Biggest Mistakes Young Filmmakers Make (Full Length Version)
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Here is a list of all the mistakes:
1 Gear Geeks (0:32)
2 Mental Barriers (3:22)
3 Untrusting (8:26)
4 Passiveness (12:22)
5 Fears (14:20)
6 Mishandling Criticism (18:33)
7 Cinematography in Post (19:53)
8 Achieving The Final Look in Camera (21:37)
9 Slow Editing (25:58)
10 Bad Sound (31:42)
11 Bad Casting (34:47)
12 Pregnant Pauses (41:34)
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Jak sie masz?! I'm originally from Poland ;)
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this is like free lecture materials for us young filmmakers thanks! :)
Lots of good info, thanks guys!
This is very helpful. Thanks Tom!
This is amazing advice!! Been through all this stuff before and found it very comforting to hear you guys discussing this
So important to hear this. Thank you for doing this for us!
Thanks so much for this Tom! Been learning so much from you over the yrs
I dig Tom Antos videos, but I think this is my fav. Very useful stuff here. Thanks
I am so glad I found this video. Thank you so much Tom and Raafi for sharing your experience, it was definitely very helpful and inspiring! :)
Tom not only is this brilliant but it is so helpful!
Can’t thank you enough for this
Very best to you!
Pete
This episode is so dope! Thank you guys.
Great video, thanks!
Great informative conversation. Thanks for this guys.
You guys are awesome! Dont ever think twice Tom! you have helped me and i am sure you have helped others! THNX
Excellent video. Great job, gentlemen!
This was just what I needed to hear very good advice guys and well done.
That video was very helpful. Thank you Tom for sharing your experiences. Hope you keep sharing :)
You guys are great! Thanks for sharing, a lot of great advise!!
That said, I agree with many other things you say, and it was all thought provoking, which is a rare thing on UA-cam.
Thanks a lot guys, great video!
Thanks for sharing such great advice
Great video thanks for putting this video together. I am learning to shoot my own music videos. I am currently using a Cannon T3 and regardless of the equipment, I have a blast putting it together
Motivational! Thanks Tom, Big up from Kenya!
Great video, very helpful tips and advice ..
Awesome video. You are a great inspiration to me Thanks for sharing your knowledge
That was great guys. Best of luck to both of you.
Freddy Muggs thanks
I needed this
What a great lesson! very constructive! once again....THANKS TOM!
+Tom Antos thanks for removing the background music from the first one. Excellent!!
am feeling better with this
i really thank you for this advise.
Learned more in these 43 minutes then in 3 years at university 0.o thanks and very helpful.
Love your vids Tom. Keep up the great work
+Paul Leach Thanks!
Very informational!
it's help me lot .thank you
Very good advice thank you!!
Excellent Video ! very good advice :)
Their hair looks amazing! It seems to be a cold gel over the light fixture. Raafi’s hair looks amazing! Any idea what hair light they used?
The matching t-shirts is a nice touch. There must some hidden message or easter egg? Kidding aside, a valuable and useful set of guidelines to help creators stay focused on creating.
Great clip! I do have question about slow editing- we know that's a problem, but, what about fast editing? I just finished a short film in which I squeezed everything into a 12 min. cut to enter a film festival. I even cut out 2 or 3 complete scenes just to make the 12 min. mark. Any thought on fast editing? (By the way, I bought your short film lessons and enjoyed it greatly)
Very informative.
This video was great guys 👍🏻😎
Tom, you are a really inspiring Cat. I like your videos.
good advice guys thanks
Great video, I got a great story but I am afraid of doing it, I don't think I am capable, but this pushes me a bit closer at trying.
You can't let the fear stop you man. That way you'll never be a filmmaker. Just fucking do it!
that would short cut many ways i enjoy every moment of this video thanks a lot for that
Spot on guys.
one QUESTION WHICH CAMERAS YOU HAVE USED FOR THIS PROGRAM Tom not only is this brilliant but it is so helpful!
Can’t thank you enough for this
Very best to you!
Thank you Tom Antos for you advices and all your videos, I do have a question, how can a shoot in New York City, using the street without getting in trouble with the laws and the Police? I understand about filming other public people is not good, but what about filming using my own extras, and showing the city buildings with a small equipment, this is for a short film!
very helpful and grounded. Thanks!
