In the documentary "Star Wars to Jedi", George Lucas himself said: "A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing." (Source: ua-cam.com/video/ykmZp5cgbkU/v-deo.html )
Yea true and that story looked more plain and boring then anything it did look good tho but was not interesting no one would care to watch that film he made
Calling this project "limited" is such an understatement. I'm honestly upset that it wasn't even touched upon how Zachary Levi got involved in this production. The whole thing could have been shot on a phone in an apartment with zero lighting and terrible sound, but starring Levi, it still would have had heightened appeal to industry insiders because of the connected talent. The business of film making is so poorly represented in videos like these, and yet it is the most important part in actually turning your skills into a career.
I was surprised too that they didn’t even mention it. Maybe they will explain; but meanwhile If you want to watch something fantastic that explains just that: ua-cam.com/video/sZpvVggtwyk/v-deo.html
exactly...it`s all about exposure and imagine how much exposure this video could have gotten with a normal dude...Only Zach himself alone brings thousands of exposure
I have to goes against the crowd for this one. This was a very limited project indeed, and collaborating with someone famous or not isn't the point. There is zero point made in this video about how to market the film, so I really don't see why there is such a fuss about the presence of Zachary. If anything, since this is featured on his YT channel it means he was happy to have this opportunity, which tell you that especially in weird times, you *never know how a celebrity might react* (my friends got a A-list actor from my town to play in their pilot and they didn't knew him). It kind of saddens me to see most people are so focused on marketing the film before shooting it. This is about MAKING movies. I don't think this movie was made to be sold to any producer.
I'm a young writer Director and Actor from Ghana. 🇬🇭 FilmRiot has inspired my friends and i so much into making movies even with no budget. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to sharing our content from Africa to you. 🙂
I'm gonna be honest. I never stop and video and go watch a video that is being broken down. I'm just like "show me the magic". But I am really glad that I did for this one. "The Statement" completely through me off guard at the end. I did not expect that at all! And then realizing that we were listening to this character's last words. It was an amazing experience.
It really doesn’t 😂 when it comes to named celebrities the answer is all the same: connections. What he talked about throughout the video is more important for all indie filmmakers.
This guy NEVER talks about how they got a name actor to be in their project, which was the ONLY reason i watched in the first place. A common problem on these type of videos...
He never explained how his backyard is a whole ass river either. People have different lives, different friends. It’s hard to network now and will be for a while so dont be hard on yourself, you dont need CHUCK to make films with your friends.
"No budget filmmaking" *uses two $3,000 cameras LMAO, in all seriousness, this project was super cool. Twist really hit hard, very informative video for aspiring flmmakers.
I think what he said by ''no budget'' is no budget allowed for that specific short film (like crew with gattering, payed locations, additionnal lights, dolly, vehicules, costumes, built sets, etc) You can get a decent result with a single 700$ camera and vintage lens from ebay. It will just take more time and effort.
The Statement is a short film masterpiece. Zach Ramelan did such a great job. The film is moving and powerful. Everyone who was involved did such a great job. The behind the scenes was so informative.
We just gonna ignore how this "no-budget" film has light reflectors, professional actors, assistance from a crew, two decent cameras, a gimble, $40 LED lights, VR headset props, editing software, recording equipment, sound library, and more $100 lights?? Come on guys. I have no beef with videos on stuff that's above my pay grade, but don't pretend that this is "no budget." You're on UA-cam. Most of your viewers best hope is to make videos with their phone and NO equipment. And I say this as a guy who is lucky enough to actually have equipment
Wow, great job! The sound is easily one of the best parts though everything was excellent throughout. The focus 'issues' looked intentional and gave it a dreamy quality.
I've been travelling around Australia in an unreliable van, by myself, making short movies during covid. Totally agree and enjoy the process of solving limitations with creative solutions and a zero budget.
While everything he mentions helped tell an outstanding story, they were NOT what made this an outstanding short. It was the story itself that made this an outstanding short. Absolutely outstanding and should be an inspiration to all.
