@@skyjack2600 Not at all. I am one of those "stating my own opinion" guys. I understand why a very young person might call a four years career and three films "making it". I am not trying to belittle him. It's the same with music. Even if you got signed a ten million dollars contract with a big label, it only means you have potential. You are yet to prove worthy of the faith put in your abilities. Mr. Sandberg just made the first steps on the yellow break road. He did not make it to Emerald City yet. This is just my opinion. P.s., I don't understand what you mean by " this is not cinema". I assure you I hold no such opinion. If it's filmed it's cinema.
can I just say: thank you so much David for demystifying so much of Hollywood and film production and ACTUALLY giving us useful and easier-to-access tools for filmmaking? you’re genuinely such a huge inspiration man: thanks again
really glad you said this - i was going to basically exactly the same. it's wonderful that someone who has made this many major release movies isn't afraid to show an absolute grassroots approach to working from home during all this lockdown, and still to be creating content in this way.
Check out Ian Hubert here on TH-cam he is a budget film making genius that offers a lot of great how to s and behind the scenes footage that will really get your creative juices flowing.
Right! I always had thought that we can get really creative with limitations because once we have everything at hand we can get dependant if we don't get grounded.
I think the cheapest gear you have the more creative you can be at the beginning. The tons of tool used for filmmaking can distract your creative energies. Coelho
Dang David is a genius. Coding, 2D & 3D animation, VFX, sound mixing + design, scoring, lighting, cinematography, writing, directing. He’s the definition of a one man band.
Ponysmasher: "If you make something engaging enough, nobody's going to care what camera you use." *Ponysmasher releases short film* TH-camrs: "What gear do you use?"
They ask because it shows them that you don't need a bunch of money to make a good film, and gives them the confidence to try to make a good film with what they have.
The beauty of this channel is that we’ve seen you grow to be a successful Hollywood filmmaker, yet you still care about your audience here. Thanks dude.
"I use X. It's alright," is a critical antidote to amateur gear review videos on TH-cam. I don't blame the TH-camrs, but the glut of "best X of 2020" or "compare X version N to X version N+1" vids fetishizes equipment in a way that's counterproductive for artists. I happen to have Final Cut, and while many people that talk video software seem to prefer Premiere, I'm holding myself to a rule: use what I have until I know it well enough to know what advantage I would get from switching. I could have started with iMovie, and maybe I should have.
thats why I still use Final cut, even though I can already switch, I enjoyed its smoothness on my mac book. I will switch once I start getting more work flow
Finally! Such a voice of reason has appeared! Speaking of editing, I use cakewalk for audio, but I may switch to Reaper because Cakewalk doesn't save any of my settings every time I open the program, and it wants to check for updates constantly.
_"Use what I have until I know it well enough to know what advantage I would get from switching."_ Excellent rule. I love it. I try my best to live by that as well.
Dear Mr. David F. Sandberg, I am an independent filmmaker from a third world country. I subscribed to your channel after watching the "Random Lesson" video. You have not only thought me filmmaking but also encouraged me to take a leap with my idea. Today, I have uploaded my first ever 3-minute short film made with a $3 budget. It's all thanks to you for your down to earth advice and your humbleness. So, I mean it when I say, Thank you!
My man, you have been a true inspiration. I worked in wildlife documentaries for the better part of my carreer and was seriously afraid to not be able to get back into scenic films... In the weird global turn of events in the last months I was forced to drop every project I was working on and head back to my home country, to sit out the pandemic... As with almost every media industry the tv and film industry is pretty much fucked over here, which is horrible of course, but it also gave me time to get truly back into what made me pick up the camera in the first place: films... Thank you so much for helping me get into the mindset of short films. I'm working on a short psychological horror flick with my girlfriend as the main actress. As you've said in your annabelle creation videos, use the tools that are around you. 😂🤙
Another great, really affordable screenwriting software is Highland 2. It's only $50, but the catch is that it's Mac only. It's made by John August, who runs the Scriptnotes podcast.
