What I learned Making My 1st Short Film
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Link to Short Film: th-cam.com/video/cnEG5_ghFRs/w-d-xo.html
Hi bro im from Kenya Nairobi
And honestly thank u for everything u do i learn from u especially ur short film is awesome
I liked it. But talking to yourself when watching your stats on youtube was cringe overload haha
Man, I watched it twice! Will watch again for sure. Got an idea to do a short from watching. Do more bro.
Hey My Guy,
I was very surprised that you shot a short film. I completely understand everything that you went through creating it. To be honest, I actually shot a short film last year at the University of Memphis with 2 very good friends of mine. We all learned everything that you mentioned in the video. I'm going to leave a link for you if you'd like to check it out.
th-cam.com/video/Sbew-gUVutw/w-d-xo.html
Someone asked Denzel Washington for some acting advice, he simply said “keep it simple” and that applies rather your behind the camera or in front. That how I’m able to get so many short films done.
Man I'm glad you commented! I came across your work today and I'm seriously impressed. You just got a fan - can't wait until you get a feature film out there. AND YES...don't talk about it be about it!!! Keep grinding!!
thank you for your comment it gave me a lot of ideas
Love that you filmed everything in 1080P 👏🏽
That's what got me. The footage looks so good for 1080p.
Filmmaking 🎬 Important Points
1. Focus on the Story 50% 🏃♂️
2. Focus on the Audio 30% 🎶
3. Focus on the Video 20% 🎥
Truth.
Masterpiece TV Africa nah bro you focus entirely on story everything u do with the camera and audio is in support of the story.
FlipFilms In each Category you give it your all Whether Story Audio Or Video, You bring the best you can.
Just that Most people Focus on the Video Too much and forget that Audio and story are more important than clean visuals with no meaning and supporting sound.
That 50mm 1.2 is boss level. The slider is fire as well. The 50mm 1.2 is so wide open at its max, you can use natural light with no issues.
The color grade was dope. That’s one of things that had me amazed. I’ve used some of your luts and they’re darn good too
Yes! I loved the color grade and how clean it was.
He actually has some of the only Luts out there that i use regularly .
I still use his LUTs to this day
Im watching this as I'm building large miniature scenery for a clients music video, I worked on ' BLADE RUNNER 2049' and 'Ghost in the shell' building props and City Buildings , everything you said is Straight up, alot of the time its fear of failure, but you just have to shoot something, just go for it, every time you do it it clears your head and the vision you want gets clearer, all the best from New Zealand ,love what you do sir.
10:03 was def the MONEY SHOT of the film man. I work on bigger films with big crews quite a bit and it's super inspiring to see, how you got some shots that would take a professional crew hours sometimes to set up, all by yourself! Yes you may be more limited and a crew will give you more reliable results but at the same time, a lot of creativity can get lost in the machninery of it all. Bottom line, keep doing what you're doing, it's inspiring!
You found making a short film harder than a music video?! Wow. Music videos including, yours look crazy compared to short films imho BUT it was great to know that someone as experienced as you found it took you longer to complete it and the length you’d initially anticipated too.
It has taken me until last October to make short films to a level I was starting to be pleased with and when I did, I got headhunted by The LADbible Group (about a week after publishing it to my TH-cam channel) for whom I’m in the final stages of post-production as a freelancer, with my first short doc for them related to the passion projects I’ve been doing for the last couple of years.
I know you’re transitioning away from music videos but your content is still and always insightful and very much appreciated. So thank you.
I truly appreciate your perspective and honesty when it comes to creating.
Always!
Loved hearing about the process! What you said about planning is so true! When we were filming Cold Island we tried to plan everything and on the second day weather messed up our entire schedule and video and we had to roll with the punches. Sometimes the best things happen though when you leave room for spontaneity, also a great opportunity to learn.
