Every post i came across will be about death of filmmaking or some shit , like i don't get it? , yeah it's not looking that great for the industry but what's the fucking point of spamming negative posts about it?

Filmmaking was never a safe industry to begin with , it's incredibly hard to have a good career in this field, not just now, it's been like that since ages.

Useful educational posts has been reduced to atoms here, i wonder why? , if in future filmmaking does die it will be because of you people doom posting here instead of sharing the knowledge and making the art!

Like imagine how new and young aspiring filmmakers must feel when they open this fucking sub?

Log line: "A failed actor desperate for recognition finds his true voice only after the world mysteriously vanishes—performing brilliantly to a world where no one remains to witness."

I’ve been obsessed with how “the algorithm” seems to shape everything — not just what we watch, but how we act, what we post, even how we think. So I made a short film about it.

It’s not a video essay or a breakdown — it’s a narrative, kind of surreal, kind of satirical. Think Black Mirror meets YouTube creator burnout meets existential dread.

I tried to capture the differences between Art vs Content in the form of a conversation between me and the algorithm.

Would love your thoughts. It’s 5 minutes long, no fluff: ▶️ a film about the algorithm

(Also, low-key terrified the algorithm won’t show the video because it’s about the algorithm. So if this post self-destructs, you know why.)

So a couple months back I was inquiring on reddit about places where i could find footage to practice editing with. Several suggested Archive.org, but I found some other suggestions helpful so I never checked it out.

Flash forward to just now. I'm in need of some footage and remember "I never checked out that archive.org everyone was talking about". Pull up the website, click "movies" from the drop down menu. Refine my query further by selecting "short films" and...well...you've seen the picture attached to this post by now.

That's just what I could fit on my screen (while including the search bar to show it was empty). It goes on for row after row. And hey, don't get it twisted, I've been married for close to 20 years, a boobie I can see is a boobie for me....I just ... I just didn't expect it. I figured it would be full of less-than-low budget short films from the 60's-70's, which, now that i think about it, in a way i guess it is.

I just had to share this, somewhere, for some reason.

Is it okay to be a shy and introverted indie filmmaker/writer-director? I sometimes wonder if this personality type can be a disadvantage in such a collaborative and social art form. Curious to hear thoughts from others, how do you navigate it, and can being introverted ever be a strength in this field?

I'm curious what the creative community thinks about this thought.

I decided to finally start sifting through the 8 terabytes of data i have and finally make use of it. i have grown to become to scared and careful about the art i make, and how i put it out there. it has completely destroyed my confidence. even worse, it destroyed my ability to easily express my self authentically.

I was talking to a friend about this today, decided that I'm pretty much done with all the double thinking and hesitation. I'm just going to make art, and release it. not be thinking twice about it. my most popular work, gaining close to 1mil plays across platforms, was music i wrote, recorded, and released in one swoop; in one night even!

Anyways. Have you guys ever had this kind of block in your life? Do you feel like you've been hindering your personal expression in sacrifice for aesthetic, perfection, or just some complex version of procrastination?

Interested in your thoughts :)

..the way I wanted to. So to explain quickly, I have a producer with other short film credits who is willing to be onboard for this short. They love the script and understandably see it as a credit worth having (I am glad they think so, they've worked on many short films) so they're willing to line produce this for free. However, my original plan was to hire a 1st AC, a gaffer, a sound recordist and that's about it, other than the 4 actors. It's a short based in one location only, one specific type of small home I will need as a location that I am looking for. The budget that this person came back to me with, is more than $10,000.

Before I say anything else, I want to mention I am funding this out of my pocket entirely and that's way out of my budget. I also want to mention I am the entire post-production on this (even with color, I know very specifically what I am doing, working with braw and colour-managing my footage from braw > dwg > rec709 and then tweaking things for adjustments in successive nodes). I will be editing this and designing the sound bed using professional sound libraries I have collected over the years by paying out of pocket for those licenses too. I was going to communicate to the gaffer the look I want based on a mood board and lighting ratios and ambient fill levels motivated by practicals I will place in the room. The list that this producer gave me now includes everything from AD to hair and makeup, 4 figures for marketing, etc. I understand the urge to have more crew but someone needs to pay for all this and I am trying to not have unpaid people with me doing any work on this.

