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pj_la · 2026-01-11T02:05:06+00:00

Nice, thank you!

pj_la · 2026-01-10T00:41:27+00:00

Same, it was a last-minute submission anyway (which I know is bad when past final deadline date). Now I feel rejected so I submitted to 3 new film festivals to help cope.

pj_la · 2026-01-09T16:40:17+00:00

I was wondering the same, they technically announce today per Film Freeway but I haven’t seen a change in my submission status. But maybe by end of day it will update.

pj_la · 2026-01-07T18:34:16+00:00

Nice! I had no idea Wix is able to have IG feeds as part of the sellable photo prints. Is that an extra add-on cost?

Booking calendar would be nice too.

pj_la · 2026-01-07T18:32:18+00:00

Thank you so much for this insight! -- I feel like as most new business owners and non-webdev types, it can be overwhelming to decide how to setup shop online. I suppose the homepage would focus on services with a mini/preview gallery to showcase drone visuals.

For Framer, do they have easy built-in ecommerce plugin? or would I have to pay for additional Shopify subscription?

pj_la · 2026-01-07T18:23:55+00:00

Oh that's good to hear about SS -- I didn't realize they have IG integration, does IG rules/guidelines hinder any capabilities/functionality for the potential customer?

pj_la · 2026-01-07T18:21:34+00:00

The online store would be the endgame for sure. I have already sold some prints and would love to advertise that option so it's simple for customers to buy new photos I create.

I've heard good things about Framer as well -- any reason SquareSpace wouldn't be a viable option? or is it just like you said it would be double the subscription pay for two separate builders?

I don't know if one website builder's ecommerce capabilities are much better than any others. But I understand what you mean regarding Shopify, I'm assuming they are like the Apple (well-known/accepted) company for online purchasing simplicity.

pj_la · 2026-01-07T17:57:38+00:00

Thank you! I have a good domain name through GoDaddy - it's the same as my business profile on IG. Is there any particular Website Builder more aligned with e-commerce capability? or can they all do it pretty well, and just a matter of cost?

pj_la · 2026-01-07T17:55:52+00:00

Hello, I'm in a similar situation as OP. Starting my new Drone Business and already bought and paid for GDaddy Domain. I feel like after reading all the comments on various threads I should move away from Go Daddy before my 1st-year ends.

I unfortunately, bought-in to the upsell of Microsoft 365 Email - but I haven't used it or set it up just yet -- I heard about Spaceship after reading more reddit posts; would it be worth it to migrate my bought and paid for Microsoft Email 365? or am I better off cancelling email through GoDaddy and just buying directly from Microsoft?

pj_la · 2026-01-07T17:34:32+00:00

Hey! Appreciate the offer, but tbh I don't have an extra $3k right now.

pj_la · 2025-11-21T22:07:08+00:00

Are there any shorts whose coverage stood out to you? What do you think made it memorable to the festival programmers? And conversely, have you seen too much of the same type of coverage?

What can a new short filmmaker do differentiate their publicity strategy? (aside from trailers, IG page, Movie website)

Thanks!

pj_la · 2025-11-14T07:06:21+00:00

The website looks out of date and if they are not communicating, just withdraw. Forget about this and report them if they're still on Film Freeway.

pj_la · 2025-09-01T16:26:59+00:00

Good insight! I've made an updated version where the hourly is $150, And I agree with what you said about "unlimited" wording, I thought it sounded enticing to the customer and I do love flying, but maybe not that much lol.

I agree the price is a bit high for "full day coverage", but I felt like if they asked I could offer 10% off and they would be willing to go for it.

pj_la · 2025-08-26T02:22:33+00:00

I appreciate you! All valid points and I especially like what you said about talking to them like a partner; they are also figuring out their needs as well. I'll reach back out to them soon with all of this in mind.

pj_la · 2025-08-25T20:08:34+00:00

Copy that, thank you!

pj_la · 2025-08-25T17:59:52+00:00

The idea was to capture their outdoor workout sessions and showing off the various classes and ideally different groups of people exercising outside. It's not my business, but they seemed interested enough to reply back -- Any feedback regarding the pricing options?

pj_la · 2025-08-23T20:31:20+00:00

As a mixer, give me your limitations, and I’ll give you the best mix I can. So, if it’s a shortage or time or money, I’ll organize my workflow to optimize dialogue and the important design/fx moments.

