Hey, I’m still pretty new to this and experimenting with different animation styles. Recently I tried out a paper cutout look. It’s kinda messy and kinda fun. Honestly, I’m not even sure if it works.

I’d really appreciate any honest thoughts. Good, bad, weird, sus… I’m just trying to improve and figure out what catches people’s eyes.

Thanks if you even clicked. That alone means more than you think.

Oh and I’m trying to push this video so more people can see this paper cutout look. If you wanna support me there, you can do that haha.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK_vO2dCl8r/?igsh=c2RocWc3dmtheXEx

This is from my iPhone 12 Pro because it’s all I have right now. Audio is the Rode Wireless Pro. I’m using a variable ND filter and shot 4k with the Blackmagic app.

Hey Guys

I have a small YouTube Channel where I discuss films (Garage Movie Club).

I want to try something different for my channel. I want to review films made by you guys! This could be an opportunity to showcase your work or get a beta-watcher’s reaction.

Reply to this post with a link to your short film or DM.

Rules: -10 minutes max runtime. -Must be comfortable with me showing snippets of your film on my channel as I comment on it. -My feedback will be honest. If I don’t like something I won’t be mean, but I won’t let it go unnoticed. The goal of the video is for future filmmakers to learn from mistakes that are made in low budget shorts. -If I chose to comment on your film. I will reply to your link with a link to the video once the video is completed. -Please provide the following information: Festivals (if applicable) Budget

EDIT: Thanks for all the posts. I’ll try to watch as many as possible. Not all can be featured . I’ll try to select a variety depending on budget and enjoyment level.

Cheers

I never went to film school since I can never afford it. Which brings me here, to ask for a starter list of movies one studies in a film school. Could be just movies one must study for the betterment of their craft.

Edit: Could be films not many people know.

Trying to put together a $300k films. If you've made anything in that range I'd love to see it and pick your brain! Drop a link to where I can rent/purchase.

Hey guys, this is a call for help — especially for anyone who loves a weird, artsy challenge.

I’m Mario, I’m 18, and next Saturday is the deadline for the application to my dream film school. Unfortunately, I couldn’t finish the short film I was working on… because I got quarantined a week ago. I’ve been stressed out of my mind — until today, when I had a last-minute idea that might just work based on my current situation.

So here it is:

My short film is now going to be a mockumentary set during a surreal quarantine, right before the end of the world. (Something absurd like… maybe the moon is falling?) The documentary team in that universe is asking one final question:

“What was it all for?”

People from all over the world — different cultures, ages, backgrounds — are sending in their own video answers. Some are raw and existential. Some are emotional. Some are stupid on purpose. (Like “sucking dick” level stupid.) That’s the point — it can be anything.

My friends are sending me videos, playing some planted characters, but to make this feel like an actual documentary, I’m asking you to help. If you’re up for it, I’d love a short 20–30 second video of you answering the question however you want. You can be funny, dark, philosophical, awkward, nihilistic, deadpan, chaotic — I’m not looking for “actors,” I’m looking for voices. If you speak another language it could even feel more real! Actual people from different parts of the world! Would be beautiful.

I know I can’t offer money or anything in return — just the chance to be part of something weird and (hopefully) meaningful, and to help a guy who makes films all day every day get into the school he dreams about.

If you’re 18 or older and down to be part of it, DM me and I’ll explain how to send it over.

Thanks for even reading this. Wish me luck — and maybe see you at the end of the world

EDIT: I know this might not be the right place to ask for help guys, but please don’t be shitty and downvote me, it’s literally my dream and with these circumstances it’s really hard to pull it off. If you tell me, I am gonna delete it :)

Hello, I'm a high school student currently writing a piece on the negative implications of AI on student and indie films. I would love to hear the opinions of young filmmakers (25 years and younger) on this topic. Please let me know If you have any interest in this. Thank you!

Hey everyone, the title pretty much explains it all. I wanna watch your movie, your short films, or directed music videos.

I love watching movies from filmmakers from all different perspectives and budgets. I don't care about quality or how weird it is, I wanna see what you have to say! I will not post or share any of my work, as I'm not trying to promote myself. I'm here to watch some movies. Your stories and crazy ideas. Tell me about why and how you made it.

