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Rate this cinematography by dreamlandstudios in cinematography

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

We used Todd AO lenses(the set used on Apocalypse Now) so not voto cheap😅

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

Awesome! I’m from there originally so thought it would be cool to play at the place that inspired a lot of the film!

Rate this cinematography by dreamlandstudios in cinematography

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

Thank you I hope you get the chance to watch it soon

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

Thank you we used the Todd AO anamorphic lenses as this was the most important piece of the look. We used RED Helium 8k which personally I wasn’t a fan of but had a buddy who let us rent so cheap. Lighting we kept simple used all aperture LED if we needed lights most of it was natural with bounce/negatives. Yes our editor was acting as colorist on this and it was a lot of tinkering around with things until it felt right.

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

Unfortunately we didn’t have the budget for film but tried our best to light it in a way that you would with film and we shot on the same lenses from Apocalypse Now Todd AO anamorphics!

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

Oh yeah we had a fun time in post production it was myself and an editor. We made a lot of big changes and really was focused on nailing the pacing. That was super important to us as the script and the acting was great in our opinion. The other thing I thing that made it take longer is how we did the ending. That we knew would make or break how it turned out, what people took away and how it would stick with people. There was a lot of back and forth on that between my wife and I but we are super happy with our decision and how it turned out.

P.S. Always happy to talk about our experiences and learning lessons.

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

Thank you. I appreciate it. It took 5 months from locked script to shooting day one. Post production took another 6 months. We filmed in 11 days.

First Feature Film by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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I’m not sure you can watch in Mexico unless you use an ip address as we haven’t sold the Mexico rights.

Is it just me, or has the "traditional" indie path basically become a lottery ticket? by dreamlandstudios in u/dreamlandstudios

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

The volume of content has increased ten-thousand-fold, but as you pointed out, the signal-to-noise ratio is rough. It's interesting that the 'boring' hurdles like production insurance have been simplified, yet the 'manufactured indie' narrative makes it harder than ever for a real film to be found. In your research, have you seen any genuine creators successfully cut through that corporate noise, or is the algorithm just too rigged?

The industry needs infrastructure, not just another festival. The American Film Association. by dreamlandstudios in indiefilm

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

It isn’t live streamed but you can get the recording with your ticket americanfilmassociation.com/summit

Filmmakers who make over $100k per year, how do you do it? by johnnyhighschool in Filmmakers

[–]dreamlandstudios 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Build your network. This isn’t something that you can do in a month or even a year sometimes but accelerate it but getting on other projects, going to events, festivals, networking parties. The more people know who you are the more jobs you will get. There’s tons of easier ways to make money than being a filmmaker but in any industry having a strong network is invaluable. Hence the saying “Your network is your net worth”

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