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A lot of good advice. Was interesting to watch =)
+WarGamerGirl Thanks
talking about gear, which gear did you use for shooting this video?
Thank you very much, I am a filmmaker in VN and I really appreciate what you have shared. By the way, it would be great if you empty your pocket before shooting :))
Use what's around me... you've broadened my appreciation of that phrase
The biggest mistakes young filmmakers always make is they try to make films with little or no money. Because Laptops and Dslr's with rigs have become so cheap compared to the day where you needed a big budget to hire a camera and purchase film stock. Then al the printing the dailies, etc. However young people need to save money. Yes work as much as possible. Save as much as you can. If you still live with your parents now's your chance. Put the money towards the best food you can afford for the team. Put as much as you can towards production value. I have seen to many zero budgeters and the only people that see the film if it is finished (most don't) is the crew , crew family and invited guests. Copies that distributors etc get. Well they look at it and say well anyone can do this.
I have met dozens of young filmmakers who procrastinate for years to make a film. When they can save hard for a year or 2 and have it looking pretty good. Todays young people I find want everything right now, or think they are entitled to some government grant and or company sponsorship.
Does not work that way guys. Film equipment and technology change. But somethings like having money can get you up there.
Is there any hope for us older filmmakers who gave in to our fears but now wants a career change? So I spent my childhood making films. I studied it. I always wanted to be a director. Then I had to get a ‘real’ job and went into teaching. So I’m now 36 and I’m in a situation where I don’t need to worry about earning a living for a few years. I have decided to get back into filmmaking. Please tell me it’s not too late.
"You have to conquer those fears".
People say that as if it's an epiphany. It's obvious. It also practically isn't advice. The problem is that sometimes you just can't conquer them because they cripple the very actions that get the fear conquered. And then every single try ends as a failure and further solidifies that fear. Then there are only two outcomes in your life: Either the thing that worked proves to be irrelevant or the project starves and implodes and becomes another discouragement.
And if I have learned anything about people. They will not help you conquering those fears.
It's really hard to succeed when every step feels bad and you need to go against your feelings all the time and all you have to work with is your rational mind. Emotions win.
First you have to realize that your feelings just like your body and even the mind are not you. They are yours. You own them but they are not you. Only when you identify with your body or mind so strongly that you think they are you will your mind and in turn feelings take you over. When you realize that most people on this planet don't know this it and only a few learn about it before they die can you start to make that important change in your life. Those who say they overcame their feelings either got lucky because of events throughout their life that led them to automatically have that positive outlook or they are bullshiting themselves and others but inside they always walk around with that feeling of fear. This feeling might be on a different scale for different people. Some walk around with this uncomfortable feeling like something is always missing in their life while others have crippling fear that makes them avoid many things in life. Either of those or anything in between is not healthy. It means that their feelings have taken them over. In other way you can say their mind has taken them over. The most important lesson you have to learn in life and not just filmmaking is that this body and this mind that you own (because it's not you) should work the way you want it to work. Only than can you function to the full potential of a human being. Only than you will be always joyful and satisfied with life. Again most people only feel happy or complete when outside situations go the way they want them to go. Hence why many "successful" people who attain money or fame sooner or later sabotage their life through substance abuse or depression etc.. Its because they don't realize that its not healthy to just plow through their fear or that constant feeling like something is missing in their life. They are strong so manage to do the right things to become successful because they think once they have enough money or things or enough people adore them then their life will be complete and that feeling will be gone. Of course while they get those things they at first feel ontop of the world and for a moment that feeling is gone. I'm sure you experienced that when you finally got a thing you really wanted to weather it was a camera or a person you fell in love with. Sooner or later that feeling will come back because the excitement that kept you distracted for a while will dissapear. Today many people who are going through the same thing keep themselves distracted by constantly traveling. They do it because it's something they can afford to do and it really does keep them distracted. It also allows them to escape the everyday and the problems