You Finished Your Short Film - Now What?

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[@atticmichael]

You finished your short film and you post it online? That's the last thing you should do with your film in my opinion. Send it to every freaking festival you possibly can and try to find a distributor! There's too much films online... The great thing with festivals is that distributors, producers, or even representatives of other festivals can see your film, contact you and things can go very quickly. Attend to these festivals, meet people there, etc. Plus, there are a lot of festivals that are eligible for the Oscars and for other great events, look for them. And then, once you exhausted the life out of your movie, post it online. If you upload it as soon as you finish it, you lose all those great festival opportunities. There's only a couple of David F. Sandberg in the world, but there's a shit ton of directors that started in festivals...

[@twoguysandacat4910]

So much yes on this point. For low level indie filmmakers who don't have an audience online the festival market is the best way to go. Go to festivals and shake hands and rub elbows. Get to know other people who can help you distribute and/or distribute your film. Hollywood is all about who you know so start getting to know people.

[@sin0productions]

If you do apply for festivals be very selective otherwise you’ll spend a load of cash.

[@krepes8685]

Sinan Ozcivi There are loads of great short film festivals that have free entry! Even for the major ones, the entry price is low. Shouldn’t be a concern.

[@jaizerocool]

Your comment is more helpful than this video

[@cybertaiga9534]

@@sin0productions - True. I have personally experienced that. If one is just starting out, be careful of applying to big banner festivals. Just focus on free festivals or where you don't end up spending a lot of money.

[@JustinLombardi]

Hey Ryan! Congratulations to you and your wife on the new baby! Just wanted to say how appreciative I am of everything you’ve done for me. My friends told me I’d never make a short film, but I just wrapped Phase 1 Production for my first short film. You guys have changed my life more than you will ever know. I cannot thank you enough. ❤️

[@twoguysandacat4910]

Another thing to keep in mind if you want to put your films into festivals is to wait to post it online. Some festivals wont even consider your film if it has already been released on an internet platform because they want to be the ones to "premiere" the film. Just something to remember.

[@CreatorsCorner]

Two Guys and a Cat I agree , and also help them watch the films as well for all the submission.

[@lonewalkerproductions]

Oops didn't know that, thanks!

[@IgonDrakeWarrior]

@@lonewalkerproductions you made one, you can make another

[@raprein3]

Bro, all your said in this vid was so recognizable, i love this vid! Art is in the heart and the heart just keeps on beating.

[@ethanness2040]

I love this new style to the Monday episodes. It is so much more personal, and even though it's taken some getting used to, I love it now! Thanks or doing what you do, and I wish y'all the best! God Bless!

[@filmonfilment]

Thanks very much for this. I especially liked the idea messaging related vlogs/blogs and tweeting people you think might be interested. Keep up the fantastic videos. I've been watching a while now and have used loads of the FX tutorials for my work as a teacher.

[@JonnyGowow]

I'm not sure how y'all manage to be such an inexhaustible source of really sound advice, but goddammit you do. Y'all have helped me immensely in getting my production company off the ground, and I'm finally in pre-production on my first short. I know I'm not alone here, so yeah, on behalf of all of us - thanks.

[@MatthiasKrumm]

Well, then all the best to you, your second baby and the rest of your family!

[@nobudgettarantino114]

love you guys, really inspirational, especially josh's eyes

[@MichaelMiguelMartins]

Congrats man, new bebes coming

[@jaxsonhurtado4049]

Great video thanks man🙏🏼

[@BullRonin]

Great vid. One of the most inspiring.

[@JuusoSFilm]

Awesome as always, back to practise! 👊🔥

[@DennisHoward_rainstadpictures]

I've been a fan for about 4 years now, I have learned almost all my techniques from watching film riot. I love going back and binging your stuff every now and then. Just wanted to say thanks and keep up the great work! I relate to your feeling to just make the best film you can and have 100 ppl love it 100% rather than 100,000 ppl love it 50%. I love your passion and commitment to entertaining your audience and being humble enough to take constructive criticism. Hollywould could take a few notes.

[@NerdGeekFutureSpeak]

Congratulations!

[@falcon054]

Congrats Ryan!

[@TGVG_]

Now that is awesome!

[@MagicTimeFilms]

Great advice as usual. It can be tough to not care when the views aren't going up, but like you said, still want to make them.

[@DrewWilbur]

Thanks for responding, great tips. Excited for the short film challenge . AND sad day josh was there . . . hahah

[@EchoLightEntertainment]

I love the lut kits !