Also the Canon 50mm 1.2 was my favorite canon lens, something real special about it
YC made a short film (content) then made a video breaking down said short film down (content x2). YC the goat man 🐐
Double up where you can lol
I love the perspective. I think all of us creators get stuck in our own head while we are creating and when we release it. We want it to make an impact and tell a dope story in an interesting way. The takeaway for me was; when things suck, create, when things are going up, create. Thanks for the inspiration homie ✌🏾
Yes, I watched the short film - enjoyed the BTS and talk through about the process to create it!
I LITERALLY JUST DID MY FIRST EVER SHORT FILM LAST WEEK.... I LIVED EVERYTHING YOURE SAYING!!! lol never have I related to a video soooooo much! Thanks bro
Ok so I'm not sure if you will read this comment but...transparency, this is my first time commenting but I am a LONG time viewer/subscriber. Let me say that this piece right here did it for me, brother. I am ACHING to make a short film so badly. My problem is that I just don't feel "good enough" yet. I keep telling myself that I will keep making these vlogs and adding little touches of cinema here and there until I am "ready". I am learning that the truth of it all is that I need to just DO IT. Bad or good, I will learn something from it and I will be able to apply it to the next go. There is no real, "ready".
Your film almost brought me to tears because it was so good. Seeing it with filmmaker eyes is so much more special. For real. The feeling is just magical. I am inspired and ready to start building towards my first REAL film project. Like I said, not sure if you will see this but I needed to say it nonetheless.
Bro...THANK YOU.🙏🏾✊🏾
Have you started on your short film yet mate?
Jimi Can Read wow, i didn’t expect anyone to read this. But yes, I have. I’m in the process of relocating at the moment so many of my “to-do’s” on on hold, or at least extended until I can get back settled.
Thanks for asking, my friend. 🙂👍🏾
Christopher L Russell Good stuff man, I hope the move goes well and you have a good experience making your film! Stay inspired!
Thank you again, for this. I have been trying to inspire my creative son to just work on anything as he has been on a block for months. I will forward this and your short story with the hope it can let him know he is not alone and that he has more support than he believes.
I’m am an advanced beginner still photographer, now retired from my professional work. I enjoy learning new info and your work is tops. I love to see brothers and sisters achieve. I watched the entire short. Keep it rolling. Congrats.
Dope bro. The only "L" to be taken as a creator stands for Lesson...they come from our best and our less. Looking forward to the next!
Good stuff! I related with the short film a bunch as a creator in general. I would keep creating the short film stuff for sure and then keep doing this reflection on it.
I love the advice of keeping it simple. It's so easy to obsess over everything with your videos to try and make them perfect. It doesn't ever have to be that way.
This is awesome as well as the short film. Your choice to use sunlight is a great one as it communicated "this is what it is like at home", and showed us we can do the same. The quality you got from those sunlight shots are so good because of your skill and your camera. Even the shadows look good. Of course your story is fire. Please do more of this as you feel like it.
Loved it. Though at 1st I thought you were clowning us before I realized, y'all go through this too...Thank you for keeping it real and all the best with the new one on the way!
I have done this before but didn’t complete things but this have given me the motivate to really go forward and do what i want to do when it comes to creating dope TH-cam videos. Like you say . No Excuses !!!!
I AGREE COMPLETELY. I just shot my first AND second shorts in the last month (film riot short contests), and it takes SO MUCH MORE TIME than I originally anticipated. Very few things go the way you think they will, but at the end of the day, if you tell the story, you get the job done. Really proud with how they turned out.
Keep up the good work, and MAKE MORE SHORTS.
there is an awesome documentary called Super Size Me. Had to have been filmed in 720p but won awards and was an amazing story. The story is more important than the resolution.
I just wanted to say I been watching you for a while and your confidence/voice sounds a lot better since you began. Great content.
Finding your channel a month ago was a blessing. I appreciate how open you are in your work, you tell it how it is. Keep it up man, you're an inspiration to many
Hey YCImaging, keep at it. The more you do it, the better you get at it. I love film making. Everything that goes into it from coming up with an idea to final product. My problem is that I'm a 1 man team. I don't have anybody like minded as myself to collaborate with. People around me are just too busy or aren't interested in film making, but I'm not going to let that stop me. Just like said b4, keep it truckin'.