Linkale_ used that for a while but it’s just a little more work to set everything up compared to a dedicated script software. Depending on the length of your script it can make a big difference. Generally a tv script can be anywhere from 30 to 45 pages and a film can be 100 to 200+ pages depending on amount of dialogue. In these cases it makes a big difference when it comes to saving time. If your doing smaller scripts you should be fine (skits, short film, etc). An easy and free option for your phone is celtx and it has a cloud and autosave feature for free. For your computer you should just look into the one that works best for your budget and meets your preferences. Goodluck 👍🏼
I'm not a filmmaker or anything like that (I just love movies) but these kind of videos just make me wanna go and film something. Thank you kindly, sir.
Masterclass! You're my biggest inspiration when it comes to short filmmaking and because of you I made a TH-cam channel. I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Keep doing what you're doing. I cannot wait for your next work.
Your content is the best, it's so crazy how you made it from TH-cam to hollywood. You're a huge inspiration for me and have been a big motivator for continuing to make horror short films on my channel, I hope it pays off and I find success like you.
I love watching y'alls films/videos... I wished you and your wife did Master Classes... I'd be the first to sign up... I know I'm "Fan Girl'n" but the way both of you work so well together... "Priceless" Thank you so much for this great video...
I don't really get what he uses the Shure SM7B for. He just says "voice". Does he just mean voiceovers and ADR or something, or does he actually use an SM7B on set?
You are my favorite filmmaker I love everything that you made in your short films on here are so awesome I wish I had your talent I learned a lot from your videos I’ve been going through watching everything To learn more. Do you have any advice on making short films?
Totally agree, that we use what we have, but desiring what we want for a certain style of work, is not bad either. Some actually make fun of you lightly, when you say, "I really want to buy that camera". They go like, "People are using iPhone now, you dont need that camera." And they go on with examples of people who made a certain film on just iPhone. Yes, I agree, but I've already used what I have, i want to get something specific for something and thats the part they dont get. If I have an idea i want to see on a certain type of video, i'll work on trying to get it and not waste the idea on an iPhone. Tarantino made a film using as many cameras as he could in one film, to serve his idea. No one told him, "Hey youre using some old cameras, people are really using the latest equipment, you know". And I think Tarantino would have kicked them in the balls. Twice. I mean, it's not about getting the latest equipment or old or anything at all, its about what you want to use and using how much much money you have, you can try to get close to it as possible, or wait til you have it. I think your video completely says using what you have, which i take as money and not equipment, because if you can afford it, you can get it, as long as it serves your idea and you dont necessarily have to use something just because it's the latest thing.
Thank you David. It sucks when you feel less than everyone you look up to. But this helped me in a big way. Cant wait to see what you do next on the big screen or maybe Netflix?
Why amateur films most of the time look amateur and are not that great? Because they don’t always focus on entertaining or engaging an audience. Also, they tend to not be given enough effort to give them quality.
Reaper is also free, you just have to continue the beta version but it gets annoying cause they keep trying to get you to upgrade. Audacity and FL Studio are both good but I use Ableton, another free DAW, for all my at home recording.
As a future film student you've answered lots of questions I had and didn't know where to find the answers, I love your channel so much and love how you've kept updating us even after making it into Hollywood, you're definitely a role model for me, thanks for what you do
This video is probably the only video where the TH-camr barely mentions to constantly upgrade your gear. I was not overwhelmed at this video at all... I appreciate that. You are the best!!!
7:47 , you look pretty decent in a dress! Really nice to have a video like this. Nothing forced. Just to show what professional stuff can be made with lower entry cost.
13:06 Not that they play in the same league, but LMMS kinda tries to get at what Reason offers. The sequencing, piano roll editing & mixing GUI is pretty terrible, but it comes with lots of ready-to-use synthesizers, samples & presets - no need to install any plugins. It's quite nice for making some quick beats or sound effects.
