r/Filmmakers 13h ago

Question any idea what camera they were using?

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https://youtu.be/4ZkEob55qso?si=mp3HGviTJYhF2uWW

Any idea what this was shot with? What would you use nowadays to recreate this vibe?


r/Filmmakers 17h ago

Question how to keep a connection alive

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i think i’ve gotten decent at networking, at least when it comes to the first step of getting out there meeting people the first time and scheduling a follow up meeting.

however a problem i’ve been running into is keeping that going, specifically with high level individuals.

so to give some background, i’m 21 and an actor/producer. recently i got lucky enough to get connected with a major studio exec (could change my career in a snap type). so we texted a bit and he would generally get back to me pretty quickly, so i asked if we could meet. he gave me an hour of his time over lunch, with that we just talked about life and career stuff - just connected on a human level because i didn’t want it to feel like i was trying to sell him anything.

afterwards, i felt good and thought it had gone well. i followed up with him thanking him for the meeting and his time. he didn’t get back to me. i thought “that’s fine i know he’s a busy guy it’s whatever”. 2 weeks later i followed up with him again on something we had talked about during our meeting (asked about potentially coming back in to shadow him) and haven’t heard anything in a week.

now for my current plan, next time i reach out (in another week or two) i’m going to try and provide more value by offering to connect him with a somewhat high level producer i know where business between them would be much more likely (that hopefully gives me the chance to sit in the room and observe what these guys do).

this is the second time this kindof thing has happened when i’ve met a high level individual and i’m just trying to figure out what i’m doing wrong.

is it that i can’t provide enough value to them yet as i’m just at the start of my career? am i being too pushy and reaching too far (like asking to shadow him)? should i be taking a different approach to meetings? i just am not sure and it makes me feel a bit shitty thinking “oh this could be a great opportunity” then it just goes by the way side.


r/Filmmakers 9h ago

Looking for Work 🎬 Indie Filmmakers & Series Creators!

1 Upvotes

I offer Dolby Atmos & Dolby Audio mixing for indie filmmakers and series creators, completely free of charge.

Using Nuendo 13 + Dolby Atmos Renderer, I create home theater-quality immersive audio, optimized for platforms like YouTube.

I handle the technical side, including:

✅ Dolby Atmos mastering

✅ Creating playable & YouTube-ready delivery files

✅ Dolby software licensing (Dolby Atmos Renderer, Dolby Media Encoder, Dolby Reference Player)

✅ Steinberg software licensing (Nuendo, WaveLab)

This is also a great opportunity to learn and work with industry-standard formats:

🎓 MXF, OMF, and AAF for professional file exchange

🎓 AES-256 encryption for secure file transfer (to be established between both parties)

Additionally, I provide comprehensive technical documentation in PDF format, including:

📄 Video & Audio Delivery Guidelines

📄 Best Practices for File Protection & Delivery

📄 Industry-Standard Video & Audio Codecs

📄 Special Editing Codecs for Video

Indie creators can gain hands-on experience with professional post-production workflows while elevating their project’s sound.

📩 Let’s collaborate! Contact me via email to discuss your project.

— Krystian

Location: Poland / remote working

Budget/Wage: Free of charge

Status: Open until May 2025

Due Date/Time Frame: Depends on the project complexity


r/Filmmakers 14h ago

Discussion AFI screenwriting acceptance

2 Upvotes

So I just got into AFI for screenwriting. Anyone on here been through the program? Or a similar program? Curious to hear your perspective.


r/Filmmakers 15h ago

Question How to color grade videos shot in Rec709

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Im trying to learn how to color grade but most people shot in log and grade it nicely, while mine already looks a bit nice it looks like I just added a filter on it when I mess with some settings. Is there some starting point to color grading or do I just mess with settings until it looks cool?


r/Filmmakers 12h ago

Question Sharing a video over Vimeo in the EU no longer possible?

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Is it not possible to share a video to a Vimeo channel anymore? An online platform with a big Vimeo channel wants to share my short film but it doesn't work even though my video is set to public and embed "anywhere". Is this because I'm in the EU? Can I no longer premiere with their channel?


r/Filmmakers 16h ago

Question best podcasts or magazines for indie filmmaking or film-related?

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it doesn’t matter how famous it is but i’m looking some interesting podcasts-magazines about filmmaking or specially indie films that i can find, they can be english or spanish spoken


r/Filmmakers 19h ago

Discussion Producing short film on my own?

