Mondays: Don't "Fix It In Post" & Avoiding Cliches

[@AidinRobbins]

Left the lens cap on? Fix it in post.

[@JaimeMaldonado]

nice

[@WggGamer]

Jaime Maldonado different episodes but still LOL

[@WggGamer]

Jaime Maldonado and thx

[@WilliamJakespeareProps]

fix it in post is kind of the running gag on all of my shoots because I say that about minor details that aren't crucial on the day.

[@dansandcastle4125]

WILLIAM YOU'RE HERE

[@sebastiancervantes1348]

+Daniel Siebern hey man, he never left lol

[@34zporlier10]

So Ryan's first boom pole, was an actual Broom Pole... true innovation.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

It swept the competition.

[@WggGamer]

mine was a computer mic taped to an empty wrapping paper tube!

[@maxwellc]

+WGG Gamers mine was a combustion engine I built with no prior knowledge

[@WggGamer]

Cinema Tick idk if your being stupid but the internet cant express voice... or if youre showing off

[@JoshInspires]

The "fixing in post" question was really good for me. Most people I work with assume that editors can fix everything in post and in reality we can't always with what we're giving and sometimes it proves very stressful. Another awesome video Film Riot

[@scheupoe]

+JoshInspires I always say, as an editor, I can make magic happen, but not Miracles.

[@Kriscoart]

Avoiding cliches is so cliche ?

[@FutureGameDev]

Four weeks with that shirt though...

[@legendp2011]

+FutureGameDev it was all shot in one day

[@SeaNAgyEmanG]

They filmed most of the recent episodes in one day

[@FutureGameDev]

I know guys...I know. I'm just enjoying the joke

[@RUMIMUME]

+SeaN AgyEmanG yes, they where all filmed in 1 day, but, Ryan did wear the shirt for 4 weeks just to make it authentic :)

[@janhbrenna4264]

+RUMIMUME i think it is a film trick, he had a robocop t shirt and they just rotoscope it

[@UnderWaterFilms3Sock]

Ryan, thank you so much for the inspiration. I was sort of down and out because of the gear I have, which REALLY isn't too bad, seeing as how I am a beginner in the "being organized" world. I'm actually writing scripts now and taking more time on my movies. Thank you SOOOOO much for inspiration. Film Riot has always been there for me and I find myself watching this freaking show every day.

[@rejectrollingpictures584]

Love to see Film Riot still pumping out great videos, started making my own films because of you guys!

[@rockkingpeza123]

I love when describing how to avoid cliches, Ryan says to avoid it "like the plague". One of the biggest cliche sayings ever. Very clever Mr Connolly. Very clever.

[@thebigsee1547]

Been watching all Film Riot videos for 2 days now...I'm addicted and inspired. :D Your videos made me start saving up for a enry level DSLR and Adobe CC Thanks Film Riot for inspiring people!

[@breakfastmachinearchive8]

Recently I was filming a short with my brother with a scene featuring a warm cup of coffee, and we wanted it to be steaming but couldn't get the steam to show up on camera. Since I knew that it would be very easy to throw a basic steam asset over the footage, I assured him with honest confidence that I could fix it with post, and his response was "Okay. You're a wizard." Now "I can fix this in post. I'm a wizard." has become my automatic response to issues like this.

[@NormalAF]

I love this channel so much, so helpful.

[@MorbidBlessing]

At first I hated how Ryan pronounces "Odd-ience" and "Odd-io" - but now I've grown to love it!

[@Slicy8]

"Avoid cliches like the plague." Possibly the best line in this entire video :)

[@eftorq]

In my university we had an image film project. I had the role as a cameraman and the person in the postproduction department said we don't need to display all graphics on the tablet screens - "we'll do ist in post"... I insisted we take the extra time but no. It came down to me fixing every screen because the postproduction people weren't able to do it

[@jucarda572]

Wow, he answered with a definitive "no" instead of "it depends". That's amazing.

[@pzawsome]

You should make a video on using models to make a space dogfight scene like in star wars!