Thank you so much for doing these videos, I hope you realize how much the filmmaking community appreciates you contributing like this! At least I know I do as a hopeful filmmaker myself (I did win the iPhone Film Festival back in 2012 for a Stop-Motion Horror film that I created!) I love filmmaking so I watch all of your videos, but I actually got into filmmaking to promote my film scoring work; got tired of waiting around for other Directors/Producers to hire me; though last year I finally did get my first three feature films as a Composer, including "Zombie Tidal Wave" for the SyFy Channel... but if you ever need a Composer, please let me know, I would love to collaborate with you!
Great value from the start to the end. Thanks a lot, David! You are really inspiring. We don't have excuses today. It's just about to invest time and creativity.
The only light that I have is a redhead of 800 watts that is consider a piece of trash by my professor and friends... good quality of light but is hot as shit. I wish I had a ld light or any practical light, but my parents already hate the box of the redhead. Now the only thing I can use is baker paper to soft the light and black cardboard to shape the lights from my ceiling. They do the trick sometimes, but it always end up as a circus before I end... fucking quarantine.
what about cheap hardware store lights you can get with the round silver shades then buy some Costco High CRI LED bulbs and you're all set. a CRI of 90+ is important or your actors look green/yellow. The beauty of the LED bulbs is that they won't start a fire like your 800 and you can use parchment paper or bed sheets for diffusers. Or take your 800 and bounce it off a big piece of foam board that's far enough away to not heat up.
"If you make something engaging enough no ones going to be thinking about which camera you used" I'd say the opposite is true, thus this video. If you make things engaging enough everyone will want to know what equipment you used so they can try and copy. I don't think enough people really understand that the engagement and quality of a film comes from the talent and creativity of the creator, not from the equipment.
What a fantastic and detailed video. It's so rare to see a director who has such vast knowledge of every aspect of filmmaking. You are a man of many talents, David.
REAPER user? High five 🖐🏻 I also use Blender, Davinci Resolve and Fusion. Because i also hate subscription based software. PS: IMO Fairlight Noise Reduction is better than ReaFIR for cleaning up ambient noises.
I thought I was the crazy one for using Resolve while a few of my youtuber friends praised premiere pro. If there's a powerful software out there FOR FREE, I'm not paying for anything else.
Ok. Master the tools you have available to you first. Professional equipment might also have a learning curve to operate it. I know how to shoot with my phone, I should push the limits of that tool and gain experience before upgrading. Thank you
I’m trying to get into filmmaking and I’m always so overwhelmed when I’m recommended the “10 things new filmmakers HAVE to buy”. Your channel makes everything feel much more possible. Thank you 🙏
I'm going to be shooting my first narrative short film and you sir are an absolute savior with this video! The fact that you've made it big but still post content like this to help aspiring filmmakers like myself is so commendable, wish you all the best.
Affinity Photo is really worth the try! I strongly recommend you try it out, David, it's really similar to Photoshop and won't take long to get used to :)
I really wish David gets to make more horror shorts and movies without much effects cuz there’s an organic quality to his work that I absolutely adore ! Best of luck !
Hello Mr. Sandberg .!! you're always giving hope to people like me who always struggling with equipment for getting better results. i learn lots of techniques from your every single video . thanks for that. #RESPECT
I just discovered your channel. I wished I had found it ages ago. This is excellent information without the usual vlog crap. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge. Looking forward to watching your previous videos.
I use Gimp and it has great filters and effects. I have Blender too. I must admit and hold up both hands to having not making film for a while now, but plenty of music but Reason is kickass! I moved from Pro tools to Reaper and for $60 it's crazy good. I have 2 cheap 2.7k cameras, 2 Canon EOS Cameras, 4 action cams I got for £18 each, I use Rode knock off mics, Audio Technica condenser mics I have for recording live music and a set of clip on drum mics by Sure for live kit recordings. Great advice - new sub.
