera gear on hand"
Man, I loved the breakdown and can't wait to watch the full piece. I would say tho, maybe lower the brightness and sharpness of the snow overlay. Is looking too artificial. Awesome job bro ❤️
YA! Thanks for the feedback! i'll make the change NOW! SO happy this was entertaining!
well done! and lots helpful info and insight.
Thank you… more like this plz! What is the filter you were going gaga for?¿?
Well done!
subbed!!! you guys are incredible. the vfx mixed with practical was so on point. also calling harrison ford a thrist trap is all spot on and very funny lol
who else noticed the editing mistake with the vfx arrow still being in the shot at 20:18 in the bottom corner.
Great breakdown Zach 👏 I love to make such projects too 😎🎥 best cinematic greetings from germany
Woah, amazing breakdowns and shots, I take classes on film making and also photography but willing to learn more! Especially from you! Is the 4 week course free or paid?
Good work! & good acting. I just think that whenever you see a movie that is filmed in snow it’s usually always brighter. I think it would have looked better if it wasn’t so dark. Other than that still good work.
ua-cam.com/video/8d1wGC9oc8Y/v-deo.html
Beautiful piece. She is an excellent actress.
Thank you! Jacquie is outstanding
My guy shoots on a one wheeler with the hole camera set up in his hands.
My guy tells the snow to be white!
My guy tells the sun when to set and rise!
Awesome and very inspiring! I know the 5000 hats feeling from back at uni making short films 😆 would love to make another sometime!
You should! What film are you thinking on making?
Best video on earth
Cool!
Love this! Your videos are so informative!
Glad you like them! Thanks for all your support Therese
Your welcome
AWESOME
great job !!!!
Question (maybe you said it but I didn't get it). What's your shooting picture profile ?
With AI adaptability on the horizon and on a powerful computer device, it won't be long before anyone can shoot a blockbuster movie without a crew and some actors under contract. No more location shoots, etc. The AI will just improvise for the scenes and actors you like to have for the kind of film you are making. It would be like a word processor app where anyone can type letters and turn them into words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, etc. to make a story or a novel.
Ur short film reminds me of Triangle.
is this movie out now
❤❤❤❤king is back
It s easy, having expensive cameras and of course having a Hollywood actor Shazam as your friend, piece of cake....geeez
Wow
CRAAAZZZZYYYYYYYYY.
Cool, IF you get payed for a crew! My clients watching these video's will be expecting me to do everything myself haha
Well done
Nice
Quite good!
YA thank you!
you are supperb
Thanks for sharing! If anyone is interested, I just posted my first zero budget zero CREW film. I also play all roles. Sorry to self promote. Just saw this and enjoyed it!
Ya stoked to see it
Thanks! It's the main vid on my page if interested. Cheers!@@ZachRamelan
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Awesome BUT, It's the little things that will bite you in the ass every time! Everything looked incredible until the first arrow hit her and there was about a 2-inch offset from the entry to the exit! In-your-face details! I'm just being constructive! Great cinematography, sound design, acting!
Thanks for the constructive feedback!
This is incredible 🔥🫡
YAAA thank you! Stoked it could inspire
We understand It’s a hundred dollar dollar film budget.
You just keep the tags on all the wardrobe, and return all the camera gear.
And from what I could see in your video, “NO CREW” means FREE LABOR.
'Netflix quality' meaning 'no quality'?
I mean The Irishman was really good and is a Netflix film
"Good movies have good tripods" lol
So you are talking about an 100$ budget but you have drone and sony camera and gimbal. How is that even fair at this point? Don't want to sound like a troll cuz I realy like the end result, but man! That ain't a 100$ movie. I bet that the drives to keep the footage and the project cost more than 100$
The secret to a good quality film, is a good quality script. In your case, it seems that you just copied the music video Hunger of the pine from Alt-J and added a very bland ending. Originality and script quality comes before image quality. People tend to forget that nowadays.
My goal above all else, is to NOT look like a Netflix “quality” movie… not film.
and what do you have a course for man... you should be the one taking notes ffs..
