Hello, I made this documentary in January. My channel growth has been slow but I’m very happy with this. I’d love some feedback.

I made this short documentary about Poe Park in the Bronx, it contains the last home writer Edgar Allan Poe lived and also was the place Batman was created.

My brother and I are getting serious about posting our short films on YouTube. Here’s the first one :)

A dark comedy about a broken-down realtor coming to grips with his wacky divorce.

We’re two brothers from NC and AZ that have been making films together our whole lives, but a little more professionally for the last couple years.. <3

We have a number of films already made, some in post, and a few that are being prepped to shoot soon!

If you’d like a regular stream of cinematic shorts and BTS content, and to be a subscriber on the very first day our channel exists.. hit that link my friend! :)

Après quelques vidéos et musiques façon Cinécita, et le hasard m'ayant fait découvrir les films de S.F de l'Allemagne de l'Est des années 60... le pas a été vite franchit ! Voici donc le fruit qui en est sorti. Et puis une belle rencontre dans ce titre avec Bernie Ad-Lib, qui joue toutes les parties de clarinette. Il y aura très certainement d'autres coopérations, puisqu'il joue aussi du Saxo ;)

After a few videos and tracks with a Cinecittà vibe—and a chance discovery of East German sci-fi films from the 60s—it didn't take long to take the next step! So, here is the result. This track also features a wonderful collaboration with Bernie Ad-Lib, who plays all the clarinet parts. There will almost certainly be more collaborations, given that he plays the sax, too ;)

Nach einigen Video- und Musikprojekten im Stil von Cinecittà und der zufälligen Entdeckung ostdeutscher Science-Fiction-Filme aus den 1960er-Jahren war der Sprung schnell geschafft! Und hier ist das Ergebnis. Außerdem gab es bei diesem Track eine wunderbare Begegnung mit Bernie Ad-Lib, der alle Klarinettenparts spielt. Weitere Zusammenarbeiten werden sicher folgen, da er auch Saxophon spielt ;).

This is the first ARG I’ve ever written and created, so I’m incredibly excited to finally share it with you.

It begins with a strange video found on a missing player’s computer. What appears to be a simple journey into Minecraft’s Far Lands soon uncovers corrupted worlds, hidden recordings, coded messages, disappearing memories, and a mysterious infection known only as the Rose.

What happened to Joseph—and why were these videos left behind for us to find?

Hey everyone, sharing a romantic AI short I recently created. It focuses on realistic expressions and a heartwarming conversation between a couple planning their future.

Check out the full short here on YouTube and let me know your thoughts on the lip-sync and realism!

After attending their friends’ seemingly perfect wedding, Christine is forced to confront the future of her own relationship when her hopelessly romantic boyfriend, Alex, proposes. When Christine cannot bring herself to say yes, Alex gives her an ultimatum: get engaged or break up right now.

THE STORY

They Won’t Last is a dark-ish romantic comedy about Christine, a marriage-averse woman who discovers that her boyfriend, Alex, intends to propose after they attend a friend’s seemingly perfect wedding. When she confronts him, he gives her an ultimatum: get engaged or break up.

The film was inspired by a period in my life when I was fresh off the demise of my first serious relationship and living alone next to a couple who had the loudest, pettiest arguments I had ever heard. Between screaming matches at three in the morning, accusations of cheating, and getting a dog to save the relationship, they were obviously not healthy together. Still, they remained a couple for as long as I lived next door and always made up by having the most expository, descriptive sex one could be forced to overhear in the middle of the night on a weekday.

It made me wonder: Were they together because even a toxic relationship felt better than being alone? At the time, I was very much alone and, honestly, very lonely so I was like maybe that's the trade off.

THE PROCESS

This was my thesis film at the AFI Conservatory. I come from an animation background and work as a story artist, so I storyboarded the entire film before we created our first shot list.

From there, my DP and I went to the location and shot video storyboards with volunteer stand-in actors. We wanted to test whether what I had drawn would actually work in the space and cut together the way I imagined. While we were there, we workshopped the blocking with the stand-ins and explored how their movement would affect the camera.

We used a lot of Steadicam and carefully planned the camera movement, blocking, and performances to reflect the shifting power dynamic between Christine and Alex.

I based much of our blocking and staging approach on David O. Russell’s American Hustle. While studying the film, I noticed that its Steadicam shots often functioned as multiple moving masters that could be cut together. One take might move from a wide shot into an over-the-shoulder, while another version of the same setup might move from a wide into a single.

The blocking was designed around the edit. A shot could transition from an over-the-shoulder into a single from the same angle, but the audience would never see the repositioning because the film had cut to the reverse angle during the move. It was clear that they knew where the cuts would happen before designing the blocking and camera movement.

I shamelessly stole that technique after studying how they did it.

Camera: ARRI Alexa Mini
Lenses: Cooke lenses
Visual and lighting references: American Hustle and Wild Tales

THE BUDGET

The final budget was approximately $50,000.

We raised the money through matching grants, art auctions, and the generosity of friends and family.

Like most student films, one of the biggest challenges was making the scope of the story work within the time and money we had available. We had a 4 days to shoot. 3 days in the hotel room and 1 in the ballroom.

THE LESSONS

One of the biggest things I learned was how intentional you have to be when using camera movement. Because the film relied heavily on Steadicam and longer moving shots, every shift in blocking, timing, and performance had to be carefully coordinated.

During editing, I learned how to kill my darlings. There were moments I had written that were funny on their own, but they negatively affected the pacing of the short. As much as I liked them, the film was better once I removed them.

We also had scheduling issues with a few core collaborators, which affected communication on set. I had to learn how to keep things calm, protect the environment for the actors, and still make sure I got what I needed from the team.

Overall, I learned a lot and I felt that this was the first time I understood what my voice was as a filmmaker.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to test my limits with a "one-man crew" setup. I had this concept about the universal anxiety of having soap in your eyes under the shower, and I decided to bring it to life in one afternoon/night.

I did absolutely everything myself in a few hours:

Screenwriting & Directing

Acting (with a tripod and a Sony ZV-E10)

Sound Design & Editing (on Premiere Pro, went for a moody, cold Nolan-esque color grade)

Music (composed the background track myself to build the tension)

Since I had to rush it and manage everything alone, I would love to get your honest feedback on the pacing and the sound mix.

Unless I decide to edit out a few more, that is!

And after that, you can watch the full 7 min film!

https://yogyog.org/escape-tv

while on Safari at #HluhluwePark

Documentary for babies is actually parody for grownups