I think I speak for the entire indie community by saying.. we freaking love you dude.. Instead of monetizing on seminars and courses here you are spending your time to provide free content; sharing tricks, insight and knowledge, all out of the love of creating stories and films.. You are a MadLad and a true inspiration, may your life and career be blessed and hope many others follow in your footsteps -Albert
I have a GH5 as well. I would love to have the Black Magic Pocket 4K as a dedicated cinema camera, but I'd rather use that money investing in lights, lenses and films. Maybe one day though!
Even though it's completely off topic please tell me or just like this if you're coming back for Shazam 2 haven't heard really much on it. Or how much input you're going to have in the black Adam
I love that even after making it to Hollywood. You are still a down to earth guy and willing to help other filmmakers. I also love your "no bull" straight to the point videos! 👍
Thanks for giving us this quality content even after you’ve made it in Hollywood.
^what he said!
x3
XmanSully he’s made two horror films and Shazam. He’s made it. Meanwhile, what have you done?
@@XmanSully ow you are one of those those " this isnt cinema" guys
@@skyjack2600 Not at all. I am one of those "stating my own opinion" guys.
I understand why a very young person might call a four years career and three films "making it". I am not trying to belittle him. It's the same with music. Even if you got signed a ten million dollars contract with a big label, it only means you have potential. You are yet to prove worthy of the faith put in your abilities. Mr. Sandberg just made the first steps on the yellow break road. He did not make it to Emerald City yet. This is just my opinion.
P.s., I don't understand what you mean by " this is not cinema". I assure you I hold no such opinion. If it's filmed it's cinema.
My guy rendering a Hollywood intro title on his sofa
LOLOL so funny. When he said that I was like wtf -_-
Yea that’s a good one
i mean, annabelle creation about merits that
@@galaxyfilms1757 why did you delete your channel
can I just say: thank you so much David for demystifying so much of Hollywood and film production and ACTUALLY giving us useful and easier-to-access tools for filmmaking? you’re genuinely such a huge inspiration man: thanks again
really glad you said this - i was going to basically exactly the same. it's wonderful that someone who has made this many major release movies isn't afraid to show an absolute grassroots approach to working from home during all this lockdown, and still to be creating content in this way.
Check out Ian Hubert here on TH-cam he is a budget film making genius that offers a lot of great how to s and behind the scenes footage that will really get your creative juices flowing.
Yes, Hollywood didn’t change him a bit!
*Casually mentions that he did the end credits for a Hollywood feature by himself in blender, on his laptop* What. A. Boss.
"A good director works within their limitations."
I forget who said that.
Me, I said that 😉
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitation “ - Orson Welles
Right! I always had thought that we can get really creative with limitations because once we have everything at hand we can get dependant if we don't get grounded.
I've heard Martin Scorsese say that in his MasterClass
@@jeff-dk4tz right on, man! That Masterclass is phenomenal, by the way
Im still waiting for my IMAX camera to start my first short film
LOL
I think the cheapest gear you have the more creative you can be at the beginning. The tons of tool used for filmmaking can distract your creative energies. Coelho
same
The only camera I shoot my TH-cam videos with! 😆
you could use a phone you know
Dang David is a genius. Coding, 2D & 3D animation, VFX, sound mixing + design, scoring, lighting, cinematography, writing, directing. He’s the definition of a one man band.
I just knew that the director of one of my favorite DC film uses the same camera with me. Happy to know this! :)
Oh David, you don't really know how my heart beats in excitement and elation when I see a notification from your channel.
Sammmmmmmeeee. Today I wanted to post a comment that begs for new content ^^
Same here
Exactly the same! haha :D
1:02 phone app
1:18 diy soft light
4:37 iPhone filmic pro app
7:15 tripod pans smooth with rubber band
7:30 dolly diy
8:55 lights
9:t5 editing
10:40 blender
11:55 compositing after effects
13:00 music and sound design
14:08 encoding and converting
Thanks for sharing !
You're an unspoken hero!
The video is too detailed and down to earth it needs an *AWARD*
Ponysmasher: "If you make something engaging enough, nobody's going to care what camera you use."