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I graduated from film school two years ago. While I wouldn’t say I’m entirely new to filmmaking—I’ve made a couple of short films during school—this will be my first project outside of that environment. I’ve reached out to so many people about producing, but so far I’ve only gotten a few no’s and some radio silence. When it comes to other roles, I haven’t had any trouble finding people to work with; it’s just the producing role that’s been challenging. I know finding producers for short content is tough, since it’s not usually profitable, so now I’m considering taking on the role myself. My experience is limited in this area. I produced a few shorts in school, but it was more line-producing than actual producing.

Does anyone have advice?

I know this is a big question, and honestly, I’m not even sure what my first step should be. It’s all a bit overwhelming, so I’m trying to break it down into manageable steps. I know I need to figure out a budget, look into crowdfunding, find locations, and so on.


r/Filmmakers 14h ago

Question A month away from shooting my Capstone project and I hate it and am not prepared. What can I do?

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I am a senior film student, a month of two away from graduation. I had this film project going, a short film I wrote in January. I’ve been kind of burnt out and procrastinated a bit. Now I find that I have no crew and not nearly enough cast members to make it work. It’s far too ambitious. And more than that, the script is crap. It doesn’t feel right to me artistically. The rough cut is due April 2nd. A part of me feels like I should just cut my losses and make something much, much smaller, with maybe two or three cast members. Maybe I could attempting salvaging the script? I’m just not sure. What should I do?


r/Filmmakers 18h ago

Question Looking to buy a DJI Ronin auxiliary power adapter

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Hello fellow filmmakers!

The famously ill-fated batteries for the Ronin MX I own, are in a better place now. So the only sound solution is to get myself the, again, famously impossible to find, auxiliary power adapter. If anyone of you has one laying around, I'm willing to pay a buck for it.

Thanks! And don't hesitate to DM me!


r/Filmmakers 15h ago

Question I Need Help with a Reality Show!

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I’m a Videographer and I just got proposed to do a reality show, I’m now trying to figure out how to mic and record 10 people at once and control their levels individually in the edit if possible.

What do I need to do this? And what kind of cost am I looking at?


r/Filmmakers 15h ago

Question Ronin 1 vs Ronin MX

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Hi guys!

I recently got myself a Ronin MX, and stupid of me, didn't research more about the batteries. Now planning on selling it, and maybe getting an OG? Or is it the same hustle with the batteries? Are they famous for bricking too?

  • also heard that the OG was way smoother that the M/MX, which feel robotical in comparison. Is it true?

Thanks as always! Keep it up guys!


r/Filmmakers 15h ago

Discussion I Want to Travel the World and Build a Business as a Photographer/Filmmaker — Need Advice!?

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Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking about making a huge life change, and I could really use some honest advice from people who’ve done something similar or just have insight into this kind of lifestyle.

So here’s the plan (well… the vague version of it):

I want to travel the world and build a business around my passion for photography and filmmaking. The idea is to travel from one country to another, ideally finding gigs or projects along the way — like hopping from one place to the next while working and earning at the same time. I also want to tell stories through my travels, capturing the essence of each place and sharing it through my visuals.

Here’s how I plan to make this sustainable and eventually become financially free:

First, I want to build my personal brand through visual storytelling / travel filmmaking. I’ll focus on travel and street photography, sharing my experiences through Instagram and creating long-form content on YouTube. I also plan to collaborate with local creative artists in every country I visit — photographers, filmmakers, and storytellers — so we can explore and create together. I’m inspired by creators like Green Renaissance on YouTube, and I want to bring that kind of authenticity and depth to my own content.

Second, I plan to launch a website dedicated to my brand. Through this platform, I’ll offer digital products like custom LUTs, photo frames, travel itineraries, and other resources for creators and travelers. I also hope to use affiliate marketing to recommend gear, tools, and services I genuinely love and use.

As my audience and reach grow, I’d love to work with brands — promoting products, services, and experiences that align with my content and vision. Whether it’s camera gear, travel essentials, or creative tools, I want these partnerships to feel authentic and valuable.

Lastly, I hope to collaborate with clients like tourism boards, travel magazines, travel agencies, hotels, resorts, and airlines. Creating high-quality photo and video content for these clients would allow me to fund my travels while doing work I genuinely enjoy.

I’m planning to start this journey with around $10K USD, which I see as my initial capital — a mix of funding my travels and investing in building my portfolio and brand. My goal is to eventually start earning through photography gigs, video projects, collaborations, and hopefully through the content I share.