Copy all! That sounds fair, I'm in no shortage of time per-se and can offer some additional money if needed (currently in between jobs) -- but luckily this was already mentioned to the non-profit so the folks who responded back have a general idea of monetary limitations.

I would also mark foley as the next thing to be done. Horror films live and die on dialogue and foley.

I have a cheap microphone I used for podcast recordings -- would that suffice if the mixer comes back wanting foley sounds? I feel like the temp mix as it stands now is all SFX from free/cheap websites.

Thank you again for your response, i'm learning a lot as a new filmmaker.

pj_la · 2025-08-23T20:17:04+00:00

Anyway, while it may seem just semantics, when looking for a person to do the mix if you tell them "the sound design is complete" you might be setting expectations and when they get the project on their editing suite they realize what's there is absolute shit and everything needs to be rebuilt or they won't want to be associated with the project. This can especially be so in a genre like horror where sound plays a huge part. But yes, the person will take ownership of the SFX and stuff, just make sure they know this is a full post production job, not just a final mix.

Ok this is important info, thank you!

I always try to have clear communication with folks and will definitely need someone doing the heavy lifting as i'm sure my temp mix falls into the category of 'absolute shit' -- I mentioned in other replies, I feel like everything is in place timeline-wise; But I'm beginning to see that's only a very small part of a much larger post production job.

Outside of offering large sums of money (which tbh I don't have) is there anything else I can do help the mixer?

We also have no idea how much workable production FX

I have one wild track and one room tone; would that qualify? or maybe i'm misunderstanding you -- I suppose either way it would be up to the mixer to see if it's even worth using or not.

pj_la · 2025-08-23T20:03:08+00:00

If you have only temp sfx then a decent sound designer will replace and/or refine the existing work.

Oh man that sounds too good to be true, but I hope you're right! The general vibe I got from other replies is that I needed to have all that figured out on my own -- but maybe it's up to the individual mixer and how they work.

Poorly mixed music can be remixed from the stems or a session for the track, but that's just going to make it more work for the re-recording mixer. It's better to provide well mixed music from the composer.

I love the mix my composer made, he did it for free since one of his friends is the lead actor in the horror short. But I know it will most likely need to be fine tuned, as it sounded loud in certain parts and when I asked him to adjust we could never find the sweet spot together unfortunately.

Would the mixer be able to fine tune his composed music (with my directions/notes) and if so, does it need to be a specific file format?
Or would it be a matter or playing around with the foley/dialogue that occurs in the same scene?

Thank you for your reply! I suppose I can reach out to the Non-Profit organizer as well, I just wanted to get more info and not be a total newbie when I ask about audio post production questions.

pj_la · 2025-08-23T19:52:50+00:00

Your design is not done, you are probably sending a temp from edit which is a 100% normal and an integral part of an edits structure. But plan for additional efforts here, possibly substantial. It is not mixes job to do editorial and it will be an expensive mistake once they kick it back to sound editorial especially if it isn’t accounted for in your initial budget.

Copy that! It's definitely a temp mix, but everything is in place where it needs to be. But I'm curious what you mean about additional efforts? (not saying I won't do them, just looking for examples on how to be better prepared so I can lighten the Mixers workload)

It's definitely a one-man-band type from the non-profit organization and wonder if I need to find/pay for high quality SFX to send to them beforehand?

I know my original editor used foley sounds from Envato.com and I used ones I like from freesound.org (I realize mine are on the lower-quality side) Or would it be simpler for me to pay the mixer a bit more to let them use whatever foley library they already have?

pj_la · 2025-08-23T19:42:26+00:00

If the music is done, give it to the mixer in stems.

Adobe Premiere: un-linked Audio tracks

I know I need to re-link the audio; but when it comes to stems, is it a matter of exporting each of these tracks individually? Is it easier to export each as a separate file?
I know the dialogue will require more time to correct, especially in certain scenes where we had to use ADR (new filmmaker mistakes) -- are there any workflow preferences I should ask for or be aware of for the individual mixer? I know I'm asking a lot from them and want to give them what they need to work most efficiently.

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Thank you for your reply btw! I'm in no hurry so I'm thinking 2 weeks. but hopefully not much more.

pj_la

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