they have at home. Changing the surroundings including the people in their lives will do that. Even if its for a weekend here and there. Of course they also will one day not be able to travel. Maybe their bodies will be too old and weak or they will have responsibilities that don't allow them to travel, like kids or older parents to watch over. When that day comes they too will have to face their feelings and maybe go through depression. I'm telling you this because until you know that it is a common thing that people don't realize their body and their mind I not them (they just own it through this brief life) then you will not ever truly be happy and successful. Once you know this and accept it then you will see that feelings that are dependent on the outside circumstances are a curse. They're not healthy for you. Your mind and in turn your feelings are yours after all so shouldn't they take orders from you only? I assume your body mostly takes orders from you. That's not the case in many people's life but thats a topic better left for another time. Just look at your hands. If you want to pick something up or do something creative with them then your hands are always there waiting for your orders. Now if you are sitting down talking to someone or watching a film and you don't need your hands then they just lay there. That's because they take orders from you. Now imagine if your hands always moved. Even if you were just sitting and trying to relax or watch a film. If those hands of yours always moved and had to do something. Even if they sometimes were able to create something beautiful but at other times they moved on their own would they be a curse or a blessing in your life? Well that's what people's minds are like. Always bouncing around and thinking. Even when they aren't needed their mind is working. In essence most people's mind doesn't take orders from them. It's why their mind bounces around and is so easily affected by outside situations. Why they can feel so happy and so scared or sad another time. If your mind was truly yours it would only take orders from you. It means that regardless of what happens around you would keep your mind and in turn your feelings the way you want them to be. Wouldn't you want to always feel happy and at ease? Well to truly overcome fear of any kind, first you must take control of your mind. If you are interested in how to do that then let me know and I can help. Until then keep on smiling.
@@TomAntos It took me a year to get myself to do it but at least today I'd like to say thank you for taking so much time.
Hey Tom! What´s your opinion on camera picture profiles regarding "achieving the final look in camera" which are NOT FLAT. For example Michael Medgyesi modified the GH4´s Portrait picture profile and uses that instead of common sense cinelike-D. Any thoughts on that? Thanks!
+editor0range In the end use whatever you prefer, but from my experience and also from experience of any other pro cinematographer I worked with... it's always safest to shoot in flat LOG profiles since it allows you to balance the shots and do fine adjustments later on in post production where you are in a studio and can clearly see the footage on a calibrated monitor. Doing fine adjustments and saving the look in camera on the day of the filming will eventually lead to ruined shots that can't be adjusted in post because of the baked in look.
@@TomAntos I have heard that, unless you're shooting 10- bit, there's no point showing log, especially for dark scenes. Would you agree? I'm looking to shoot 1080p on the GH5 II, because my computer won't handle 4K. Some people seem to prefer a standard profile for these exceptional circumstances, especially darker scenes.
This was really inspiring. I am watching it in 2021 and didn't do much in 2020. But in the first 3 months of 2021 I made 2 shorts and i am working on another. BTW it's Steven King "kill your darlings".
i think this applies to every profession, "just do it"
CAN I MAKE A SHORT FILM WITH JUST MY PHONE NO CREW JUST ME SOLO ?
Guilty one here!
And as for trusting... Choose who you trust wisely. In my world some people can be trusted, and I help them any chance I get, but others no. Some others see me as a direct competitor because... I am. if I get a job, it means they don't, which could mean they don't get what amounts to half a year's middle class income because I get the gig - and in some domains gigs are a finite resource. They will do anything to know what we are bidding on, who our contacts are etc., and they would not use that knowledge to "enlighten the community", they would use that knowledge to put us out of business. There are also some bad clients out there, who will use you and exploit you and even try to launder money through you. Most are cool, and mean well, but by no means all. Again, the answer is in the middle - trust, but do so very carefully.
I'm a turtleneck film maker, which sucks. Great video guys!
Yeah film -- the monitor was just there for producer or Director -- Cinematographer must always check and recheck with the Light Meter--Don't get me started on the film gate and how dirty film cartridge get after a day of shooting cleaned out many of those(all the left over celluloid dust) -- oh yeah and only having 7 to 11 minutes per real--that sucked!!! For a low budget film digital is the only way to go.
This is funny, made me laugh! Bring back dailies on VHS tape to go with it. You didn't even have one like.
