I am not sure if I've put this question into the right forum section, but I wanted to use this as a sounding board and brainstorm with the other forum members who have more experience than me in filmmaking, and see if I can get some ideas on how to proceed with going about making my film a reality.
First off, let me lay out some facts for you about myself. I have a few challenges (as you probably had guessed). The main ones are: I have zero money, much less any money to make a film with; also, I have an idea of how I want the film to look, as an "end product", but have NO idea how to make it happen. I am an *absolute* beginner, and have never held a movie camera in my life, other than a Super 8 that didn't work that belonged to someone else. LOL I have many other ideas for films in my head, but with no knowledge of how to *make* them, no money, and no training (as well as friends and family that aren't aware of my aspirations and who likely would not be supportive anyway), there haven't been any avenues to make them a reality either.
Without sharing the details of the idea of the film (I am secretive due to wanting to avoid the idea being used by others) basically I want to make a film of something happening that I have an idea of. The problem is, I feel like I can't write a script for it (which in this case would be all direction, no dialogue), because I want to film the occurrence as it's happening. I want there to be certain shots of what is happening, but the problem is: how can I get a shot of something if I'm filming spontaneous action? There wouldn't be any way I knew the action was about to occur, therefore I couldn't get the shot I want on it.
So I guess ultimately, the dilemma (and question) is: how do I reconcile together, and find a happy medium for, the shots I want in the film and its "overall look", and the spontaneous life-as-it-happens nature of what I'll be filming? What methods would I use and so on? Ideas?
First off, let me lay out some facts for you about myself. I have a few challenges (as you probably had guessed). The main ones are: I have zero money, much less any money to make a film with; also, I have an idea of how I want the film to look, as an "end product", but have NO idea how to make it happen. I am an *absolute* beginner, and have never held a movie camera in my life, other than a Super 8 that didn't work that belonged to someone else. LOL I have many other ideas for films in my head, but with no knowledge of how to *make* them, no money, and no training (as well as friends and family that aren't aware of my aspirations and who likely would not be supportive anyway), there haven't been any avenues to make them a reality either.
Without sharing the details of the idea of the film (I am secretive due to wanting to avoid the idea being used by others) basically I want to make a film of something happening that I have an idea of. The problem is, I feel like I can't write a script for it (which in this case would be all direction, no dialogue), because I want to film the occurrence as it's happening. I want there to be certain shots of what is happening, but the problem is: how can I get a shot of something if I'm filming spontaneous action? There wouldn't be any way I knew the action was about to occur, therefore I couldn't get the shot I want on it.
So I guess ultimately, the dilemma (and question) is: how do I reconcile together, and find a happy medium for, the shots I want in the film and its "overall look", and the spontaneous life-as-it-happens nature of what I'll be filming? What methods would I use and so on? Ideas?