Don't worry about length. I will like all the post once I have watched it, and respond to each post as I consume away. If I don't respond right away, it's because I'll watch some in the morning and most of them at night as I go through the day. All your movies will be given my full attention, I promise.

So post away.

Rules :

Don't drop a resume. Drop one thing that you wanna show off. Something personal to you

PLEASE tell me about your movie and maybe about yourself as a filmmaker, don't just drop a link. Give me a little intro before I jump in. I love collaborating and meeting other filmmakers, so I wanna consume everything I can.

Describe your movie making process, and I'll engage with you in the comments after I watch it 🤓 🎬📽🎞

UPDATE: HOLY SMOKES!!! You guys are incredibly awesome, kind, and very talented! I didn't think I would get such a healthy response in the comments. Give me time to go through all the comments and films. Some of you have long features, but I am going in order so I don't miss anyone 🙂🎞📽🎬

Also if you are posting, you should take some time to watch some of the films posted below. This kind of mutual support and love can go a long way! 💓

They say luck is more important to success than talent; that the most successful filmmakers are just the luckiest. I want to see if that’s true. I want to see if there are excellent films that somehow didn’t get into Sundance or SXSW and are forever stuck being unknown/unwatched.

Send me your films on Tubi so I can try them out.

Hey there. I'm a branded content and commercial producer and thankfully, have been very busy over the past few years despite the industry downturn. My company is looking to expand our roster of directors for commercial and branded content projects we pitch on. If you have any commercial experience with actual brands (not just specs) and are possibly interested, drop me a line!

We exist in the non union space but still decent budgets. The vast majority of the campaigns we do are digital only, with the occasional broadcast spot. We are based in LA, but you do not need to be. Thank you

So I’m an aspiring filmmaker but very limited with money, resources and connections but I so badly want to start making shorts films. Because of this I was wondering if there are any other people specifically from the UK who are in the same position or are skilled in something but struggling to find projects and just want to get creative and start making stuff because the frustration keeps growing in me and all I want to do is just start.

So, I've had this app idea for like 10+ years where you can place pins on a map and attach images/video to them with a title, description, etc. so I finally started making it! It's called iScout (not on the AppStore yet, but I can provide a TestFlight link if anyone wants to test).

The original idea was for location scouting for film, but realize the app could be used in a variety of ways. I've been saving lots of places that I find useful.

What are some things you would like to see in a location scouting app?

Edit: here's a beta test link if anyone wants to try it https://testflight.apple.com/join/154gKZJQ

So to clarify, I don't have some morbid infatuation with watching myself die or anything weird like that. I just remember watching History Channel or PBS reenactments of battles as a kid and between the interviews with subject matter experts the program would be filled with generic battles and scenes with people fighting and dying.

One day, sometime during middle school, I was watching one of those documentaries or shows with some friends or maybe in class and I joked that I wanted to be one of those people that get randomly shot or stabbed in the background and fall down dead. Well over the years, that joke turned in to a well known fact about me, that this was a goal of mine. Albeit a goal I never put much effort in to actually achieving, but it's stuck with me now for so long, to the point that it has now become a serious, high level bucket list item to complete.

With the pandemic and all, I ended up having a bit more unsupervised screen time, so I tried Googling "battle reenactment extra", "History Channel extras", and various other keywords, and wouldn't you know? Not a lot of posts popping up on LinkedIn or Craigslist looking for people to dress up and film a historical battle scene AND die on screen. Apparently I don't know the right people or I am really bad at my keyword searches... I figured maybe I would try my luck on reddit, where I usually turn to if I need to network outside my circle or find some random, anonymous expert. (If this is the wrong subreddit or if anyone has suggestions on where I can cross post this, I would very much appreciate it).

Please! Anyone, help me cross this off my bucket list or at the very least, get me pointed in the right direction!

For your reference and a few specifics about my request, here are some general deats about me and what I'm hoping to do:

I am a 32 year old male living in Colorado, average in just about every identifying category.

I'm not looking for a main role or personal screen time, if that wasn't already made obvious. I assume that would make me an "Extra" on paper.

It doesn't have to be a historic battle reenactment specifically, thats just how this whole thing started. I really just want to be able to pause the show/movie/documentary to find myself and point to me on the screen and tell my friends, "see that's me on the ground there".

