Low-Budget Filmmaking: Creating an Apocalyptic World

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Even homework

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inglesamericano101 ¡Hola! Estoy apriendo español ahora. Tips?

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What if he upload when you are watching a Film Riot video? Will you stop watching it?

[@LastTurnFilms]

Apocalyptic production design always seems like it would be so much fun to work on!

[@Charlie_Alpha_Lima]

Never really considered having your key crew all read the script but it makes so much sense. I've been to quite a few shoots where the camera guys were all asking 'silly' questions because they had not read the script.

[@Altcine]

This is like I AM MOTHER on Netflix lol they should pay this guy royalties.

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But this one is probably good

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@@sporebryan2000 true! I am Mother was visually decent but that's it!

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that was genuinely a great show

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True

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Damn my friend was planning a post-apocalyptic action short film for December, this timing was impeccable

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Kevin Schanbacher i was just thinking of one as well lol , almost perfect timing for inspiration

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Dude same me and my friends are planning a post apocalyptic short movie this month. Great timing

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@yeeeeeeeeeth chill

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Tbh the uploads these past months that include these insights from other creators have been what kept me with Film Riot. They give such great and dynamic advice, and they really put you into the situations that filmmakers should be putting themselves into.

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This is probably one of the most helpful videos I have watched from you guys in a while. Film Riot is always entertaining, but I feel like pre-production is always one of the hardest humps to get over when making films and having a frame of reference to go off of makes life so much easier. Thank you guys!

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The robot looks cool!

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Z makes me think of a skeleton

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Great episode! Thanks for putting it together. Always love hearing from other people and giving them the chance to be heard through your platform.

[@DamnitDanniDanielle]

Love hearing other filmmakers processes. Great looking project. You can really see how working in commercials influenced his organization and pre-production process.

[@tdlavigne]

Love these types of updates, please keep doing more! Always good to get insight into how others approach things, and to also find new filmmakers to follow

[@pixelatedwarrior8990]

I have been waiting for this upload so long YES!!!!

[@C4Fernandez]

Dude, this is perfect! I'm in pre-production of my 40 minute short after doing a few shorts so this is a big jump for me. There's so much to do, it's nice to have a breakdown video like this!

[@gunnaryoung]

The title's a bit misleading

[@TrevorVinyard]

How...?

[@ryancaldwell6149]

The title is "Creating an Apocalyptic World", but it's not discussed.

[@matheusazevedoC]

at least here in brazil, this isn't a low budget movie :o

[@UnderfedShmuck]

It does a perfectly fine job explaining how to make any environment that includes post apocalyptic scenes

[@zm1te38]

Same it doesn't explain how they do it so well. Green screen? Vfx? Did they blow up a city for real?

[@Kevlexicon]

thanks for reminding us we have reasons to get excited about collaborative filmmaking , and thx for illustrating some of the production steps / structure for making it happen!

[@tinkersk1]

“Filmmaking at its core is such a collaborative art form. I have learned if you know your story well you can embrace the collaboration every step of your production and come out with a film that is better than you imagined. “

[@Bunnsters]

Reverse Chappie... I like it

[@benjamingeard4809]

This episode was extremely helpful. Thank you Film Riot and will for the insightful look into your process.

[@Jamminn555]

Outstanding video on the making of an independent film by the writer/director. Fascinating, beautifully presented and edited. Thanks so much for posting!

[@AntoineBandele]

Zoom cuts during interview were jarring.

[@amateurfilms8188]

Writing a real manual or a sacred text, is the kind of detail that properly builds a post-apocalyptic or scif-fi film. I have seen many sci-fi short films, and the ones that intrigue me the most are those with detail and/or multiple story lines that all build on each other.

[@Antiganos]

very Tolkien esque, it's the invisible and minuscule details that make the authenticity come alive.

[@ProfSebastian]

The idea of the guy speaking with the mannerism of the robot is great! Looking foward to see the full short film.

[@jeffoffej]

I have the same background and am now working more and more as a director and I’ve been doubting myself as a filmmaker. So great to hear we can make it through this. (“Because my background is professionally in post-production, I’ve had to discipline myself into getting coverage beyond the edit I have in my mind.”)

[@spiritangel1367]

I'm so glad that i came across this. I've watched " The Manual", & i totally enjoyed it. So i was even more interested in the explanation from Will, about how this was done. U have come a long way, & i actually thought u did a magnificent job. Well done. 👏👏 Good luck to u in all ur endeavours..!! 👌

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These are awesome! I have learned so much from your regular content but it's great to learn from others as well. I hope you keep this going. Cheers!