[@MarissaCooks]

+pzawsome That would be so cool!

[@BrysonHowe]

This is the single greatest suggestion ever! I want more practical fx on film riot!!!

[@GeffenAvraham]

+pzawsome Well, the closest thing is the helicopter model video. X-Wings are easier because they have no moving parts. Now, the way star wars did it was motion control and optical printers, but these days we have something called after effects. It really would be nice to see how to make more complex things like, for example, the dogfight you mentioned. It would basically be done in front of a wraparound greenscreen, and moving around the camera. Then in after effects it could be made to look like they were moving. It would work best with one of those slider things.

[@JaimeMaldonado]

that would be cool

[@Anzu-ru]

+pzawsome I was planning on doing something like that, I'm trying out a DIY rig that I came up with to do it, if it works out I would totally do a tutorial.

[@GuyHealey]

Ryan, I 100% agree with your choice for a remake - The original 1932 The Mummy has an amazing tone - the scene when Karloff first awakens has an extraordinary slow build - the primitive sound and the grainy black and white (was it a bad print I watched? maybe ) have an eerie quality which I would love to see recreated with today's technology.

[@QuestionmarkX3]

I feel as though the phrase "Let's fix it in post," is the death sentence to a scene. In my experience, it never turns out well and usually, it was a problem caused by poor scheduling/time management.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

Or the fact that some people make filmmakers have very little time to shoot a scene.

[@QuestionmarkX3]

+Film News Report Although that is true, you never have enough to time to film or edit. So to me, that is never an excuse. Especially, since good planning ahead of time will allow you to work around the lack of time. Side note: You have an interesting channel in the works. The name is eyecatching and your videos are informative. I suggest going out and getting a blue yeti microphone. Although it is a USB microphone, it is about $100 and you can do a lot with it from a production aspect when you pair with a program like Audacity. Other than that, when you chroma key your shots for green screen make sure that you watch the clip and really fine tune the edges of your image.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

+QuestionmarkX3 Thanks for the suggestion of the blue yeti! I've eyed it a couple of times but I try using what I got for now.

[@QuestionmarkX3]

Film News Report No problem, man.

[@Alexxusot]

The first time i met my teacher he shown us the meme of Batman punching Robin and then he told "For every time someone tells you to fix something in postpro"

[@QuincyKane]

I love The Mummy; really fun adventure film :)

[@mestuptim]

Film Riot is so awesome, I used their tutorials to help a lot on my last video, it came out awesome

[@FilmLife]

Nice job Ryan, that is true. Im making a Star Wars fan film soon so I'm going to be doing a lot of post work.

[@oantimido]

I bought Edifier $30 cellphone earplugs and put it below my shirt, they give a very decent LAV mic quality for their price, even when plugged into $200 phones. Standart phone earplugs have shitty mics because factories have to save money on everything. Get a dedicated phone (even and old android phone you don't use anymore), put it on airplane mode, LAV yourself with plugs made for good sound and BOOM you have good enough audio quality.

[@MorleyMotionPictures]

i felt like lots of these questions/answers actually really relate to me...

[@DysnomiaFilms]

Bring back Monday challenge! It's been so long! I need a bite-sized film challenge!

[@kasperstenbom]

Is the quality of the videos usualy this good? Because I sense that it's better today.. Is it a new camera? The lighting is spot on :o

[@jacenk]

great thoughts sir, been telling people about the shorts vs features route for years

[@Bas10x]

Really appreciated the 'fix it in post' part! Thats a mistake I have made before a lot haha

[@AustinThomasFilms]

Ryan lost his wardrobe to Narnia!

[@MadDirtMonkey]

This shirt is the same as last weeks shirt, yes, but the two episodes before that were a different shirt weren't they? They were still Jaws, but a different shirt...

[@nathansimpson8771]

"From the very first second you say that" lol

[@PostColorGear]

Uncompressed to DNxHD, back out to uncompressed is ideal but not always practical. But yes, even with let's say Canon footage....transcode to DNxHD if, for nothing else, to be able to edit smoothly. Sure, the file size might be larger, more data and all that, but much much easier to edit as it doesnt have to decode on the fly and "stutter" like Ryan said.

