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He's right guys- video essays are edutainment. They can help you learn about the film but you have to get out there and shoot.
T. Flight, Thank you for commenting Brutha.
@@D4Darious I love your content, but have you noticed that in this video you address exclusively filmmaking MEN? Women make movies too. Women appear in movies too. And some movies, are all about women too. It would be great to mention great classic movies WITH women on it too sometimes. Some of us in your audience don't want to necessarily be 'one of the big guys', as you mentioned, but just great directors, writers and editors. I get the sentiment behind everything you say, and there is nothing wrong with it. But you could also do exactly what you already do AND not completely erase the existence of women from filmmaking. :) Please don't read this the wrong way, I am just commenting on this to hopefully help, and point out something I feel you may have not noticed!
@@isabelnoyer5893 we should also include people that are trans. Don’t YOU forget there’s talented trans people out there. Don’t take this the wrong way just pointing something out :).
@@isabelnoyer5893 Thank you for the feeback Isabel. Wow...I see your point. This was COMPLETELY unintentional. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
@@fernandocamarillo3710 I appreciate you for pointing this out and sharing your perspective, Fernando. Thank you.
Dude this video is so slick. Everything from the animation to the editing to the sound design.
Learning never stops. Always striving to be 1% better with each project. Over time it adds up.
Amen
@@D4Darious it's way better, really next level it is.
I still enjoy him talking to the camera. He does it so comfortably, laying all this profound knowledge, and I kind of envy it lol
The man is always growing. That's what I really like about him and always sharing it.
Best short films to analyze in this era are actually many of the Twilight Zone episodes. Most of them use about two actors (some of them even use one actor in a room), and they rely heavily on camera work, light, and of course, those beautiful scripts. Some have a little more budget than others of course, but they are a a good guide to film something short with very few resources.
This sounds promising, but which twilight zone? The 50’s, 80-90’s or the present series?
@@highwayexit the 80’s to 90’s
@@highwayexit Definitely the '59-64 series.
Agreed. I can't tell how many times I've gone back to the '59' season for reference and inspiration.
@@davidconsumerofmath Hahaha
My biggest mistake was trying to make a short like a feature, only shorter. I've finally realized that they are very different. :^)
Idk if it was Darious, but I've heard someone say, "short films are like poems, features are like novels"
Litterally everyone does this all the time ❤️
short films are harder imo
Same I did that for years 🤦♂️ honestly I still do sometime in a lot of ways 😂
@@crookedrooffilms I realized I shouldn't do it, but I still do to some extent!
It's nice to know I'm not alone. :^)
Everything you've said here are the words I've been trying to find for a year.
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you Hillier.
I studied your shorts when I first started. Now I am a producer for National Geographic and a writer for PBS Kids. Thank you 🙏🏽
seriously? that's awesome!
Dude Congrats! I love this.
@@D4Darious : you have no idea how much you helped me throughout the years. I always recommend your page to others for whoever wants to learn how to be a filmmaker.
@@AntonWongVideo : yep 👍🏽 I must of watched his: learn how to write short films series at least a dozen times.
How did you get to that point? Did you buy all your own camera equipment to start out?
Production value and lesson behind this video was top notch. Big props keep killing it man!
Thank you Brutha.
All BS. There's nothing but innovation. Be in a constant search. The more the better. And be there.
you've completely leveled up your production man. keep killin it!
Thank you Bruh-bruh
@@D4Darious this is one definitely above and beyond the others in term of animation quality.
My man, I am so happy that you're not turning into one of those shill channels or making videos surrounding an ad or sponsorship. I respect you a lot for that alone. Not to forget all your knowledge and entertainment value.
Are you still happy with all of it? I've worried about that for a while. Your SBA concept sounds awesome!
Thanks for all these years, bruh bruh!
@@D4Dariouswhat?
Years ago when I told friends that before I made my first movie I would be making a TV commercial they all thought "Oh, that will be MUCH easier!". I spent 2 weeks preparing the idea, putting out a casting call, deciding who to hire, booking the location, writing the music for the drummer and arranging for him to play it, renting the equipment, etc. When I was picking up some of the props from a local warehouse the guy at the desk laughed when I told him of my friends' reactions...he knew the work that would be involved. I then spent 12 hours getting the shots and at least 4 days editing my 30 second commercial. It all cost me $900 of my own money just to enter the contest and even though I was pleased with what I made it didn't win. However, I did get some invaluable experience that helped making my short a lot easier.
As you found out, 30 seconds is an incredibly short period of time during which to tell an entire story and get people onboard with whatever you're advertising. It is filmmaking that's somewhat simplified in the sense that working in a B plot would be incredibly tough, and probably not expected, but it also means that every frame needs to count as you only get 9 hundred or so of them to work with.
