Help Us pick a TITLE
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Cheesesailor77
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Ah man, dude, I was on your side until that last post. U have a knack for just sounding like the epitomy of "very young, over enthusiastic filmmaker, who doesnt want to actually invest anything into his craft before achieving blockbuster status"... ok that was kinda long but u know.
The reason, ppl rag on you is because basically you need to stop asking questions and go out and shoot. There are too many veriable for us to try and give u that key piece of advice that will make it all go down awesome.
I'm not NEARLY as experienced as some of these guys, I've only shot 4 things so far, but I still have an AMAZING piece of advice that will do u wonders....
Go shoot... Im serious, whatever it is, shoot something. I sound like a dick to u know, but u'll see whats really going on here once you do.
Other than that, I'd say the next important thing would be, whatever u shoot, finish it. No matter how much time u u spend working on something, until it's shot, edited, those titles slapped on it, it doesnt count. When u tell ppl u've made 3, 6, 20 videos, the only ones that actually count are the "finished" ones. Too many ppl shoot things and never finish them, going through the whole process is VERY important.
The only other thing i can think right now has been said before, Start Small. The first few things you shoot, well, they're gonna suck, mine did, everyones do. So if you're in love with this kidnap story, or anything else, maybe wait on it and come up with something u like, but dont mind coming out ****ed up, because they no doubt will. Try to keep ur first 3 or 4 projects in the 2-10min catagory, if you then still feel like tackling a feature, at least u have SOME experience (under 10 completed projects will never be considered "experienced"). If you want, maybe shoot a trailer for "Gone", Storyboard it, pick ur locations, gather friends, get just the shots u need, edit it, ad music, trasistions, the whole bang, and you might have something for ppl to wow about without tackling a project with a running time over 3 minutes.
Anyway, sry if we're picking at u, but right now u sound like a million other child filmmakers that talk about making movies, but inevitably never do anything. Prove us wrong
Ah man, dude, I was on your side until that last post. U have a knack for just sounding like the epitomy of "very young, over enthusiastic filmmaker, who doesnt want to actually invest anything into his craft before achieving blockbuster status"... ok that was kinda long but u know.
The reason, ppl rag on you is because basically you need to stop asking questions and go out and shoot. There are too many veriable for us to try and give u that key piece of advice that will make it all go down awesome.
I'm not NEARLY as experienced as some of these guys, I've only shot 4 things so far, but I still have an AMAZING piece of advice that will do u wonders....
Go shoot... Im serious, whatever it is, shoot something. I sound like a dick to u know, but u'll see whats really going on here once you do.
Other than that, I'd say the next important thing would be, whatever u shoot, finish it. No matter how much time u u spend working on something, until it's shot, edited, those titles slapped on it, it doesnt count. When u tell ppl u've made 3, 6, 20 videos, the only ones that actually count are the "finished" ones. Too many ppl shoot things and never finish them, going through the whole process is VERY important.
The only other thing i can think right now has been said before, Start Small. The first few things you shoot, well, they're gonna suck, mine did, everyones do. So if you're in love with this kidnap story, or anything else, maybe wait on it and come up with something u like, but dont mind coming out ****ed up, because they no doubt will. Try to keep ur first 3 or 4 projects in the 2-10min catagory, if you then still feel like tackling a feature, at least u have SOME experience (under 10 completed projects will never be considered "experienced"). If you want, maybe shoot a trailer for "Gone", Storyboard it, pick ur locations, gather friends, get just the shots u need, edit it, ad music, trasistions, the whole bang, and you might have something for ppl to wow about without tackling a project with a running time over 3 minutes.
Anyway, sry if we're picking at u, but right now u sound like a million other child filmmakers that talk about making movies, but inevitably never do anything. Prove us wrong
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
Exactly.
I am sorry to sound like such a Ogre to you at times Danny; but really now.
Go out and shoot. Read the forums, read books and then ask some practical questions. You have more cameras at your disposal than most people would dream of. Use them. You have an XL1 (so you say) well go use it.
