What I’ve Learned from Making a Feature Film
I’m now filming at least once a week. I want to get to 2x a week.
I’ve filmed a large portion of the movie. Feels so great to look at my Adobe premiere project and see it so full.
I now even send clips of the movie to friends to get their honest feedback, to help me in correcting future scenes.
Not only does itĀ feel so good to finally have something out of my head, onto the page, and now onto “film”. It’s actually coming out really well.
I do a great job acting, but the filming goes down in quality when I’m not behind the camera. Luckily I’m only in a handful of scenes.
I rely on my strengths, which is writing, editing, and dialogue. I’m decent at casting and directing, I’m weak at lighting and organization.
Knowing that I keep cinematography as basic as possible. I always loved Kubrick’s one source lighting so I try to emulate that.
I always try to make the scene look as interesting as possible and rely off my color grading to make it look more stimulating in post.
For organization I film 1 scene at a time and put all my focus into that.
One thing I’ve learned about me starting a new skill set is I have to start small to build confidence.
I started filming with my phone, then started using a camera, then started recording audio separately.
I started editing with YouTube editor, then moved onto Adobe Premiere.
I first started casting family and friends, then comedians I knew, then got the confidence to cast actual actors.
It’s all about confidence.
Now that I know how to make a movie with no budget or crew, I’ll next make a movie with a bigger budget and a god damn crew.
Anyway, here’s some photos to keep you occupied.