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Most Films Require Budgets. My Way To Find The Money For Production Works. David Hoffman Filmmaker
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2020
- I have been making documentaries for over 58 years. Thousands of them. Million-dollar budgets. Thousand dollar budgets. $5 budgets! Long form. Short form. Television. Cable. Commercials. Educational films. UA-cam. Public presentation only. Nationally. Globally. Home movies. Family vacations. And in making all of these films and videos, I have performed in every role - producer, director, camera person, videographer, soundman, writer, editor, narrator, and distributor. To become a "filmmaker" I had to learn every one of these important positions by doing it firsthand.
At any level from a beginning amateur just creating home movies using their cell phones to top professionals in the documentary space creating feature-length documentaries) I have made six) or television specials or series, what I have got to say will help you get better.
It's not about technology although I referred to that in this class and try to help people understand what's important and what's not. It's about how you think and what you see and mostly what you hear.
Making documentaries is extraordinarily wonderful. And then away, anything that isn't thoroughly scripted is a documentary of some sort. Most of what I see on UA-cam is "realistic", a questionable term when we have things like reality TV, but being real and credible is the essence, I believe, of making videos that attract, that stick with audiences, that create legacy.
Every time I create a budget for a video or film, at any level from home movie to feature-length, I learned a good deal about what I am going to do in advance of having to do it. I make fewer mistakes. I hope that this is helpful to filmmakers and videographers in creating more likely to be successful finished work.
This is the fourth lesson in my 10 part series. I do hope that you take the time to watch it as I believe it will have value for you. Here is lesson #1 • This 13 Minute Video P... .
Here is lesson #2 - • If You Are Making A Do...
Lesson #3 - • Making Documentaries C...
Lesson #5 - • Most Films Require Bud...
This is Lesson #4.
I don't think people realize how much effort goes into making a good documentary. I worked as an editor on a 2 hour doc and I had to wear many hats in order to get the film finished on a budget that the producers could afford.
Great information for those who need it! Given by one who definitely knows!
Thanks David! Just the type of content I love to see from you. Keep it coming!
Yeah this is the good stuff
🦋David Hoffman 🦋always enjoy your videos🌟Listening from Mass USA🌟Hello everyone TYVM David 🦋
This came just in time! My work is in Visual Arts (painting) and writing but I have been having to make simple videos for my work lately and I love the process.
I was just thinking the other day that it would be fun to make silly skits or short films and wondered how to go about doing that. This is helpful!!
On the friendly attitude part, that's really easy. David Hoffman has a great attitude because he is a sweet heart of a nice guy.
Thank you Terry.
David Hoffman
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker - Hint, the link provided at the description of this Video, that should point to the 5th video is pointing back to itself, the 4th. J4TR ;o)
EXCELLENT IDEA DAVID HOFFMAN FILM - MAKER 100%
where was this when during the documentary unit of my film class?!
Now we know
Let’s take it & run
Hey mr. David Hoffman I love your videos They are entertaining and informative and I am grateful for you
Lesson #4 in the books for me. Great run down of costs . I agree ☝️ with your take on insurance . We got to know more about your bird . I have one now too 😀. Thank you David Hoffman- Filmmaker
Thanks so much for sharing Mr Hoffman 😊👍
Watching your channel has made me appreciate content like this it goes hand in hand with photography and what it does for people. Thks you. I'll be watching these lessons.
We will watch all the adds !!! ❤
That was great, Mr. Hoffman. Thank you! Can't believe how expensive things are.
Anyhow, I turned off my adblocker and watched the ads for you. I know it's only a little, but I hope others do it too.
Thank you.
David Hoffman filmmaker
Great info. Happy holidays my friend😊
Thank you sir!
Fantastic work and informative resource right here. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! If your resources allow, I would sure appreciate your using the THANKS button under any of my videos including the one you have commented on. It is something new that UA-cam is beta testing and would mean a great deal for my continuing efforts.
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Wow. This is a great, eye opening video on how much money it costs to make a decent film. This was very helpful information.
Thank you so much for the support, Andy.
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Thanks David.
David you are so easy going and i just feel like you are a great man in life .i will watch all the advertisements and please lets all watch the advertisements to help davids channel .ohooo David you have 540 thousand subscribes i just looked thats brilliant am not suprised because the films i have watched i have really enjoyed and thay have touched my heart .you have made great content so thank you for that but i will still watch the advertisements and hope everyone else does too because you deserve it 😊 big huģsss sharon from uk xxxx
Thanks & hope your thanksgiving was great
Thankyou for this valuable information
Great and informative video, lessons explained with the best, down to earth attitude. Thank you!
Your complement matters to me Emanuele. thank you.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker I'm trying to make my own documentary so you are for sure an inspiration sir!
love your stuff - viewer not maker
Sounds like a great avenue
Going to have to binge on this series in the future...in the middle of a major move and have many unexpected stumbling blocks. #ForgingAhead
Thank you very much for your time and effort, helps a lot!😊
Thank You😁
David Hoffman if you ever get the chance to watch the movie sourdough about the Alaskan trapper.
It's got the lowest budget/movie magic ratio ever.
As a filmmaker I think you would find that extremely fascinating.
The 1977 film?
@@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549 yeah that's it.
That's the greatest low budget movie ever.
Very interesting a lot goes into making a documentary
I wanted to know if you have any footage of life as a carney or a carnival people that work and live with the carnival
David i think your bird is a kestrel . i think thats how you spell it lol. I wondered if you have ever watched a film called kes it was made in the late 70s early 80s and its about a boy who finds a bird and it was a kestrel it was made near where i live in uk Yorkshire. Anyway its a brilliant film and thats what i think your bird looks like you should also cheak the film out kes i think you would enjoy the film💖😊💖
Kes was made the year I was born ,1969. I watched it when I was a kid . Not a documentary , fictional based on a book which we also read at school. I'm also British btw 👍
Yes its a old classic .i thought David would enjoy that film him comeing from usa . I thought it was a brilliant film .i would love to read the book.
