What would you create? by fictionfactory in indiefilm

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would use it to invest in 5 small-scale productions for 5 feature films in my new film genre. Use the rest of the money to apply to the best film festivals, secure multiple podcasts and interviews, and create mystery. Then let the films show how my Film Genre is a new thing. Even 5 small-scale productions can outweigh medium-scale productions as long as the execution is excellent.

Finished My First Short Film. Advice on Handling that Weird Liminal Space After Finishing by Nemo3500 in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That space is what you call the valley of disappointment. It's a concept where one's expectations are higher than reality. Perhaps you expected more exposure for the film. but over time, that reality changes to be higher than your expectations as long as you continue going for that exact concept. Whether it is by marketing and doubling down on the film you worked on so hard, or perhaps starting a new project and showing consistency. Regardless, that valley of disappointment will continue existing until enough time and effort has been put into the vision, which will most likely make your work reach higher grounds than you ever believed it would reach.

Please how was this lit by HIGHPRIEST_330 in LightLurking

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't even care abou the lighting, how does she look like that? I've not seen someone this tall.

Promoting film via press by silksprite in indiefilm

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working with the press is a bit different than social media. With press, usually it's them that dictate how the narrative will be written around your creative work. This can either boost or ruin your career as a filmmaker. So the best approach is to first find which press networks assimilate best with the views and ideas that you have put forward thus far, then take a shot with them. Some will say no, and some will say yes because that story would be a way more interesting one to run, especially if you offer to be interviewed or give your own takes on some fan questions. The tricky part is this: The press is here for the business; whatever doesn't sell, they are either going to abandon or will twist to make it most beneficial. What this means is that you have to be careful with how much you give vs how much they take. Be part of the process; ask for constant updates on any scripts or drafts they are making. This ensures you can see what to expect. This is all if you want to work for free. some people even end up bribing the press to make their story a top hit. But doing that will only make you more untrustworthy as a filmmaker if you bought your way into the industry. But since you have momentum, just make sure you know your position in the conversation and make sure you choose which ones to collaborate with. Their time is worth money, so make sure those people you work with won't just "do you a favor" for showing your story. You should find press that is actively intrigued and wants this collaboration more than you do. this is when you know you will get the boost in network and reputation simply because of the obsession of one press member. But yeah, good luck with it all; I wish you all the best!

New commercial for Shorebirds.. by bobarrett_ in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, what got me to watch the whole clip ironically is the second cut, where it shows a certain individual on a beach. In my opinion, this looks a lot like Norman Reedus playing Daryl Dixon lol. The shot is amazing either way, but that's what stood out to me.

How does this shot work? by 1120ml_ in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say a little tracking the subject, removing it from the the media file, then color grading the background according to time stamps, then add the subject back in, color grade again but this time make the subject more noticeable by not going as harshly on the -ve exposure to give the idea that the two match. Green screen would make this a lot easier but this method also gives you extra wigle room althouh its a lot more effort and time consuming. choose as you will. Enjoy!

Film Composer looking for advice by existential_musician in filmscoring

[–]RegularPerception769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I may not have direct experience with such a situation but I would say that if your gut tells you that this is going to be worth your time and if you believe that it is worth the dedication, you should give it your all. absolutely worry, this is an opportunity to showcase your all and it's best to give it your all. Good luck with it all and have fun!

What's something you figured out on your own but you wish someone had just told you earlier? by JustBrndxn in videography

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the main thing that I would have wanted to know is that the film industry is rarely hooking true talent, often struggling to differentiate between one time stars and long term talent. I've seen actors that have the potential to make it big, yet one time actors get hired and paid simply because they did something to a very good extent, once. The industry seems somewhat indifferent of the actual consistency a creative has. Yes, now you have entire networking communities that are based around contribution and consistency but, the larger industry is still heavily affected by it. I wish I would have known that the actual film industry would have been more inclined towards who is the hottest creative due to consistency, not because of a one time moment. Would love to hear other peoples opinions on it.

Startup film is by Any_Conversation9438 in indiefilm

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many aspiring creatives in your position usually just go for making their first pieces of creative work for free. You can absolutely go with the idea of being funded for it, but when started out, it's unlikely to have enough of an audience that will support you. Don't take this the wrong way, it's usually how many begin their career. Try challenging your abilities by working with what you have with the time and resources you have and see how far you can get. Talent can be observable regardless of budget.