[@LostUtopiaFilms]

I honestly suck at marketing and putting my work out there 😣 Love your response to the title question though, and I hope you guys sometime do an in depth video on not just what to do post finishing a film but also film festivals and other types of exposure in the future. I'm working on a sci-fi short that might have some potential and I'd love to know what to do with it!

[@LastTurnFilms]

Can't wait to get started on our one-minute short film! We have already written the script but have not begun production yet. Looking forward to checking out everyone else's work!

[@CreatorsCorner]

Last Turn Films I can't wait to see it

[@anthonypiseno6341]

Ready for this competition. I have only made one short so far. Definitely a learning experience.

[@flyguy8787]

Could you make a tutorial about different types of film stock and grain? In every lut pack there's usually a bunch of different film stock choices but I don't really know what is what and what the history or pertinence of the choices may be.

[@BrentTouchstone]

Great video. Shooting my first film, that's not just a photography vlog this week. It's been a long project in the making. I live in a rural area and getting people to help in this small town has been impossible, so many interviews that were no shows and so many flakes at shoot time. So, taught my wife to use a camera, I'm playing one role and flying my brother out for the other. Gonna use a lot of light stands and duck tape to hold mics and reflectors and such, but we doing it. Scripts been written for 3 years, now we got a story board, all the props, cameras, lights and mics. So, it's one week to shoot this western short film and then I'll be editing and re-watching this video about promotion... I've watched you guys for years and I'm gonna put all I've learned into it.

[@The_Kentuckian]

I just put my short on KZbin for now. I submitted it to Short of the Week as well, but didn't get selected. I still feel I'm too new to really get into festivals or distribution. I do like the idea of genre blogs.

[@funtimeproduction8151]

Thank you for the advice. I’m new to KZbin yet like making films too. My question is How do I go about copywriting my original music and also the name of the channel?

[@theuniversecalled6694]

Congrats👏👏👏👏

[@benhider7658]

You do all this short film stuff, and you clearly have the talent for it, I think you should make a feature length film, or at least 30 minutes. Something that uses all the things you make videos on.

[@ASSADZMANFILMS]

Lol this is awesome film riot!always great info and content for a learning filmaker like me!!much appreciation 🙌

[@Yoyoman835]

Lol. Lol why did you start your sentence with Lol, lol? lol

[@ASSADZMANFILMS]

Elite Lens Films idk it's America that's why

[@2comicsonabench]

I love film riot, you’re doing great work. I am finishing up a short film I’m very excited about. I want to ask you what you think about film festivals submissions in the age of Covid. I watched your older video and got some insight but I feel things have changed enough the make fest fests less important until this passes. Let me know what you think. Perry

[@jimpavlidis5915]

Congrats on your new babies, dude!

[@luciabonmati8497]

Congratulations on the baby :)

[@paradoxthekid4776]

Hey I have a question. I want to make a fight scene between my self and another character that is also going to be played by myself. Do you have any tips on how to do this? Thanks, love the show!

[@NikolaiPike]

When I submit a short film to a film festival, can I still upload it on youtube/Vimeo? Are there any restrictions on doing that?

[@kisherefilm]

Ryan, another top video dude! Your passion is still there after a fair few years of Riot. Awesome to see you're still making films post having children... My missus keeps on about having kids and my biggest fear is not being able to purse my filmmaking? How do you balance it? Is it as difficult as I fear?

[@doublecrxss]

Hey, Ryan! First of all, congratulations on the baby! Secondly, ever since I watched "It", I wanted to know how to do that facial deterioration effect from the very end and was wondering how you would go about pulling off something similar without the hundreds of thousands of dollars for legitimate special effects artists.

[@ChillWithPhilPodcast]

I'm joining the 1min film challenge also! I can't wait to Film, Edit & Post our video!!

[@CreatorsCorner]

i can't wait to see your video

[@filmmafia4297]

Ryan out here bussing NUTS ! Congrats Bro

[@ANigerianPrince]

This footage is gorgeous. Did you guys do anything different with the camera or lens?

[@IanCherico]

I've had projects that I want to do and we start filming it and then it all just falls apart. How can I keep my minimal cast/crew on target and interested and focused on the film?

[@Highestdegreetv]

Pay them

[@ERIKVADA]

Would it be accepted if I downloaded the FILMSTRO app on my iPhone for the music ?

[@NomadOverNormal]

Which FilmRiot lut are you using for these vlogs?

