How to Shoot a NO-BUDGET Horror SHORT FILM | BTS

This is a behind-the-scenes breakdown of my first ever low budget short film "Whispers". In this video, I give low budget filmmaking tips and advice and I show you how to shoot a short film.
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00:00 Intro
01:09 Gear & Settings
02:15 Stabilization
03:42 Actors & Location
04:35 Light & Image Quality
07:50 Story Board
08:38 BTS [Shots & Effects]
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[@jaimetan]

It was a great short film, didn’t even realise any of the shakes you mentioned!

[@JorisHermans]

Perfectionism 😩😊🙏🏻

[@jmcgerr]

Having made a horror short myself with some friends I found this so interesting to watch. We did a longer movie - about 11 minutes for a Halloween occasion (with an intro and outro) making it about 13 minutes with ad-libbed dialog and two cameras (one a camcorder and one a mobile phone). We shot quite a bit in good light and evening and some at night - this last we used lights on phones for. Your sound design was excellent and I think that really adds to the final outcome. Congratulations

[@locatedinoctober]

i would love to see the film but if not, it's fine :) meaning if u wanted to u could post it on ur channel

[@aaphotofilm]

We love you Joris, you truely are amazing and inspire me all the time.

[@SourceAwareness]

YESSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Joris!

[@PianoforPleasure]

it was very interesting to watch! The horror movie had a lot of nice suspense there and I like how you gave a breakdown on how this was achieved. Also such a neat trick with a fight over the camera haha! Looked funny actually ;-))

[@IndyVisuals]

Awesome man, i was expecting some hard effect on that sucking part but man you made laugh by how simple you made it look. Well done

[@PhillipGibsonPhotography]

I’m inspired. Time to shoot a short film!

[@JorisHermans]

So much work but... even more fun! 😎💯🙏🏻

[@PhillipGibsonPhotography]

@@JorisHermans that’s what’s it’s all about man! Hard work pays off if it’s something you enjoy.

[@northcoaststudios]

Great job. Exactly how I've done some projects. Yes, unless the camera has some built in stabilization, use a stabilizer (I use the same style, no gimble) for shots, unless you can lean against something, like a tree, and just do some simple panning. Great use of light, shooting in the dark direction first, then shooting in the sunset direction when it gets darker. I was thinking the exact same thing when you were talking about how short the time is you have available light-wise. I love how simple this project is, yet so effective in story telling.

[@jrck3570]

Nailed it again man well explain, your video is always awesome 👏 👏

[@caleb_n]

Beast! Thanks for the in depth behind the scenes!

[@TriniWeekes]

Very creative, thanks for breaking this down.

[@EightBitVic]

Super awesome man! I've been wanting to make short little horror films for awhile now. Thanks for the ideas and inspiration man! 🤘😎🤘

[@JorisHermans]

Just do it! Super fun 😎💯

[@yannberte8291]

I really like the way you see things, it's with this adaptability that you can learn a lot - spotting happy accidents, using them wisely, especially during editing gives great satisfaction

[@JayFingers]

Oh wow! I saw this short a while ago. Had no idea this was by you! And this is the perfect video for what I’m looking to do in the near future.

[@TGiannini007]

This was great man. I’m new to filmmaking and have a similar camera - Panasonic G85- and am working on my first microfilm. This was very helpful! I’d love to learn more from your channel.

[@92mrizwan]

Wow.. this helped me alot.. Want to see more videos like this in future regarding shor film!!

[@Droneaddiction]

Nice job Joris, you make it look easier than it really is. Well done 👍🏻

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks, Hugh!

[@FilmQi]

Nice Behind the Scene! thank you for the tips and share how you did it!

[@keertitoppo]

You Are Best VideoGrapher In My Expryance

[@stevenkralovec]

Excellent breakdown! You addressed everything I had expressed curiosity about! Great job, and thanks for this, Joris!

[@JorisHermans]

Glad it was helpful, steven! 🙏🏻

[@seekerandroses]

can I ask a question@@JorisHermans

[@gogebicrangewildcraftbushc3336]

I love it!

[@JimmyOlsson]

Great behind the scenes video, Joris! Very informative and interesting! You and Joanna did a great job! 👊😎

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks, Jimmy!

[@fletchgocrazyproductions]

Great Video!. Thanks For The Great Information!🙌🏾🔥🔥

[@M_freedomOfSpeech]

Awesome Joris!