I remember I tried to put together a horror web series where me and my friends would direct five shorts, one for each of us to make, for no money. I tried producing it but it fell apart so fast. Getting people to write scripts, giving them notes, figuring out how to rewrite the scripts to make them cheaper to make. Learned a ton of lessons from that so I'm developing it as something where I direct every episode and each one only has one-three characters. Maximum two locations. Hopefully it doesn't suck 😂
He's the type of person who sees very stylized drawings and thinks they don't have the effort of a realist. More than drawing, a smaller audiovisual project is more complex than it seems.
You made a great decision
I think it also helps to watch the short films and no budget films of your favorite directors. For example: I love Uncut Gems and Good Time but I learnt a whole lot more from studying the Safdie Brother's first films
You're right on the money KW
Good advice thx
While I haven't seen those---recently I watched the original "Mad Max' films so I could see what Miller did with less money and then what happened as he got more and how it changed over time...so I get it.
Same here, I watched the Pleasure of Being Robbed a few days ago
Exactly. Because you’ll find the techniques they all used in their big budget works they were employing from the get-go. Look at Christopher Nolan’s Following, Tarantino’s My Best Friend’s Birthday or the short version of Bottle Rocket and you’ll see.
this is just me, but I've found boxing yourself into FILMS exclusively for inspiration can really drag you down. Being inspired from literature, music, artwork, can really help you grow a fresh perspective. This plus studying heavily flawed features as well as shorts can really help! But this is just my experience, so take it as you will!
And games!
totally agree with this. its what comes with film being an older medium now. before people took inspiration from all sorts now the films ARE the inspiration.
I agree 100%! It's amazing how many people think that just because they have strong opinions when it comes to other people's films and they can picture a good movie in their head, they have what it takes to jump right into pulling off a feature without making any low-budget shorts first.
I just got out of film school because of this, everyone was so full of themselves because they studied super high-budget movies and thought they were awesome for having a lot of useless technical knowledge when in reality most of us don't even have a camera to practice :D
Bro, the bike/motorcycle analogy is perfect. And it applies to so much stuff in life...thanks for the video btw!
Thank you for making videos, I've been learning from you since 2014. I appreciate your work!
bro jesus this video is so visually engaging and well made
This is really impactful. Been tryna ride the motorcycle before I learn to crawl.
I watched a lot of videos myself and they’ve helped a lot when it came to writing but the ones that helped the most was Short Films that were made by others in the same place as me, no big studio, not a lot of money, just creativity! I want to make my next Short Film better than the recent one I uploaded so this video came in the right time! Gave me a lot of motivation! Great video man!
Thank you for commenting Venabow
I think this is the best video I’ve seen from you because it’s something so important that we think inside but haven’t found a way to express it and you’ve done it perfectly
This is so accurate a short movie is not a feature shortened they are different
So much quality love you and your content
Forget a short film, I want to know how you made this video? Its AMAZING!
Dude I love your videos. Thanks for making such consistently great work for so long.
JesseD thank you Bruh-bruh. I've seen some of your stuff. Lookin' good over there.
wow man this video is brilliant, I have never watched something so short but yet informative. I exhausted myself watching 2-3 hr lectures but you just unlocked a new appreciation in me for short films .
I appreciate your down to earth personality and content so much bro it’s insane how much of a diamond in the rough this channel is
Underrated channel. So inspiring bro!
this video itself a very dedicated "Short Film". So much works done in an animation, no words to explain.
Some of the best content on YT, period. Love this!
“Never on schedule but always on time” I needed this
You put so much into the animating, and video quality, you are so underrated.
I highly recommend Omeleto, they have the best short films that helped me change my mentality on short films. I’m glad you brought that to everyone’s attention. Because this channel helped me develop a new mentality and faith in short films. Because I like to think of these as the seed of a project before you can even grow an orchid. If they want more, they’ll only be able see it with whatever they have to offer, whether it be time, money, or whatever quality they have to offer they can’t get anywhere else. Thank you so much for this video.
They have great stories there.
Highly agree
Omeleto is the best!
One of their stories, ‘The Call Centre’, was recently shown in cinemas with ‘Censor’
Also Alter has really cool fun horror Shorts
Hey D. I haven't seen any new content from you in several months. I hope everything is going ok on your end. You were an inspiration for me so not having you on here to inspire is worrisome. Stay strong and I'll be here whenever you get back to making videos.
He's currently uploading one weekly breakdown on The Archive
His hair
@@kobedog824 I know. I saw the video too. I asked this 2 months ago...we'll before the new video
This is my first semester in film school, and your videos have really helped me out, man, thank you for all that you do!!