[@Zach_Films]

I noticed you had a helios lens in some previous videos, is there any chance you could do an episode on vintage lenses for cine use?

[@JoeJacksonJr]

Any updates on Intercept? I feel like I been waiting a year for this LOL..

[@minxlabrada]

I failed even getting my feature made. Have 4 hours of crap footage with crap sound because I trusted some people I shouldn't have trusted. And also didn't know much about how to construct a film. Used my Chapter 31 Veterans Voc Rehab to Study film and brushing up my digital skills with Lynda. So, 2016 is looking up for making a feature.

[@ANewPlayer]

Are you going to do anymore Monday challenges?

[@JamesDeaneDance]

@FilmRiot Is it better to use the zoom on a camera or to zoom in on post?

[@AWPPrivate]

A feature film is actually quite different from a short film!!! In a short film you have much less time to get the story across, but with a full length film the challenge is in the writing. Creating a great 120page Screenplay is much more difficult than a 10 page screenplay. So the leap to a full length is much more difficult than you may think.

[@HeroVader]

The first monday I actually enjoyed.

[@DysnomiaFilms]

Audio Technica AT897 - Great mic, usually a bit cheaper than the NTG2 and extremely similar sound quality.

[@Lmonzione]

Hey Ryan, what do you think of the new Kodak Super 8 Camera?

[@MartinLjiljanic]

It would be great if you could explain and show us how to make action movie scenes where people are thrown on tables and chairs without getting hurt, and other painful stuff that is not painful in movies. Thanks!

[@FilmLife]

+Martin Ljiljanic that would be great.

[@Poto1]

can you show us your first shortfilm?

[@sebastiancervantes1348]

*DON'T FIX IT IN POST* .....whoops, that's I've been doing since I found out about "fixing in post" lol :b

[@abhishekarora5021]

Hi Ryan.. can you please make a video on 5 point lighting..??

[@NathanSeals]

The Mummy holds up. It really holds up. But I'd also love to remake the original Mummy and the original 'Blob'.

[@The5thelemnt]

Is there a Gimbal you recommend for someone on a very, very low budget? The most inexpensive and functional would be best.

[@penguinYT1]

+5thElemnt -- I just saw Griffin Hammond review $120 micro jib that may or may not suit your purposes. It's basically a selfie stick with a gimbal at the end. The series (?) title is "Cheap Thing vs Expensive Thing." This episode URL is kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6OumXiOgL2Dabc

[@filmnewsreport3231]

I could probably, maybe have a small, tiny chance of trying to make a stabilizer like a gimbal. But don't count on it... maybe...

[@The5thelemnt]

Film News Report You can actually put one together?

[@DougieFreshGA]

+5thElemnt How low budget are you talking? And what are you balancing? Gopro, DSLR, Iphone? Also, an electronic gimbal, or camera stabilizer?

[@The5thelemnt]

Dougie Fresh GA The lower the better but I will pay what I must. For a camera.

[@GeffenAvraham]

They were filmed back to back? That takes the magic out of it kinda.

[@timespace.productions7513]

For what it is, The Mummy holds up...

[@diazfilms]

Hi Ryan! any thoughts on the Panasonic dvx 200?

[@niblink_]

I guess Intercept will be Film Riot's Epic Summer after all xD

[@MDTVlive]

can you show how to make the wall of lights

[@borjaanadon4559]

Got a question! So when you make a collaborative short film, being myself the guy that knows a lot more than the others, how do you tell the other people that their idea will not work without hurting their feeling?

[@FilmLife]

+BA Films Work around it.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

I do a pot of post work. Those fences don't build themselves.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

+Film News Report Good one!

[@DonovanPresents]

What kinds of Codecs are Uncompressed?

[@emmanuelgutierrez6306]

I finally made a short film. I wouldn't had been able to do it if it wasn't for the producer and my friends that made the film possible. it is kind of hard to do a film when you don't have friends to help you out. Don't you think?