As always, a ton of great information. Its nice to hear from professionals who face the same kind of limitations we all do, and also how they overcome them. I'm going to watch the film now.
A Filmmakers Dream I normally set my soundtrack somewhere between-15 to -20dB is this normal? Is this correct? Just haven’t found any information on that
@@salmosdelanoche If it's just going online just put your peaks to 0db. If it's for a cinema or TV it's something like -10db. That's why youtube is louder than netflix
I usually set the dialogues and voices between -6 and -3dB, and then adjust the music and sound effects from that. But I don't know if it's the right way to do it.
Thanks Ryan and the Film Riot team for inspiring me to get into filmmaking and to create my own you tube channel for smartphone filmmaking! You guys rock and make creating a movie feel possible. : )
2 expensive cameras, a crew with tons of experience, an amazing actor, and you guys are lacking? Lacking what?lol I’m using an iPhone, doing the camera work, acting, editing, and using my own property to film mine! It’s insane how unique and creative you’re forced to be when filming your own shots lol Your short film looks amazing btw!
I'm still using smartphone and action camera (still cannot afford a camera). I dont see that as a limitation, although it is. My limitation currently is story. I have problem to focus my imagination, to create STORY. I'm really bad at story.
wow I just wanna say thank you so much for making these videos. I am primarily an oil painter and sketch artist but I have always wanted to try to make a short film someday because I write down ideas for them a lot, and these videos really inspire me! So thank you! :)
i laughed out loud (like in real life) when i saw the title screen of this because as a no budget filmmaker i have found these same 4 L's to be really important - but my order is completely opposite haha, location and my limits are the first things i consider when im writing, lenses and lighting come after. im also just starting creating my own shorts so what do i know
Nice job with the film. I wish he would have addressed casting. But my biggest problem after watching the BTS, is I didn't see any Covid protocols being followed. Zero masks. People were much closer than 6 feet. I would have been more impressed if he had followed the protocols. But still, nice film. Enjoyed it. Also, about your short film contest. How do you shoot a short film derived from your feature script when offices and restaurant interiors are closed and, well, you get the idea. Love your channel.
Money saving should be approached as an optimisation strategy and work on the three biggest categories housing, food and travel. You dont always need a flashy car.💪
Outstanding short. Such a full, not rushed, complete story in a few minutes. If only I could make something half as good! :^) BTW, of all the shorts I have seen, this is my new favorite. :^)
RYAN and ZACH!!! "The Statement" was a fun short! Thank you for pushing us to watch it BEFORE watching your 4 "Ls." My wife and I learned several of those lessons when we created our zero budget adventure horror miniseries ITHACA the last 6 years. "Limitations" and "Locations" became our best friend specifically as they truly expanded our storytelling abilities and thinking outside of the box. The director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Eduardo Sanchez, recognized our efforts and he has officially joined us as our Executive Producer and is pulling for us on creating season 2. MANY thanks to the content on this channel for helping us get to this point! I'd love for you to check out our season 1 trailer on our channel. Thanks so much, Ryan and Zach. Keep showing us how it's done! @
Is camera quality and audio quality taken into account or is it the story and shots themselves? Just asking because I don't know if I'll have access to my school's equipment because our film teacher didn't show up to school.
I'd say that audio quality is usually more critiqued then video quality in most cases since it's usually one of the more upfront ways a viewer receives the story and mood that you are trying to create. This doesn't mean that video isn't a big factor aswell. Video quality isn't limited to just the resolution or frame rate of the video itself, it's more based off of experience and equipment on hand which can portray what all of these professionals and film studios have. That however should not take away the fact that video and audio quality only goes as far as the film's plot, idea, and execution itself. Just use what you have around you and make what you see in your head, if you have that down then you are golden.
Lookin' like a millennial Wolverine. Great video. Me and a buddy are looking into writing and directing indies. I'm currently working on a novel. Hopefully one day I can make those books into films.
I never filmed a short film in my life but I want to increase my skills so where would I start? Besides buying equipment (camera,adobe premiere, lights, etc) doi just practice making shorts in general. Start small to get big type of deal?
