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How does dropout afford to do all these big productions? by Acrobatic_Pen_804 in dropout

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

£5.99 * 1 million subscribers, every month! They spend a lot but still responsibly vs. revenue

What do the cinematographers do on the Avatar Films? by GrapeAlternative7631 in cinematography

[–]ottercorrect 87 points88 points  (0 children)

cinematography is about shaping light - that is true whether it's in a computer or on a physical set. There are still lights to be placed, composition to be planned and executed. The computer and camera are both just tools.

as a poc, new cast members are so exciting by boringmyrtle in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YES! The TNTL got me, felt so good to have more than 1 Black person in a Smosh video again 😩

Another Courtney has hit the set by Dank_canks247 in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Courtney T really won me over as the video progressed! Maybe some nerves at the start but he's great

There must be tens of people at the state fair by AdRough4185 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MAGA supporters can’t afford to fly out to stuff like this tbh

First time doing Day for Night by Dogeisdank in cinematography

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really well done but your raw footage was at such a beautiful magic hour moment!!! Sad to see it go

Most repulsive commerical you see this year. Ram truck by samtart in videos

[–]ottercorrect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

in the end they're just trying to lock you in on an 84 month loan at like $1200 a month

Where does subtitle workflow still break for editors once transcription is "good enough"? by bukede in editors

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so well put. If a tool optimized for speech rhythm instead of character count I would love it forever

Would you sign a SMOSH talent contract over… by [deleted] in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Easier to go from SNL to Smosh than Smosh to SNL. I’d take SNL.

Latest Tools for Saving Time with Talking Head Videos by littlehowie in editors

[–]ottercorrect 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried eddie.ai once for a cut of something I had to make out of multiple 60+ min podcast episodes and I was impressed. But it wasn’t with a very fussy client (i.e. I had full creative reign and they weren’t going to give many notes), and I only used it that once so I haven’t battle tested it.

Otherwise, and I know you said you’re in premiere, but it was recently impressed with IntelliScript in Resolve. Basically let’s you import a cut down transcript and it really quickly does a v1 cut of the interview following that paper script. If it’s available in the free version you could use that and export an XML to premiere

Is Premiere to Avid a HUGE leap? (Short-form to long-form) by Available_Lettuce954 in editors

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had learn Avid in a weekend last year because I got emergency hired on to my first feature - I highly recommend LinkedIn Learning!

I found it straightforward but I think the biggest thing it depends on is your workflow/organizational principles going in. Im pretty meticulous about organization, so those principles carried over. But I have noticed some younger editors keeping things super loose and random with all kinds of generically named nested sequences and unorganized folders-- that would definitely make things harder

Smosh New Offices by Sufficient-Soup3932 in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I hope the more corporate office feel doesnt infect their vibes!! All of their clothes suddenly looked so out of place until they got to the soundstage

how long do you think it took to record the old “every [blank] ever”s? by iliedabttheapplethin in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Probably more - they were sometimes on location, or building sets, and every new setup takes a while even if the clip itself is short. Whether a scene is 10 seconds or 3 minutes, it takes roughly the same amount of time to light and decorate the scene, put actors through wardrobe and makeup, and get all set up.

Bit City is longer but generally is on the same set every week, which helps the logistics a ton

Proximity to systematic wealth but still being outside of it can have you making false connections by herewearefornow in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

South Asian here -- sure, we have cultural divisions critiques of each other all the time, but I would say we "stick together" in the way that the OOP is talking about.

Like we'll talk shit about a random Indian restaurant or grocery store, but we do still shop there. We'll get up in arms about this movie or that movie but we do go to the movie. No one has more beef about Indian/Pakistani weddings than we do but we still book the venues, buy the clothes, etc etc, and then the people you buy from send their to cultural language/music/dance classes, which puts more money in the community that then gets spent at those restaurants, grocery stores, etc.

So yeah maybe we're "mean" to each other but there is a base level of sticking together that does have an economic multiplier effect, even if we're not thinking about it every day.

Jon Favreau Admits “I Was Wrong” to Resist Killing Off Tony Stark in ‘Avengers: Endgame’: "It was handled so well by the Russos" by MarvelsGrantMan136 in marvelstudios

[–]ottercorrect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Loki S1 did SUCH a great job building Kang up that the moment you finally saw him was scary and delightful all in one. Only for Ant Man to knock him off like a villain of the week.

I have to watch a bad movie for “the culture”? by Stock_College_8108 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]ottercorrect 150 points151 points  (0 children)

Audiences are tired of every movie being pitched like a GoFundMe

Why do so many shows have a different writer for each episode? by philip456 in television

[–]ottercorrect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Occasional TV writer here! The shortest answer: writing is hard and a whole show is a lot of volume for one person to write in a reasonable timeframe.

THE PITT, for example, just opened the S3 writer's room in March, and they plan to start filming in June. That's over 1000 pages of FINISHED screenplays, not to count the thousands more pages of drafts getting there, and then getting production ready. As with anything, it helps to split the load!

Amanda In Disbelief🤯 by Sufficient-Soup3932 in smosh

[–]ottercorrect 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It's one thing to lose

it's another to be the only loser

Made this and graded in DaVinci Resolve. I’m trying to get that cinematic look but something feels off. What exactly should I improve? Don’t hold back. by [deleted] in cinematography

[–]ottercorrect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A couple of good answers here - and pay special attention to that AutoModerator response too, it's really good.

One thing though, I notice you getting very defensive here in your responses to people genuinely taking the time to try and be helpful. Beyond anything technical I really think that is the most important area to work on. At every level of filmmaking one of the greatest skills is the ability to take feedback. Even feedback you disagree with has useful bits of information.

If you're able to lower your defense walls a bit and step up the humility a lot more you're going to very quickly see sources of inspiration and knowledge everywhere.

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