[@javierhernandez805]

Ryan when is film state coming back!!!!

[@Miatpi]

Can someone please tell me what happened to the monday challenges?

[@ucheucheuche]

5:28 Cliché or technique?: main character walking away from fiery explosion in slow motion.

[@libro5373]

hey rian have you been working on any films latly

[@DanielEarl]

Ryan, how and when did you start making money with your company?

[@VFXORDIE]

is monday challenge coming back

[@davidfnts5445]

Dear Ryan could you teach how to do a deadpool sommersault in the air just like in the trailer please because I need to impress my friends with a movie I'm filming. Do use greenscreen

[@filmbanana359]

Hi Ryan, I've been shooting a lot with FS7 and the moment i have to shoot slomo i move to the sunlight and use reflectors only... but next month I have to shoot an ad indoors and probably 240 fps on and FS5 of at least 180 fps... SO, WHAT ARE THE POSSIBLE WAYS OF DEALING WITH FLICKER....

[@TheForceBrothers]

How's intercept doing?

[@TrashmanUSA]

Hey Ryan I've been interested in buying the c100 mark II and I as all the specs I'm been looking for, but the only problem it dose not shoot in 4k, do you know any cinema cameras that its in a similar price rang , that will have similar or better specs that shoot in 4k? My budget is 4000-5000 dollars -Adam

[@FilmLife]

+ranbowdomo The Panasonic GH4 is 4k and is 1000 dollars.

[@AMAStudios]

This budget is for the camera alone? What about lighting,audio,mattebox,stabilizer,etc?....... A Gh4+SpeedBooster+lens would set you back ~2500 dollars. OR A sony A7RII/A7SII with a atomos 4k recorder and lens. The sony line is currently the most popular for video as their mirrorless sensors are phenomenal in low light (especially the A7SII).

[@TrashmanUSA]

AMA yes this budget is for the camera alone plus some extra attachments to make my rig like lenses, LCD monitor ect. I'm not interested in DSLR or a mirrorless just cinema cameras and right now I'm thinking about getting a the URSA mini because its a great price rang and when I make my rig, It will only be 2000 dollars over budget.

[@bobbykay485]

7:00 i think we have a pwoblem here

[@i_am_rolkus]

"We'll fix it in post" has become a joke line on many shoots.

[@VicramFilms]

When are challenges coming backkkkk

[@Niccer]

How to make a good making of?

[@jackfairclough9269]

Will you ever go back to final cut pro. It Can render 4k in insane speeds>

[@3lH4ck3rC0mf0r7]

Well why use Uncompressed if you can use a Lossless codec?

[@luisga521521]

Yo Rian have have you w=ever considered teaching in a Uni? if so where ?

[@maxlovescomics6127]

hey Ryan, was wondering what plan do you use for after effects. Thinking about getting it and i wanted to know which is the best plan in your opinion

[@FilmLife]

+MaxLovesComics Get hit film its free.

[@nm9111]

Hey, know of any focal reducer to use with my cannon EOS camera to remove that 0.6X crop factor?

[@UnratedAwesomeness]

did you do something with your camera? i feel like theres a smoother look to your face than usual...

[@Ruan3D]

A dot poop? Yes please - would love my website to end with .poop!!

[@IanRigbyIMRP]

Monday Challenge???

[@Jjnaen]

HEY RYAN PLEASE MAKE A VIDEO ON HOW YOU POWER YOUR LIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. IM SUPER LOST WITH THIS :(((

[@Aimzy]

Can you do a movie with the iPhone 6s and its 4K camea

[@Aimzy]

Camera

[@DisUniPL]

Could you do Q&A without saying "It depends"???

[@KarribuCG]

well....that depends...

[@iPaulify]

+Michał Brzeżański He's being asked advice on a very subjective area. All Ryan can do is draw from his own experiences and that means you need to take what he says with a pinch of salt.