That’s so fantastic, best of luck to you..!
@@TheWorld_2099 thank you so much!!
Aey, loved your editing style bro.
I'm not a filmmaker, but I like knowing how things are made. How you describe the phases can be applied to learning almost anything.
This is exactly what I needed.
Now I'm going to look for videos of how to breakdown a short film!
I recommend looking at early short films of famous directors.
This is a beautiful and intense video essay, and you're making some great points! Obviously great After Effects skills, too
This is elite video editing! I appreciate this edit just as much as the information.
This is such a good idea. I remember when I was at film school we barely made or broke down any shorts and now pretty much no-one is making their own shorts anymore. I had to watch tonnes of short film behind the scenes on RUclips in my free time and most of those don't break them down as much.
Welcome back brother... Missed you and your help in making us a filmmaker
He's just described every person, I've met, who goes/has been to film skill. All they watch is video essays and what they think they know, but lack the basics of their desired department and have no idea how to utilise and speak to other departments, but refuse to listen.
Great intro...loving a fresh perspective
All the motion graphics you taught yourself for the breakdown paying some dividends. Good to see it.
wow, this video quality :O such nice editing
this is so Sick!!! Big respect with your edit. its too clean and engaging. 🔥
Thank you as a film student this puts a vision into a realistic perspective!! You are a 👑
"If you skip any one of these phases, disappointment and heartbreak are sure to follow."
Nah, brah. This is film. That's gonna happen anyway.
been directing music videos for the past 3 years. shooting my first short this month. thanks for the help over the past few years
Can’t stress enough about how important knowing film history is!!! Many contemporary filmmakers borrow/ pay homage to the auteurs that came before them!! (Lang, Eisenstein, Pabst, Hitchcock, Truffaut, Godard, Fassbinder, Hawks, Altman, just to make a few…) also expanding film knowledge outside Hollywood as well- Martin Scorceses world cinema project films are a good place to start if you want to be inspired by films outside Hollywood
I thought this was gonna be some cheap clickbait, but man, WHAT A KILLER VIDEO! The editing, the animation, and the MESSAGE, everything is 10/10. Thanks.
D4D has been killing his animation game recently..He came back full equiped!
I try to push the form when I can.
@@D4Darious I recognize visual aspects of your animation that I find in corporate ads or training videos. Not sure if that’s where you’ve been contracting out editorially but I know you’ve cut your teeth in the money industry of filmmaking. I’ve really appreciated that work too because it teaches me to distance myself from things emotionally and cut right to the chase. I can react and create much more potently when I know how it’s being produced, not just directed, edited, or shot.
I love the new style of your videos.
Quality video, quality content. I've been kicking around a short film I shot 8 years ago, constantly going back and doing revisions and changing things, but what you talked about really hits the nail on the head. I went into this short film skipping all of the important skills I needed and ended up with a pile of disjointed good idea I'm trying to make coherent in post. I wish I'd known about your channel when I was first getting into this stuff.
Killed it again bro! This is incredible advice and very honest.
You're still my favorite filmmaking RUclipsr. No one has the same quality! 🔥
Man. This is so real. As a beginner. Thanks for making this
Dude you've been one of my major references to start producing anything aiming for the big screen. The path is hard and tough, you repeatedly showed us that. Listening to your tale it feels like someone has walked the walk and hit a brick wall, or maybe saw some friends through this path of self-sabotage/destruction.
Me and some friends tried to do something like "Whiplash", shooting a scene from a feature as a short film. It is a good exercise, we learned a lot about cameras, lightning, lenses and sound, a little about directing actors, scriptwriting and editing. But it was just copying, when we tried to build our own scripts, we aimed too high, and frustration buried our dreams for a while.
What made me see things on a different scope was hosting a local film festival, where we were in touch with filmmakers in various levels of skill and development. This interaction expanded our knowledge in so many ways that we're still processing all the input, just by taking notes of the extremely skilled works that we had contact with.
Thanks for sharing your insights.
I thought this was about to be another pretentious video but whoa! was I blown away... I'm sharing this at my next workshops. this is Gold! great Job on creating this video. It's very much needed!
Great video! I just started filmmaking, and you had some amazing advice for beginners. Thank you for making this!
If you learn something new everyday, over time you'll know a ton.
My man coming through with some amazing motion graphics
It's great to see you again! I love watching your content and I haven't seen much activity on this channel in a while. Glad to see you're still up to some cool stuff :D
D4, this is good stuff... your channel has been off my radar for a while, but THIS put me right back on. Keep it up, bro.
