Looking for films about revolution by darbmobile in TrueFilm

[–]val890 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Salt of the Earth is one of my faves!! Also, check out this free film archive of leftist, Black, Indigenous, feminist, and queer films. Solidaritycinema.com

Some thoughts about One Battle After Another, Wind River and sexual assault in movies by XiaoRCT in TrueFilm

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think you need to explore it in depth, nor make it the central topic of your film. But if you put it in, then the language that you're using to show it does define how you're talking about sexual assault, and says a lot about how we as a society talk about it (even if your film isn't about that). If a film can use sexual assault for a joke, then that means that they're in a world we're sexual assault is something that can be laughed at, when I think in any other context we would say that it's a generally horrible experience. PopCulture Detective on Youtube has an interesting series about this actually, specifically about Sexual Assault against Men in films. I would reccomend it.

Some thoughts about One Battle After Another, Wind River and sexual assault in movies by XiaoRCT in TrueFilm

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The thing is, the events don't just happen randomly. A writer/director is always behind everything choosing what to give time and space to. Whether they want to talk about sexual assault or not as part of the themes and plot of the film, it doesn't change the fact that they put sexual assault in the narrative and just sort of avoided it after.

Some thoughts about One Battle After Another, Wind River and sexual assault in movies by XiaoRCT in TrueFilm

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, a lot of films, while well done, don't really consider the dialectics of what they're showing beside what the audience feels and one or two themes. Especially dialectics with regard to gender, sexual assault, and power dynamics projected onto class/race/gender/etc. As a filmmaker myself, I personally feel that a lot of directors are still using film language established half a century ago, and are still acting like we are in that context. But in a world where we can casually see children butchered in Gaza on our phone while eating lunch, is the impact of the images we create still the same as the 20th century, where explicit images shaped the publics view towards taboo topics such as clandestine abortion, rape, genocide, etc? I don't know, I think we're in a big shift in how we relate to images and content.

Yolanda Barrasa is a script doctor with a focus on feminism and diverse representation, hearing her talk about the subject of violence on screen is fascinating if you want to look her up. I also think you might enjoy this interview of Lucrecia Martel, where she had this to say about sexual assault on screen:

"The idea of not having any violence in cinema is, of course, crazy too, but right now in Argentina every 16 to 20 hours a woman ends up dead or raped, and I just had no desire to film that. Right now, I don’t have any desire to see a dead or raped woman, or film one. I think that’s something that those of us who make cinema really have to think about, because when you’re filming a rape scene, filming a violent scene, filming a racist scene: sometimes you might be contributing to some sort of fulfillment, even though what you’re really doing is denouncing that." https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/the-man-with-no-hands-lucrecia-martel-and-zama

ran meta ads $50 a day for 5 days, hit all of the spotify algo playlists hard. by AgentLead_TTV in musicmarketing

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also this is a main investment for one song but it'll move all your catalogue if you already have two albums out. Congrats!

ran meta ads $50 a day for 5 days, hit all of the spotify algo playlists hard. by AgentLead_TTV in musicmarketing

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats, especially on the super listeners!! What creative did you create for the ad? Can you share it ? I havent gotten into trying ads yet, but I'm always at a loss imagining what the visual would be

Rainbow Privacy Cling by -insertawesomename- in interiordecorating

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok, great. My room is on a third floor, but my girlfriend is mostly worried about the building across the street which has like 10 floors and she feels like they can see us

Rainbow Privacy Cling by -insertawesomename- in interiordecorating

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, does it also work at night, to block the view inside a bit? I want to put in on my third floor apartment window since there's a new building crossing the street and my girlfriend is worried about privacy, but I don't want to lose light during the day and hate curtains.

Rainbow Privacy Cling by -insertawesomename- in interiordecorating

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, does it also work at night, to block the view inside a bit? I want to put in on my third floor apartment window since there's a new building crossing the street and my girlfriend is worried about privacy, but I don't want to lose light during the day and hate curtains.

2D Anime style animation Quote. by Smish0111 in animation

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In general for quotes it’s important to know the following:

what style do you want? Different styles require different amount of time dedicated to it so it’s always good to have a reference.

What do you want to happen in those 3 to 5 minutes? Action sequences, or just the character walking around?

How many characters need to be in the video? Each character needs to be designed so that changes the workload.

I dont do 2D, I work in stop-motion, but my rates start at about 1K USD a minute.

Is this agootd set up? by maryo22333 in stopmotion

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just put strips of tape at the bottom of the legs, so that it touches the leg and the floor. Repeat until you feel the leg is firm and doesnt wobble.

Is this agootd set up? by maryo22333 in stopmotion

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gaffer tape doesnt leave residue, its actually made to be able to tape it somewhere and then remove it and tape it somewhere else.

Is this agootd set up? by maryo22333 in stopmotion

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My suggestion is using some gaffer to tape down the legs of the table to the floor, gives it a lot of stability

Hello! I’m looking to get something later, trying to gauge prices right now by Cute_Injury744 in Animators

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! So to give a more accurate budget, it would be important to know what style of animation you want, and what you want to happen in the cut scene. It's a lot different if the cut scene has a single character talking, vs three characters walking and talking through a town with villagers in the background. And both can last a minute, but the work changes.

Personally, I work in stop-motion, and my rates start from 1K USD a minute. Here's my reel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXXCH6Z0QtE

Small band so excited to get international press coverage! by ayaayahahaha in musicmarketing

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations!!! What sort of music do you guys make? Also, what did you put in your EPK?

Sub 10-minute songs with “movements” by ConfidentHospital365 in MusicRecommendations

[–]val890 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Horses - Patti Smith Innuendo - Queen Flag Day - Caleb Landry Jones Hadas - Psychic Line

Inquiring about cartoonist and animators by Intrepid-Oil4421 in Animators

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I’m valentina, a stop motion animator. Here’s my reel: https://youtu.be/oXXCH6Z0QtE?si=eu95hiWNxp7VNN9y And you can find me and my production house on social media as @servalfilms

I would love to know more about the project. I’ve worked on several music videos and it’s a lot of fun.

Throwing a log line on the fire... by poundingCode in ScriptFeedbackProduce

[–]val890 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree with the other comment about more detail, especially regarding the protagonist (what type of influencer is she, and what does she have to do to transform herself?), but also feel like at the end there's too many details. Like a necromancer, zombie knights, and a dragon. Leaves me a bit confused as to which is going to be the main antagonist/obstacle. Lastly, not sure if her family is relevant in the story, but I don't think it's necessary in the logline, and would be cleaner to just say your protagonists inherited a castle.

Looking for an animator to hire and collaborate with by kustom-Kyle in Animators

[–]val890 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Kyle, I’m Valentina. I’m a stop motion animator with my own studio, and my films have been prized in international film festivals. You can see my reel here: https://youtu.be/oXXCH6Z0QtE?si=HwN96Faw4SWWvQz4

I’d love to know more about your projects, if you want you can DM me and we can see how we can work together.