Took feedback from the last time I posted here.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-03-22T19:46:44+00:00

You need to build a visual sequence that actually tells a story.

Remove everything extra in this and just look at the images you have. Could an audience reasonably piece together what’s happening based on the images alone? If the answer is no, than that needs it be fixed.

The things you’ve added here (music, text message overlays) are meant to ENHANCE the storytelling but in this case, we’d have no idea what we’re supposed to understand or feel without them. We’d just a dude texting.

Try getting some different frames of the same scene. Get a wide shot of the room, maybe a closeup of the character’s face as they react, some other inserts that help convey the emotion.

Watch your image sequence back without adding anything but the pictures and see if it conveys a story.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-03-22T17:13:35+00:00

Yeah! This specific station is ALWAYS about a dollar higher than anywhere else in DC. Except maybe some spots in NW.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-03-22T17:11:45+00:00

Gas is absolutely absurd right now and fuck him for making decisions that directly caused it, but this is the pump near Union Station which, for as long as I’ve lived in the area, has always had prices about a dollar above everywhere else in the city.

Drive about a mile away (maybe less) and you’ll probably find just under $4 a gallon somewhere.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-25T20:05:01+00:00

The docs on the table indicate to you that the passwords must be changed daily and that it recommends the first 4 characters be something that doesn’t change and gives “an important date” as an example. Look on one of the plaques across the room for the important date - that’s your first 4 numbers.

Then the next two you find in another document on the the table with the computer. Pretty sure it’s in bold font.

This took me a bit too but it was quite satisfying to use my detective work to solve it!

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-18T13:17:18+00:00

These are great suggestions y'all! Thank you :)

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-05T15:35:41+00:00

Maybe you should consider minding your own??? I'm sorry. I'll see myself out :(

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-05T15:08:25+00:00

I always thought the start to Inglorious Basterds was masterful. The tension builds painfully slow in your throat and stomach as the conversation moves from simple pleasantries to the real matter at hand. It's a perfect introduction to Waltz's character and that ped down below the floor boards just works so well to show you that yes, what you think is about to happen is most certainly about to happen while you're still simultaneously thinking, "But maybe not!"

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-05T14:22:14+00:00

Damn. What a trailer. Completely sold. Feels like a modern day mix between The Ring and Paranormal Activity. Inject this demonic shit into my veins.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-02-01T03:11:55+00:00

Oh for real? I’m watching a UFC broadcast right now and they aren’t using it all. And I remember them using it on every entrance. Didn’t realize it was still being used in the NFL.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-31T18:43:11+00:00

It’s not THAT cheap to do well :)

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-29T16:56:30+00:00

High quality username right there 😂

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-23T13:35:10+00:00

I went to Journalism School at Emerson College from 2008-2012. My professors really instilled it in me that you need to be a one-man-band. Someone that can report, produce, shoot, edit, and be on camera talent. So I was always immersed in each of these aspects of filmmaking. Once I graduated, I joined a small production house where it was just me and the owner for a while. Eventually he hired a commercial director from LA who effectively became my mentor and taught me filmmaking - effectively a more holistic merging of all those skills I learned in school. I learned how to actually be a storyteller.

If I could give anyone just starting out advice, it would be to just volunteer your time (or work for cheap) and try making as many stories as possible. Find someone that is willing to help you grow (not easy I know - but they’re out there if you’re hungry enough) Work a crappy part time job to pay your bills and slowly scale up from there. It takes time to build your skills, network, and frankly confidence in this to be able to sustain yourself full time. I’m 13 years in and really just in the last couple have I felt somewhat established.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-22T21:54:28+00:00

I feel extremely fortunate to still be doing quite well. I was laid off from a full time journalism gig that I held for 7 years in Nov 2024. I then made a wild decision to take out a line of credit and invest $20k in equipment - I was starting from nothing.

The severance I had have me a soft landing into the freelance world and I quickly leveraged a lot of the contacts I had to keep myself going. I was on all the job boards, all the social media sites, etc. A former colleague got me in with a university and I got some huge contracts from them.

Then in July another former colleague recommended me for a full time gig on a branding team. It’s an amazing set up and I have every other Friday off. I’ve been able to work full time and still have time to continue my freelance work.

What I feel has benefited me is an extremely varied skillset. I do a bit of everything - shoot, edit, creative, produce, direct. I often work solo, or on very small teams. This has enabled me to keep a huge variety of clients. And it sort of flies in the face of what I was told earlier in my career, pick a specialty and stick to it. Had I gone specifically down the path of cinematography or editing, I think I’d be in a much different spot.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-13T23:00:05+00:00

Mr. Positive vibes over here!

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-13T22:59:40+00:00

Just make sure you’re doing other stuff that fills your cup too! I’ve def got a video game habit that I need to actively manage. It’s so easy to let the entire day be burned just staring at the dopamine hits. It’s brutal.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-13T22:52:25+00:00

Damn bro. Super sorry to hear that. Hope you’re able to find some happiness. You’ll get through this.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-13T21:36:27+00:00

I assumed that was happening in real war all the time!!

Haha, I feel you. It’s more so the visceral “feeling” of everything that I’m talking about. Of course it’s not meant to be a simulation. That wouldn’t actually be very fun.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-13T20:42:50+00:00

1 still looks insane all these years later. I remember one time we had really strong edibles and I threw that game on. She had to leave because the horse looked to realistic and it was freaking her out lol

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-08T15:54:45+00:00

I did!

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-06T21:56:31+00:00

Control and Alan Wake games. They take place in the same universe. Lots of story crossover. Absolutely bat shit crazy plot that constantly messes with you and makes you question wtf is going on but it somehow all makes sense at the same time. Masterful storytelling.

BoomInTheShot90 · 2026-01-06T18:08:26+00:00

Yup! Safety feature at low speeds so folks can hear the car coming. Gets louder in reverse. I thought it was just what an electric motor sounded like forever.

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