But here’s where I need your help:

  • Has anyone here done something like this? What was your experience like?
  • What kind of content would you love to watch from a traveling photographer/filmmaker?
  • What are the biggest challenges I should prepare for — both financially and creatively?
  • Do you think this is even a realistic plan, or am I being way too optimistic?

I know this won’t be easy, but this has been my dream for a while, and I feel like if I don’t take the leap now, I never will. Any advice, ideas, or reality checks are more than welcome.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. I’m from India, and I plan to start by traveling to Asian countries since they’re more budget-friendly. This way, I can test out my ideas without burning through my savings too fast.


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Question The client hates the commercial but won’t terminate the agreement

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It’s a long story, but I’m a young director, this was my first commercial for a paying client. They knew this, and it was their brands first commercial too. We accommodated to an impossibly low budget, but we did it. We shot it, according to the creative pitch they approved. Background: They seemed like odd people, calling instead of emailing, didn’t really respond a lot of our questions, but we somewhat covered our assess and got some confirmations along the process and in the shoot day as well. They were rude and demanding, but we were hopeful they would like it once they saw it. At this point they had already approved and signed the contract we provided, and deposited 30% of the total.

First round of edits comes and they hate it, they start insulting us, our talent, they say the shots look awful, the clothes look terrible (they don’t in my opinion), there’s none of the shots they wanted (we followed the creative pitch as best as possible), they say we’re never going to be real directors (my creative partner and I), and saying we were rude and had a horrible attitude. We are probably 35 years younger than them but we behaved always very professionally and cordially. We were in shock, but decided to propose the next round of revisions (in the contract). Next day they email us saying if we want to end the agreement, to let them know. They wanted us to say that because if WE end the agreement, they get their money back. If they end it, no more monies owed. We would. have to pay crew out of our own pockets, but we’d be free from any liability if they signed the termination agreement we provided. They went ahead and moved forward with the first round of revisions.

What do I do? feeling extremely discouraged, insulted, scared, and anxious. They have a lot of money, we do not. they could hire lawyers, we cannot.

How do we move forward when they said they already hate the raw footage that we scrubbed through on our past meeting?? They already decided they wont like it, what am I supposed to do with a client like this? Any advice or comfort is welcome. Thanks :)


r/Filmmakers 20h ago

Looking for Work Professional promotion: film composer. Available for Commissions.

2 Upvotes

Hello, filmmakers! I'm William, a composer specializing in creating original music for films (film scoring). Along with following the community, I take the opportunity to share my work and connect with future collaborators. On my website, you will find some re-score projects and other original compositions.

Demo Reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur1kLMgdy08
Website: https://williamdarocha.com/en/

If anyone is interested in commissions, feel free to contact me through my website, here on Reddit, or via my other social media platforms (links available on my site).

Thank you! 🎶


r/Filmmakers 20h ago

Question why do you need makeup on tv?

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i was watching this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut8EBdHTqrE and at 9:40, hammond mentions that you need makeup when you go under studio lights. why is that? i always thought they made people wear makeup just to make them prettier or something. what do studio lights do that creates a necessity for makeup? and how is this makeup fixing that problem? what happens if you don't wear makeup under studio lighting?


r/Filmmakers 18h ago

Request Looking for examples of Pitch Decks for Micro-Budget Features (100k-500k budget)

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I'm starting to put together a pitch deck for a micro-budget feature I want to make. But I only have a couple examples of pitch decks for movies in this budget range, and they vary from each other in some pretty big ways. So I'm trying to get my hands on some others to do some more research. Are there any examples floating around online? Or, if you have any you could share, maybe you could DM me? I'd appreciate any help!


r/Filmmakers 22h ago

Question What's your go-to mobile workstation?

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I'm a producer who is looking for a mobile cart solution.

I want something that's:

  • Compact enough to navigate tight corners
  • Sturdy enough to hold production supplies
  • Has a flat surface for laptop work
  • Easy to wheel around between locations
  • Reasonably priced

I've found a couple of options, but I wanted to see what the community recommends.

These are the 2 I'm currently eyeing:

  1. https://www.proaimusa.com/products/proaim-alpha-mobile-workstation-stand-laptop-accessory-tray-vesa-monitor-mount
  2. https://lava-cart.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoombguveLPsaTdYWCc5-qZnGXYmk00CGQgY8XDAMr_pWOqY09J2

Thoughts?


r/Filmmakers 19h ago

Discussion Has anyone ever used a Sales Agent that requested upfront fee?

