Topic: Filmmaking HELP!

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January 19, 2012 at 1:53 pm #37038
Liza Rae Ruedas	Hi! So I’m an aspiring filmmaker. Wong Fu Productions are like my inspiration! So anyway, I haven’t really had much experience with filmmaking and I was wondering if you guys have any suggestions on how I should start out. I’m currently using a Canon 600D with a kit II lens, and I’m getting my 50mm f/1.8 lens soon. I’ve got a few storylines in mind already, and I’m planning to film them during my holidays. So yeah, please help me out by giving suggestions and tips and things! Thanks so much, guys!
January 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm #37660
QED	If you can find a book on how paintings are composed that could help you learn how to set up shots.
January 22, 2012 at 7:36 pm #39365
Gillvinyeta	Here are some books that got me started: Screenwriting for teens (by Christina Hamlett) Master Shots (by Christopher Kenworthy) Pulling off your shorts (by Troy Lanier and Clay Nichols) Websites: Indymogul.com (the newer episodes are as amazing, but you should watch some of the earlier episodes of BFX and 4 Minute Filmschool. They have some good tips) http://www.youtube.com/filmriot (These guys release a new episode twice a week and are educational and entertaining-if not somewhat gory) Hope this helped! Also, in your earlier stages of filmmaking, don’t take yourself to seriously. Chances are that your films will be….how do I put this delicately…they’ll be crap, and you should be able to recognize what you did wrong so that you can fix this in later works (watch episode 17/season 7 of The Office: Threat Level Midnight. Even if you don’t like the show, it teaches some good filmmaking lessons).
January 24, 2012 at 6:48 pm #41542
Liza Rae Ruedas	Thanks, guys! You’ve been very very helpful! I’m now subscribed to Film Riot! I’ve browsed through Indymogul. It looks really interesting, but I haven’t had time to sit down and watch the videos cos I’ve been busy with school work. I’ll check them out once I have time. I currently have an idea in mind. It’s gonna have this passage as a voiceover: “We see everything. The hangouts, perfect weather, relationships, scenery, and ourselves. It could be something we would miss, or something we would always regret. Things happen too fast, and we can’t see the whole picture. Sometimes, we forget that we can choose what we want to focus on, what we want to capture, what we want to remember” Where the whole short film is like, based on different cameras. So for example, like the hangouts bit, there’s a group taking a polaroid. For perfect weather, it would be a guy taking photo of the sky. Something like that. It’s very Wong Fu Production-inspired. Do let me know what you think! I’m going to start filming soon.
January 24, 2012 at 9:36 pm #41598
Alexandra Hunter	Get yourself a notebook. I keep a moleskin, something that you can bring with you everywhere. It can fit in your purse your backpack on your bedside table. Everywhere. This way you can write down ideas, thoughts, quotes, anything that you want.
January 28, 2012 at 2:45 am #44077
deadlyloofah	Liza, I would say the filmriot guys are fantastic i’m subscribed to them as well. I have been doing film for the last 7 years, and even so I still know jack about it. I’m not a huge believer in film school BUT i will say taking a few classes helps but most importantly watch what others are doing, But this comes from my last little behind the scenes vlog I did. When making your own film or script don’t be afraid to give things a try, experiment play around with things, don’t be afraid to fail, you will suck to start off with just as we all do but once again the harder we fall the more we grow. So just get out there and do stuff. also not to really whore my own thing here, but I am doing a project called 12 short films in 12 months, and at the end of each month Starting in Feb, i’m going to be posting the script to the short skits/films we do, so if you are looking for material to play around with that will be available starting in February.
February 5, 2012 at 8:06 am #49147
Tom	Be sure to post your stuff on YouTube, Liza, we will be sure to watch and comment on it. For me, the best way I learn is doing and reviewing; don’t be afraid to make mistakes and don’t get too ahead of yourself, just keep going, one step at a time.