So I wanted to ask people here who have done it, is it worth doing this 11-page, one location script with the crew I originally had on mind or do I need 2 or 3 times the amount of people, ballooning this to 5 figures in budget? Of course if other people pitch in money, I lose some creative control, that's not what I want.

I applied and got accepted to their seminar but because I’m traveling outside of Germany there is sadly a lot of financial restrictions I’m currently facing. Has anyone attend this festival’s seminar? Perhaps have any recommendations or insights on it?

El titulo es generalmente todo lo que quiero decir, no hay nada que quiera más que escribir cine, pero solo soy escritora y no hay nadie con quien comparta esto y tampoco tengo ningún equipo. Tengo 22 años, si algún estudiante universitario de Madrid está interesad@, dímelo. No tiene por qué ser demasiado serio, simplemente hay que empezar por algún lado, y me he dado cuenta de que si yo no me ocupo de buscar a las personas indicadas, mis metas creativas no van a llegar a ningún sitio. Puede que alguien más se sienta así, así que una vez más, aquí estoy. :)

The title is pretty much what I want to say, there's nothing that i'd like more than to make movies, but I'm just an aspiring screenwriter and there's nobody to share this experience with, nor anyone to help me film or create it. I’m 22 years old, if any university student from Madrid is reading this and is interested, please do tell me. It doesn't even have to be that serious, but we've got to start somewhere and I've realised that if I don't try to find creative, likeminded people, i'm not going to get anywhere. There might be someone out there who also feels this way so, once again, here I am. :)

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Should I film with some settings beforehand to help the transitions? also how the transitions were made?

As the title implies, I'm trying to find an outlet/funding opportunity for this short doc. Time is of the essence as the production itself would be late June.

Logline: Follow a meteorology professor and her students as take newly learned theory and science of severe weather to the field and chase across the high plains of the United States.

Angle: In an age when all that is needed to chase storms is a cell phone and drivers license, a group of students have chosen to better understand the science and theory of severe weather under the supervision of their professor.

Treatment: As per the trailer, this film will employ a cinema verite and use the shifting weather patterns and landscape as a source of metaphor for the ambitions, expectations, and experiences of students and their professor.

PoC trailer (shot last year): https://vimeo.com/1073437603

Thank you for your time sub. I'm a long time lurker and grateful for the hive mind that is r/Filmmakers

EDIT: I have a pitch deck that outlines, timeline, budget, overview and treatment in greater detail. It also features more visual material (still images) from last year's recce trip/dry run (which is when the trailer was shot). I'm happy to send this along to anyone who might want to see it.

Clients really think editing is just… clicking a button. Meanwhile I’m over here summoning Adobe demons, not eating or sleeping. I love my job! Made this short parody while I was dumping / transcoding footage. And my client texted about the progress 😂

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Best case this means the death of +200 million movies and studios have to rely on indie films

Which since that would be smart I doubt will happen

More likely ticket costs will rise as well as many other bad things

On my way home today I noticed signs posted stating no parking in my neighborhood and sure enough it’s because something will be filming in the area soon. I was considering stopping by the PO and handing the coordinator my resume. I have prior on set experience as a PA for big commercials and have directed my own small projects as well, so I’m not going to be a fool and walk into the middle of the shot. But I wanted to hop on and ask those who have either tried this / been put in this position before. Am I going to get yelled at, will they kindly say no, or is it something actually worth trying? TIA

hey this is my first post here. I always lovee watching movies. I love the idea of storytelling how the character interacts. I want to discover more about it. I am very stuck in my life bcz im doing major in biotech which I don't like. I always want to do something more and more like a project of my own but i really dont know how to start and where to start. I am curios but I need a guide or roadmap

Hey y’all.

I’m associate producing a 48-hour film project in a few weeks, and I’m also stepping in as the DP.

Now, I’ve been called a “cinematographer” before—mostly on zero-budget shorts and music videos I shot with friends. I’ve experimented a lot with lighting, planned out some shots I like, and I’ve got a decent working knowledge of lenses and camera systems. So I’m not exactly green… but I’m also aware of where my experience plateaus.