They should really start a masterclass or program for editing, VFX, SFX, Screenwriting, acting and everything like that!!! Honestly, because their work is far beyond talent and ingenious
It's just incredible what you can achieve these days with almost no budget, and no crew. Yes, this is a big hollywood actor which is super awesome SUPER, but it would've been just as good with any other well cast person. What a time to be alive lol
I don't think shooting on two cameras (plus gimbal and lenses) worth something like 4000 dollars counts as "no budget" filmmaking. No budget means no budget. Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4: 600€ Sony A7S Mark II: 1900€ Sony A7III: 1500€ unnamed 50mm f/0.95: average prices for 50mm f/0.95 lenses around 600€ gimbals: start around 300€ That's 4900€, or $5500. "No budget" my arse. Don't get me wrong, that seems like a great film for the budget, but you didn't have to call it no budget when it's really not.
The Statement is awesome sauce!Making do with what you have, I am great with. Writing a straight forward story with depth and conflict, I'm on that. Getting a star or two to be in my Low/No Budget, proof-of-concept short film (ESPECIALLY during a global pandemic) is what I need a little bit of help with . How can I make THAT happen?
Make friends in the industry. If you live in an area (ideally LA, NY, or Georgia) then try volunteering with a production company as an intern for some of their projects and try to network with industry veterans. It takes years of experience and knowing the right people to get big names, so you’ll want to attach as many professionals as possible to the project before a big actor will consider it.
warns me that his will contain spoilers for the short (ignores) the BTS starts and mid get up a pause and warning comes on screen (for some reason i couldnt ignore that one and panic paused) like oh shit almost ruined....so now i gotta go watch this film...where is it?
I'm just a martial artist and anime fan, even in my age, and I've been trying to shoot something with some form of martial arts, which is difficult because of the pidemic. But, this. This was okay.
I don't get the comments about how the actor is well-known, etc - it's absolutely not relevant to any tips they've shown here. Someone said that the video is wrong because it shows Zachary so it doesn't matter - well ignore Zachary and concentrate on everything else. Why wouldn't you call the best actor you know for your project? Seriously, if you gonna go into this game, stop freaking out about knowing and working with celebrities. It's not that big of a deal. I had friends who called big name actors where I'm from and got them to do a pilot short for their first feature. A-list actors are busy, yes, but it's quarantine and also, they actually are done climbing the Hollywood wall of fame and don't wanna be typed in one character, so they might be on the look-out for indie projects. Yes I said it : You CAN get big name actors in your no-budget production if you play the right cards. It's good for their image to "help cinema students" or "diversify", so even if you don't know them or don't trust that they really like your project, you should give it a shot. P.S. : famous people are not that special and they don't live a life that different from everyone else, and you should know that if you gonna work in cinema.
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Forgot the big "S" of film-making... "Story". If the story is boring, I'll stop watching. No matter what lighting, lenses, limits, or location.
John Karas Lstory...Lplot....L..L...Lore? Lore!
RT
Correct
In the documentary "Star Wars to Jedi", George Lucas himself said:
"A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing."
(Source: ua-cam.com/video/ykmZp5cgbkU/v-deo.html )
Yea true and that story looked more plain and boring then anything it did look good tho but was not interesting no one would care to watch that film he made
Imagine just calling up Zachary Levi for a lil project lol
ua-cam.com/video/H-VQe9DKSQU/v-deo.html&feature=emb_logo
Calling this project "limited" is such an understatement. I'm honestly upset that it wasn't even touched upon how Zachary Levi got involved in this production. The whole thing could have been shot on a phone in an apartment with zero lighting and terrible sound, but starring Levi, it still would have had heightened appeal to industry insiders because of the connected talent. The business of film making is so poorly represented in videos like these, and yet it is the most important part in actually turning your skills into a career.
Exactly, this is a pretty professional looking project. Most people are running a one person crew and would be lucky to even have one or two actors.
