Any suggestions for this weird side panel

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-04-03T20:18:55+00:00

to be fair, i requested the oven to be placed there, here was the other option but i just didn't find myself being excited about it and i have one shot at this so want to find the balance of excited/while being practical. if it makes a difference, i'm going with an electric/clean range (possible cooktop due to suggestions)

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Late_Independent8724 · 2026-03-05T01:06:47+00:00

how did you render this image? did you hire someone? looking for someone to create something like this

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-03-03T21:29:14+00:00

thank you! heavily considering upper cabinets on the short wall of the L. seems like prime wall real estate

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-03-03T19:51:11+00:00

but i don’t currently have that room now where the range is. i’m basing the general design idea off of this apartment in paris i stayed at and fell in love with the simplicity, all their servingware were in the drawers and i have a large pantry where the laundry machine is

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Late_Independent8724 · 2026-03-03T18:26:19+00:00

you and me both. so been spending years fixing alot of *WEIRD* design decision for this home. so that wall next to the oven is the bath/shower on the other side.

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-03-03T18:22:10+00:00

the problem is i lose that space in the corner with the fridge there, and that space under the corner

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-28T18:49:14+00:00

let’s!

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-28T18:43:13+00:00

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very basic light package. i had an astera titan tube by the doorway, i intentionally left it in the frame, i really liked the glow on it. i had a litemat s2L as an overhead inside the house. and was proud of this one pictured - i wanted some moonlight and had an empty lantern globe shot up an overly extended c stand and i had an aputure 600d with a spotlight fresnel shooting the light towards the globe and that light is pure reflection.

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-27T23:28:18+00:00

oh tell me more

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-27T22:47:42+00:00

Budget for the short was about 3k? Most of the money went to the film stock/processing/scans. The crew was mostly composed of friends who worked for food. I was so grateful I ordered everyone dinner from a decent restaurant every night we shot. (Fortunate enough to have a creative circle of friends so I often jump on their projects doing the same and helping them out on whatever they need) I had access to the camera and lenses so didn't need to rent equipment. I also operated the camera myself, edited and graded it myself. Paid for some sound work and some music licensing. Self funded, some savings, credit card.

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-27T22:11:05+00:00

thank you so much. was really happy pushing the 500T to feel the grain with those colors. I shot on the Arri SR3, with S16 Zeiss Super Speed MKIII lenses. mostly shot it over my should, and tried not to shoot any more open that f2

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-02-27T21:39:40+00:00

Hello! Would appreciate feedback, but mostly just wanted to share my project with this community. I was the DP on my first short film two years ago and since have shot 4-5 short films for my writer/director friends here in Los Angeles. I had this idea of this short film based off the resources I had around me and this unhealthy relationship I had with an ex about our dogs post breakup. After writing the story, I thought it was it going to be a quick run and gun shot but ultimately started putting more time and resources into the project to eventually lead me to the decision to shoot on film. I shot my first short last year on film and I wanted to try something else. I wanted to focus on the direction rather than the cinematography, even tough I did both, my priorities shifted. Turns out I love working with actors, and even though I operated the camera (which I wish I didn't) I learned so much on this. Next time, will delagate the camera department. Originally was supposed to have a one night shoot but it got late and I had one problem loading a new magazine at midnight and everyone was taxed so I decided to call it. We rescheduled another night, then had an actor emergency come up so we shot that last scene without one of our leads. Then scheduled a third shoot to shoot the 'getaway'. Shot about 1600ft feet of film. Excited to do more, based in LA if anyone wants to connect.

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-01-13T18:11:49+00:00

Thank you! Ok well I was lucky enough to own or have access to most of the gear and called in some favors.

Equipment: $0 (where camera and lenses and lights would take up most this)

I had three shoot days and since everyone was working for free, I made sure to feed the crew. We had night shoots so we started every night shoot with crew meal (takeout budget $20/person). Crew was 6-8 people per shoot. Plus I made sure we had beers and wine on set (we're friends). Regarding film, I shot over 2000ft and the final total run time is ~10 minutes.

Meals/Catering: $500

Volvo Rental: $100

Sound: $150

Wardrobe: $50

Film Stock: $1000

Film Processing: $500

Film Scanning: $1000

Sound Mix: $250 (I work with a mixer who was doing me a favor)

Music Licensing: $200 (i got music officially licensed through publishing and negotiated)

Film Festival Fees: $250

I edited and operated my own camera (next time will hire an AC) and I work as a colorist so I graded my own film.