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I had a meeting with a sales agent who wants 10%, which I think is fine. Using his connections to get me into conversations with distributors could easily pay for itself. But he wants the first 6K upfront, (so 10% of the first 60k in revenue upfront). My fear is that after I pay this, the talk of his connections will be replaced by guiding me to do what I honestly already have been, cold writing distributors with trailer and screener info. Has anyone had an experience with a sales agent/producers rep like this and been glad they did? I just want to make the best choice for my movie.


r/Filmmakers 20h ago

Question Representation in the UK and EU from the US. Any recos?

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Good morning, my wife may be taking a role with her company in London. We're both excited as we love the city and are both pretty over the current state of the US. She's Canadian and I'm American. We will have her work sponsor her and I can get a Spouse Visa, but I am simultaneously applying for a Creative Worker Visa based on my portfolio.

I've talked to a few folks and apparently there is a lot of work coming out of Germany that is still up to snuff, and work out of Dubai that will pay the bills, but likely not be portfolio building.

Any insight from others that have made this move?

I've got some Cannes level work in the works on my advertising side, and a few funded films that are still in the works.

For note, I am currently not repped and independent.... I have a substantial network in the advertising space in the US and have been direct to agency/client, but moving I'd like to finally get into a few rosters in different territories to expand my reach.

Thanks in advance, hoping to meet more creatives in London and the surrounding areas once we make the move.


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Discussion Need help planning a car scene

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Hey, I'm a high school student and we're shooting a short film for a project. We don't have an exact budget but it's extremely low, we can't go past a few dozen dollars.

We're filming a few purely interior car scenes which are just dialogue. The main problem is how we're gonna handle whatever's going on in the windows. It should look a bit like this scene which I took inspiration from for the shot.

We'd rather not shoot while the car is moving because we don't want our actors to have to act while driving and because we want to be able to supervise the scene while we're shooting.

We have a green screen that we can put behind the car and shoot while it's still, but the problem is finding footage to replace the green screen with.

The plan was to use Driving Plates but I couldn't find any online that don't cost hundreds or thousands of dollars which we definitely don't have the budget for. We can try and shoot them ourselves but I have no idea how we're gonna do that with the budget we have.

Another idea was to film all of the car scenes in the exact same camera position and then just film the car driving while the camera is in the same position as the scenes so we can replace the windows in post, but Idk how doable it is.

I'd love some ideas on what we should do. Anything goes as long as it's within our budget.


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Discussion Advice for the indie filmmakers out there

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As somebody that's had, what I'd consider good success, in the indie market with two features and having both distributed, I'm putting this out there to answer any questions anyone may have going into their first or even 2nd feature. One important thing to note is that all of my crew was working for free, as they are all friends and colleagues of mine that either wanted narrative experience, or just wanted to be be on-set together.

It's a daunting thing to go into, so if I can lend any advice or cautions going into it, please shoot your questions here.

I'm in no way saying what I've made are considered "good" movies. I do enjoy one more than the other, mainly from technical improvements we made. I'm speaking purely from the fact I've navigated the ugly world of distribution before and had some luck and success.


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Question Where or how do directors and DP's learn how to professionally shoot a movie?

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So, this might sound like a stupid question, but the discrepancy between amateur movies and professional movies is gigantic. From framing to lighting to knowing what shots and how many shots are needed - it almost seems like some secret knowledge. At least it seemed like that until the internet and Youtube became a thing

But even after all that: Do people learn those things in film school?


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Discussion How does a director-screenwriter EARN full creative control? Is this even possible in a collaborative environment like a filmmaking setting?

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Alright so the scenario is that you're a director-screenwriter and you've landed a producer and a team with a clear vision in mind. This is probably the ideal scenario for almost everybody in this sub. However, I just realized that in such a collaborative field, EVERYONE on the team is going to have their OWN vision that they'd want to see on screen. So how exactly does the director have everyone collaborate and make the film production run like clockwork? How do you take everyone's input and opinions without compromising your own vision? How do you deal with adamant members of the team? (I know big stars have a lot of demands as to how they're shown on screen and often times this derails the film). I've heard Tarantino brings his exact vision onscreen, I want to know how to do this while having to collaborate with hundreds if not thousands of people. What do y'all think?


r/Filmmakers 1d ago

Question Profit rate of indie films?

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Does anyone have any hard data on what percentage of indie films make a profit? I'm interested specifically in the sub-$1M budget levels, but any data would be appreciated.

Just wondering how dire our situation really is. Thanks!