I was surprised too that they didn’t even mention it. Maybe they will explain; but meanwhile If you want to watch something fantastic that explains just that: ua-cam.com/video/sZpvVggtwyk/v-deo.html
exactly...it`s all about exposure and imagine how much exposure this video could have gotten with a normal dude...Only Zach himself alone brings thousands of exposure
The film was uploaded to Zachary Levi's UA-cam Channel Wyldwood, which is his version of The Rocks UA-cam channel basically.
I have to goes against the crowd for this one. This was a very limited project indeed, and collaborating with someone famous or not isn't the point. There is zero point made in this video about how to market the film, so I really don't see why there is such a fuss about the presence of Zachary. If anything, since this is featured on his YT channel it means he was happy to have this opportunity, which tell you that especially in weird times, you *never know how a celebrity might react* (my friends got a A-list actor from my town to play in their pilot and they didn't knew him). It kind of saddens me to see most people are so focused on marketing the film before shooting it. This is about MAKING movies. I don't think this movie was made to be sold to any producer.
The 5th L: Levi
Ugh, came here to say this. I got beat fair and square.
@@DroiMedia go tell 'em the 6th one is Love 😄
Levi?
Lawliet.
The 7th L: Luffy
I saw Zachary Levi and pressed play
Levi was the fifth L
Same
I'm a young writer Director and Actor from Ghana. 🇬🇭
FilmRiot has inspired my friends and i so much into making movies even with no budget.
Thank you for this video.
Looking forward to sharing our content from Africa to you. 🙂
" The absence of constraints stifles creativity" - Orson Welles
That's why the Star Wars Prequels turned out like they did.
@@Uhfgood Amazing?
@@briskryant1286 - far from
@@briskryant1286 yeah, sure
I'm gonna be honest. I never stop and video and go watch a video that is being broken down. I'm just like "show me the magic". But I am really glad that I did for this one. "The Statement" completely through me off guard at the end. I did not expect that at all! And then realizing that we were listening to this character's last words. It was an amazing experience.
The typo in this 🤣
why didn't he mention how he got a big name Zachary Levi on the film, was he trying to act like it didn't matter because IT DEFINITELY MATTERS
Crey Fish Studios ...I think he is a friend & this was shot on Zach’ property...
It really doesn’t 😂 when it comes to named celebrities the answer is all the same: connections. What he talked about throughout the video is more important for all indie filmmakers.
The biggest benefit this production had was a crew(however small) with decades of experience.
This guy NEVER talks about how they got a name actor to be in their project, which was the ONLY reason i watched in the first place. A common problem on these type of videos...
you know its gonna be an answer like i knew this dude from here so n on n so forth
« I got a guy »
It's da magical world of ✨CONNECTIONS✨
He never explained how his backyard is a whole ass river either. People have different lives, different friends. It’s hard to network now and will be for a while so dont be hard on yourself, you dont need CHUCK to make films with your friends.
It's probably because they did a commercial together. ua-cam.com/video/H-VQe9DKSQU/v-deo.html&feature=emb_logo
"No budget filmmaking"
*uses two $3,000 cameras
LMAO, in all seriousness, this project was super cool. Twist really hit hard, very informative video for aspiring flmmakers.
I think what he said by ''no budget'' is no budget allowed for that specific short film (like crew with gattering, payed locations, additionnal lights, dolly, vehicules, costumes, built sets, etc)
You can get a decent result with a single 700$ camera and vintage lens from ebay. It will just take more time and effort.
"Recently, he put out a short film with that stars Zachary Levi, who... you know is... Shazam." Me: He's also Chuck Bartowski. XD
The Statement is a short film masterpiece. Zach Ramelan did such a great job. The film is moving and powerful. Everyone who was involved did such a great job. The behind the scenes was so informative.
“We had to do all of the sound in post-production”
That’s rough, buddy
This what I needed, thanks pal..
We just gonna ignore how this "no-budget" film has light reflectors, professional actors, assistance from a crew, two decent cameras, a gimble, $40 LED lights, VR headset props, editing software, recording equipment, sound library, and more $100 lights??
Come on guys. I have no beef with videos on stuff that's above my pay grade, but don't pretend that this is "no budget."
