Directing and filming a movie
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brightdriver75 said:I’m not going to engage with this sudden outburst against men, but I can tell you that I’ve worked with female directors quite often, and I’ve never met anyone who had an issue with the director being a woman.
In most news crews, the journalist and producer are women, while the cameraman is a man, and there’s no friction or disparagement happening there.
What exactly did you ask those men who own equipment?
If you approached them the same way you’ve acted here, it wouldn't surprise me if they just sent you packing... well, you know where.
1. You don't make a documentary based solely on an idea. You need a full breakdown of everything. You have to know when, how, and where to shoot specific things. If you need something that isn't there, you have to find a way to stage it or evoke it.
You need to visualize how it will look before you even start filming, rather than just having a vague concept.
2. A movie isn't shot by a camera alone. It’s just like a pen doesn't write a novel by itself.
3. To get a cinematographer to lend you their gear for $100 a day, you have to deeply interest them in your project so they actually agree to do it. So far, you haven't done that; instead, you’ve just come off as haughty and arrogant.
The point is, you share your ideas with people so that the idea itself fascinates them—so they want to work with you and provide their gear and expertise, even if it’s not for three hundred bucks, but just to cover basic expenses.
And mind you, there are some crazy enough people who, besides providing their time, skill, and gear, are willing to invest actual cash from their own pockets and convince friends to join in if they truly believe in the project.
4. Even if you know everything about cinematography, sound, editing, narration, and directing... (which clearly isn't the case here), you will never succeed at doing it all entirely by yourself.
Generally speaking, I would recommend you listen to Ethan Howard45. Taking a course will help you learn the ropes, and it'll also introduce you to people who might actually be willing to work with you—or, as you put it, help you create something "interesting" that you view as mere entertainment.
Thank you so much for your toxic, degrading rambling about how I can't achieve anything on my own, and how because of my "arrogance," no one will help me, so I’m destined to fail.
Honestly, I was hoping to be spared from these kinds of idiotic comments and such a malicious, repulsive tone. Clearly, I wasn't so lucky. Why am I "arrogant"? Because I don't want to reveal my creative vision to a bunch of random strangers on an internet forum? Is that what arrogance is? Go look up the word in a dictionary; you might find that it can mean being reserved or private, not necessarily stuck-up. Who do you think you are, demanding I hand over my ideas to you? And what gives you the right to play fortune teller and tell me whether I’ll succeed or not? I’ve lived enough years and I know myself well enough to know better than some idiot like you whether I can pull something off. I’ve waited a long time for this, and I won't let some poisonous chatterbox ruin my plans.
Besides—I hate to burst your bubble, but I found a camera. For a documentary, I can either handle the camera myself or find a friend or girlfriend who will happily help out without me having to pay them a dime. But the idea of groveling to fools like you, begging them to hold a camera for a measly three hundred dollars—which isn't even enough for them—is pure idiocy. In a struggling economy like ours, I’ve never heard of such nonsense. And I certainly haven't heard of any cinematographer getting paid a fortune, especially not a student who’d be thrilled just to get some experience working on a film, which are rare enough as it is. Yet, you seem to think everything works through begging and kissing up to people. No. Some people have enough intelligence to decide for themselves if a project is worth their time. Though, I certainly wouldn't expect that from someone like you.
It’s highly likely you’re just projecting your own failures onto me since you don't know the first thing about my life.
But honestly, thank God I actually have enough sense to have figured out my entire plan over the last few days on my own. I really don't need any unsolicited advice from bitter, frustrated people—SO THIS THREAD CAN OFFICIALLY BE CLOSED. There’s nothing left here but people trying to get under my skin, and frankly, I'm tired of dealing with all the losers who just want to lash out at others because they're miserable themselves.