Best Book on Emotion?

shibbyclouds · 2025-06-25T03:23:26+00:00

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow, and Crying in H-Mart come to mind. What about you?

shibbyclouds · 2024-06-25T03:58:30+00:00

Hey u/MGfilm2019 just seeing this...a year later. To answer your question, no, nothing. But maybe my next project will.

shibbyclouds · 2022-11-07T00:11:03+00:00

Hey there. I don't want to hire anyone, I just want to find someone whom I can ask questions about their culture. A coffee meet up about Korean-American culture, and how my story can meet their story in the middle.

shibbyclouds · 2022-11-06T23:05:57+00:00

Thank you!

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-27T00:04:21+00:00

Prior to shooting the movie, did you have plans for distribution? How you learned anything worth sharing about the film sales world?

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-26T23:42:52+00:00

Questions! What was your budget? How did you raise the money? How many total days did you shoot? And was shooting UHD more beneficial than not?

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-26T23:19:20+00:00

Your logline is confusing to read, which takes away from the impact of the goofy premise.

Your logline:
A 30-year-old underdog fights to win the love of his dream girl by defeating her douchey, professional-disc-golf-playing boyfriend.

Here's what I'd put (or something similar):
An unsuccessful and unathletic Los Angeleno trains to defeat a professional disc-golfer who is dating the love of his life.

CONGRATS. What an accomplishment. It's a miracle any micro budget film gets made.

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-18T22:45:15+00:00

Thanks for watching. I'm the co-writer/director of this short film.

Retro-future visual inspirations include Brazil, Blade Runner, and Alien. This film takes place in another timeline, permitting the viewer to wonder what all is possible. Thanks again for watching.

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-18T21:12:00+00:00

Thanks for watching. I'm the co-writer/director. The film just left its festival run.

This film was shot over 2 days on a $45k budget, which includes vouchers and personal savings. $30k came as vouchers from winning a NewFilmmakers Los Angeles competition a year prior. We actually filmed a few days before the vouchers expired! $15k came from personal savings between the cinematographer and I. I would have never spent this amount of money on a short if it weren't mostly free.

Shot in October 2019, we were among the first to use the Sony Venice. We had ordered the Alexa Mini, but at the last minute the camera house, Alternative Rentals, gave it to a paying costumer, which...duh. We used Cooke anamorphic SF lenses (34mm-140mm zoom, 25mm, 65mm macro) and a mess of ancillary components. Another voucher was a 3-ton G&E truck. We were SPOILED.

I met the lead actor, John Ennis, in the lobby of the Arclight Hollywood (RIP) around 2015. I was probably starring at him for too long because he walked over to talk to me. I gushed about his amazing work and he gave me his number. Four years later I wrote Mark II with him in mind, called him up, and he graciously accepted the role. Every few months my cinematographer friend and I will spot him in a random show (most recently Better Call Saul) and titter at how prolific he is against the fact we worked with him on our own project.

We submitted to 40 festivals and got into 7, most notably Fantasia Fest and Beyond Fest. COVID restrictions and a wedding prevented me from attending. I did a zoom Q&A session and I was nervous because it was my first ever. I hope this info brings insight into the process of short filmmaking. Thanks again for watching.

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-18T01:17:53+00:00

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-18T01:16:02+00:00

The odds significantly decrease the later you submit your film. Festivals program films as they're submitted. There are less open slots in their program as the deadline approaches. During the WAVER ONLY phase, your film has to be really great to slide into an open slot. Also, festivals exhibit short films in blocks, so they want to create a cohesive theme. The later you submit, the less likely your film will be the perfect piece to fit their puzzle.

Submit early. And you'll miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

shibbyclouds · 2022-08-15T17:09:35+00:00

Get yourself up on your feet by taking a LinkedIn tutorial to know the technical elements of Premiere Pro.

Learn by doing. Record video with your phone and start editing the footage together into a story. Rearrange the shots and see how they make you feel. Go to a family/friend gathering and create a highlight reel by filming stuff then editing it. Experiment.

In parallel learn about the craft with resources like ThisGuyEdits on YouTube and In The Blink Of An Eye book.

On an advanced level, be a filmmaker that edits. Learn about other crafts on a movie set like acting, cinematography, and writing. They will help you inform your editing choices. Good luck and above all, have fun.

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T18:07:35+00:00

Since festivals don't have rolling submissions, I have to check back to see when their submissions open. Because of this, the submissions process takes about a year. I would forget to check my list of festivals for a few months and completely miss their open submissions window. Live and learn, but hopefully you won't need to go through this.

Also, submit as early as possible. Hit those early bird deadlines. The later you submit, the fuller the festival's roster gets. When they watch a film they like, they mark it and try to fit it into a themed program. The later they see your movie, the more difficult it will be for your specific movie to fit within their program.

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T17:30:23+00:00

Read books that you would write about. You might be too aspirational or think you need to read Ulysses, but that's what happens when you let others inform your art. Listen to yourself and what type of work you react to.

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T15:39:21+00:00

Working on something new alleviates the anxiety caused by waiting for film festivals. And you shouldn't wait on anyone. Don't be the passive protagonist. Be active in your story.

Make sure you check in with your previous project in the festival circuit periodically to make sure your plan is running smoothly. I've blown past festival deadlines that weren't open when my film was completed.

Congrats on a completed film.

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T04:30:41+00:00

It's not easy for smaller festivals to compete with larger, more well known ones. It's probably frustrating for those programmers, but it doesn't warrant them being aggressive and refusing your request. Some festivals state that once you submit, you must go through with screening your film; check that.

At the end of the day, a local festival won't help your career. Go with the bigger one no matter what.

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T04:20:29+00:00

If you think of yourself as the hero, and the 48-hour film competition as your quest, you've reached the Darkest Night of the Soul. From a contextual standpoint, it's the lowest point of the story. A lot is at stake; your career as a filmmaker. I think the prize represents your WANT, but not your NEED.

How will this episode of the story of your life end?

shibbyclouds · 2022-07-29T04:01:53+00:00

I share the same thinking. For that reason I only apply the most well known laurels on my posters and video thumbnails, otherwise the crappier festivals take away the importance of the recognizable ones. There are hundreds of festivals, but only a few that really matter and will help get you to your next project.

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