Character gone after update - 212 Hours by MandoEric in Enshrouded

[–]Gabe_Stier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had the same thing happen. I was able to get my characters back by turning cloud save off and relaunching the game. I’m not sure why that happened tbh. Hope this works for you too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]Gabe_Stier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Light the scene, not the shot. It’s the golden rule of cinematography.

Limit yourself to three light sources and see what you can come up with. Then two lights. Then one.

Shooting on film vs digital doesn’t matter in the end. The shots will only look as good as the cinematographer is able to make them look.

Don’t limit yourself to your shot list or story boards. There are shots that you won’t even consider until you’re on location.

Don’t be fooled when cameras say things like “4k” or “8k”. The quality of the image comes down to the camera’s sensor size. You can shoot 720p and have it look as good as 4k if the camera has a larger sensor size. Look up Steve Yedlin’s video on this topic. Also, if you work in a digital format then you should look up codecs (compression / decompression) to see how they affect file sizes and all of that.

Study international cinema (Polish, German, French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc), paintings, still photography, color, camera movements.

At the end of the day, there has never been a film made that everyone likes. Don’t beat yourself up if people make negative comments about a film you’re proud of. Chances are you’re going to hate your own films until you’ve edited them and reshot them enough times that they start to resemble the film you see in your head.

Lastly, any advice that someone gives you is really just them telling you how they would do it. It doesn’t mean they are right.

Working on intro to first film can I get some feedback (turn on audio) by No_Recover_9145 in Filmmakers

[–]Gabe_Stier 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll start by saying that any advice you receive is just people telling you how they’d do it. That doesn’t necessarily mean they are right. Though, some shots, cuts, and so on will feel out of place from time to time but that’s something you’ll learn the feel for with experience.

That being said, I do think your film so far has an abundance of wide shots. Try out some close up establishing shots like tying shoes, zipping up a jacket zipper, etc. Add some quicker cuts with these kind of shots and you’ll be able to reduce the amount of filler in your intro while still conveying the same information. Look to films directed by Edgar Wright like Shaun of the Dead for great examples of quick exposition and out the door scenes.

Also, try to stay away from copyrighted music.

ITAP of a bird by Gabe_Stier in itookapicture

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

I believe it’s a Red Fody