[@scheupoe]

+Michał Brzeżański The reason for the depends is because every video/production is Different, Nothing will ever be shot the same, IT depends on the CONTENT. The content rules the whole production. I shoot almost the same stuff every week, but the content is different, so it can take longer, or quicker. It's Just basic on what I am shooting this week.

[@ITSJOSIAH1]

how many sibs do you have

[@SeñorAgave]

RYAN!! I'm a no budget filmmaker and I need an ambulance for one of my scenes. How should I go about showing it?

[@filmnewsreport3231]

Do you have green screen?

[@SeñorAgave]

+Film News Report Not really so I was hoping on a practical effect instead

[@sebastiancervantes1348]

+xXPOPOCHULOXx I usually just steal one from my local hospital, it's always a slow day for them Thursdays....but apparently what I do is illegal so I got nothing...sorry

[@AMAStudios]

Find a 3d ambulance model and then add it into your footage with 3d tracking. (fix it in post). OR Borrow/rent a friends van and put some DIY stickers with a cheap ebay siren on top. Tbh an ambulance is alot to ask for for a no budget filmmaker

[@ChistopherMoonlight]

Do you have a video that elaborates on proxy and flipping from compressed to uncompressed. I got a little lost in all of that.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

With proxy, you edit the compressed version and then export the uncompressed version. I hope this helps!

[@ChistopherMoonlight]

+Film News Report Thanks. Yeah, that's what I understand, but am unclear of the details. I'll have to research it more.

[@Raditram]

There's good and bad directors, and then there's M Night Shyamalan.

[@zacharycanavin3335]

Hey. I have a quick question. I am a young filmer and wanted to know if you knew any film contests where you win money and I have looked and found nothing that I am interested in or that is updated. So I wanted to know if you guys knew any for young teenagers with a cash prize. Thanks!

[@FilmLife]

+Zachary Canadian submit to teen film festivals on the film freeway.

[@chajaja0714]

How do you keep a silent short film interesting that's heavy in symbolism without a straight-forward story?

[@filmnewsreport3231]

Make the symbol visual. For example when symbolizing obesity have people with pockets by the chest and stomach endlessly buying stuff and stuffing in their pockets. I hope this helps!

[@Omlet221]

I want to add portal 2 portals into my movies. Can you show me how.

[@AMAStudios]

He has a short film called Portal w, Including BTS and editing

[@ossielcastillo3766]

tutorial on how to shoot 4k with a 5D

[@joaofrade3356]

Hey film riot is it possible to make a high quality withough wasting a cent

[@sumedhshinde7733]

So that's why you ain't askin questions on Facebook...!!

[@ESTERapLokal]

sRGB or Adobe RGB?????????????

[@FilmLife]

+ESTEBITY its all color but i like yrgb

[@nikolasmorton8974]

Are there any Free/Cheap After Effects alternatives?

[@FilmLife]

Hitfilm is the best alternative, I'm going to be making some tutorials on it soon if your interested and hitfilm is free.

[@carnyxgear]

Has there always been super faint background music in these "Mondays" videos? lol Never noticed it before.

[@chaoschild6]

So I'm new to the filming this I really want to get into it and all I have to work with is my iPhone but I want to record audio on a separate device or find a microphone I can attach to my iPhone I need all types of help

[@FilmLife]

+parkour child Get a zoomh1 mic and use that then sync it in post.

[@sacredoath3167]

Why didn't you spray paint the cat's tail? Please fulfill one of your threats...

[@filmnewsreport3231]

Nah...

[@mxpheebz]

Hey Ryan, I like to make short little videos with my friends, and we are starting to get more professional with our camera equipment, and editing. Could you maybe look at my channel and watch "Charleses in the Wild" and give me a little feedback or suggestions? Thx so much!

[@FilmLife]

+David Valenzuela Ill check out your channel, you check out mine.

[@rayve9128]

I want to use a machetie to chop off someones head in a film but I have no access to any digital editing stuff

[@AMAStudios]

then do it in real life? :P

[@thetrollers131]

Where's outsiders!