You're on UA-cam. Most of your viewers best hope is to make videos with their phone and NO equipment. And I say this as a guy who is lucky enough to actually have equipment
This used to be film riot concept years ago. No budget film making. Now, they need 200 people working on their short film.
you get more money you get to spend more money on things you want to do
i think that's only fair?
They dont 'need' 200 people, but they 'can have' 200 people. Also there comes a knocking was a very limited resources film.
@@ruhaanchopra8878 lol but there comes a knocking even had craft service, not to mention a somewhat huge crew for such a small short
Please make a course on A to Z. On film making every steps writing then shooting and lightning and editing and sound. PLEASE
Wow, great job! The sound is easily one of the best parts though everything was excellent throughout. The focus 'issues' looked intentional and gave it a dreamy quality.
That fishing pole tho..
I've been travelling around Australia in an unreliable van, by myself, making short movies during covid. Totally agree and enjoy the process of solving limitations with creative solutions and a zero budget.
Perfect combo of learnin and Levi. Thanks, enjoyed this hugely!
While everything he mentions helped tell an outstanding story, they were NOT what made this an outstanding short. It was the story itself that made this an outstanding short. Absolutely outstanding and should be an inspiration to all.
Y’all should do a Jurassic park/world style short film...and then do a vfx breakdown. ;)
As always, a ton of great information. Its nice to hear from professionals who face the same kind of limitations we all do, and also how they overcome them. I'm going to watch the film now.
The Lars Von Trier film “The Five Obstructions” is all about how limitation produces creativity.
Super cool. Working with limited budgets is an eternal struggle. Great video :)
So cool seeing how someone can make such a dynamic film with limited resources! It's so inspirational!
What are the dB levels of the SFX vs the soundtrack? I know they vary according to each case. But what is a general rule of thumb?
A Filmmakers Dream I normally set my soundtrack somewhere between-15 to -20dB is this normal? Is this correct? Just haven’t found any information on that
@@salmosdelanoche If it's just going online just put your peaks to 0db. If it's for a cinema or TV it's something like -10db. That's why youtube is louder than netflix
I usually set the dialogues and voices between -6 and -3dB, and then adjust the music and sound effects from that. But I don't know if it's the right way to do it.
Thanks Ryan and the Film Riot team for inspiring me to get into filmmaking and to create my own you tube channel for smartphone filmmaking! You guys rock and make creating a movie feel possible. : )
Budget:
Lights: $140.
Gas: $50.
Clothes: $100.
Zachari Levy for 3 minutes: $150.000
2 expensive cameras, a crew with tons of experience, an amazing actor, and you guys are lacking? Lacking what?lol I’m using an iPhone, doing the camera work, acting, editing, and using my own property to film mine! It’s insane how unique and creative you’re forced to be when filming your own shots lol Your short film looks amazing btw!
perhaps film riot needs to talk about acting at some point
because some people don't get to have actors, they have to be the actor themselves
I'm still using smartphone and action camera (still cannot afford a camera). I dont see that as a limitation, although it is.
My limitation currently is story. I have problem to focus my imagination, to create STORY. I'm really bad at story.
Used this advice and its definitely helped me in my film making journey! I've won a few awards now and videos like this are invaluable!
wow I just wanna say thank you so much for making these videos. I am primarily an oil painter and sketch artist but I have always wanted to try to make a short film someday because I write down ideas for them a lot, and these videos really inspire me! So thank you! :)
truly helpful to kno w 2 cameras and a lite, and preprod, u can make something fun and good. thx for the motivation
You forgot L'audio. Le Sound. I'd put it before fancy L'enses by far.
i laughed out loud (like in real life) when i saw the title screen of this because as a no budget filmmaker i have found these same 4 L's to be really important - but my order is completely opposite haha, location and my limits are the first things i consider when im writing, lenses and lighting come after. im also just starting creating my own shorts so what do i know
What lenses do you use??