[@yessi.creates]

I have a question about the film contest. Where can I send it and get a response? Thank you ^.^

[@Phrank]

Hey Ryan, I have plenty of "good" ideas for a short film/film/series but I don't quite believe I have the quality/production/experience for it. Should I hold on to that idea? should I settle for less and try to make it with what I have? or what else could you recommend?

[@HuaJaiSiam]

Can you use the Cinematic LUTs without a Log profile?

[@initivemedia7653]

+Film Riot Hi, i wanna participating on your 1 min video challenge. but the thing is filmstro just has 5 free soundtrack to use, and i'm not sure that will be useful. so can you give us another tips for using filmstro?. anyway i'm not using filmstro panel on premiere pro.

[@waynemutai3341]

I was at the Truine site just before they released the episode!!

[@NicholasAndrew1]

How do you start scripiting an idea? First you start having some imgaes in your mind, or write everything and then try to imagine how it's gonna be on screen?

[@davidheyl1206]

Hi Ryan big fan i was wondering if you guys still do vfx tutorials?? Thank you

[@skylerrudd8223]

Can you only use filmstro for the short-film or can you use filmstro and something else?

[@alexandertuong3390]

What if i shoot in Cine4 what do i do with the film stock luts?

[@BishalSarmavlogs]

Hi can you make a video to add dramatic sound effects on specific scene

[@stantvng]

Wow. Great.

[@nx7188]

All videos you guys upload always come at the most perfect of times! I was about to go to sleep when I saw your video (uploaded 10 mins ago) which is so convenient cause I was thinking of making a short film this whole week! :)

[@greenstreet5287]

Well said

[@Uriel.Cinema]

Video exposure is so difficult ;~;

[@haroldvillegas17]

Hey! My first comment ever. How did u grade thid show/shot?

[@sh.revamp2644]

what was the music ,he used for starting the video.

[@WidowSoundsNoCopyright]

Where do we submit the film??

[@sthJuniorPK]

Do you always prefer to do your own editing or do you have a go-to editor that you trust to bring your vision to life?

[@SWADEProductions]

I am the same, this is my passion to make films. Good or bad, I take what I have and learn from it but at the end of the day this is me.

[@blakebauer5112]

Nooo bloodtober is my fav!!! Congrats on the new baby ryan!

[@fernandovaloncanal]

Awesome!

[@danielsiqueira4985]

Vc por aqui Silêncio no Set? kkkk 2 Brasileiros

[@jacobmiller3201]

What song have you guys been using for your intro lately?

[@CarsonKatri]

If I already have CC does winning give me a free year even though I pay monthly?

[@pimeto]

Hey man, what mic are you using for this podcast ?

[@Nois3less69]

me and my friend are planning on making our 1 min short film a series so could we just make our short film the trailer? And you guys should make an email just for this short film competition and we can just email you the links to the video or you can do a thing like film learnin's contest. :)

[@user-qu6xh6pj1f]

Hello I’m YeonHoLEE and I’m study ColorGrading in korea. I want study Log picture. If you share the Log footage, I have study more company’s Log footage Possibility to share the footage??🙏🙏

[@JabPlayz-Gaming]

I will try this,I am working on a project call alan wake the dark house but it is not 1 min so Ryan i can do higher then 1 min

[@tylersmith1608]

Is the western sound pack coming anytime soon?

[@raffums99]

The color correction for this video is like... beautiful lol

[@TenCentFilms]

I made a short film, but most short films don't take place till december, and most websites cost money.. but the video is on my youtube channel, any suggestions?

[@AliSot2000]

How does the financing of those prices work?

[@Kryptonian0024]

Why Adobe are not used in studios like MPC

[@KSchawacker]

I LOVE YOU FILM RIOT!

[@jaijoint]

How would one go about making it look like someone only had one arm? Green screening?

[@CreatorsCorner]

Parker Juergensen that's one way but a lot work you can do custom trick have bigger shirt or jacket where you can hide an arm with having the outline in the shirt

[@Alperen_Erdogan]

Honestly man the new intros, outro music, online store... Film riot has come a long way

[@africandragonsmedia]

Nice bro

[@VideoManSir]

So is there a good chance you wouldn't see a 1 min short film that is uploaded on youtube with a link of it sent to the gmail?

