Hello,
I'm a photography hobbyist with more than 5 years of experience and after taking a film course at my college this semester I've been captivated to try my hand at film making and when I told this to my professor she told me that I could submit the short film I make as my final project instead of a boring essay. While I'm thrilled with this opportunity and have a tingling sensation of pure glee just thinking about showing my film to the entire class and getting feedback, I'm also a bit concerned because I have just one month to shoot and post process and add appealing music. Fortunately I have a partner who'll be working on the music and someone else who knows how to use Premiere Pro more than I do. I've also got enthusiastic actors from the Theatre department who're willing to volunteer.
I've prepared the script and laid out a detailed shot to shot descriptions of every scene. I have a Nikon D800 and think that the video capabilities are sufficient. I also have a Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro lens and a Nikon 50mm 1.8D. For a couple of scenes I might use a Nikon 70-20mm f2.8 lens that I could borrow from a friend on campus.
I've been doing some research on the settings I should shoot in and am continuously trying to visualize what the film would look if I do all the things that I'm planning to do. In my head it looks great but I'm pretty sure there are plenty of things that I haven't thought of that may come up during execution and prove challenging.
I really am grateful that I'm finally getting into a real world project, especially after being scared of the medium since there is so much I don't know, but since my grade depends on it, I want to achieve a reasonable degree of perfection.
Without further rambling, let me get to the point. I'm looking for some mentoring and support from someone who's willing to help me out on the technical stuff, preferably someone with firsthand experience in making short films. I don't think I'll have the time to make forum posts if and when something goes wrong during shooting, so I'm just trying to be prepared by getting advice that is customized for my project.
I'm willing to share the script with you and share my plan and I will wholeheartedly thank you in the end credits of the film when it's made. I know it's not much and I most certainly don't want the help of someone who's not interested in doing something like this or is looking for an incentive other than just the satisfaction of helping a budding artist.
The look I'm trying to achieve is quite cinematic with plenty of close ups, attention to detail, slow motion videos and some appropriate music. Perhaps my expectations are unrealistic given the amount of time I have. This is why I need the advice of someone who's experienced at this.
Thanks a lot for reading through this long post!
PM me if you're interested in offering guidance.
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www.500px.com/ragavpayne
I'm a photography hobbyist with more than 5 years of experience and after taking a film course at my college this semester I've been captivated to try my hand at film making and when I told this to my professor she told me that I could submit the short film I make as my final project instead of a boring essay. While I'm thrilled with this opportunity and have a tingling sensation of pure glee just thinking about showing my film to the entire class and getting feedback, I'm also a bit concerned because I have just one month to shoot and post process and add appealing music. Fortunately I have a partner who'll be working on the music and someone else who knows how to use Premiere Pro more than I do. I've also got enthusiastic actors from the Theatre department who're willing to volunteer.
I've prepared the script and laid out a detailed shot to shot descriptions of every scene. I have a Nikon D800 and think that the video capabilities are sufficient. I also have a Tamron 90mm f2.8 macro lens and a Nikon 50mm 1.8D. For a couple of scenes I might use a Nikon 70-20mm f2.8 lens that I could borrow from a friend on campus.
I've been doing some research on the settings I should shoot in and am continuously trying to visualize what the film would look if I do all the things that I'm planning to do. In my head it looks great but I'm pretty sure there are plenty of things that I haven't thought of that may come up during execution and prove challenging.
I really am grateful that I'm finally getting into a real world project, especially after being scared of the medium since there is so much I don't know, but since my grade depends on it, I want to achieve a reasonable degree of perfection.
Without further rambling, let me get to the point. I'm looking for some mentoring and support from someone who's willing to help me out on the technical stuff, preferably someone with firsthand experience in making short films. I don't think I'll have the time to make forum posts if and when something goes wrong during shooting, so I'm just trying to be prepared by getting advice that is customized for my project.
I'm willing to share the script with you and share my plan and I will wholeheartedly thank you in the end credits of the film when it's made. I know it's not much and I most certainly don't want the help of someone who's not interested in doing something like this or is looking for an incentive other than just the satisfaction of helping a budding artist.
The look I'm trying to achieve is quite cinematic with plenty of close ups, attention to detail, slow motion videos and some appropriate music. Perhaps my expectations are unrealistic given the amount of time I have. This is why I need the advice of someone who's experienced at this.
Thanks a lot for reading through this long post!
PM me if you're interested in offering guidance.
--
www.500px.com/ragavpayne
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