*Ponysmasher releases short film*
TH-camrs: "What gear do you use?"
you only think that since you don't see comment's like "I don't care what camera you used for this" because only who care comment to ask about it
They ask because it shows them that you don't need a bunch of money to make a good film, and gives them the confidence to try to make a good film with what they have.
This guy is going to rule Hollywood in a few years!
He's been already doing it
@@ahmedshahriarsakib5728 woooosh
He already does. Lol
@@zwheels654 double woooosh
@@ahmedshahriarsakib5728 yea shazam best movie of all time
The beauty of this channel is that we’ve seen you grow to be a successful Hollywood filmmaker, yet you still care about your audience here. Thanks dude.
"I use X. It's alright," is a critical antidote to amateur gear review videos on TH-cam. I don't blame the TH-camrs, but the glut of "best X of 2020" or "compare X version N to X version N+1" vids fetishizes equipment in a way that's counterproductive for artists. I happen to have Final Cut, and while many people that talk video software seem to prefer Premiere, I'm holding myself to a rule: use what I have until I know it well enough to know what advantage I would get from switching. I could have started with iMovie, and maybe I should have.
thats why I still use Final cut, even though I can already switch, I enjoyed its smoothness on my mac book. I will switch once I start getting more work flow
Finally! Such a voice of reason has appeared!
Speaking of editing, I use cakewalk for audio, but I may switch to Reaper because Cakewalk doesn't save any of my settings every time I open the program, and it wants to check for updates constantly.
_"Use what I have until I know it well enough to know what advantage I would get from switching."_
Excellent rule. I love it. I try my best to live by that as well.
The guy who smashed a dislike has no soul!
that's for sure!
Has no taste in Film Making
Maybe it was by mistake
@@grazziotti7669 I don't think so =)
It was Premiere Pro.
Dear Mr. David F. Sandberg,
I am an independent filmmaker from a third world country. I subscribed to your channel after watching the "Random Lesson" video. You have not only thought me filmmaking but also encouraged me to take a leap with my idea. Today, I have uploaded my first ever 3-minute short film made with a $3 budget. It's all thanks to you for your down to earth advice and your humbleness. So, I mean it when I say, Thank you!
hmmm... nice bud
good bro
Good step ... Keep moving
More power to you man 💪👊
Keep it on
The most important one is at 15:22 ;)
Very True
PRO TIP: Do not let the actor see the playback because they will get self conciouse.
"It's alright." : David Sandberg
He only goes by that principle for his short films though. Not the features
This man’s content is the best content
Wait you watch David F Sandberg?!?!!?
My man, you have been a true inspiration. I worked in wildlife documentaries for the better part of my carreer and was seriously afraid to not be able to get back into scenic films... In the weird global turn of events in the last months I was forced to drop every project I was working on and head back to my home country, to sit out the pandemic... As with almost every media industry the tv and film industry is pretty much fucked over here, which is horrible of course, but it also gave me time to get truly back into what made me pick up the camera in the first place: films... Thank you so much for helping me get into the mindset of short films. I'm working on a short psychological horror flick with my girlfriend as the main actress. As you've said in your annabelle creation videos, use the tools that are around you. 😂🤙
I’m such a fan of this “it’s alright” attitude 😂👏🏽👏🏽
Another great, really affordable screenwriting software is Highland 2. It's only $50, but the catch is that it's Mac only. It's made by John August, who runs the Scriptnotes podcast.
Quick question: Are there any disadvantages of using Word? I found it weird that he didn't mention the most famous word processor in the world
Linkale_ used that for a while but it’s just a little more work to set everything up compared to a dedicated script software. Depending on the length of your script it can make a big difference. Generally a tv script can be anywhere from 30 to 45 pages and a film can be 100 to 200+ pages depending on amount of dialogue. In these cases it makes a big difference when it comes to saving time. If your doing smaller scripts you should be fine (skits, short film, etc). An easy and free option for your phone is celtx and it has a cloud and autosave feature for free. For your computer you should just look into the one that works best for your budget and meets your preferences. Goodluck 👍🏼
It's so good to see an actual professional telling us howhe makes content
this is really helpful, thank you!
