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So i have alot of ideas but im not sure how to express them but a short film seemed like a good start. the ting is it seems exspensive to get into this hobby becasue you need, props, a script, constumes, skills, etc.

it seems fun though and would it be good to make a kickstarter, honestly i dont know ive never made a movie before but im thinking i should start with a short film or make it like a slideshow as the draft.

also feel free to share anything that could help or is related becasue im not sure about filmmaking is ther ea good youtube cideo i should watch or something.

i just want to be creative but also share my work with others or make a pysical copy of it.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the ting is it seems exspensive to get into this hobby becasue you need, props, a script, constumes, skills, etc.

  • Props: Go dumpster-diving, go to thrift stores, raid your grandma's attic
  • Script: I'm a writer, and when I started writing in middle school, I used a $0.99 notebook and a pencil/pen. But if you already have a computer, you can just use that. The true investment here is time, it takes time to pick up the skill of writing. You also have to read a lot, just to observe how other writers and doing shit.
  • Costumes: Same as props. Closets, dumpster diving, and thrift stores.
  • Skills: No way out of this--you have to put the time in to develop these. It's very much like planting a tree...you start today, keep practicing, and it will pay off later down the line when you can harvest the result

Basically, it sounds like you want to make an AAA list film without having developed any of the skills that would make someone trust you with that sort of fuck-you money.

Scale down your expectations. Scale them WAY down. Use what you have around you. Study the structure of films and story--that is completely free, and you can figure out how to film something with your phone by going out there with your phone and experimenting with angles.

Hell, something you could do today is take your phone, and go outside and find a piece of trash on the road, and start crawling around on the ground with your phone trying to see how epically you can film that piece of trash. Sure, you'll look weird, and your first tries will suck ass--but nothing ventured, nothing gained. As someone smart on the interwebs said...kinda sucking at something is the first step to getting kinda good at something.

Then take your epic video of that piece of trash and bring it into a video editor on your computer and start messing around with stitching different cuts together, or overlaying text or free music clips you find online.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

thank you for all this info and the advice, also i tend to dream big so i will have to narrow things down like you said.