I'm getting gear and a crew together to start making movies. We all have real jobs and have agreed to dedicated our free time and disposable income to film and video projects for the next two years.
How do I make sure that what we do is good? I don't want to make bad movies.
Thanks for the advice!
focus on the script
cast people with real acting experience if you can
never do something that you have to "fix in post"
you can buy decent cameras at best buy and then return them 30 days later or whatever, costing you nothing
audio is as important as video
bump
Im putting together a team...
script and actors.
the rest doesn't matter.
Sounds fun, OP. I wish I could join you.
Soundtrack is important. Keep browsing Yea Forums for SoundCloud songs you can use.
Can we get an idea of the script? Is it a comedy or drama?
>How do I make sure that what we do is good?
It's simple. Ask yourself: Are you jewish?
If the answer is yes, it doesn't matter if it's good or bad, you'll be successful.
If the answer is no, then it doesn't matter if it's good or bad, you won't besuccessful.
You'll find very quickly that your friends aren't nearly as dedicated as you.
If on the chance they are, you'll all find it very hard to schedule the same days off.
Your movie will never get off the ground floor.
>How do I make sure that what we do is good?
By making bad movies first.
>I don't want to make bad movies.
Too bad, you have to.
Be aware that all your first work will be garbage no matter what, but that's the point, you have to plow through all the garbage and shit out 50 lame ass short projects until you encounter every single problem in the process of filmmaking and learn from it. You will learn the most by making all this, even if it's shitty.
Start with docs. Then move to features.
>How do I make sure that what we do is good? I don't want to make bad movies.
Good? Bad? What does it matter in the beginning? Just start making movies that you want to make. You'll quickly find what's working and not working for you and your crew.
Work on a schedule, though. Make people commit to the schedule. If you leave it all up to "Whenever we've got time" then you won't have time and it won't happen. "Mon, Wed, Fri from 5pm to 10pm, and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm for the months of April and May" can get you all locked in.
Ultimately, it's your love for the work that will decide if you can stick with it long enough to make something good.
/thread
This. I've been doing it since I was 12 and I'm still godawful but each one is better than the last.
you'll never be good user, successful filmmakers achieve success on their first or second try.
They don't you dummy. You just see their first published feature lenght film, not all the countless small films they fucked around and never released, or the ads/music videos etc
lel keep telling yourself that, you're just talentless. You either got it or you don't. You clearly don't.
neither do I btw
Oh well, then I'll just be a shitty filmmaker. Way better than not being one at all.
you'll never make money off it tho, it'll just be a time-consuming hobby while you wageslave away
Make sure your film is about gay black lesbians.
you will become fodder for youtube """critics""" to make 20-30 minute breakdowns of where they will make fun of you and your pathetic inability to realize your vision, I hope you are prepared for this
Nigga I know. Stop bein such a neggin bitch
oh god, this
Just edit your work in a really weird way and call it art film.
this but it somehow only works if you're jewish
What sort of critic are you talking about? I want to watch this
What is your genre of movies you like to pursue?
What techniques have you learned or would like to learn, as well as your faults, from film making?
And more importantly, do You think you and Your crew are ready for the real long haul in movie making in general?
>genre
Well it‘ll be an art-film. I can‘t tell you more unfortunately.
>techniques
Doing long, continous shots is one of my specialities. I will try to learn to instruct actors better, especially hate when they go off-script.
As for the last thing, I think we can do that but thanks for the questions!
>don't know if troll or pretentious
You need to do a bunch of bad movies before you learn how to make a good one.
Don't be afraid of failure, honestly you're not a proper filmmaker unless you've made a steaming pile of shit.
Also keep your calm on set, be forgiving when a crew member makes a mistake, and remember that many actors are delicate flowers.
* until you've made a steaming pile of shit.
Focus on efficiency and consistency. The reason indie filmmakers like Nolan hit the big time is because they were wildly efficient when they were making smaller films.
If you’re unsure if a scene really adds anything to the story, cut it.
If a scene is taking too long to nail in filming, move onto the next one.
Indecisiveness and second guessing can kill your momentum as a creator. Be efficient and certain.
I'm just screwing with you. Unironically though, all those stories about filmmakers starting out small and working their way up are total bullshit. 99% of them got ahead by sucking the right dick, figuratively or literally. When you look up their bios and try to read between the line of whatever bullshit story they tell, you notice they all either a) come from a background close to the industry or b) know people from the industry.
Most big film industries are like this, and that whole from-rags-to-riches story is just part of the show.
Sad but true.
And the same goes for film festivals. It's all about big names and knowing the right people. Film festivals have gone to shit since short films somehow get budgets of 10, 20 even +50k usd. Noone can compete with that. And you only get those budgets if, surprise, you're well connected.