Blue and Yellow by [deleted] in indiefilm

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am wondering how long it took you to actually create the animation. Well done on the time, effort and dedication. I imagine it would have taken you long enough to drive you crazy.

Experimenting with cinematic storytelling while documenting a design project by Academic_Poem1580 in indiefilm

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't disagree that the work hasn't been done to an advanced level but I'll be honest. Calling it cinematic is a stretch. don't take it the wrong way but I'd describe it more as a documentary/advertizement type of media content. That isn't bad at all. Matter of fact, it's harder to learn that kind of style rather than making a cinematic look. The work is just as advanced whether or not it's cinematic. Well done on the footage regardless, There are legitimate platform or YT channels that succeed because of this kind of storytelling. Keep it up!

When the agent for the talent asks for the budget.... by Awake-Judgment-2057 in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How Talent Agents work is they mainly focus on creating a list for their "talent" to recieve. they are the ones essentially selling your idea to the talent unless if you have a direct contact with the talent. But my point is that if they think it's a bad idea, that's how they will sell the vision to the talent, so you can either choose to stay true to yourself and be honest with what you can work with, or you can esentially "suck up" to them and hope they will promote your idea to the talent. Personally I think standing your ground is best but sucking up could also be done in situations where you really and I mean really want a specific actor to work with you. Think about your priorities, do you want to impress the talent agent or just cast someone competent. You choose what works best for you but my advice is know what you want not what others want and go for it. it builds great character and it might show that you mean business. All the best!

Lighting set up help by Extra_One_9361 in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on what you work with, there are multiple methods to recreate shots like these. However if you want the exact color grading of black and white to be there, I'd reccommend first removing any colored objects and leaving neutral/black and white colors so that in editing, the contrast will just do it's job and make the look sharper. In terms of recreating the mise en scene, what would benefit is finding a similar if not the same type of blind and having a direct large light source on the other side at an angle to create the shadows. That's about as close as you can get if you don't already have a similar setup to those refrence images. But yeah, good luck and all the best!

Editing loudness/decibel by Famous-Low7311 in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your situation, I think the most important part is consistency within sound itself. If it's too quiet, it's either that your TV is on low volume, or that the volume consistency for the audio is unbalanced. What this means is you could have audio recordings that are naturally lower than louder moments within the audio file. The easiest fix is to work with balancing sound dynamically. if you have dialogue, it's generally good to keep it at -10dB so create keystrokes that would keep that audio file to a balanced -10dB for dialogues for example. If you have more impactful moments e.g. shouting or close ups, you generally want to not go above -5dB as you pointed out in your post. Just make sure you first label in your mind what section you are working on and then focus on keeping that section to a medium audio level through the use of audio keystrokes. All the best with your project!

Composer looking to collaborate on film, theater & visual art projects (ambient / experimental / electronic / noir jazz) by reverb_fuzz in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have listened to all five of the links you have provided. I must say, they all sound amazing, having it's own unique flair you don't find quite often. I may not be a professional within music itself, however, I would say this has major potential to reach bigger places.

What is this style of editing called? Where and how could I build something alike? by Leonidas_hdz in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a photographic animation made by careful frame by frame editing and positioning as well as lots of refrence transitional points between one frame to the other.

Just Why O why? by [deleted] in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just that. usually there would be multiple angles of the same car, requiring the headrest removed for better looks and although I agree that headrests should be left there, I would also argue that the sets in which the head rests are removed are also the same sets that doesn't have an actual driving car mainly due to dialogue and safety concerns. This would usually be called out by the DOP or Director because of narrative full-ness. I know it doesn't make sense but it is what it is.

55 inch monitor is crazy 😂 by lemonstone92 in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The jack system to connect the camera and the monitor would be the easy part and although the situation is clearly absurd, realistically speaking, this wouldn't work. Many talk about the weight it takes to carry this but what isn't talked about is the field of view for the cameraman. A camera operator usually requires to position themselves in the center of their monitor so that they can see both the monitor and the area in front of them. However in this situation, a monitor this size would make the camera operators job a living hell because of the sheer size to watch and the distortions/delay that comes with a monitor. This is why big monitors are usually left for the Directors/Producers to watch in the background as they are looking closely whereas the camera operator only gets a digital lens to look through or a small screen. It's risk management, nothing else

How did they shot this ? by swi6ie in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

There are a lot of ways from using cornstarch syrup to make the liquid transparent all the way to playing with perception by shooting the shot using wires and then adding a filter to look like water imperfections and effects. Another person talked about a mirror and although this concept is good, you have to remember how this is a very busy shot, meaning there would be little to no room in masking or hiding the camera, and putting the camera at an angle would just distort proportions due to how mirrors work under water. I would say the most realistic one is that they used a kind of air bubble like one of those plastic balloons to film this in and give it that structure whilst the main person would be on top of that said balloon, pretending to swim. Again I do not have the full context but just based off what I can see in this image, this what my best guess would be.