Man I appreciate you so much brah I really learned alot and you got me ready to start posting alot sooner than originally planned and yes I would like for you to do more and teach more about short film based content thanks again!
I watch everything you put out till the end screen annotations are done!!! Bro i been shooting for 3 years and i found you around 3 months into my journey. Man i appreciate you on a level that i can't even explain!!!
YCI. I saw the short film a few days ago and was captivated by how it all came together. Your debut work was entertaining and very well shot. This follow up video is also a gem. You've helped break down the process you're learning, all while helping others. Creativity and communication live strongly in you. Keep going!
#ForeverFan
you’re so chill i feel like i’m talking to a good friend just helping me learn. what i always wanted. also it was kind of you to wait until your son was sleep instead of making him stop playing.
You learned a lot in this! As someone who wants do narrative work I’ve discovered all the same things on my shoots. You get better and better with each short film you do. The problems never stop, there’s always something that goes wrong
Hey man. Loved your short film and all your content. I've made a few short films myself and I can testify to everything you said. I myself have gone through this. I thought I was alone but it's comforting to know that you experienced these things and have overcome. There's hope for me still. Thank you for making this video. Blessings and be safe.
I really enjoyed the short film. I thought it was great that you included the part about taking a break, and relaxing to rest your mind/creativity. I find, with myself, I’m hyper self critical and I get stuck in these pockets of quitting because I’m not good enough for my own expectations. “Why isn’t this beat working? Why can’t I write a good melody? I just suck at this.” And I originally thought that’s what you were trying to portray. But then you got up and started creating again, and that, for some reason, was a really powerful, inspirational moment for me. I really appreciate you sharing your short film, and the rest of your videos.
I saw the short film and it was dope, the lighting and color grading was on point. Your sound design was done so well that I didn't even notice how good it was until you just mentioned it. Mission accomplished 🤙🏿🖖🏿
Congrats on getting it out there. Turned out great. Thanks for sharing with us.
The Short film was dope... Keep doing what your doing...
Can’t wait to see the next short film from you!
I love what your channel has grown to. When I first started watching you, you were doing product reviews. I use to fast forward a lot, but now I am captivated by your honesty and creativity. I liked your short I left a comment. Thank you for continuing to share. YCImaging has become one of my go to channels for inspiration. 🤓
The short was awesome man! It got me inspired to start writing a short story of my own so I can start working on my film school applications (USC)
Seen the doc and thought it was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥, would be dope to see you, Ryan, Joe and others do a dope doc together.
this was great, man. i wanna see more short film or narratives coming from you, man. I know it's a lot of work but it's totally worth seeing the final outcome. The sound and color is great. Keep it up. Truly inspiring.
You learned the single most important lesson in acting - respect the line between ethical boundaries and whats beyond them. You chose not to cross it.You chose to be yourself, and avoided anything having to do with false flags and their stupid politics. Welcome to the Summer of 2020! Greetings from Iceland!!Good luck with future projects man!
I watched it. Love the message and I'm taking this with me and will definitely remind myself with these facts. You're awesome.
You did your thing broski! I appreciate you. My wife and I are shooting a short as we speak. Just trying to check a thing on my to do list during this quarantine. Stay doing ya thing! Your appreciated!
I’m new to this channel. Man, you’re amazing. I watched the short film and I loved it. Watching this now. Thanks so much for the tips regarding the importance of audio. Keep rocking, man
I only know you as a subscriber but man I am so proud of you!!!!!!! From the shaky voice when you started the channel until now you are a prime example of what following your passion can do. You have inspired so many of us here on TH-cam(like myself) and I cant wait to see what your future holds.
I liked your short film. The overall quality and appreciation for detail is amazing. And this recap spoke right to me, because I’ve been procrastinating with the exact same thing for weeks now. I don’t even dare to pick up my gear at this point. I am so lucky, you did this and thanks for sharing your ideas behind it, too. Keep it up.
