ONE in a MILLION - Short Film | Sony A7 IV

I hope you enjoyed this short film! This was my final for my field production class in college. Our assignment was to tell a story with strong visuals and sound design, but without using any dialogue.
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Edited by: Jacob Toniolo
Videography by: Jacob Toniolo
Main Talent: Matthew Toniolo
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Music: Artlist.io
SFX: Jacob Toniolo & Artlist.io
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[@JacobToniolo]

I just want to say welcome to all the new people here, and thank you for all the nice comments!!! When I posted this short film, I had around 30 something subscribers... Y'all have blown this up more than I ever imagined 😅 I'm doing my best to respond to all the comments, but if I somehow miss yours, I'm sorry!! I do plan on posting more short films and video/photo related content to this channel, so If you've enjoyed what you have seen here, expect some more in the future! I have an Instagram (link in description) as well where I post a lot more often, so check me out there too :)

[@nickysspot3228]

😊

[@lynngreene1993]

Look forward Jacob 👍

[@knickknack2140]

Really cool! I think creators often think that every project needs to be massive and a full on documentary but this type of short film would already be an enormous achievement. Keep 'em coming!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you bro, and I agree with you! Definitely more coming in the future!

[@iamanshhu]

Magnificent Production! From Camera Angles To Music And SFX... Just Beautiful ❤️ You just got a new follower buddy... Keep On Artist👏🏻

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much, that means a lot!

[@brett.mclaine]

wow man, impressive. Low key a fear of mine is to throw away a winning ticket.

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!! And I hope it never happens to you lol

[@AkashHansFilms]

The shot of the ticket on the ground was my favorite. Keep it up!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thanks!!

[@Jovydigitals]

Phenomenal Production ... SFX towards the end was on point .

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!!

[@vishnuravi1203]

dude.....well done...thanks for making a proper short film that looks amazing.. i'm tired for people using all sort of hooks to grab attention, and i feel so happy to see something classic keep it up.. subbed..

[@JacobToniolo]

haha I really appreciate that! And thanks for the sub!

[@Staycoolvisuals]

Wow! I liked it super cinematic❤💯

[@GetBusyLiving]

Wow, throughly enjoyed this. Fantastic editing, angles, colours. Keep it up mate if you are just starting then you have an amazing future!!

[@JacobToniolo]

wow thank you so much!! that means a lot :)

[@Useless.Talents]

Great short!! I really like your talent. I hope to use this as inspiration for my next short films.

[@LarryKingExclusive]

This was fire

[@chanohh_7606]

well put together so dope!!!!

[@braxtonwoullard1188]

DOPE!!

[@durfeeproductions]

Beautiful work! Looks like you have the same setup as me, gives me hope that I can make something like this one day. Keep up the good work!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!!! Just remember, its not the camera or gear that matters, It's how YOU use it!

[@ohgeezus_]

You snapped 😮‍💨📈

[@willcxlby]

Yo this is awesome! Love the sound and attention to detail. Amazing work

[@JacobToniolo]

Thx sm!!!!

[@narendranathartsregular1370]

Wow❤

[@Clemmatt]

Excellent, lighting on point

[@JacobToniolo]

Thanks! Shoutout to the gas station lol

[@904Fishing]

this is one of the best things i've seeen in a long time, makes me want to try my hand at shooting my own short film.

[@JacobToniolo]

Go do it!

[@haulfilms]

I enjoyed this! Well done 👏

[@Redeemingthetimestudios]

This is awesome. Great work. Keep it up!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you sm!

[@jespyfilms]

epic shots and beautiful sound design dude! nice job!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much!

[@tony_T_]

@@JacobTonioloUnless you have a nikon d3300 from 2015 😔

[@lostcreators]

Amazing work Man! Truly talented.

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much!

[@JJMclovinVlogs]

MORE OF THESEE!!!!!!

[@JacobToniolo]

👀

[@nigell.8705]

A nice extra layer of icing on the beautiful cake you made, in my opinion, was to add a shadow approaching the ticket and then for us to see a gloved hand slowly picking it up in the very last shot.

[@selfproclaimedintrovert5676]

Right? That would of been a perfect ending.

[@1of1raj63]

This is 🔥🔥

[@zteir]

Sound design is super interesting!! It’s like stop motion sound design I like it!

