Are you working on becoming a filmmaker? What are your biggest challenges you’re trying to overcome?
@NYCIndieFilmmakerSujewa4 күн бұрын
Some interesting and some weird ideas here. Nice video footage by the way :). Not sure if shooting wedding videos and other stuff for clients is really being a filmmaker. It's certainly videography. If you are making fiction feature films I think you can call yourself a filmmaker. Also budgets, box office/earnings do not matter - film is art. It takes years - decades - to become a good filmmaker (with an audience). But, keep at it.
@Unlockfilm4 күн бұрын
I really appreciate the kind words man, especially coming from another filmmaker. Wedding videos and client work are definitely in the world of videography more than filmmaking in my opinion. Thankfully that time for me is in the past and I DP corporate/commercial work and DP or gaff indie shorts now. I would love the opportunity to shoot an indie feature in the future like yourself. Film is 100% art and I don't think there's ever an end game when it comes to improving in that art. That's what makes it so fun and fulfilling! If you ever shoot down in the TN/GA area I would love to be a part of the crew!
@NYCIndieFilmmakerSujewa4 күн бұрын
@ maybe in NYC at some point. let’s see :). all things are possible.
@MotionBlurPL10 күн бұрын
One of the most down to earth video on this subject I came across in the past few months (I only started to trying to become filmmaker since May 😅). - social media: guilty as charged, hate vertical content, I need to pull my finger out… - gear paradox: happy to report, started to grove it out, but still need to get some good lights - shooting free: so true, everyone telling me in my surroundings that I shouldn’t do free work…so currently I am doing nothing 😂 Where I live at the moment, people do not value free stuff that much ( they think it is bad quality)
@Unlockfilm10 күн бұрын
Man I really appreciate the compliment, it brings the biggest smile to my face knowing you found value in this topic. Congratulations on starting your journey earlier this year btw! -We’re all guilty of neglecting social media in one way shape or form. I’m focusing on KZbin but need to up my Instagram game which is a goal going into 2025. Of course vertical content works best for things like reels and TikTok but there are plenty of accounts out there finding success posting horizontal content as well. The biggest hurdle is getting started then you can gain momentum. -In my area, the people who say don’t shoot for free are always the ones doing mediocre work. I guess they’re worried because they know they’re not good haha. The key to shooting for free and people not valuing free work is to approach them like a test client. So you go to a restaurant for example and say “hey my name is so and so, I run a video production company and I’m looking for 3 test clients to build my portfolio. You’ll receive a 30 second commercial, that can be repurposed for vertical social media content. This is in exchange for a review and feedback on the final results, client experience and overall process to better serve my clients.” So you’re using it as an exchange for not only footage to use but to see where you need to get better straight from the clients mouth. The exchange also adds more value to what you’re doing and gives more purpose to remove that ideas of bad quality. Additionally, it leaves the opportunity for them to say, “well what if I needed a 60 second video?” You can make a sale for the additional work involved.
@ChrisTempel3 күн бұрын
As both a filmmaker and videographer/business owner, I'd love to see us get away from calling everything "filmmaking". Filmmakers make films - short films or feature films. No matter how hard we try to make the most mundane wedding video "cinematic", it's not a really a short film, nor is it really a documentary. I've made some features, I've made plenty of shorts, and I've made plenty of VIDEOS for clients over the years. They are different things and should be treated as such. I get that saying "filmmaker" sounds better than just "videographer", or "video producer", but I wish we could be honest with ourselves. Can we agree that making wedding videos is different than making docs or narratives? At least that's a place to start a discussion.
@Unlockfilm3 күн бұрын
Absolutely, filmmaking and videography are very different not only in what you're shooting but how you go about shooting it. I started off as a wedding videographer and ran a successful wedding videography business for seven years. The one thing I always refused to do was call myself a “Wedding filmmaker“. I’ve since transitioned and no longer own that business. I’m now shooting Indies and a have focused on education for others looking to use a camera to make a living. Whether that be a videographer or someone who’s looking to love into filmmaking, the fundamentals remain the same in terms of creating a pleasing image. Just because someone starts their career as a wedding videographer, like myself, doesn’t mean they’re forever doomed to be a wedding videographer. I have yet to thoroughly explain my personal journey into this, and realize the mention of shooting weddings in the beginning was rather confusing. For that I apologize
@Sairavila128 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏾
@Unlockfilm8 күн бұрын
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
@Bruno_fyi8 күн бұрын
That shot at 13:46. I have basically the same setup with the Zoom f8Npro and the rode wireless pro recorders but I never used them together. Can you make a video about how to set them up together and how you use them?
@Unlockfilm8 күн бұрын
That was a BTS shot from a short film but I was the gaffer on that one. I'm not exactly sure how he had everything set up unfortunately. What I do know is the F8N was the primary audio source which was captured with a boom. Each actor also has one of the Rode wireless mics as a backup. So they were ran at the same time but as different sources for redundancy.
@jamisonbraly9 күн бұрын
2:10 - our subconscious KNOWS. Art is virtually the only way humans connect with other humans outside of physical touch and physical speech. We have thousands of years of instinct to detect art/music made by another one of our species
@Unlockfilm9 күн бұрын
It’s so true. I feel like some people scoff at an explanation like that because it sounds poetic but we should never forget that fact.
@jamisonbraly9 күн бұрын
@@Unlockfilm For sure! Cave drawings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, the Sistine Chapel; Our brains know what real art is. We definitely see ai art and are WOWed, but if there is no artist to be connected with, then it's less meaningful than a stick figure that a 5 year old drew.
@amaze72297 күн бұрын
biggest challenges is a niche because i do all that can bring money
@Unlockfilm7 күн бұрын
For sure I completely understand that. Sometimes things come in seasons and you have to take anything and everything you can get. While you’re in between jobs or projects, that would be the best time to experiment with niching down