[@m.d.johnsoncreative1371]

Great video with some great tips!

[@giovannialongi]

Your Videos are showing that gear is REALLY not everything! You prove us beginners and everybody else what is possible if your are an passionate and creative creator… thank you for inspiring Joris. Aaaaand thanks to Joanna too!!! 😄 I know exactly what you mean with being lucky with her. My wife has to help me out too with my passion 😅😅😅 I am lucky too!!! Greets to both of you

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks, Giovanni!

[@ElusiveFrame]

Cheers to supporting wives and girlfriends 🍻

[@joannawinterdelgado]

One of the most important things in a couple’s life is to support each other. Fistbump to your wife! 👊😄

[@kamalakars4297]

Awesome and perfect ...Thank you for sharing super information

[@kristoff_xxiii]

thanks for sharing brother. this will help alot.🙌. you're truly an inspiration.

[@JorisHermans]

🙏🏻

[@ElusiveFrame]

Great one Joris! Just what I need before I edit my short horror film and do some reshoots :)

[@zootropestudios8261]

I love this video thanks for making this video I really like it 💘💘💘

[@mosesknows2062]

Very good breakdown, I enjoyed this video of your process, with minimal equipment and limited access to personnel, very much... I have that same Neewer stabilizer and mainly shoot with a Sony, A6000, with good results... Many of the "Behind The Scene" videos I run across, are way beyond my capabilities, with high end gear, actors, technicians, and even special effects... Thx, Moses...

[@drrohanfonseca]

Inspiring Joris!

[@protokolunrecgnise]

Interesting. Great job

[@alikanyilmaz]

Awesome and perfect my friend.I appreciate your passion 👌👏

[@FFVison]

Probably also worth going over the music and sound. Seems pretty well suited to the movie and choreographing cuts with dramatic changes in music and sound really works well in this movie.

[@ayanisawthedevil761]

Goosebumps bro ❤️

[@MultiplesIngresosYes]

Wow, How much can be achieve with a few ideas and smart tricks but with a big will to make it happen. I'm inspired

[@powdermuaythai]

great info, feeling inspired!

[@ShijoCT650]

Wow. The film looked like a hollywood horror movie trailer.. but after seeing this realized that you can do these things if you have clear cut idea about what you do and how do you get those things done !

[@denmarksoul1184]

Amazing!

[@jahtoevevo6763]

thanks 👍 the whole video inspired me to start 🤠 thanks bro

[@paulcain548]

Thank you Joris. Very insightful. I rather liked the slight shake in the footage tbh. Made it more immersive imo. Keep up the great work. Now on to the sequel. Joanna in the Underworld 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@JorisHermans]

😅 I'm already writing ideas down for a sequel

[@paulcain548]

@@JorisHermans yyeeesss!! Love it 😍 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@joannawinterdelgado]

Watch out underworld... 😈

[@paulcain548]

@@joannawinterdelgado 😂😂😂 They’d better. Great work btw 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@kotuediri]

Interesting. Great video Joris. Thanks from Timor-Leste

[@barrydrocknrail2231]

Good to see a stabiliser that is not motorized. Thanks for the link.

[@narsukc7]

Nice sir best teaching technique tq....

[@manassehbunny]

Bro your awesome.

[@ShayningTV]

moon and birds nailed the vid :)

[@JorisHermans]

A bit of luck was the cherry on top 😄🙏🏻

[@InvictusNick]

such an amazing short film! love the pacing from start to finish! it's incredible how you managed to use such a budget camera and made it look so much better. anyways i have one question, what color profile did you use for this film? your adjusted neutral flat profile or did you use cinestyle to get more dynamic range? i noticed with the canon m50 using cinestyle brings so much noise to the shadows. really love the way cinestyle looks but i dont know if i can deal with the noise, any advice? thank you for being inspiring! 🔥

[@JorisHermans]

Yeah, I used the Neutral profile. Contrast and saturation all the way down.

[@mangoworld3829]

hi hope u doing great to be honest it was really great short film love it

[@unnikrishnan8437]

Great! Didn't even think that you spent 5 days shooting this! I know how challenging is to film with the Canon M50 outdoors. And it really scares me🥺🥺 so I keep most of the my short film locations indoors and I'm good to go! Changing light and this tiny little camera is a real challenge. But it's also fun! Thought that ladder and window were a part of your little production design. Now I need answers. Why is it there? And for how long?🤯🤯 That could be a real rabbit hole! Who knows🙃...😅😅 Anyway, again an awesome video! Inspired!