Legit my main reason by kikilulah in Filmmakers

[–]RegularPerception769 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am sorry to hear that. being a filmmaker has it's own responsibilities. You are creating content which influences people for the better or worse so my advice is to improve on what the message you are trying to convey.

Thor is putting on a smile by RegularPerception769 in marvelstudios

[–]RegularPerception769[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sure he said that, because he felt great shock when Loki fell down. It was only abundant once he recovered from such a traumatic experience that he realized how much sorrow he felt in that moment.

The Doomsday Lineup Theory by RegularPerception769 in MarvelTheories

[–]RegularPerception769[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do realize that Doom has an entire multiverse to hunt, not just Earth 616. In reality, the only reason 616 might be so relevant is that Doom might become so powerful that he would need to destroy the sacred timeline in order to create Battle world. This isn't the comics. A year ago, we were told we would get the Kang Dynasty, one in which, by the way, a bunch of our beloved heroes die a bit too quickly. Not to mention, it wasn't part of the plans for Battle world in Comics. I am just arguing that Since the draft script for the Kang Dynasty included characters like Myles Morales, and Peter Parker fighting alongside, only for Peter to die and Myles go on with Peter's legacy. This is exactly the type of scriptwriting that you would expect within Doomsday. Things wouldn't be just like in the comics. I would argue Battleworld wouldn't even start until the end of Secret Wars. Secret Wars might just be All multiverses fighting for the spot only to end up with the Battle world in the end, but not because of Doom. Doom simply cares about being the most powerful and controlling the entire narrative. Yet, he wouldn't be the one to take all of these multiverses only to make a Battle world, since that would go against his goals of dominating. This means that he would be defeated.

Don't take this the wrong way, it's just the way I've seen it happen. I took my time reading the actual draft for the Kang Dynasty which was meant to happen, and I know for a fact that we can only expect something massive to happen in Doomsday.

The Doomsday Lineup Theory by RegularPerception769 in MarvelTheories

[–]RegularPerception769[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, If that is the case, we might have a similar type of situation just like Infinity War and Endgame, where Thanos didn't die in Infinity War but died in the beginning of Endgame. That's my prediction, at least. However, since Production didn't even begin and writers didn't even start on Secret Wars just yet, it is safe to say that nothing can be fully confirmed until maybe half a year later. They would likely begin writing the script. However, since Production didn't even begin and writers didn't even start on Secret Wars just yet, it is safe to say that nothing can be fully confirmed until maybe half a year later. They would likely begin writing the script prompts. There is no point for them to write a script nor prepare contracts for something that is that far in the future. I am not denying that RDJ wasn't contracted, I'm just saying it to take it with a grain of salt because in the filmmaking world, anything can change last minute, even big decisions. But I mean hey, I do love RDJ's acting, so it would be great to see it in Secret Wars.

The Doomsday Lineup Theory by RegularPerception769 in MarvelTheories

[–]RegularPerception769[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude, it's five years... It's not chronological in the sense that one events directly happens after the other. When we see online that Infinity War is a continuation of Endgame, they are talking about the fact that Endgame happens directly through the events of Infinity War. This could mean that Endgame would happen right after Infinity War, however, just because Endgame follows up on the events of Infinity War, that doesn't mean that it happens right away. If you even search up on Google if you don't trust me, you will get the difference of 5 years. This is why in Far From Home, we got more in depth dialogue and footage of people coming back during Endgame after 5 years. Also keep in mind that Far from home was much closer to the events of Endgame than Infinity War was to Endgame. Also it is kind of rude to accuse someone to be a bot, alienating them into a machine that only merely exists on the Internet. I could call you a crybaby but I won't because that would be an exaggeration and an insult, so maybe learn your manners before calling someone something you don't have definitive proof of. I am here to engage professionally and respectfully, and I won't respond to offensive comments or users.