This guy deserves a price for being so humble and professional with the audience
I'm not a filmmaker or anything like that (I just love movies) but these kind of videos just make me wanna go and film something. Thank you kindly, sir.
do it
That's awesome. I second the previous comment...... DO IT TO IT 🤘🎥
Lets make a movie together 😄💕
Masterclass! You're my biggest inspiration when it comes to short filmmaking and because of you I made a TH-cam channel. I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Keep doing what you're doing. I cannot wait for your next work.
Your content is the best, it's so crazy how you made it from TH-cam to hollywood. You're a huge inspiration for me and have been a big motivator for continuing to make horror short films on my channel, I hope it pays off and I find success like you.
Even though I likely wont make any films, I have to say it is fascinating to see how a real director does this type of stuff.
This man is an all-in-one package! Full fledged filmmaker, but yes also a real Director :)
My buddy Richie (Nefarious TV) got me into your channel. Stuff like this is so useful man than you
Thank you for this man. This helps me a lot when making my shorts:)
I use old version of Celtx to write screenplay and Storyboarder for storyboards (its easy to work in 3D space, i cant draw).
This guy needs to direct more dc films
Yes, yes he does
Why he wasnt picked to direct the new Batman film i will never know
He made DC movies feel alive again.
@@ml3846 Because Matt Reeves offered himself to write and direct and he is a successful director
I love watching y'alls films/videos... I wished you and your wife did Master Classes... I'd be the first to sign up... I know I'm "Fan Girl'n" but the way both of you work so well together... "Priceless"
Thank you so much for this great video...
Geez, how are you so dynamic. You’re like a renaissance man.
I don't really get what he uses the Shure SM7B for. He just says "voice". Does he just mean voiceovers and ADR or something, or does he actually use an SM7B on set?
Love the knowledge you share! Really motivates me even more to go out and shoot stuff :)
Hey, just a little tip:
You can actually just upload ProRes or DNxHR Video with lossless PCM Audio directly to TH-cam for much better quality.
Love how much you preach Blender, i think its underrated for filmakers to be forced to learn, especially for sfx lighting mimicing and integration
Wow! Great advice to us Indie Filmmakers, from someone who has actually made great films. Thank you for this, David.
There's this software for storyboarding that's free called "WonderUnit Storyboarder" that I think it's great!
🏆 *"A video so packed with excellent information that you re-watch it while taking notes."* 📝
Great vídeo! Congratulations! And thank you for sharing it with all of us!
You are my favorite filmmaker I love everything that you made in your short films on here are so awesome I wish I had your talent I learned a lot from your videos I’ve been going through watching everything To learn more. Do you have any advice on making short films?
Totally agree, that we use what we have, but desiring what we want for a certain style of work, is not bad either. Some actually make fun of you lightly, when you say, "I really want to buy that camera". They go like, "People are using iPhone now, you dont need that camera." And they go on with examples of people who made a certain film on just iPhone. Yes, I agree, but I've already used what I have, i want to get something specific for something and thats the part they dont get. If I have an idea i want to see on a certain type of video, i'll work on trying to get it and not waste the idea on an iPhone. Tarantino made a film using as many cameras as he could in one film, to serve his idea. No one told him, "Hey youre using some old cameras, people are really using the latest equipment, you know". And I think Tarantino would have kicked them in the balls. Twice.
I mean, it's not about getting the latest equipment or old or anything at all, its about what you want to use and using how much much money you have, you can try to get close to it as possible, or wait til you have it. I think your video completely says using what you have, which i take as money and not equipment, because if you can afford it, you can get it, as long as it serves your idea and you dont necessarily have to use something just because it's the latest thing.
Thank you David. It sucks when you feel less than everyone you look up to. But this helped me in a big way. Cant wait to see what you do next on the big screen or maybe Netflix?
