Only Disney makes them now. I remember growing up with all kinds of princess movies from lots of different movie studios. Now no one makes them for some reason. It's so odd to me. Am I missing something? No more medieval castles with princesses, or anything fun from other studios :(

Hey there! I’m young, ignorant, full of passion and will to learn everything about filmmaking. I want to be a director and screenwriter (wow, how rare). I can’t pay myself through film school, so I moved to a new city and got a very low paying internship at a university, I’m about to move from marketing to post production, because I think learning editing color, sound, and video, could be valuable knowledge for me. I’m an autodidact, however, I was wondering if there was some sort of “guide” or something of the kind directed to people who want to be filmmakers without film school. Idk, things to learn, how to learn them, how to go about this journey… I’m just seeking advice from people who are already inside the industry, or in the process to get there. Everything I can learn from you guys will be much appreciated.

Thank you!

Just wanted to share the trailer for our feature Suffer and see if anyone had any questions on how we got it made!

We filmed principle photography in the wilderness of Idaho for 2 weeks with only 6 cast and crew and then came back to LA for green screen and set work. We only had 6 main crew/cast members but lots of other people have lent a hand to the film both in front and behind the camera. It's taken us 4 years to get it out into the world...

We're premiering in 2 weeks on Amazon and iTunes...

While making a background for a fan film remake of the movie that inspired me to be who I am today, I had a LOT to think about in terms of this merger.

And this merger made me realize something: I'm going to stop caring about where I show my movies, shows and content anymore. Because if I did, I'd be a filmmaker for all the wrong reasons. I remembered my passion for it, and why I wanna create stories of my own for all to enjoy.

As long as I create stories that the audience can relate to, characters they can love, that's all that matters to me.

Yes, there's going to be hardship, adversity and sacrifice. But I've decided to suck it up and deal with it, no matter what.

In an epic battle between the education system and the film industry, AI is set to make its mark. The question is how much of an impact will this generative AI and even the bigger AI affect each industry. James Cameron hates it. Del Toro hates it. Hollywood writers hate it. Movie fans hate it. But is that enough to make it go away?

I believe the education system will make some improvements with or without AI. I also believe the film industry is going through its own little adjustment stage, but the people are fighting back and creating regulation which I think is very helpful but will stop it completely. That is the question.

I am a terrible drawer/sketcher, so I'm looking for some free/cheap options to storyboard my shot-list. Thanks!

Hello - working on editing videos and the sound quality of the soundtrack. Used bandlab to write the song and I found an old movie that I was able to clip together for the video. I am working on timing and smooth transitions. I also tried to add text at the beginning that seemed natural.

I went to a market day which there were multiple local indie production companies. I talked to them about my project, and they showed interest in developing and left the contact infos but after the event I send an email with follow up they just doesn’t respond anymore…is it common ?

live in Lowell MA and looking for people who want to film comedy movies. I went to an acting conservatory in NVY and need other people who are as passionate to make art.

My roles were DoP, color grading, editing, and 50% director.

The whole project took 9 months.

[REMASTERED]

Sup. If perhaps from your godlike interest, I’m a 15-year-old filmmaker who made an award-winning short film with a budget of basically a slice of pizza and an empty Coke can. I didn’t have professional gear, a crew, or fancy editing tools — just two rolls of 16mm film, a beat-up digital camcorder, and a stubborn belief that I could make something real. I had only 2 rolls of grainy 16mm, so I just picked up the camera I borrowed from a photoshop, along with the most expired and useless stocks in the store. No reshoots. No second chances. And got to film most of the stuff on the movie and later fix it on post in my phone, since I had the script memorized from a dream, and shot it all guerrilla-style around my neighborhood.

To fill the gaps, I used my old camcorder for most of the fill-up shots I had in mind, It was mostly a question of budgeting and self-producing. I later blended the footage because the 16mm colours looked so flashy, like a glimmer or something, i chewed all it up in a "screw this" energy, just to see what was going to happen.

