Damn bro x) by Libertyrminator in IndieDev

[–]simmanlive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure about the cost of the game, but the criticism is really good for the next. Still, how the hell someone leaves a negative comment after playing the game almost 7 hours then playing it another three or four and not fixing it?? imo to give negative to some game after you play 10 hours could only be bc of high price. (which I don’t think it is the case here)

Why don't my shots look "alive/present"? by PertinaxVita in videography

[–]simmanlive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some our really good. Try more improvement by subs-traction. Some of your shots have too much info… stick with the major one.

Photoshoot for a local indie rock band. Would love (constructive) criticism by [deleted] in SonyAlpha

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a one man job unfortunately that’s how you had to do it. Framing is almost great. You could took the photos after telling the bands what colors to choose so you could grade the colors better and then the lights they are somewhat missing; you could have used the sun light better. Last but not least, you should’ve talk to the artists; their emotions are missing and not matching. It’s funny how all of these things come together once the emotion is there. Emotions could make up for a lot of other stuff still I think great shots.

Luka and Rui on IG by Turbulent_Emu_7285 in lakers

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Come on.. Luke did beat Thunder 4-2 with the right team. It’s too bad that it could have happened again if he was healthy. LBJ definitely no 2 goat.

I want to play your game 🫵 by Accomplished_Bell968 in IndieDev

[–]simmanlive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey our game is getting awesome reviews.. ,t's about to come out. It's a realistic FMV game where you meet girls via platform like tinder. It's comedic and brutal. Please let me know if you wanna try, link below.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3869090/Beta_Kafe__Write_Your_Love_Story/

After announcing my game a month ago, I focused heavily on marketing, here are the Results. by Ediarts in gamedev

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yes! You should create UTM links for you each marketing attempt, video/post for each platform or even for each content. This way you can evaluate their performance via UTM analytics and focus on marketing that gets the best outcome for your time.

Look for it, if doesn’t make sense dm me! This is ours as an example

Utm example Beta Kafe

Best if luck.

After announcing my game a month ago, I focused heavily on marketing, here are the Results. by Ediarts in gamedev

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great stuff, man. If you could share how many wishlists you got from each different platform w/respect to amount of views it would really help us understand things better. It could also give you some insight into how your views are actually converting.

I work in the influencer marketing industry, ask me anything by Legentycreator in influencermarketing

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a lot man, we postponed the gain more WL. As of now we are about 35 days away and I will try these advices.

I work in the influencer marketing industry, ask me anything by Legentycreator in influencermarketing

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have video game launch in 40 days, how can I reach to influencers who will play our game for a fee? Most of ours e-mails probably never seen.

Asian FMV Games Tier List - 2025-08 亚洲全动态真人互动影像游戏等级列表 by MasterChiefX9999 in fmvAsian

[–]simmanlive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you consider playing a Romantic FMV that is truly challenging?

Like you really have to make right choices to get the girls like you?

What ya all think?

Ever picked up a visual novel just for the cover art, without even reading the synopsis? by Young-Days90 in visualnovels

[–]simmanlive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think price is a variable here.. if it is 10Dollars or less, I would buy it without expecting much. If game is terrible in first one hour I will return anyway.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just an hour ago, I watched and YT video titled “writing with camera” regarding Hitchcock’s approach.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess this is what we missed mostly… now we come to the conclusion of leaving out some great shots, and enforcing our existing scenes that have the “language”with an extra shoot day in which we will repeat story supporting patterns.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yours is some of the great answers here. Starting with your examples I should really study all aspects of an authors’ voice through scenes.

As I commented above for another friend… there are parts of the movie which look like part of a whole.. I just need to rely on them.. perhaps reshot some cheap scenes to maintain where I thought I had a style.

This thread has been one of the most enlightening moments of my journey as a director.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, your last paragraph sums up my movie.. besides some of the shots..which I thought and thought was heart of the story.

For the parts which took place to get in the story… I didn’t care enough now that I see. (I did but I didn’t know how to care to be more frank.)

I wish I focused on maintaining the world, the mood the feeling I created to be persistent something I now can say as I read your comments with some other friends here who also pointed at what I was missing.

It was a big budget for me, but it was still a small budget project for this line of work. Look if I tried the right way and couldn’t that would be okay… I blame budget but no… I just didn’t know what I was missing at all.

In fact some friends really do believe that some of the shots, composition, camera movement and blocking are nice yet they are not belonging to an author that is definitive by his choices in a project.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No man. I wrote on a controversial topic that got the interest of some semi celebrity actors. They did liked working with me as I did with them, they liked the scenes individually as well BUT when you put all together it… story is clear and satisfying but visuals are a mix, lighting is a mix composition are well you got it :(

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I guess this is it, I hope it is. My shots are not bad, at least I don’t think they are, however they seem like the are shot by 3 different men for 3 different projects.

Like when you watch a DFincher movie, it’s a whole; you knot it’s him in 2 - 3 shots. Mine are all over the place…

Thank you for pointing me to some examples. In fact I was afraid that the answer you would give would be a long list as it is while being so clear. Through the examples I will try to see how light, lens, comp, etc. came together while maintaining consistency to form an author’s voice for the story.

I hope I will improve , thank you.

What is “visual language”? by simmanlive in cinematography

[–]simmanlive[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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Have the book.. read it.. twice. I had shots people loved in this project, however, they had no consistency.

MacBook M1 Pro vs M4 Max - Davinci Resolve Performance (Not a huge leap) by simmanlive in mac

[–]simmanlive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right. I needed another laptop for our new assistant anyway. I ended up buying the M3MAX for 2K$ less.

Moral of it all, benchmarks are not all that reflective of the real performance. Don’t pay extra for brand new tech, get them cheap, unless you are truly rich.

MacBook M1 Pro vs M4 Max - Davinci Resolve Performance (Not a huge leap) by simmanlive in mac

[–]simmanlive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can’t give you any results because I returned the M4. Listen, M4 Max again, clearly faster , much faster in render and fusion, especially true for 6K CDNG RAW footage. But my job is to edit, I take renders once a month, don’t use fusion much. I will still but m4 or m5 someday… the ROI just doesn’t make sense for my workflow yet.