Personally I relate to your current trend of content much more than the Music videos. Fun to see what feels like a changing era for you. I don't know shit but it just feels you're progressing and the next great thing is around the corner and we're getting to watch that happen. Please, this is intended as a very positive comment, I hope you feel the same. Oh, and you're giving inspiration to me to get off the couch!
You should definitely do more of these. Like I said on the actual video comments you are great at what you do bro and a big inspiration to a lot of us small creatives. Much respect!!🙏🏾🙏🏾
Yessssss! This was a great introspective to the piece. Its funny that you had similar feelings to when I shot my first short. When you add crew the machine of a set really starts to come together. Now that its something more personal to you it will be a very different feel when you shoot. Definitely cant wait to see more, would definitely pitch you some stuff if you wanted to work on someone else's script.
“it was hell, you know what i mean?” - pretty much sums up being a content creator. 😂💯
Yc I loved the short film man! I actually started off making short films and skits before I got into making music videos. The skits taught me a lot about composition, lighting, and where I learned basic edits. But I loved the short film and this lil commentary video✊🏾💪🏾
I've began dabbling a bit in creating video thanks to channels like yours. I've learned so much in every one of your videos and your transparency in bts videos is something I appreciate greatly. I don't usually write comments, but I'm just thinking about how there must be SO many other creatives like myself that feel this same way when watching your content but don't bother to write a comment. Just wanted to say thank you so much for inspiring us and that I know I can rely on your videos to delve further into something I want to become great at :)
You did an amazing job on the short Bro 🙏🏾 I'm certain we'd love to see more short film based content from you! Keep it up.
Excited to see that you are excited about the views going up. Brings good feelings. Last few videos I watched from you didn't really have good vibes, although I understand during these stressful times. its difficult to stay happy and motivated, i do feel like it could've hurt your viewership. Keep up the good work.
Getting yourself in focus is an issue for me as well. Even worse it will look like it’s in focus on the camera, but not so much on the computer. Thanks for the video!
So true!
Great work man! I totally agree with you on the "just gotta do it" part. Many creatives just sit and wish they can do something or make excuses but the only way is to take action. I've been taking action on many ideas that I think of and it's good to exercise your mind and just do the dam thing! Keep up the fire work!!!!
I can relate to all the factors pointed out in this video. I shot my first short film and stressed myself over the colour grading and lighting but the most feedback I got after posting it was about the sound quality. Thank you for this video. I want to see more of your short films.
Loved it man! Good stuff excited for more!
Thanks for this one and your short film, both very motivating. I’ve wanted to film TH-cam videos for a while and been waiting for the right time, you just said it “stop waiting and using excuses”. Loved The TH-camr 👌🏽
another great video man love your channel a ton!
Thanks, man I really appreciate your work and your willingness to share.
I love your colour-grade and the quality of this video. Audio quality over video quality all day long but you've hit both here. So well done!
I been thinking about making my own short film and this video randomly came up.
Awesome short by the way man, you're on your way
As a fellow filmmaker I really enjoy this content. It’s also really relatable, with regards to the filming yourself stuff. It’s so hard when you have to direct yourself instead of somebody else haha!
I watched it 6 times when it dropped sent it to a few of my friends. That short film was dope. It’s crazy to think that it was your first one.
YC always humbling to watch your videos in the morning before I go to work. Keep creating. Much love from SA. ✌🏼
BEAUTIFUL SHOTS AND it sounds good, and VERY HONEST, GOOD WORK!
Always comin through with good content bro🤙🏿
Nice stuff man. Really helpful for future content on my own channel!
Came out perfect bro. That short was truly felt.
that's amazing what you ve done !you giving us such a great energy and support to all creatives who re trying to figure it out what to do next during this quarantine. thank you!
I loved the short film, and I really appreciate you making this behind the scenes. Thank you!
