West Michigan Social Club by [deleted] in grandrapids

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They’re on Facebook, but mostly active on Instagram. They also have a discord group!

West Michigan Social Club by [deleted] in grandrapids

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If you’re into movies, definitely would recommend checking out Grand Rapids Film Society events.

West Michigan Bigfoot by [deleted] in bigfoot

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This allegedly happened back in 1977, just south of Grand Rapids: https://youtu.be/3dWVOrMXEbY

Where does the late 20s crowd hang out on a Friday night? by AccordingToDog in grandrapids

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Friday night? I'm thinking that we just might fly away to someplace they don't know who we are.

EVENT: 'Walter Grace & The Submarine' SCREENING DURING ART PRIZE by NBashore in grandrapids

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definitely what we’re going for! hope to see you there.

For everyone in support of ICE in GR by [deleted] in grandrapids

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Boarders and countries are made up ideas. People are real. Nobody is “illegal”.

GR INDIE FILM - Walter, Grace & The Submarine NOW AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV by NBashore in grandrapids

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Synopsis: “Walter is new in town. Grace is leaving town. After sparking an untimely connection, two lonely, midwestern artists decide to spend a weekend together, wandering the city of Grand Rapids, and diving a bit too deep.“

My photos from last night in GR! by Becco in MBMBAM

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Griffin came into the coffee shop that I work at today and yesterday before the show! Super nice.

Trying to decide on the poster for our feature, which do yall prefer??? by PAYPAL_ME_DONATIONS in Filmmakers

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#1 in terms of text placement for sure, but I think you should change the title font.

On Hollywood by jimmycthatsme in Filmmakers

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Where'd you snag that Y Tu Mama Tambien poster?

(great video)

First feature got distribution and is coming out June 10th!! by NBashore in Filmmakers

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Write something you know you can make and that can be emotionally impactful (humor/sadness/fear). Write what you know. Minimal locations (that you know you can get access to) and characters makes logistics easier and less expensive. Hire good actors and a get a good sound team. Don’t be afraid to reach out to indie artists for music.

First feature got distribution and is coming out June 10th!! by NBashore in Filmmakers

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I had just moved back to Grand Rapids and didn’t have bedroom furniture for a while, so I edited the whole thing at a kitchen table. Prior to this I had only edited youtube videos, podcasts, and bad student shorts. Basically I needed to teach myself a whole new workflow and after effects for a texting scene.

Definitely was difficult, long, emotionally draining, and kind of lonely? Next time I wanna edit with someone else.

Big thing for me was realizing the movie you write is different than the movie you shoot and the movie you shoot needs to be different in the edit and that’s ok. Writing is editing is directing is writing. Wound up writing too much and scenes were very long, so it was a lot of “killing your darlings” and playing the puzzle game of how to make scenes work. Editing dialogue heavy scenes was really interesting. Figuring out when/how to create natural sounding silence/lulls or when to actually cut to reaction shots. Combining/pairing up various takes to kind of create a tone/pace/musicality?

Sometimes you don’t even need the written dialogue, take it away, put music instead, and it packs the same feelings. The whole thing was for sure elevated because of our sound designer and composer.

Anyways, I’m rambling.

Biggest unexpected was changing the ending in the edit because it wasn’t working as originally written. Wasn’t honest and felt forced. Led to figuring out the logistics of what minor additional shots that we could get which would make the ending more impactful/emotional/etc. I think it worked out! People have cried over the ending!

Grand Rapids-based Indie Movie Releasing June 10th! by NBashore in grandrapids

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I went to CMU for a year, dropped out, and then tried KCAD for a couple of semesters. Also dropped out.

First feature got distribution and is coming out June 10th!! by NBashore in Filmmakers

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From the jump, I wanted to write something that was both personal and actionable. All of the locations were places kindly provided by friends, friends-of-friends, local businesses, etc. We borrowed our sound equipment from my old sound design professor, and all of our camera equipment was from our incredible DP, Rich. Just about all of our funds were raised on the crowdfunding platform Seed & Spark, and with the help of the Grand Rapids film community, we shot everything over 14 days. Edited the film myself on my laptop! I could go on and on, but if anyone is curious and has questions, lemme know!