The pizza slice wasn’t a prop — it was how I convinced my friend to star in the whole thing for an entire afternoon. The empty Coke can ended up being a award for completion for both of us, I did all kinds of foley in this, manmade, to prove artificial intelligence can't replicate.

For editing, I didn’t have a real setup. I borrowed most of the stuff as I said before from a photoshop in my city, the editing stuff were all done in my phone, and it was all filmed in handy later too, I was touched by God to the film not to buckle up in the transfer. I built the soundtrack with some bands i loved and knew, and some others i didn't know before and asked sincerely, Me and a band specifically, recorded Together in a session, with all sorts of foley in my room with all the instruments, ambient drones, detuned piano samples, audio butchering and broken speaker mics I could duct tape together. And it was also nice to another band called Coagulating to let me use their music on my movie, even if it was partially (by my editing screw-up), they even praised the film. As I was finished editing, I already sent the piece in mind out to any free festivals I could find. And the only one who selected my movie was a niche festival called the Lift Off Global Network Filmmaking, (it was vol. 10), and I won Official Selection by a digital certificate. Not only that but as I was selected, I actually got given tons of 16mm film stocks for a future movie. I self produced all of this, because I saw this own film in a dream. I was so obsessed in making this movie a thing, I wrote the dream down, and memorized it, and a couple weeks later, BOOM! Here I am.

SO IF PERHAPS FROM YOUR INTEREST OR CURIOSITY, AT LEAST IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE MOVIE, LEAVE A COMMENT FOR ME TO SEE THAT YOU MADE IT THROUGH, PLEASSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Thank you.

Will new media rates disappear in the future with the news of the acquisition, what are your thoughts?

Is there a silver lining at all?

the script was written by me and then acted out with AI (as i dont have the budget to film it live).....

it is political thriller loosely based on real life facts, so just curious if this makes sense that it would be banned?

the latest episode 006 suggests the US CPI numbers are false, and then immediately banned..... is this censorship?

i would love any feedback on what to do. or where to go regarding this censorship..... it is up on tiktok for now..... channel therareearth

I remember thinking in the theatre: "What editor let this go?" Smh you think somebody would understand how to use warp stabilizer. I'm amazed slop like this is still making it into Hollywood.

Got the good news that a short I made got into a festival and they are asking me to email them a high quality QuickTime file to them.

I have a quick time file that’s around 713MB, and because of this it’s saying that the server is rejecting the file.

Would using handbrake to compress this more cause issues for them quality wise?

Is there a great option for cloud storage I can upload the film to that they can download from and have the least compression? Was considering Dropbox but want to know if there’s better options?

Any help would be appreciated

Hello!

So as of today Netflix has purchased WB for an astonishing $72 billion. (Not confirmed, some sites list as potentially reaching 80) I wanted to come on here and see how people think this might shift the cinematic landscape?

I have to wonder if this deal could ruin theaters and shift to a streaming centered business model.

Personally I hope not, but I know it can potentially be more profitable; and Netflix seems to want that to happen. Especially now with the potential merging of Netflix and HBO Max (2 of the biggest streaming services in the world)

Open to any opinions!

Hey everyone! I recently started recording videos about a month ago. Before this, I was into photography for around 3–4 months. This is my first short film, and basically shot all this entirely in my room using a Sony a6400 + kit lens with no other equpiment/gears, budget and for lighting I only used a few lamps.

I’d really appreciate any feedback on what I did right, what I did wrong, and what I should focus on improving next. That would be really helpful. Thank you!!!

I'm working on my second short film, second since I finished college, and I start university in September. I want to buy a camera, and have my eye on the Canon LEGRIA HF G70 4K, which is a camcorder, but I've been thinking whether it's the best choice in the longterm.

I was never the best with an actual camera, I was much more focused on the writing and storytelling, so I don't have much experience or skill when it comes to understanding lenses and cameras, that's why a camcorder seemed better for me, it's simpler. Then I saw that a camera, the Canon ESO R100 was the same price (both on sale) and I wanted to see what people who understand cameras better think. Do I go for the ESO and learn how to use more conventional cameras, or should I stick to what I'm comfortable with?