Thx for the opportunity to be involved with this project. Looking forward to seeing episode 2
Nice
Dude
Seriously
Stop drinking the retention guru koolaid and changing titles of your videos after I’ve already seen them
It’s confusing to see them again with a new title and it’s very irritating :/
but how will he get more views on click bait stuff lmao?
Good point
Bravo!! Almost flawless. Camera movement, edit, sound design, color grade, acting...so good. Just missed the VFX mask on her thigh @21:00.
"Every time we go out, I get like big insecurity that I am just like a high school filmmaker going out and doesn't know what they are doing..." That's me Bro...❤
Dude, every time! Don't let it get to you. After 10 years of shooting, I still feel major imposter syndrome.
I love this. Watched it twice so far. Brilliant. I’m still learning, and I am a she-of-many-hats filmmaker so it’s always amazing to see how far this kind of filmmaking can go. Love it. Keep creating!
awesome video beo! ghanks for sharing!
Was it supposed to say EPIOSDE 1? lmao
while some people are upset that you're using an FX3 I actually appreciate the rundown. I have an r5 and im sure I can get great results with that.
Just stumbled upon this video and your channel and gosh your shot selection is so beautiful (Great sound too!) I basically live in my head and try to create shots for short film ideas I have and the first couple shots immediately sparked so much inspiration. Amazing job and great breakdown
Dude, everyday i spiral on shots and ideas. My girlfriend sometimes hates it cause I stare off into the distance like a weirdo. What are you thinking on making? Is anything in the pipeline?
Always love these breakdowns dude! Film came out so well ... just noticed one error, the VFX arrow that lands in the tree at 20:15 stays on for the next drone shot. Other than that incredible!
That one and the arrow that is shot through her body doesn't line up.Great short-film overall though!
Thanks for noticing! It seems like this was a very obvious thing I should have seen before publishing lol! Thanks or the support too dude!
I skipped right to the end result so maybe I missed something, but "Epiosde 1"?
Er, should it not be called "Echoes" not "Echos"?
Or is her name Echo?
The end result came out great! I really like the choice of angles and the gimbal shots came out great. (I gotta up my own gimbal game!). Great job @ all of you!! 👏😊
Oh my god. This got me soooo excited. Awesome work 📌
I can relate with this channel. I am a solo filmmaker and it is hard when your head is so busy on set. Love the challenges!
YA!!! What are you making these days?
@@ZachRamelan I make all sorts of films and just this past year I started making documentaries. I love being creative through films.
this is great, very creative and high quality stuff. Hope i will learn to film just half that good :D but one mistake i spotted at 20:17 the arrow is still visible in the next shot, it should cut with the shot before
2:30 step one for a netflix quality film, double check the spelling of your titles
This! :)
Amazing - Just noticed - the VFX Arrow has seen on at ua-cam.com/video/FFoq9s60w-k/v-deo.html in a Drone shot... lol - Honestly great work.
Ok guys, indeed, maybe the title should be "Low Budget Netflix Quality Filmmaking" with analyzing buy/rent gear costs and additional DIY costs etc,, and everyone should be happy! For me, its a well made, inspiring video! Thank you!
IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW HE USED MIDJOURNEY?!?!?🤬🤬🤬 That makes me so mad!!! I had to come here and mention it! he said he used it in the visualization process. But come on, how hard is it to imagine what a SIMPLE RED COAT would look like in the middle of WHITE SNOW!?!?!? Use your HUMAN IMAGINATION! You could easily draw a quick sketch on white paper with a single red marker! Midjourney STEALS FROM ARTISTS!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
great end result. especially like the audio. the blowing-snow-effect inside the forest (close-ups) looks kinda fake though.
Wonder why she would kill herself... and what goes on inside her mind :)
I haven’t been this inspired in a long time… Thank you.
Awesome vid bro, you guys missed one arrow at the bottom of the screen 20:20 mark. It slow drifts from the bottom of the screen on the drone shot. Only saying this so you guys can clean it up. Great work though!!!
Thank you so much! DANG I didn't even notice this... EVEN after 200hs of staring at it lol.
I didn't know you can get Sony Fx3, Sigma Art 24-70 and DJI Ronin S2 for 100 bucks, that's awesome 🙃
They had a crazy deal at B&H lol
I should have mentioned this was the onscreen budget minus my own camera gear