[@bkthedefinition33]

im still coming up with cinematograhy for my one minute short film though lol

[@user-ej2me4gd9z]

It will be really fun to se the baby grow upp 😀

[@CreatorsCorner]

Pear Movies it would I can't wait and sweet camera, can't wait to see the footage

[@assholenews2104]

HEY RYAN CAN YOU DO A VIDEO ON SET UP A PROFESSION ROKU CHANNEL OR A HOW TO ON PUTTING YOUR VIDEO ON AMAZON.

[@ProfessorBStudios]

wait, forget the lack of apparel in the store... congrats on the new kid man!!

[@j.ivisuals2192]

I obviously haven’t made a film yet but I want to get noticed as soon as I’ve made one it’s just so hard to get videos noticed out make people come across them

[@viadventure]

I'm currently editing my first short horror film, can't enter it onto the 1-minute short film because it will be 8-10 minutes._. It would be cool if you could give me some feedback from the film when it's out or the trailer.

[@CreatorsCorner]

Haunter Studios I would love too where can I see it

[@viadventure]

Creators' Corner Thank you so much for replying, and the trailer is right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqnbe3ysYqeDh5o Keep in mind I'm only 14 and this is my first real attempt at a short film. The official film isn't out yet, it's coming on October 13. Thanks so much for responding it means alot:)

[@KaziTooHigh]

You need actors for anything new?

[@notman05]

Congrats on the new spawn :D

[@koningarti]

Question... Does the video have to be exactly one minuten? And if so , does the time of the title ads to the one minute?

[@ah-ray]

arthur zwartjes Ja, maak 2 versies, 1 met titels en 1 zonder (voor de juiste lengte)

[@johnd2631]

This may be a dumb question but were are some of your short films that I can watch and learn?

[@johnd2631]

Thanks. Just didn't know if FilmRiot had a web site on domain.com to display the work.

[@channelz8322]

Can someone who has finished short film give me link? I want to see!

[@TroyShaw]

A onesie with a wrench on it. Sums it up.

[@ianlord1240]

Congratulations on the baby

[@RAKITHA9]

Ian Lord its probably a new ARRI set up ...

[@ah-ray]

Hey Ryan do you like stuff like Terence Mallick and Alejandro Jodorowsky? Because my short film is going to be in that kind of style

[@BeefJesus]

Mr. Nobody LUT? Yeah take the shit out of my money.

[@berner]

Loved the video, it was insightful/educational. The thing I have to ask though, is: what is it you're doing that causes the look of your video to appear more colour saturated? Are you doing anything in colour correction to give it that look or is it the type of camera/software you use? Are you not touching the colour in post instead and it's caused by something like your lighting? I notice it mainly in your eyes. The blue really stands out. If you were to turn the camera off, would the blue of your eyes stay as rich as they are on camera? I hope it doesn't sound like I'm trying to be rude but the thing I don't understand is why there's a trend in colour correction to make the colours POP. HGTV is notoriously guilty of this where when you watch their shows, the colours (mostly the blues and the reds) are way to supersaturated that when people where those two colours for example, it looks like the fabric is made with the same colour they use in reflective jackets. It's not just HGTV I notice this in either. A lot of shows on television are doing the same thing. Is this what they're teaching film students in school? "Okay now when you make a production, if you want the production value to stand out, you need to REALLY over saturate the colours. This is what viewers want, they want your production to look like HGTV and Old Navy got together to produce your work and attempt to give the view eye diabetes". It's pretty maddening when you see it. Anyway, super long question etc. but I hope you can answer it because I'm 41 and my eyesight shouldn't be getting better that I see colours more. It's supposed to be the opposite :P

[@gideonhansen5485]

Since there’s no Bloodtober this year, why not do a Bloodtober Monday Challenge??

[@happyfoxproductions]

I'm guessing and hoping the project you are working on but can't discuss right now is a feature length film?

[@2NerdsOnaCouch]

Congrats on baby #2 :)

[@BlenderDumbass]

5:40 I'd add.. Use ennio morricone music. And think all the story before you write a single work. Just know the main outline. Imagine best moment in a cinema inside your head. Imagine what emotions and what messages must people get. And make sure they have it. If you want to have a HUGE REVEAL. Write accordingly.

[@arlindoarlindo8058]

Ryan is this challenge valid to other countries like Brasil???

[@rodrigoescudeiro1394]

arlindo arlindo é para todo o mundo Arlindo "worldwide"

[@arlindoarlindo8058]

Aaa sim,pensei que "worlwide" significava que pode roteiros sobre qualquer coisa,foi mal, não sou fluente não :/ ,obrigado pela resposta cara