Short Films, PSAs, Music Videos?

[Infinity Squared]

If only my friends who are into filming weren't so flaky and distrusting of me using their equipment...

Rent out from university resources?

[Douggie]

Yes! I actually started out with editing short movies before doing AMVs - in contrast with most of the people who posted here. That's actually where my interest is at and AMVs were just practice for me. I'm intending to focus more on short films and documentaries for now, AMV-times are over for me I guess...

The short movie I was involved with and liked the most, "Save It For a Rainy Day" can be found on Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/6526189 . Just keep in mind I had no idea about effects and all that jazz and I animated the intro learning Flash overnight. Man, I should to use Cinema 4D to remake the intro!

Interesting to see what people have done besides their AMVs.

And I disagree with megamom - music videos are easier to do than film/programs. There is no "direction" in film/programs as there is in music videos, for example the pacing: you have to direct the pacing instead of following it.

[Megamom]

And I disagree with megamom - music videos are easier to do than film/programs. There is no "direction" in film/programs as there is in music videos, for example the pacing: you have to direct the pacing instead of following it.

Douggie understand you but it depends... the three TV programs that I edit was easy make, I just did the editing (post-production) production was done by the other members of staff! For my first short documentary, the work was exhausting for me (I did everything from directing, script, editing, use the camera... etc), but technically it was very easy to do, I'm planning what will be my first short film, and will have a larger difficulty level, because many people need to organize.

I think this independent productions, is like the AMVs... started from a low pelfil and thanks to the experience we gained we can do things better and even better, right now

I'm on the bottom, I do not have much experience yet, I hope to gain more experience.

PS: I liked his short... very original about the elevator!

[ngsilver]

Rent out from university resources?

There isn't really an filming classes or the like on campus. There is the campus station though. I will need to look into it more. My school is more into engineering then the arts. But then again I wonder if I have any pull on UofM's main campus as a UofM Dearborn student... I'll have to look into that.

Oh, that reminds me. For those of you who don't follow Revision3 there is a video podcast they do called Film Riot. I find it great fun and informative about tricks and tips of doing effects and things with film. Their home built dolly, jib, and stiff arm and their DSLR for film segments were very informative I thought. It comes out on Thursdays generally. If your into filming or just want to learn some of the tricks that go into filming, editing, composting, and effects then I think you should check it out. It's rather violent though.

[Qumah]

Well obviously we all are interesting in editing and such, but I am curious about how many of you are interested in the film area.
Link some stuff you have made so far! =D
(also maybe say a little bit about the process of making it? camera/equipment info?)

I'm interested in film mainly because many concepts behind it are transferable to different forms of media. If you're into CGI and want to make a good AMV it's very helpful to understand aesthetics of film.

These are some of my very early works (2007):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEsEXyMx120#t=0m15s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eMw5ZwGqm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdacJjvHdE

They're made pretty much the same way you would make a normal music video: script, choreography, story board, environments, characters, animation (acting), camera.

It's only a hobby. I'm pretty successful in doing something else and wouldn't want to work in the industry. The money is crap, people are narcissistic and shallow.

[Tearx]

Poker tourney, something my pals and I shot back in school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuaJFDTfOm0
Highres: http://www.zephyrstar.com/stuff/tourney.avi

I remember having to do a silent film last year, but it was very horrid D; I like yours ^^

I've obviously been interested in the industry for a while.

I've done some small things here and there. Ranging from shooting short films and music video's in college. To composting shots for music video's for a small production company around here. I've helped Johnathan Reeds [Metro] with a few commercial's he's worked on. I have in the past had an opportunity to take up a internship at MTV Netherlands but had to turn that down. Currently waiting to hear back from another production house.

Everything I used to have I've gotten rid of purely because I wasn't satisfied with it myself. Which looking back was really stupid. I'll check around with some people from college if they still have some of our work up.

Most people flock to editing but I myself am vastly more interested in composting. So that is what I'm hoping to expand on as apposed to what I've done with my past educational institutes.

you mus come to cali and work here >;O

Well obviously we all are interesting in editing and such, but I am curious about how many of you are interested in the film area.
Link some stuff you have made so far! =D
(also maybe say a little bit about the process of making it? camera/equipment info?)

I'm interested in film mainly because many concepts behind it are transferable to different forms of media. If you're into CGI and want to make a good AMV it's very helpful to understand aesthetics of film.

These are some of my very early works (2007):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEsEXyMx120#t=0m15s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eMw5ZwGqm8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxdacJjvHdE

They're made pretty much the same way you would make a normal music video: script, choreography, story board, environments, characters, animation (acting), camera.

It's only a hobby. I'm pretty successful in doing something else and wouldn't want to work in the industry. The money is crap, people are narcissistic and shallow.

I love your SOS video! x] I think that's really neat. Also I agree with you on the shallow/narcissistic people thing I am still deciding what I want to do and well I might not want to become part of the film industry just because of the people..(but then again there are shallow/arrogant people in every field xD)

[LittleAtari]

I made an advertisement for my school's cinema program a few months ago for a contest. I won 3rd place and got paid for it. Which reminds me that i need to upload the final version somewhere soon.

[Kireblue]

I've only done a few promotional videos for my high school's robotics team a few years ago. Here is one thst I finished shortly before I graduated in 2006. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... id=3025688

[TEKnician]

I Just graduated from High Skoo. All four years, I was enrolled in a multimedia film and video production program called MeneMAC. We used Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop and LiveType for lower-thirds (I prefer Motion 3), and whatever we discovered ourselves, we would bring it back to the colony (so-to-speak).

Check out Vimeo, search menemac and look for Bottle Ninjas; I made that PSA in 90 minutes. Although the audio could've been better.

[HalOfBorg]

It's short, it's silly. I filmed it and edited it. I'm not in it, but I match the basic description of my star.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGgWnk9s7SM