@@sharoncole8249 I enjoyed it too although there was a sad bit I couldn't shake from my mind for a long time . I won't say more because I don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it.
Hello David! I envy your voice would be a great voice over actor. I'm also a bit of a historian that's what brought me to you and your great work on documentary time. I would like to know what you remember about the year 1972 since it was the most historical year in history as well as what 2020 is to history.
Your question is a good one but unfortunately, I do not have time to answer it in detail. I do answer questions from my patrons if you are interested - patreon.com/allinaday.
thank you
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker oh I have to pay to talk to you... lol
I am supporting myself partially through patrons and it is one of the rewards I give to my patrons. As I'm sure you understand, I get thousands of letters a week requesting talk and could spend all day every day doing that rather than my work.
Dave Hoffman - filmmaker
I have a video that would flip Dave's hat off
Add DaVinci Resolve to the editors...
Lesson 5 link is wrong, it points to lesson 4 again.
the rebellion will be live streamed
@David Hoffman Hi David, a wee bit off-topic but still on the subject of making videos, and especially vlogs - I am so happy that you don't use the 'technique' used so much nowadays, of switching between looking to camera and profile shots with a second camera. It really bugs me whenever I see this in videos. I do understand using a profile shot when the speaker is talking to an interviewer sitting next to the camera and is actually looking at them rather than down the lens in the front shot. But it just looks so 'copy-cat' for no reason when we know there is just the speaker alone with a camera in front and another camera on the side. I don't want to diss people's creative work, as I do admire anyone who is creating anything of interest to others, but *I'd be interested to hear what you think about this particular trend?* Sending many thanks from Scotland.
Your questions are good ones but I am sorry, I just don't have time to answer. If you are interested in my help, become a patron please at $25 or more a month and you can use my services as I will personally respond to your questions. That may not be of interest to you given the expense. Patreon.com/allinaday.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Ah, yes of course David. I totally understand. Best wishes and many thanks.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker - I’d guess to answer a fixed number of questions per video (let's say "the first 3-5, so don't miss to push the bell button") free of charge to trigger people to subscribe to your membership area for 'special service' wouldn't hurt that much and being a quite effective marketing tool as well. Thx 4 listening :o)
Hey david I have been inspired by your UA-cam channel and I and my mom just started interviewing people from your generation. I am using my iPhone, do you have any suggestions on editing and also best way to store videos on an iPhone
Cherri: The best thing to do would be to write my office with your query. allinaday@aol.com.
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hi David, could you give us some advice for POV movies ?
Could you put these Master Class videos into a playlist?
Will do. I should have done that already.
David Hoffman filmmaker
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker Thanks. That makes it easier to recognize all of them, given that the titles don't sort easily. If the all began with say, "Master Class #1" etc., they could be found in order in a heartbeat. But the playlist is an even more useful mechanism.
Do you think it's important to go to school for documentary filmmaking? I live in an area of California where there aren't many other collaborators or people to work with.
Not these days. School isn't critical. But getting work for professional skilled independent filmmakers is. Get yourself any job working for somebody and then use that to quickly decide what you are good at and what someone else may be better at. That's how you build your 1st crew.
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Nearly 700k subscribers, about 3k views, but only < 300 likes for this video? What's wrong with you people?
PS. The course starts ~01:50 (the intro is always the same, so watch it once and act accordingly!). HTH
Thank you. I tried, but there were very few people chose to use my classes. I don't know why. There's a lot of good info there and I have helped thousands of filmmakers face-to-face and over the phone and via email, but apparently, I'm not "famous" enough for this video to reach its intended audience.
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@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker - I assume that the majority of viewers have found your channel watching your documentaries (like me, myself, and I - about the Vietnam War), hence the high number of subscribers. OTOH, not every viewer wants to become a video creator. Producing documentaries is another beast, especially as the standard YT content creator is simply creating their VLOGs using a standard pattern that is promoted all over YT and by Google itself.
There might also be a "generation conflict" as media, (especially the editing style) based on technical inventions (AFAIK), has changed?!
So this is a niche topic, and I think you coulda/shoulda proactively check for YT collaborations/projects!? A YT content creator like 'NALF' (an American boy that is playing American Football in Germany and has created a documentary for his club "Raiding The Alps" ***) looks like a potential partner/apprentice to me :o) Interviewing him, reviewing & analyzing his documentary. Creating a YT mini tutorial for a mini-series about a game day?? I guess if American football is the topic, there are a bunch of people in the USofA who get interested in that too *bg* and there might be a few guys & girls out there who wanna end up on that list (sooner or later) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:American_documentary_filmmakers ?
Just my few thoughts. Hope that makes sense. Thx 4 listening and keep things going. Greetings from Germany :o)
PS. this might come in handy for some of you too: ua-cam.com/video/S2xHZPH5Sng/v-deo.html
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@@agn855 Thank you for putting the time into your response. I plan to read it carefully this weekend and look at the links.
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Mr. Hoffman, consider creating a patreon and paypal account where people who enjoy and appreciate your work can support you. I don't know how UA-cam works but maybe you can put up the join button that also gives you a bit of income on a monthly basis...
Thank you. To help me to continue my efforts to post a video a day from my archive, support me at www.patreon.com/allinaday or at www.paypal.me/davidhoffmanfilms
Was your father a Betty Boop animator in the 1930's?
No.
@@DavidHoffmanFilmmaker You might be interested to know a David Hoffman is listed as an animator in at least one Betty Boop cartoon in 1937. I noticed because we have the same last name