[@oiko2k4]

Sorry for the question, but I am not familiar with this type of ticket. How do we understand that this was a winning one and why he didn't?

[@JacobToniolo]

No worries! The way these tickets work is you have 7 winning numbers (2:30 timestamp), and you have to match any of the 7 winning numbers to the grid of numbers below, showing the prizes (2:40 timestamp). So in this case, at 2:30 timestamp it shows the number 35 as one of the "winning numbers" in the middle of the shot. Then at 2:40 timestamp it shows the number 35 in the grid, revealing that he actually did match the the numbers and won a big prize. But because he overlooked the ticket and threw it on the ground, he can't cash in his prize. I hope this made sense!

[@oiko2k4]

​@@JacobToniolo Yes, it makes sense, thank you! I wish every time I had a question about a movie, I could get an answer straight from the director, just like that, hehe!

[@Blt-rr2lm]

Karma for littering.

[@ankitchamoli792]

Thanks @JacobToniolo for the reply.

[@xdcinema4658]

AMAZING!!

[@lu2s_film]

You are sooo talented! Thank you for amazing video, from Korea

[@_jasonm0245]

this is amazing

[@Creative.visionzz]

Great and well thought out💯🔥🔥

[@user-xi8id9pu8i]

The cliff hanger got me, this was amazing!

[@JacobToniolo]

😁Thank you!

[@CwoodFPV]

Really liked the lighting and focus racking

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!

[@alexmcdavid7487]

Excellent short! I like to keep track of the films that I've seen, but I didn't find it listed on IMDb. So I tried to add it, but didn't know enough details to let them know it was a new film with the same title as several others. Hope you will add it. All my best!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you! I have never added something of my own to IMDb, but might give it a go now!

[@LaFuenteOnFilm]

You went crazy on this, subbed 🔥

[@JacobToniolo]

ayee thank you!

[@marqqmusic4844]

Amazing job with the video and I love the colour grading 👏🏾. I just purchased the sony a7iii camera

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!! I’ve heard good things about the a7iii !

[@SCINEMACREW]

Voila! This is Amazing dude!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much!

[@oostie6332]

this is art bro good job

[@DavidStella]

Gotta love algorithms. You deserve more subs, hopefully you get them all soon.

[@JacobToniolo]

haha I appreciate it!

[@Arizaproductions]

Awesome job brother ! I just started my journey on making short films came across your page and love to watch other creators/ directors work to get inspiration myself !

[@nathanjoshua7354]

Incredible short film, the shots were so breathtaking, and the color grading was so crisp; what a frustrating thing to imagine dropping the jackpot. But I do have to point out the little things. The gas pump not rising in account to the $10, and the cashier putting all the money in one slot, rather than separating the bills according to the tender. Stupid things to point out maybe, but it's always the little details that make, or break an experience.

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your honest feedback. The gas pump not rising is kind of funny because I didn't even think of that screen showing until I saw it while editing lol. But it's all good, I've learned to really pick out the details in each shot to make sure everything is consistent!

[@NIKOLAIII650]

I thought the same thing bro lol

[@vedhavyassarikonda6695]

Mannnn seriously mind blowing this was

[@kylekert]

Good stuff! Reminds me of when i was a kid, walking home from school. I would always pick up old lottery tickets people littered in hopes of them missing something.😂

[@JacobToniolo]

haha thank you!! Did you ever find a winning one!?

[@kylekert]

@@JacobToniolo Maybe a couple of 2 or 5 dollar ones. Not jackpots sadly 🙃

[@JacobToniolo]

@@kylekert awww dang. I bet that was still exciting tho!

[@Emerson-mf1gs]

I loved this, its so good

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!

[@RosenBachev]

The visuals and the sound are defenetly awsome. Hard work was put in this short film. The story was just a tiny biut confusing at first but the final shot told + the shot where he gave all of his money gave the meaining. Good work keep going and you earned a follower.

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you! I appreciate the honest feedback as well!

[@m6lachi]

Keep being consistent bro it’ll pay off 🙏🏽

[@RocoTorri]

I love it, very good job with the camera angles and the music, I am a student from Argentina and this inspired me a lot.