It was a good piece man, you shiild do more like that!
and thanks for the giving us the push man! I just got my tripod for my P4K, i can actually film myself now just need to think of an idea for a small isolation film.
Loved this video bro. Great work. Thank you for helping us make these.
I watched the Short film and this review. Very inspiring for a super beginner like myself. You took advantage of a lot of hacks doing this yourself. Proud of you and look forward to more content. Your videos are dope. And I pay attention to the visuals so I notice the hard work man! Keep it up
I appreciate your content man. I checked out your short film too. Great job and powerful message.
Great job as always, and you right, better done than perfect!
I thought I commented on this video, but I rewatched the TH-camr and I am always impressed by your videos. They are inspirational and gets me to thinking what am I not doing enough of? Thank you for making this BTS video, always love hearing filmmakers' thought processes when shooting or directing.
Thanks YC... It was most inspiring.
Great video. Great short film film YC. This looks like an area you could definitely excel in man. Keep going.
Hello YC, I watched the short man. It's dope. Well done and thank you for inspiring us.
Your short film was great and thank you for making this behind the scenes follow-up video too! You've def inspired me to get off my butt and put my creative mind to use while at home :)
I watched it and enjoyed the perspective. Keep up the great work.
Your short film was dope, I'm actually working on a short film for the Moment Invitational. I learned some helpful tips from this video as well to polish my joint up. Thanks Bro!
Incredible, you remind me of myself kind of. I started with music videos and did nothing else for the last 3 years. But I always had this desire to make a short film, that's what I wanted this whole time, telling myself those music videos were my way up the ladder until I'm experienced enough. This became an excuse pretty quickly...But this whole pandemic situation changed me. I had so much time to care about my needs again...and then I saw the "Stay at Home Short Film Challenge" on FilmRiot and said fuck it. It is just a minute long, but then and there I made my first short film...not the one I had envisioned all these years, and not the big winner of the challenge, but one I am super proud of nonetheless. And now I'm ready to throw myself into it. I want to create, I want to tell stories.
Keep doing what you love. Your work is wonderful and even though it seems hard sometimes, I think it's always worth it. We're always learning, doesn't matter how long we're in the business already.
Best wishes from Germany.
Great Story and Great Audio will Always be the Most Important elements to Complement the Paint! Great Job!!!
Love the short film and I'm definitely inspired to shoot my own. I always like behind the scene videos even better than the actual films themselves, so thanks for making one.
I also too love behind the scene
Short film was sick bro, you’re defo an inspiration as I’ve been sitting on my backside contemplating what to do next. Thanks for this. Your channel is sick too. All the way from the uk 🇬🇧👍🏾
Bro, as usual, this was dope. I watched the short film and was very inspired. Thanks for your vision and we gotta support one another as creatives!
Quality was great man! I was watching it on my 4k tv and would've never thought it was shot in 1080p. Lighting, color, all of it was nice! Keep going! I think I saw one comment that is really constructive which is to minimize the talking and use the facial expressions to communicate your thoughts. Other than that, great job homie! 💪🏾😤
Yo, didnt know YT started listing seconds since release, so Im here 22 seconds after :D lookin forward to it! Im doin similar things for a living and Your channel a true blessing man
The short file was dope bro! Conveyed the message you were trying to get across! Can't ask for more!
I have to say that what I like the most is the color grading,its amazing.I actually thought the sound of the paper when you open the book was a bit to much,but don't get me wrong I loved this.
Like you say people are so obsessed over technical stuff that they forget the story.
Dude I really like what you started doing!!! I got to admit that you have nice gears, and this video behind the scenes is pretty great idea. Keep it up
Great little behind the scenes man. One thing I'll always remember when I took film at Uni was that they always stressed a pretty picture will never counter bad audio, but great audio can forgive a bad image.
Very good bro! Really generous of you to go through your setup and work around in such details. Your stuff looks beautiful! Became a fan! Just subscribed and looking forward to seeing more of your content! Peace! 🙏🏾👊🏾
Good stuff! On my way to watch the short now!