A gear pusher telling gear geeks to chill? 😮❤
I'm 16, I've made tiny crappy little "movies" when I was younger and I stopped for a while. I wanna get back into the game though and I really hope it's not to late because I don't have any good cameras or software and I want to maybe get into a good film school. I know it sounds corny but I want to do big things one day I just don't know if I'm already tpo late..
+FootlessGecko bro youre only 16 you've got a lot a lot of time to hone your craft
im 23 and didnt pick up photography til like 2 or 3 years ago, now i'm doing shoots every weekend
peter dinklage didnt start taking acting seriously until he was 29
you seriously have a lot of time and a lot of potential if you keep to it. it's never too late
You think so?
You can do it bro, I picked it up 6 months ago and at first I did it with intent to be like everyone else now 6 months later I find myself going to school for photography and there are times throughout the day where I'm like this would be such a nice shot so if you get bursts where you think you can do what other people aren't show the world what you see and hopefully you'll recognize your greatness as well as others. Good luck friend!
Thanks man!
What do you mean "too late"? I'm almost 50 and am currently planning my first short film! You have your entire life ahead of you, and you are very fortunate to have access to all these affordable digital video cameras. I had none of these things when I was your age! Happy creating!
Yeah, very easy to say stop being obsessed by the gear when you already have it all. The thing is that if you have a great idea for a film it's a shame to waste it on a low budget production using low quality gear. That's how I feel.
perhaps you should watch my film "The Big Wild North" and BTS that I shot using just a canon 7d and $150 flycam. no lights or expensive gear. lots of gear is great for when you are working on a big production with a big crew who can set it up for you. on small shoot too much gear can slow you down. but definitely wait to shoot a film because you don't have all the latest gear or hottest camera is a huge mistake.
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Yes, I have just watched it. What can I say ? You are a professional, you know your craft.
+Critical Point your point doesn't make any sense....
+DerZaubererFN
Actually it makes a lot of sense. I agree with Tom Antos that you can obtain great things even with cheap gear, but this is suitable only for toying around, making short films, commercials, stuff like that, but if you have a truly great, epic idea for a film, I believe it is a shame to waste it on a low budget production using low quality equipment. Just imagine how would it have been for The Matrix to have been shoot with low quality equipment. You can't make a good idea fly only by it being great, you also need the right equipment otherwise your project suffers quality wise. I mean don't get me wrong, I saw Tom's short film shoot with the 70D and it was great from the directing perspective, the way the scenes where stitched together and so on, but the quality of the image suffered, that blown out white sky, the typical soft, mushy Canon image and so on. For a short film I guess it is acceptable, but imagine shooting The Matrix at that quality, it would have been a shame. My point is that if you have a truly great idea for a film then you should fight to turn it into reality by using also the appropriate equipment or at least something mid range if not high end. For instance a Panasonic GH4 instead of a Canon 70D. In our days you can't say that a Panasonic GH4 is an expensive camera, you're not shooting with a Red but at least with a GH4 or a Black Magic camera instead of a Canon 70D. You have to invest a little bit in the quality of the image otherwise your project suffers no matter how great the idea or the directing is.
They're not talking about the basic necessities. You definitely need that stuff. The point is to distribute your focus and budget on this smartly.
Well.... If you shot handheld with improvised lines and no lighting (as per your story about a past experience), it would be very, very hard to find an audience willing to sit through that. And... You might then perhaps wrongly conclude that your writing and actor directing skills were bad, because, well, no one can sit through your film. Being obsessed with gear is the wrong approach, but you do need a minimum to create something that someone other than your girlfriend is willing to watch. As with most things in life, the wise answer is almost never found in the extremes.
Are we considered young due to age or young due to film experience cuz ya boy 30
Without the right gear, it's a waste of time, no matter how good the story.
Wrong, just another excuse. It might be raining too. I use to think like this until i saw a film that a friend made with a dash cam. He wanted to create and he didn't let gear stop him. BTW he also has MD (muscular dystrophy), he did it in a wheelchair and walker. He should be on #FilmCourage,
Lol lol Turtleneck Film maker lol lol lol so funny
learning on how to shoot music videos. plz shoot my video TOM?!!
PLZ???????????????????????????
Look for this bush --------- This sharing sucks!
This only adds to the confusion.. poorly made vid.