[@CoasterLIX]

Amazing Sounddesign 😮

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you! :)

[@Creatorsujit11vlogs]

Thank you so much bro love ❤️

[@EchoesVisionsProductions]

I really liked it. The shots and the way they're framed are incredible. Coming back to short films for the first time 10 years after graduating from film school, I love watching what's being done by other creative minds !

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you so much!

[@DatGuyAdri]

this is fire

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

Nice work mate.

[@nickspina9]

dude this is so sick!! sound design was MAD nice

[@JacobToniolo]

haha thank you bro!

[@flugga182]

very high quality. well done!

[@JacobToniolo]

I appreciate it, thank you so much!

[@christophergreer9278]

This was refreshing. While employing well executed camera angles and minimalistic music, an acute tension was achieved with interpretation to follow. Please soldier on and deliver more. Your craft will carry you.

[@CallMeAntwan]

Well done, Jacob!

[@Andre7414]

🔥🔥🔥

[@_okmartin_]

Great work man!!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thx!!!

[@iangjoy]

no way dude i used the same lottery ticket for one of my films too🤣 love to see it. awesome film

[@JacobToniolo]

haha nice! I just watched your film, was very good!

[@Jinyourdad]

Loved it man ❤️ tbh i loved lottery or gambling related stuff🤤

[@gaadhitya2078]

hey awesome feature! i have a question tho, i have the same camera sony a7 IV and I’m struggling to get the proper cinematic video settings. it would be soo helpful if you can share your video settings. thanks!

[@JacobToniolo]

Hi! I shot S-log S-gamut.3Cine in 10-bit and 24fps

[@RFKuba]

Beautiful Work, the subtle sound effects make the difference, however I have some questions, did you film this in SLOG or normally and post colour grade it since my EOS R is so noisy doing CLOG in this sort of environment. What camera setting did you use to film/which lens, since I want to know how people achieve this low light goodness.

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you! I shot this in S-Cinetone (PP11), and color graded it in post. The lens I used is the Sigma 24mm-70mm f/2.8 Art. I filming with my aperture all the way open at f/2.8. The gas station was just light enough to where I didn't need to bump my ISO too much.

[@braxtonwoullard1188]

For best low light results while shooting on the a74 with good dynamic range would be to shoot in slog 3 while using a conversion lut and exposing your image using false colors on an Atomos monitor. Also try to keep your iso at 800 or lower to reduce noise, in some scenarios you may have to bump up the iso a little more than 800 but in this scenario, he could have probably got down to 400 to 640 iso to avoid clipping the whites. Slog 3 will have better highlight roll off than s-cinetone which can also come off as more filmic looking than s-cinetone. But anyway, this short film was epic!!

[@JacobToniolo]

@@braxtonwoullard1188 Thank you! I wish I was advanced enough to use slog-3, but I’m still learning! Lol

[@braxtonwoullard1188]

No problem, man! And yeah, slog3 can be quite difficult to use at first, but once you get the hang of it, you'll never use another picture profile on your Sony camera again.

[@OneTrueLegend]

i love it.

[@foggymossstudio]

Amazing work!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@NOTATTS]

Good video! Which lenses did you use?

[@JacobToniolo]

Thanks! I uses the Sigma 24-70mm ART lens

[@strangestudios8876]

Incredible work. The cinematography and sound design are top notch.

[@tmcdirector]

Very inspiring!

[@IloBeats]

Great work

[@nigell.8705]

Amazing

[@skittl3ez]

very creative good job!

[@AngryDadGaming]

Always scan the QR code, folks. _PS: Jonathon Mueller's ARM!_ 😍

[@gav1nham1lt0n8]

Crazyyyyyyy good stuff man. It really got me focused for some reason lol

[@JacobToniolo]

lol thanks!

[@andrewdahl2387]

well done man!!!

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!

[@AcesKing704]

😲🔥

[@OstfrieslandFilmStudio]

Very nice short film!

[@jackofharts9]

LITTTTTEEEERRRR

[@AngryDadGaming]

Haha, I thought of the same thing.

[@PixelPathFilms]

Oh, I think I know this gas station, is it St. Charles?) I enjoyed watching it

[@NuCreationMusic]

That’s crazy to make a such an incredible short film like this and not have that many subscribers

[@JacobToniolo]

hahaha I appreciate it!