Make your 28 Days Later short film. Copy it shot for shot. Mimic it and edit it and put it together. You seem toeager to actually want to learn; you just want to know the TRICKS. There are none. There are so many techniques to learn, so many terms and above hands on experience there are tons of reading and research to do on subjects as rudimentary as basic photography.
Act like you're trying to take this serious and maybe we will too. Until then, you're like an unsupervised child whose parents just dropped off at the door.
Exactly.
I am sorry to sound like such a Ogre to you at times Danny; but really now.
Go out and shoot. Read the forums, read books and then ask some practical questions. You have more cameras at your disposal than most people would dream of. Use them. You have an XL1 (so you say) well go use it.
Make your 28 Days Later short film. Copy it shot for shot. Mimic it and edit it and put it together. You seem toeager to actually want to learn; you just want to know the TRICKS. There are none. There are so many techniques to learn, so many terms and above hands on experience there are tons of reading and research to do on subjects as rudimentary as basic photography.
Act like you're trying to take this serious and maybe we will too. Until then, you're like an unsupervised child whose parents just dropped off at the door.
Daniel_Runyon
Well-known member
Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Offtopic;num=1104983519;start=15#22 date=01/06/05 at 21:41:56]Exactly.
I am sorry to sound like such a Ogre to you at times Danny; but really now.
Go out and shoot. Read the forums, read books and then ask some practical questions. You have more cameras at your disposal than most people would dream of. Use them. You have an XL1 (so you say) well go use it.
Make your 28 Days Later short film. Copy it shot for shot. Mimic it and edit it and put it together. You seem toeager to actually want to learn; you just want to know the TRICKS. There are none. There are so many techniques to learn, so many terms and above hands on experience there are tons of reading and research to do on subjects as rudimentary as basic photography.
Act like you're trying to take this serious and maybe we will too. Until then, you're like an unsupervised child whose parents just dropped off at the door.[/quote]
That post right there was, i believe, the entire reason the intricate cogs of the universe led John to use the Walken avatar.
[quote author=John Hudson link=board=Offtopic;num=1104983519;start=15#22 date=01/06/05 at 21:41:56]Exactly.
I am sorry to sound like such a Ogre to you at times Danny; but really now.
Go out and shoot. Read the forums, read books and then ask some practical questions. You have more cameras at your disposal than most people would dream of. Use them. You have an XL1 (so you say) well go use it.
Make your 28 Days Later short film. Copy it shot for shot. Mimic it and edit it and put it together. You seem toeager to actually want to learn; you just want to know the TRICKS. There are none. There are so many techniques to learn, so many terms and above hands on experience there are tons of reading and research to do on subjects as rudimentary as basic photography.
Act like you're trying to take this serious and maybe we will too. Until then, you're like an unsupervised child whose parents just dropped off at the door.[/quote]
That post right there was, i believe, the entire reason the intricate cogs of the universe led John to use the Walken avatar.
J.R. Hudson
Spirit Animal
Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
smkoch
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Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
some of you may have seen this but here's an example of some young filmmakers who went out and remade raiders of the lost ark shot for shot, they even got a nod from speilberg himself. http://theindyexperience.com/raiders_adaptation.shtml
Danny, At your age you need to just get out there and make films, when I was a teen I remember picking up an 8mm video cam and a vhs player for editing, just like ton's of others, and shooting, you graduate to a different level of filmmaking as you gain experience through trial and error.
some of you may have seen this but here's an example of some young filmmakers who went out and remade raiders of the lost ark shot for shot, they even got a nod from speilberg himself. http://theindyexperience.com/raiders_adaptation.shtml
Danny, At your age you need to just get out there and make films, when I was a teen I remember picking up an 8mm video cam and a vhs player for editing, just like ton's of others, and shooting, you graduate to a different level of filmmaking as you gain experience through trial and error.
BLUESPIDER
DVXuser Ninja
Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
Mike, listen to your elders!
Terry_Lasater
All about the Caption
Re: Help Us pick a TITLE
Danny Mike Boyle Mellencamp... ???
Danny Mike Boyle Mellencamp... ???