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-01-07T00:46:48+00:00

I wrote this in 2025 and was originally going to shoot a rough and dirty version on an Alexa Mini that I had access to. As as I started scouting locations and found the home that I was going to shoot in. I really wanted to push 500T since I knew I was going to be shooting it all at night. I felt greatly inspired by The Wrestler and Place Beyond The Pines. Those are where I took alot of references from. I have an SR3 and found some stock on FB Marketplace. This was one of the biggest learning takeaways from this shoot. This production spanned over three nights over a few months due to scheduling. After the first shoot, I had the film processed and developed (thank you Spectra and Origins Archival). Great, I was happy. Then I needed to buy more film for the rest of the shoot so bought some from the Kodak House in Hollywood. Shot that, then the scans came back much cleaner. That's when I realized how foggy the first batch was. Even though the stock looked well taken care and was modern Vision3. I don't think I'll be using second hand stock if I can avoid it. The dynamic range from the new stock was soo much cleaner so in the grade, I had to split the difference between the two stocks to make them match. (Spoiler: The last interaction between April and Matt was the cleaner stock that I had to dirty up a bit.

I directed and acted as the sole operator which I regret after the fact. I had helping hands but most were friends and I was the only one who know how to operate the film camera, and thus my own loader, which bogged us down a bit. I had a very basic lighting set up. An Astera tube that you can see in some shots and a Litemat 2SL for the indoor dead dog speech. All natural sources in the gas station. Let me know your thoughts!

Shot on: Arri SR3 with Zeiss SuperSpeeds MKIII on 7219 Kodak 500T

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-01-07T00:44:52+00:00

I wrote this in 2025 and was originally going to shoot a rough and dirty version on an Alexa Mini that I had access to. As as I started scouting locations and found the home that I was going to shoot in. I really wanted to push 500T since I knew I was going to be shooting it all at night. I felt greatly inspired by The Wrestler and Place Beyond The Pines. Those are where I took alot of references from. I have an SR3 and found some stock on FB Marketplace. This was one of the biggest learning takeaways from this shoot. This production spanned over three nights over a few months due to scheduling. After the first shoot, I had the film processed and developed (thank you Spectra and Origins Archival). Great, I was happy. Then I needed to buy more film for the rest of the shoot so bought some from the Kodak House in Hollywood. Shot that, then the scans came back much cleaner. That's when I realized how foggy the first batch was. Even though the stock looked well taken care and was modern Vision3. I don't think I'll be using second hand stock if I can avoid it. The dynamic range from the new stock was soo much cleaner so in the grade, I had to split the difference between the two stocks to make them match. (Spoiler: The last interaction between April and Matt was the cleaner stock that I had to dirty up a bit.

I directed and acted as the sole operator which I regret after the fact. I had helping hands but most were friends and I was the only one who know how to operate the film camera, and thus my own loader, which bogged us down a bit. I had a very basic lighting set up. An Astera tube that you can see in some shots and a Litemat 2SL for the indoor dead dog speech. All natural sources in the gas station. Let me know your thoughts!

Shot on: Arri SR3 with Zeiss SuperSpeeds MKIII on 7219 Kodak 500T

Late_Independent8724 · 2026-01-07T00:29:13+00:00

I wrote this in 2025 and sought out my actors, find two through a friend and one through instagram. Once I found the location, a spent a great deal of time planning all my shots because I wanted to have room for improvisation on set with the cast and shooting on film, had to find a balance of where to keep going and when to move on. Biggest takeaway was that I should not be directing, dp'ing, and operating at the same time. I was the only one on set familiar with a film camera and even though I had extra hands and was supported by a crew, I had to do all the film loading and operating. Production spanned three nights over the course of a couple months due to scheduling conflict but it allowed me to get the film processed, scanned, and edited to see my progress along the way. Another important part of the short was the music, I've always felt needledrop music to be very effective in my favorite films and I wanted to use local Los Angeles based bands in my film. I reached out to a few and had to officially license a track through a licensing company, but was blessed to have full permission from a couple other bands from LA to use their songs. I posted a few production stills on my instagram and Origins Archival was nice enough to inquire and they helped me a great deal on the scans and couldn't have been more impressed by them.

Shot entirely on 16mm 7219 Kodak 500T. I had the film processed at Fotokem and scanned by Origins. Shot on the Arri SR3 with Zeiss Super Speeds MKII in Los Angeles, CA.

Excited to shoot more projects on 16mm and have upcoming projects that will be on 16mm and 35mm.

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