- Microphone in hand trend is very cringe
i cannot for the life of me take you seriously at all if you are holding a microphone in your hand while you talk. Or your clients. Especially a wireless transmitter mic. This trend has to stop...
430 points399 comments5 d ago
- I self-funded a 7-minute short for about $10K, with a crew of 15 film students. We had 2 days and filmed at a real high school.
The Show Must Go On - a meta teen drama where the new girl realizes she's living inside a TV show. Or worse, a proof of concept. Some production notes: I wrote, directed and co-produced. Based on...
166 points63 comments5 d ago
- WTF Happened To Vimeo?
Vimeo sold for $1.38B. 57 days later, employees posted that most of the company was laid off. Now filmmakers on $108/yr plans are getting $4,800 bills. We spent months figuring out what happened.
91 points50 comments5 d ago
- Test shot for a Personal Project
Currently filming a short doc for a personal project. Would love to receive feedback(composition, grading, lighting)on these shots. Location and talent will remain the same. I do have some...
91 points21 comments6 d ago
- Did I achieve a similiar talking head setup/look ?
This is a follow up post on how I changed my previous setup. Basically I try to make a setup for my talking head section in style of Vuhlandes, because I just am fascinated by his style and things...
72 points108 comments3 d ago
- I listened to your advice and this might be the setup I like the most
I made a post about a two days ago that I tried to achieve a similiar look like vuhlandes does with his talking head setups. The first is the reference from vuhlandes and the second one is the...
60 points16 comments2 d ago
- Client want to buy raw footage
After a successful video project, the client is asking if I'd sell them the raw footage for their archives and future projects. Should I do it, and what are the going rates in Central Europe? This...
21 points94 comments4 d ago
- Fraudulent videography agency
Hey, guys, here’s my experience with Overtake Media (https://www.overtake.media/), a videography agency based in Canada. So just thought that you should know about it to prepare you if ever you...
16 points5 comments4 d ago
- Friends and I made a wild short film (trailer)
I spent 2 years with friends making a short film about someone who wants to make a tv show. It’s pretty all over the place! Full 16 minute film
12 points4 comments3 d ago
- How do I achieve this cool blue/teal look when the lighting on set looks white?
I’m fairly new to videography and would love to understand how to achieve the look in these reference images. What interests me is the cool blue/teal tone across much of the scene, while some skin...
11 points5 comments4 d ago