[@rory6939]

I accept the challenge!!!

[@EGSue]

Thank you Joris! Great as usual :) I really like the ending :) Do you have any specific advice for the editing?

[@JorisHermans]

Very simple editing here. The most difficult part is gettingt he pace right. Fast or slow cuts and that depends on what kind of video and the music.

[@bikecommuter24]

Cool Ive done SFX in my videos years when I learning about photography and KZbin videos I still mess around with it a bit, in November 2020 I did a little car wash video I went from color to black and white when the music started and I left the car wash sounds come through over the music.

[@Nolan.Gurule]

You did a great job man

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks, man! 🙏🏻

[@MrJohnDoe09]

Great job, would be good to see if you could make it into maybe a 5 to 10 minute film.

[@JorisHermans]

Would love to do that 💯

[@MrJohnDoe09]

@@JorisHermans it was a short film and I want to see more of it.

[@isharaudith7636]

good job sir. I got m50 too but did nothing. This video rally inspired me to do something. do more tutorial. Good luck.

[@Gshan313]

It's lit 🔥love from India 🇮🇳

[@Luciano_cameraman_da_ivetinha]

me ajudou muito obrigado pelo seu conhecimento compartilhado

[@vasanthakumar9134]

Yes

[@flyjofly5393]

Super like 4 you man 😉😉😉😉😉

[@12yearmindlegostopmotion]

The window in the tree thing could possibly be a fairy house, people make them for fun, normally parents and their young kids do, I remember making one for our yard

[@EveInTheMachine]

This was an awesome BTS!

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks! Much appreciated 🙏🏻💯

[@aerialvideos2550]

Hallo Joris, Super leuke en vooral interessante video’s ,zeer leerzaam en leuk on naar te kijken! Ongelofelijk hoe simpel sommige shots en edits kunnen zijn! Die ‘adem’ geluiden kwamen me wel bekend voor, heb ik in mn laatste video ook gebruikt :) Heb je die van Duende sounds? Groeten uit Maastricht..

[@JorisHermans]

Hey, zoveel Nederlands in de comments tegenwoordig. Leuk! Bedankt voor de leuke comments! Nee, de sounds komen van EpidemicSound en de muziek van Artlist.

[@faroukyasser15]

Interesting I follow you from Egypt

[@77suppo]

Mate you’re the best one! Impressed what you are able to do with the M50 😱. Quick question: which picture style did you use?

[@JorisHermans]

Neutral profile. Contrast and Saturation all the way down.

[@rohitsarwanvlog9569]

Thank you sir form india 🙏🏻😍

[@aka.Yoangelo]

Looking for advice. I'm trying to film a solo horror movie only because I have no actors. I plan on shooting in the forest during the day with a type of witch doctor killer. I have 2 phone cameras, one on a small tripod and the other on a 3-axle gimbal. I could tint the entire movie in black and white but then I would loose the color of the trees. Using Premiere Pro to edit everything together, do you have any color grading secrets?

[@mahaganpatiproductionsgoa.2142]

Superb.

[@Meeraa._.rr34]

Very helpful

[@barryfinnimore]

This is cool. I'd love to see part 2. Where does the doorway take her?

[@JorisHermans]

I already made a slightly longer version here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33Tf4CQYqhpoNk

[@thecomma_livestream7057]

❤️❤️

[@mohandasv4305]

Which software you used for editing and how

[@deyomash]

Leuk man :)

[@jerrystaar]

My face 😱 when he said canon m50 cus I got that one

[@JorisHermans]

😎👊🏻💥

[@oneeyewitch]

The window and stairs are a fairy house :) We have them all over here :) They have doors or windows or even full houses

[@JorisHermans]

So it's a thing? What country/culture?

[@oneeyewitch]

@@JorisHermans I'm in Ireland. There's even a couple of parks in my area that are done up with fairy doors and windows. My childs bedroom has doors on her walls for them and we are doimg our front garden up to be a fairy land so wkll have them everywhere lol. I know people in England who have their gardens done up with all fairy things.

[@roamlens]

great project, I learn here a lot, thx dude, btw. do you also speak german?

[@JorisHermans]

Nein

[@alfiejw5534]

Very awesome!

