How I used VFX to make my Low-Budget Short Film

PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB: • Please Do Not Disturb ...
This video is a case study of three different uses of VFX on my short film, Please Do Not Disturb, and the ways in which low-budget filmmakers can use simple VFX (Blender, Adobe After Effects) to help bring their films to life!
"AERØHEAD - Lost Memories" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license
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0:00 Introduction
2:55 Shot #1
4:22 Shot #2
7:35 Shot #3
10:07 Tracking Actors
10:49 Outro
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Tags: no budget, low budget, indie, indie filmmaker, filmmaking, VFX, Blender, CGI, Short Film, Irish Film, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Tense, Suspenseful, Ireland, Dermot Crowley, Luther, Jack Mullarkey, Warrior Nun, Kin, One location film

[@JakeBowenTV]

That was an excellent twelve minutes. The watch fix is brilliant. 🐎

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Jake!! Thought you’d appreciate that one.

[@ifthis_]

dear youtube algo: i'm pausing during the intro to go watch the maker's short film first. this is a good thing!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Ha! Thank you so much.

[@brokenstudiotv]

So inspiring! Thank you for taking the time to make this Breakdown video, I hope you realize how much value videos like this one bring to people who you don't even know (me included), so hopefully there's more to come alongside your films in the future. All the best!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you so much! That's great to hear.

[@shandy5786]

this video further proved your talent and your perfect creative vision.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Andy!!

[@Studiom44]

Incredible! Couldn't agree more with your philosophy regarding vfx to push the story forward. A dying practice!

[@-Flynn]

The technique for the watch is so clever and totally unnoticeable. I commented on your short film that the cinematography instantly reminded me of Fincher and was about to comment the same about your use of VFX, then you said it yourself in this video haha.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Ha! Thank you! I must say I love hearing that the film reminds people of Fincher. He is my number one inspiration.

[@cillene9]

Great video man , that intro made me open up a lot of old projects .. ❤

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks Cillene!!

[@Sparky3D]

Excellent! Inspiring and a perfect example of how VFX can help a film to hold the viewer in the story. Keep up the great work!!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks so much!!

[@Anshu-si5cd]

thank you so much for the knowledge, i love how you fix the watch

[@lalamusical7051]

Thank you so much for your valuable time and for giving us a lot more things to realize. Thank you🙏🙏🙏

[@bruno8685]

your channel is really inspiring!! thank u for being back

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you! Happy to be back. Hoping to make videos a little more regularly now, if I have the time!

[@messidona2011]

Dude never stop making videos! Huge fan!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks so much!!

[@fractalcucumber]

👏 👏 👏 very inspiring and insightful. Thanks for sharing ❤

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks for watching!

[@charbelmoussa5352]

Amazingggg work

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you!!

[@unicornrobot2362]

LOL your CG looks more real than Marble movies lol

[@DiceDragondnd]

Dude, you are brilliant!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you!

[@Tigereyez27]

congrats bro

[@someoneontheweb4303]

Great to see you upload again! Always fun to see your insight into vfx :) Ps:Didn't notice the tv shot lol.

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks so much! That’s great to hear.

[@EDcase1]

Great work

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks!

[@seenu9782]

cool!!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks!

[@testyshift6489]

awesome dude

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thanks!

[@linhanan1415]

The contents on your channel have been the best to me so far!!! By the way, the adjustments in the lighting and color of the film's final look are impressive compared to the raw one. I wonder if you made them by using only Blender or with any specific softwares? I'm learning filmmaking and trying to figure out some proper ways to fix the lighting and color issues of my footages 😢

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you!! I didn’t adjust the lighting at all in Blender. Everything you see was accomplished on set, and then graded by me in Premiere Pro using Lumetri Color. I don’t tend to do crazy things in colour grading, so I always do it inside Premiere, adding contrast and saturation back into the image.

[@linhanan1415]

@@BenMoranFilms Thanks a lot for your sharing ♥️

[@BenMoranFilms]

No problem!

[@jimmyw7973]

🤷 Promo>SM

[@thedeltreedotcom]

Please for the love of all things holy, keep writing and putting your scripts out there. That’s your real talent!

[@BenMoranFilms]

Thank you very much! I intend to!