[@its_Savian]

hey man nice work, what soundtrack did you use on the ending part sounds good any chance what's the name of that track thanks in advance

[@JacobToniolo]

Hey thx! The song at the end is "Charon" by Yehezkel Raz on Artlist.io

[@tristanmcdonald3604]

Wow…

[@aljazbrezigar]

Nice work💪

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!

[@jaimonspeaks]

great thumbnail, and great video. From creator to creator this is a really good video

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you bro, appreciate it!

[@citmcbride]

Great clip bro 🤝🏽 What software are you editing in?

[@JacobToniolo]

Thx! I editing it in Adobe Premiere Pro

[@dazewithadrian]

So where'd yall drop the ticket? Asking for a friend

[@JacobToniolo]

shhhhhhh... 😉

[@giulianogirelli]

great job

[@KoredeOyekan]

Definitely giving this a sub

[@tobeunknow]

quietness always making us 🙂 2:35 rilex

[@lynngreene1993]

Was it a winner??? And was that music Depeche Mode? Loved that nothing was said that did not need to be

[@lucas_arciniega6615]

super cool i hope one day i can make videos like this

[@JacobToniolo]

Thanks! You got this bro, I believe

[@chrismccathern4653]

How do you make the smooth transitions when you switch angles on the video? What editing program do you use?

[@JacobToniolo]

I edited this in Adobe Premiere Pro!

[@chrismccathern4653]

@@JacobToniolo any transitions or just let it play clip to clip

[@JacobToniolo]

@@chrismccathern4653 Just clip to clip, didn't do any fancy visual transitions. Sound effect ques did help make the cuts seem smoother though!

[@Gratuh]

Dope video! Does happen to know what aspect ratio this is?

[@JacobToniolo]

It's 4,000 x 2,000 pixels, so 2:1 aspect ratio. And thank you!

[@phasedpenguin]

Dudeeee this is actually incredibly well done. Whats the name of the music?

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you sm!! The song at the end I found on Artlist titled "Charon" by Yehezkel Raz

[@AndreViens]

This is why I have OCD about checking the tickets I scratch again and again to make sure I didn't just overlook something.

[@ShellyBHollis]

great shots man

[@JacobToniolo]

Thank you!

[@DalaiLlama666]

I don’t get it.

[@pedrojorge1148]

He didnt notice he won, so, he lost one chance in a million feel me

[@pokerworld]

He didn’t scratch the Jackpot Bonus section. The film maker leaves it open ended for us to interpret whether or not he threw away a $5 million ticket.

[@nycenniss]

LMAO I JS SAID IT

[@PORTLANDLOVE89]

Could’ve just scanned it

[@reubenhall2778]

Great concept. I just think it should have been edited tighter.

[@MapleOrange]

This is amazing work bro, you definitely have a new sub here, all 2024 i'm connecting with new creators, let build our community.

[@JacobToniolo]

I appreciate it dude!

[@TheCrandleChannel]

yo this was fireeeeee great work man , what grade did u get ?

[@JacobToniolo]

I honestly don't know LOL. After the semester ends, we don't have access to see specific grades for specific assignments anymore. And because this was my final, it was due the day before the semester ended.

[@TheCrandleChannel]

@@JacobToniolo ohhh ok dang, that shit better be no less than an A- lol shit is inspiring, im literally gonna do this assignment for myself lol . Also question, did u use the sound FX that came with whatever editing software you used ? or did you buy them from somewhere. again great work !

[@JacobToniolo]

@@TheCrandleChannel The music I used and like half of the sound effects are from Artlist.io which I pay for, and the other sound effects I made!

[@TheCrandleChannel]

@@JacobToniolo oh ok appreciate you responding, u have a new fan lol

[@EloidelAmor]

wow awesome, i'll like to do this

[@JacobToniolo]

Thx!

[@EloidelAmor]

@@JacobToniolo where do you learned all that? I am starting by my way but i need more information

[@JacobToniolo]

@@EloidelAmor Honestly, a lot of what I've learned has been from KZbin videos and self teaching myself lol. But just because you have learned something, doesn't make you initially good at it. So practicing the skills that you've learned is super super important. Also, finding inspiration online, like a KZbin creator that has a style you like or a movie/director you like, can be very helpful. I wish I could go into more detail, but there's just so much I could say that I can't fit into a single KZbin comment lol.