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Loved this style of video and am dying to see this film in any way possible, it looks so good! You guys are my favorite film youtube

[@ParadoxdesignsOrg]

Great tips. I love the thought of closing your eyes while reading the script.

[@MitchMetivier]

Loved this video! Cannot wait to watch the whole short film--the visual effects looked extremely professional!

[@ThomasHeyen]

Hey Ryan, absolutely love your show, been watching it for quiet some time. I love this episode Big Time! You just know how to infuse practical tips and hands on experience. And I love what Wil achieved. Keep going! I'll keep watching! Respect!

[@HitechProductions]

A wealth of useful information. Love it. And I look forward to watching The manual.

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That storyline seems so interesting. I wonder if the film will be available on KZbin?

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it is

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No joke this actually goes perfect for a project I️ was working on!

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TheGingerAvenger was?

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This is actually really great, needed to watch this today. We've got two days left on a short film we're making and there's a part of me slowly going a little crazy.

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this is brilliant, thanks for putting this out, incredible helpful to others on the journey.

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Masterclass' film making pre-roll seems to suit here good =-)

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Useful reminders.Thank you.

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A truly great episode you got here! Thank you

[@vasbyollu]

That's quite a big bite to chew on by yourself, post produciton wise. Really outstanding job!

[@CommandoNinja]

really nice video congrats to this guy !!

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Quality stuff Ryan, Quality stuff.

[@plutons0productions]

This was awesome! Love the insight, especially when he said "learn to work with others" So true.

[@metalliholic]

Wow the shots of the short film look amazing!

[@otjunior]

This short film looks amazing can't wait to see it and hopefully it could get made as a full length movie

[@PrettyLady7282]

wow! thanks for sharing Wil

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I like that I've grown along with the content of this channel.

[@AustinThomasFilms]

This film looks amazing too!

[@AsgardStudios]

Fantastic episode! I grabbed a copy of The Manual. Very well done!

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Very insightful! Looking forward to the short film too!

[@intheory3130]

Really good video. Thank you for sharing.

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This guy is awesome! I'm new to this scene but was something I always wanted to do.

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This was great! absolutely helpful and I’m happy I was able to learn a bit as well

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What an amazing film idea, and even more amazing advice.

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Looks like a terrific short. Thought it was interesting that he said he took on too much in post. Being a one-man show can be hard on your family.

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That was awesome. That actually got my creative thoughts going... Also, That short film looks amazing.

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Exelent!!! It is super important, to see these steps, they are the right ones for a great cinematographic work

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Great video, guys!

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What a great episode - so inspiring

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Really great episode

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Awesome video. Thanks very much.

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Really great video! Lots of things I want to try out!!

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Very impressive! I'd love to see more of these.

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This is awesome! Thanks for this!

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simple and insightful, thank you !

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Nice video! That was very insightful. I'm going to use several of these methods when I'll get to make a short.

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Awesome! :D Thanks for this!

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4:01 War.. War never changes

[@MikeHughesShooter]

awesome, just awesome. Process looks thorough yet economical. Result was awesome. I am most curious on the lighting set ups. Great stuff.

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What a great idea for an episode. I've thought about this before.

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I met Will at TBUFF last weekend and saw The Manual. It was fantastic and he's a great guy.

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Thank you so much. It was perfect. Specially the mood boards. it was so helpful for me. please make more interview with indie-low-budget filmmakers.

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So cool. Nice job.

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This looks super good!!!! I will definitely check it out!!!

[@TranslucentStudios]

At around 6:20 seeing all that after affects work that the director did almost made me want to cry. Those masks are so much work.Good job on busting goes all out yourself Mr. director.

[@MikeMorash]

Cool creative process

[@ZMAMShow]

Movie quote reference at end has to be Leviathan. Love me some Peter Weller.

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inspirational and helpful!

[@BrandonFer]

Very helpful. Thank you so much!!

[@WeirdsMachinations]

really cool to see insight on how to make a film like this. I made a Post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi some of this I did some of this I wish I knew before getting into it

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Amazing informative video...wow

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Very interesting video👍, great job

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This was really insightful!

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this movie seems like a great one, the idea is superb. I would love to see it!

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6:20 how did he do that?

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Wow! amazing video! :) really great!!

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Loved it!!!! it inspired me A LOT.

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This episode was awesome 😍 A lot of interesting things 👍

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this was lovely

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How have I missed this episode?! This was very helpful!! Are there more of these?!

[@givfilms]

This helps so much! It'll add to the production of our Post Apocalyptic web series!

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Great. Much respect

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That film looks amazing!

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Where are you guys based at?

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THIS WAS SO USEFUL, THANKS! CAPS!!!

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Thankful for Film Riot🤟🏾

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