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks! I also made a remake with my Sony A7S III 😄 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h33Tf4CQYqhpoNk Let me know which one you think looks best... 🙏🏻💥

[@alfiejw5534]

@@JorisHermans I’ll check it out dude I’m planning on making my own short film for Halloween. This really helped me out!

[@JorisHermans]

@@alfiejw5534 If you have any short film questions, just drop me a comment or an e-mail, it's in the description of my videos. Thanks for watching 👊🏻💥

[@alfiejw5534]

@@JorisHermans thank you dude I sure will have a great day

[@sukshamdalal1365]

hi, Thank you for the tips, could you please let me know, that "how Can we shot an horror film using an iphone" or give me some tips. Your reply is highly appericiated

[@tripyramidpictures9224]

I shot a shot, but the reds flickered. I tried to get rid of the flicker, but no success. Do you or anyone have an idea on how to remove it?

[@gamingoptimus4942]

wao thats so simple

[@prospermani3553]

Wow that's great man I'm A film maker i really love to work with you

[@josefdiyal84]

Great man cheap but significant.

[@JorisHermans]

Thanks!

[@neerajjn8534]

I am going to make short film I need some ideas how to bring effects and scenes can you help me please

[@alexpeterthe5th_]

I have a DJI OSMO ACTION. Does it work with that?

[@JorisHermans]

Of course! I have never used one before but I think the only issue you'll have is depth of field. You probably can't get a shallow depth of field, right? But that does't mean you can't create something cool, man! Just go for it!

[@richmondkusi4936]

Wow I wish I discovered this channel a year ago

[@thefullmonte1902]

ND filter - in Belgium?! Come on... 😉

[@JorisHermans]

😅 gotta keep that aperture wide open 😎😄

[@ryderinblack]

I like this, I'm just getting into video and this gave me pointers, you got a sub (y), I'll provide feedback on the video

[@BADCATMEDIA]

Can we have a conversation over the phone?

[@realprogger]

let's film all the same but with sony a7 iii

[@megamind3509]

I have a question?! *WHAT DO U DO FOR A LIVING?!*

[@JorisHermans]

I make videos on KZbin 🤷🏻‍♂️😄

[@megamind3509]

@@JorisHermans wow I never thought that I would get an answer😯😅. But besides KZbin. I'm asking because I heard that yt shouldn't be used to make a living because of the economic difference between each video. Is KZbin your main cashflow source? If I may ask you. I just wanted to know if there are jobs in companies for filmmakers, like commercial companies or something like that and if you work in such companies 🤷‍♂️

[@JorisHermans]

It’s just KZbin for me. It’s the same as any other self-employed job.

[@megamind3509]

@@JorisHermans but how/where should I start if my yt channel isn't so amazing

[@JorisHermans]

Just make videos. A lot of them! It takes like 100 videos to get good at it if you’re starting from scratch. I’ve been putting out 3 videos a week for a year now and the difference between the last and the first is huge!

[@valhallaiamcoming1376]

When you get 25 seconds unskippable ad -_-

[@JorisHermans]

Lots of people are working hard so you can watch free content... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@valhallaiamcoming1376]

@@JorisHermans i didn't mean that way man. I appreciate the fact that we're entertained with variety of content free of cost. I was just saying Anyways. The video was awesome, on a next level. Keep working hard 👌

[@JorisHermans]

@@valhallaiamcoming1376 Yeah, I totally get that the unskippable ads are kind of annoying... do you get them a lot? KZbin decides what kind of ad you get and personally, I barely get the unskippable ones but some of my friends get them all the time... 🤔

[@valhallaiamcoming1376]

@@JorisHermans talking about unskippable ads, this was the first time the duration of the ad was almost 25 secs whereas the usual unskippable ones which i get are generally 10-15 secs long and the rest are skippable in under 5 secs. Nevertheless i do get a lot of ads and i gotta admit, ads which pop up even before the video starts annoys much more than the ads which come in between the video

[@JorisHermans]

@@valhallaiamcoming1376 Interesting 'cause lately some bigger channels are turning off the mid roll ads but keep the ones before a video...

[@miguelmonforte]

Thanks Joris!!! 5 minutes after watching, I went out to record this with a R100: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqPNXqlnl9ZggrMsi=shlDc7NclWIWyl6g You inspired me!Thanks a lot!!