Nice job with the film. I wish he would have addressed casting. But my biggest problem after watching the BTS, is I didn't see any Covid protocols being followed. Zero masks. People were much closer than 6 feet. I would have been more impressed if he had followed the protocols. But still, nice film. Enjoyed it. Also, about your short film contest. How do you shoot a short film derived from your feature script when offices and restaurant interiors are closed and, well, you get the idea. Love your channel.
Money saving should be approached as an optimisation strategy and work on the three biggest categories housing, food and travel. You dont always need a flashy car.💪
So Zac is his close buddy ? Man I wish I had ppl in my circle like that lol. Very inspiring Film Riot
Shazam? pft, he will always be Chuck
His name is Captain SPARKLEFINGERS!!!
Outstanding short. Such a full, not rushed, complete story in a few minutes. If only I could make something half as good! :^)
BTW, of all the shorts I have seen, this is my new favorite. :^)
QUESTION: In the film challange can we use stockfootage?
I am glad I missed the contest,. Marketing to producers and other services isn't what I want.
I saw The Statement for the first time yesterday! Awesome movie....
It’s one thing to talk about filmmaking on the cheap, it’s another to show how it’s done. Much appreciated.
Okay but how did they get Zachary Levi?
Shawn Spencer ....friends
Great tutorial. And that auto-focus is sweet.
Who knew Film Riot would tell me to take some L's.
Lots of great conversations to be had. :)
Ryan: Zachary Levi who is you know...
Me: Yeah! Chuck! Duh
Ryan: Shazam!
Me: oh yeah...
RYAN and ZACH!!! "The Statement" was a fun short! Thank you for pushing us to watch it BEFORE watching your 4 "Ls." My wife and I learned several of those lessons when we created our zero budget adventure horror miniseries ITHACA the last 6 years. "Limitations" and "Locations" became our best friend specifically as they truly expanded our storytelling abilities and thinking outside of the box. The director of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT Eduardo Sanchez, recognized our efforts and he has officially joined us as our Executive Producer and is pulling for us on creating season 2. MANY thanks to the content on this channel for helping us get to this point! I'd love for you to check out our season 1 trailer on our channel. Thanks so much, Ryan and Zach. Keep showing us how it's done! @
Is camera quality and audio quality taken into account or is it the story and shots themselves? Just asking because I don't know if I'll have access to my school's equipment because our film teacher didn't show up to school.
I'd say that audio quality is usually more critiqued then video quality in most cases since it's usually one of the more upfront ways a viewer receives the story and mood that you are trying to create. This doesn't mean that video isn't a big factor aswell. Video quality isn't limited to just the resolution or frame rate of the video itself, it's more based off of experience and equipment on hand which can portray what all of these professionals and film studios have. That however should not take away the fact that video and audio quality only goes as far as the film's plot, idea, and execution itself. Just use what you have around you and make what you see in your head, if you have that down then you are golden.
Have you seen 28 days later? Just learn the craft, watch every video on this channel. Twice. And get to work.
Get tested tho. Stay healthy.
Truth. Limitation = Creativity
Lookin' like a millennial Wolverine. Great video. Me and a buddy are looking into writing and directing indies. I'm currently working on a novel. Hopefully one day I can make those books into films.
I never filmed a short film in my life but I want to increase my skills so where would I start? Besides buying equipment (camera,adobe premiere, lights, etc) doi just practice making shorts in general. Start small to get big type of deal?
Don't forget the fifth and most important L of them all: Lunch. Keep your crew fed and happy.
This looks AMAZING!
Fantastic work dear
''Film Riot'' you motivated us to begin our UA-cam Channel!🙏
They should really start a masterclass or program for editing, VFX, SFX, Screenwriting, acting and everything like that!!! Honestly, because their work is far beyond talent and ingenious
So definitely check out the short film before you watch this. OK, what is it called,? How do I find it? Where's the link?
Thank you for this! And…
Sonys are NOT small consumer cameras. 🤣
Zachary Levi is awesome!!!
"Limited" and "No Budget", but y'all got those freakin' High-End All-Terrain-Toys just standing around in 11:52
Having Sony as7ii, apurture and gimbal 🌚 you say limited bruh?