I am willing to travel just about anywhere within reason (North America) to shoot a scene or scenes for a day or several, whatever it takes. I don't know what the typical shoot time would be, but I'm flexible.

I don't need compensation (I also won't turn any compensation down either if it's offered).

I am more than willing to pay my own way to get to the set location, boarding if needed, and my own food. My payment is literally being able to cross this off my bucket list and brag to my childhood friends about it.

My only 2 requests are that 1. I am able to spot me in the background reasonably well, getting killed or in the process of dying, and have someone else be able to say, "Wow. Yep, that's you getting killed alright." And 2. Would be to have my name listed somewhere in the credits for added confirmation. "Frightened Inmate # 2 - Tobias Funke", for example.

I think that's it, I honestly don't know if this is too big of an ask, I feel like it's not, but maybe I am way out of my element here. I know some people who really want to be actors might scoff at this request, and I hope I don't insult anyone by my ignorance in posting this request. I only ask because right now I am within that unique window in life where my student loans are almost paid off and I actually have a little bit of money available (not a ton) to spend on fun, silly things. I don't have kids or a wife or any other major responsibilities preventing me from going MIA for a few days. And I have built up a decent amount of PTO thanks to the pandemic.

Any way to help me cross this off my bucket list or get closer to crossing it off, would be so very much appreciated.

And I swear that I am good at taking direction. I promise this will not be me - https://youtu.be/BeO2vYG06TA

TL;DR - Help me check off a bucket list item by allowing me to be killed in the background of a movie or show.

I fucked up. I royally fucked up. To make it short: I took on more than I could chew. I designed a project too big for my level of skill, and, cause I got into a quarrel with someone, pettily decided to actually push it trough to "prove myself". While there was little money involved -college students and stuff-, it still involved other people aka it's not just some home project you can scrap and restart.

Rn I'm trying to "bite the sour apple" and just edit this shit. Edit and then restart with the stuff I've learned along the way. However...I keep procrastinating. The intense cringe & guilt are pushing me away. It's like an allergy.

Anyway, what are your tips? I'm already trying to do it in small steps: Maybe 1 scene per day. But Idk outside of that

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In the process of editing my first ever short (just need one scene reshot). I’d like to see yours! And if you’re down to discuss yours after, that would be awesome! I’m also down to give you feedback if you’d like. Drop your link in the comments. Thank you!

Edit: If I haven’t commented on your post then I haven’t watched it yet. But I will!

For months, I've tried to "understand" light/s. Sure, I know the basics: Warm light, cold light etc. But once it gets to the idea of actually lighting a room...it's like I'm 100% lost.

People tell me to "just practice", but I don't really know where to start. Any tips? Any "prompts" to get into light visually?

Where the character zones out and the people around him seem to be speaking gibberish. Like they switch from coherent rambling to growling or blah blah or frothing at the mouth.

Hi all,

We're looking for a few filmmakers who have just started or are about to begin their festival run and would be interested in trying out a new tool we've been developing.

It's designed to support your festival journey and is completely free to use during this beta phase. All we ask in return is that you let us know if anything feels unclear or could be improved.

If you're interested in getting early access and helping shape something new, feel free to comment below or send a DM.

I work at a school and need help making a promotional video.

In the video, the principal is holding a book and the grand idea (not from me) is that the book flies out of her hands towards the camera.

I didn’t film the video, so it’s not been cut to have the principal holding a book and then not holding a book.

I only have footage of her holding an actual book. Is there a way to make the book come out of her hands and fly towards the camera? Or is it easier to scrub the book out of the footage and insert an AI one?

I'm looking for documentary recommendations that focus on small-scale fishermen, preferably those living and working in coastal or island communities.

I’m not interested in industrial fishing or stories about crews spending months at sea. I’m looking for more grounded, human stories — fishermen who are part of the local culture, who fish close to shore, and whose lives are shaped by their environment and traditions.

Bonus points if it’s visually striking and has some storytelling energy

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Guys, I'm going to be shooting my first short film in a couple of days. One of the actors will be puking a black, blood-like liquid. Unfortunately, I’m not in a position to order anything online. I’d greatly appreciate any tips or suggestions. Thank you!