Why amateur films most of the time look amateur and are not that great? Because they don’t always focus on entertaining or engaging an audience. Also, they tend to not be given enough effort to give them quality.
Reaper is also free, you just have to continue the beta version but it gets annoying cause they keep trying to get you to upgrade. Audacity and FL Studio are both good but I use Ableton, another free DAW, for all my at home recording.
whooo sandberg uses blackmagic cameras!!
As a future film student you've answered lots of questions I had and didn't know where to find the answers, I love your channel so much and love how you've kept updating us even after making it into Hollywood, you're definitely a role model for me, thanks for what you do
This video is probably the only video where the TH-camr barely mentions to constantly upgrade your gear. I was not overwhelmed at this video at all... I appreciate that. You are the best!!!
7:47 , you look pretty decent in a dress! Really nice to have a video like this. Nothing forced. Just to show what professional stuff can be made with lower entry cost.
must humble person on yt. Thanks for these awesome videos
13:06 Not that they play in the same league, but LMMS kinda tries to get at what Reason offers.
The sequencing, piano roll editing & mixing GUI is pretty terrible, but it comes with lots of ready-to-use synthesizers, samples & presets - no need to install any plugins. It's quite nice for making some quick beats or sound effects.
Thank you so much for doing these videos, I hope you realize how much the filmmaking community appreciates you contributing like this! At least I know I do as a hopeful filmmaker myself (I did win the iPhone Film Festival back in 2012 for a Stop-Motion Horror film that I created!) I love filmmaking so I watch all of your videos, but I actually got into filmmaking to promote my film scoring work; got tired of waiting around for other Directors/Producers to hire me; though last year I finally did get my first three feature films as a Composer, including "Zombie Tidal Wave" for the SyFy Channel... but if you ever need a Composer, please let me know, I would love to collaborate with you!
Great and very useful vídeo! Thank you!!
Great value from the start to the end. Thanks a lot, David! You are really inspiring. We don't have excuses today. It's just about to invest time and creativity.
The only light that I have is a redhead of 800 watts that is consider a piece of trash by my professor and friends... good quality of light but is hot as shit. I wish I had a ld light or any practical light, but my parents already hate the box of the redhead. Now the only thing I can use is baker paper to soft the light and black cardboard to shape the lights from my ceiling. They do the trick sometimes, but it always end up as a circus before I end... fucking quarantine.
what about cheap hardware store lights you can get with the round silver shades then buy some Costco High CRI LED bulbs and you're all set. a CRI of 90+ is important or your actors look green/yellow. The beauty of the LED bulbs is that they won't start a fire like your 800 and you can use parchment paper or bed sheets for diffusers. Or take your 800 and bounce it off a big piece of foam board that's far enough away to not heat up.
Annabelle: Creation is up there with the conjuring Idc what anybody else says
"If you make something engaging enough no ones going to be thinking about which camera you used"
I'd say the opposite is true, thus this video. If you make things engaging enough everyone will want to know what equipment you used so they can try and copy.
I don't think enough people really understand that the engagement and quality of a film comes from the talent and creativity of the creator, not from the equipment.
What a fantastic and detailed video. It's so rare to see a director who has such vast knowledge of every aspect of filmmaking. You are a man of many talents, David.
Appreciate all your work here
REAPER user? High five 🖐🏻
I also use Blender, Davinci Resolve and Fusion. Because i also hate subscription based software.
PS: IMO Fairlight Noise Reduction is better than ReaFIR for cleaning up ambient noises.
Ha! I use almost your exact same setup. Camera, Mics, Custom PC and all.
I thought I was the crazy one for using Resolve while a few of my youtuber friends praised premiere pro. If there's a powerful software out there FOR FREE, I'm not paying for anything else.
Ok. Master the tools you have available to you first. Professional equipment might also have a learning curve to operate it. I know how to shoot with my phone, I should push the limits of that tool and gain experience before upgrading. Thank you
I can only agree with you. So awesome that you still make short films and youtube content!