Hello guys!! Thank you so much for sharing all ur knowledge to us..❤😍
Can u guys plz make a video on how to shoot double role (dual acting) ...plzz
Great share, learnt a lot from this video!
adception! Now the ads have commercial breaks.
Thank you for your Continued inspiration..
I love you guys...seriously I do...learning so much off your channel... :-)
I was up till 3am writing. Have not forgotten. Just haven't slept. Lol
It's just incredible what you can achieve these days with almost no budget, and no crew. Yes, this is a big hollywood actor which is super awesome SUPER, but it would've been just as good with any other well cast person. What a time to be alive lol
I don't think shooting on two cameras (plus gimbal and lenses) worth something like 4000 dollars counts as "no budget" filmmaking. No budget means no budget.
Sigma Art 50mm f/1.4: 600€
Sony A7S Mark II: 1900€
Sony A7III: 1500€
unnamed 50mm f/0.95: average prices for 50mm f/0.95 lenses around 600€
gimbals: start around 300€
That's 4900€, or $5500.
"No budget" my arse. Don't get me wrong, that seems like a great film for the budget, but you didn't have to call it no budget when it's really not.
How do you get a celebrity? Message them directly or go through their management.
You had me at Zachary
Just saw the short film, its sooo cool!!
The Statement is awesome sauce!Making do with what you have, I am great with. Writing a straight forward story with depth and conflict, I'm on that. Getting a star or two to be in my Low/No Budget, proof-of-concept short film (ESPECIALLY during a global pandemic) is what I need a little bit of help with . How can I make THAT happen?
Make friends in the industry. If you live in an area (ideally LA, NY, or Georgia) then try volunteering with a production company as an intern for some of their projects and try to network with industry veterans. It takes years of experience and knowing the right people to get big names, so you’ll want to attach as many professionals as possible to the project before a big actor will consider it.
this was great - thanks so much
love these
This was extremely helpful
Great short
never use auto-focus 6:48 ... also never use a gimbal
Thank you Film Riot, my channel wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you
warns me that his will contain spoilers for the short (ignores) the BTS starts and mid get up a pause and warning comes on screen (for some reason i couldnt ignore that one and panic paused) like oh shit almost ruined....so now i gotta go watch this film...where is it?
Thanks for this
I'm just a martial artist and anime fan, even in my age, and I've been trying to shoot something with some form of martial arts, which is difficult because of the pidemic. But, this. This was okay.
Take a look at FilmSensei on UA-cam. 25 year martial arts. (it isn't me, by the way.)
10:13 that cause the sound was done inside Premiere XD
Great video
I don't get the comments about how the actor is well-known, etc - it's absolutely not relevant to any tips they've shown here. Someone said that the video is wrong because it shows Zachary so it doesn't matter - well ignore Zachary and concentrate on everything else. Why wouldn't you call the best actor you know for your project? Seriously, if you gonna go into this game, stop freaking out about knowing and working with celebrities. It's not that big of a deal. I had friends who called big name actors where I'm from and got them to do a pilot short for their first feature. A-list actors are busy, yes, but it's quarantine and also, they actually are done climbing the Hollywood wall of fame and don't wanna be typed in one character, so they might be on the look-out for indie projects. Yes I said it : You CAN get big name actors in your no-budget production if you play the right cards. It's good for their image to "help cinema students" or "diversify", so even if you don't know them or don't trust that they really like your project, you should give it a shot.
P.S. : famous people are not that special and they don't live a life that different from everyone else, and you should know that if you gonna work in cinema.
WAIT... ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU COULDNT GRAB A RODE NTG_ AND BUY A FISHING ROD..... AND RECORD IT?.... YOU GOT LEVI DAMMIT!
The of the L's are not Location - so filmmaking is the opposite of buying real estate ... ;)
Great info.
So did anyone notice Zach get burned by and ember at 7:21 lmaoo hazard pay? ha
Chuck!
Limitations makes things easy. It's having complete freedom that paralyzes me.
Aw shit, here we go again