It’s not that I feel unqualified—but I do feel wary of overestimating what I know. Like, I can see the shot in my head and I know how to make it happen, but I don’t always have the technical vocabulary or instinctive shorthand to delegate everything cleanly. I can say “bounce that light off the wall,” but I might not know the proper name for the rig or modifier that would do it better.

I’ll give myself credit where it’s due:

I’m a decent photographer, which made me really intentional about framing and composition.

Working with APS-C sensors and no-budget setups taught me how to get creative within limitations allowed me to get really good at franing.

I’ve been a “DP” on a previous 48-hour film too—figuring it out on the fly, making do with borrowed gear, and working with what the space gave us.

This project’s similar—everyone’s lending their own gear, and we have our cameras. I’ve been location scouting, hitting up friends with more formal experience for potential leads, and trying to get ahead of any chaos. I'm thinking maybe grabbing some affordable lighting modifiers or tools on Amazon.

So here’s my question: If you were in my position, DP’ing a fast, amateur 48-hour project, how would you personally prepare? What’s worth locking down in advance, and what would you let go of? Any gear must-haves or mental checklists?

Open to suggestions, tips, or just hearing how others have handled similar setups. I'm not expecting to make the Next Great American film, I just want to make something presentable.

Hey everyone,

I posted a few months ago about the release of my first feature film through a distributor after 15 years of writing scripts (you can see it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Filmmakers/comments/1i2zxov/been_writing_for_15_years_decided_to_write_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&then=1&utm_content=share_button )

We got a lot of support and I really appreciate it. I don't know how many people watched it yet because the distributor hasn't told us, but the feedback was still great. I wouldn't be here asking if I didn't think this was a place where people might be interested in taking a second to rate it.

If you happened to have watched the movie back then on Amazon we could really use a rating. The distributor has told me that Amazon pays close attention to them and with enough ratings we could end up on Amazon Prime, which would be huge.

All I have to say to argue for it (beyond just abject begging, which I'm also doing) is that it takes less time than reading a meme on Instagram and you'll be helping a tiny indie movie out. You can find the movie on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0DLSWBJ4D/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

If you haven't seen it and are curious but don't want to pay to rent or buy it's streaming on Tubi now here: https://tubitv.com/movies/100034501/outrage

Ratings on Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB are also really helpful and even easier since Amazon can be pretty strict about who it lets rate anything (I think you need to have bought something in the past year and have rated one other item on Amazon).

The IMDB page is here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35155463/

and Rotten Tomatoes is here: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outrage_2024

I'm not asking for any particular rating, just that if you watched it or do watch it that you rate it honestly if you have the time and desire. It would really help us out.

Thanks again to everyone here, it was very heartening either way to get the response we got.

Im obviously going to write what I think, but i want to add quotes from other filmmakers, or gather more information on the matter. obviously, other people must of written such a thing (or should i avoid that so i dont plagiarize? i dont know)

Of course, the go to is David Lynch, and i got a couple of quotes from him. Does he have more i can add to the film?

Any other good quotes, clips i can use, or anything else?

I hope this is the right subreddit for this! thanks!

Wanted to get a high profile "named" actor involved and wanted to reach out to their agent, is this have any chance of working since I'm just starting off? Or do I need more projects under my belt?

If so, what's the best way to construct this inquiry letter?

Hey guys I got a question. I’ve graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from ucla. I want to work in the film industry and am I’m looking to get into film restoration. What’s a career path for this? Back to school? Has anyone done this, is it difficult? If so can you describe your experience in this job/ what it is like/ your quality of life.

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share the first serious short film I made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz-rT7u71QM&t=381s

It was a huge learning experience. Tons of mistakes were made (as expected), but I’m proud of finishing it and even more proud of how much I’ve grown since. I just wrapped on a new short shot in Pakistan, bringing all the lessons from this one with me.

Still at the start of my filmmaking journey and always trying to improve – would genuinely appreciate any feedback or thoughts. Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to watch.

Excited to keep learning and creating from here :)

Hey everyone! A year ago I posted about making a short film with my 8 year old son (original post). We had some setbacks but I was finally able to put something together. He and I shot some footage for a competition he was entering and made a little film about his experience. Would anyone be available to give me some feedback? It's about 8 minutes long. I will DM you the link. Thank you so much to anyone who is able to help!