As you these are cheap... no way... as for my types of film makers its also very costly!
By the way you are doing great job bro 👍🏻
MVP from yt channels about filmmaking. Thank you for that great content!!!
this is literaly the only guy who isn't insane in Hollywood
I’m trying to get into filmmaking and I’m always so overwhelmed when I’m recommended the “10 things new filmmakers HAVE to buy”. Your channel makes everything feel much more possible. Thank you 🙏
This is the best review on any topic on TH-cam! I want to Express my admiration for the author of this video! Thanks!
I'm going to be shooting my first narrative short film and you sir are an absolute savior with this video! The fact that you've made it big but still post content like this to help aspiring filmmakers like myself is so commendable, wish you all the best.
Very awesome video! Keep on doing your thing! Also I finally saw lights out last night, (rented it on the Playstation store), and it was really great!
You should rename your channel to forsehucker
The rubber band trick is 🤯🤯🤯
Storyboarder is amazing and free. The shot generator is SO useful.
Thanks for encouraging people to use what you have. Limitations are so freeing!
Affinity Photo is really worth the try! I strongly recommend you try it out, David, it's really similar to Photoshop and won't take long to get used to :)
I really wish David gets to make more horror shorts and movies without much effects cuz there’s an organic quality to his work that I absolutely adore ! Best of luck !
When even sandberg complain about the lack of update on the 4.k OG maybe we can hope for the braw update on it :')
Hello Mr. Sandberg .!! you're always giving hope to people like me who always struggling with equipment for getting better results.
i learn lots of techniques from your every single video . thanks for that. #RESPECT
"Thumbs UP" People!!!
Amazing video!
For the storyboarding softwares, I recommend Wonderunit's Storyboarding software. REALLY damn good.
Here.
wonderunit.com/storyboarder/
I just discovered your channel. I wished I had found it ages ago. This is excellent information without the usual vlog crap. Thank you for sharing your skill and knowledge. Looking forward to watching your previous videos.
Orson Welles LiveTv!! XD 1:06
I use Gimp and it has great filters and effects. I have Blender too. I must admit and hold up both hands to having not making film for a while now, but plenty of music but Reason is kickass! I moved from Pro tools to Reaper and for $60 it's crazy good. I have 2 cheap 2.7k cameras, 2 Canon EOS Cameras, 4 action cams I got for £18 each, I use Rode knock off mics, Audio Technica condenser mics I have for recording live music and a set of clip on drum mics by Sure for live kit recordings. Great advice - new sub.
*I totally volunteer to be in one of your productions one day ^^ super admire what you do!* 🤗❤️
I think I speak for the entire indie community by saying.. we freaking love you dude..
Instead of monetizing on seminars and courses here you are spending your time to provide free content; sharing tricks, insight and knowledge, all out of the love of creating stories and films..
You are a MadLad and a true inspiration, may your life and career be blessed and hope many others follow in your footsteps
-Albert
I have a GH5 as well. I would love to have the Black Magic Pocket 4K as a dedicated cinema camera, but I'd rather use that money investing in lights, lenses and films. Maybe one day though!
David you’re one of the most inspirational filmmakers I know! Great job!
Dear Mr.Ponysmasher,
How do you power your Blackmagic 4k?
Thank you.
You are best I admire you a lot 🥰😘
Even though it's completely off topic please tell me or just like this if you're coming back for Shazam 2 haven't heard really much on it. Or how much input you're going to have in the black Adam
I’m directing Shazam 2 but I’m not involved with Black Adam.
@@ponysmasher that's fantastic news! You have definitely reignited a creative fire in my soul thank you for being who you are and keep doing you!
Sos grande, loco. Conseguís mucho con poco, y una inspiración para este lado del continente.
I love that even after making it to Hollywood. You are still a down to earth guy and willing to help other filmmakers. I also love your "no bull" straight to the point videos! 👍
You're my hero