Excellent observation. I've been studying lately how to make short films and RUclips videos, so this video was very timely. Thanks!
Yes absolutely. Just gotta go out and do it! We're making our next short film in the sci-fi world, learning as we go.
This is so very very true, and it's applicable to a lot of different art forms. However, I wanna point one thing out : there is a *proper way* to studying those big movies and get down to the foundational blocks that are SO basic *you* can actually use them with no money and no ressources. For instance : how the Cohen brothers get super-close to the characters; how Quentin Tarantino uses tight insert shots of objects; how Roger Deakins frame a steady, one-camera, one tripod shot but make it interesting against competitors who'd be using a ton of movements and multiple cameras for the same scene... so on and so forth. There are little nuggets here and there that you can borrow, a little trail of golden dust that those great directors and cinematographers uses *all their lives*, waaaay before they had access to any of this. Why not getting into *where you favorite filmmakers started*?? Nobody came knocking on their door like "U have talent!!! Here are a full crew and 100 million bucks!"... ya know... peace out y'all :)
Bro you are the best
You talk about things we encounter as we are trying to create our first movie
Austin...Good and honest and, therefore, incredibly, refreshingly useful. Yes, each film is a lifetime and a chance to grow. the great Kurosawa, on receiving his well-earned Lifetime Achievement award from the Academy at age 80, humbly hoped he'd someday actually earn that award by finally figuring out how to make a film. This from the master who'd made, among many great films, "Rashomon," "The Seven Samurai," "Yojimbo," "Ran," and "The Hidden Fortress"! It's all a humbling learning process. Bsst of luck and continued passion to you. I know the rough path. I co-wrote "Short Circuit," "Batteries Not Included, "Heart and Souls," and co-wrote and produced "Tremors." And the challenges keep on coming, but the passion and the thankfulness for an help along the way always keeps me going.
props for putting SO MUCH effort on the editing, music, and motion graphics. Great points man!
Been watching your channel for years now Bru Bru! Still amazes me how much I keep learning from you and seeing your production is amazing! Really making great quality video ✊🏾✊🏾
I think this is one of the best edited, narrated, and educative content ever created.
Be curious but you need time without advice to find your way to do it...
Thank you for making this video I really needed this. I've been struggling in the writing department because I realize I don't have the skills to make videos or films. I have been dealing with "writer's block" and it sucks. It always felt like I was missing something and I've started to realize that I don't even know have to use a camera, audio recorder and sound mixing properly, let alone how to write a script. All these years and time I have wasted on "trying to go big or go home" mentality just having to find myself back at the beginning.
Ooooh man, that endless cycle of searching for what’s the most essential contribution you can make to a creative project.
If you can write, then write.
If you’re a killer shooter, then do that.
If you’re the guy who can pull it all together and make the project happen, even cooler.
@@TheWorld_2099 Thank you very much for your advise
@@inevitabledrifter I know exactly what your struggle is, i’m dealing with it just with writing alone…It’s a long road!
Stunning animation on this!
Just make short films and learn from your mistakes. When you'll shot 90 min of material or more, you'll be ready for feature
Thank you. The hard work you put into this shows. So much great advice to digest. The Short Film Breakdown Archive is a fantastic idea and looks as though there is a lot of good content there. Finding inspiring/educational shorts is difficult.
I’ve studied a bunch of short films from the 48 Hour Film Project to get myself prepared for my own short film for my city’s 48 Hour Film competition, and it worked. I ended up making an effective film without a budget, and it recently won the Audience Award 🥇
So yeah, definitely study short films, because they really help a lot. While you’re at it, take part in the 48 Hour Film Project!
Great video, D4Darious!
EDIT: I won Best Director!
I started making funny videos with my friends just to learn how to edit and tell a story. Fast forward ten years and my 20 minute short film got selected in 3 festivals across my home state of Texas! Fingers crossed for more festivals to select it 🤞
Oh yes, I'll be joining. Always brilliant, easy to follow, relatable, inspirational and educational content Mr. D. Regardless of years of experience- and a dozen of art films which I'm very proud of- I still felt like this was a psycho analytical "therapy session" for me haha. Nail on the head. We've ALL been there.
It's interesting to me that in any given week I am often simultaneously still in any one of those stages. Thank you for your hard work in putting this together. Mad respect.,
Dude the production value on this video is insane, great job!
Your production value is so good man... I just finished and sold my first feature film, at the beginning of my career I used this channel a lot... Great stuff man. Got any tips on growing a youtube channel?
Every time I watch one of your videos I’m reminded of I why love you so much. Thank you D4, editing in this one was insane
Facts! I came to the same conclusion.
This, is quite possibly the most important film RUclips video ever. Every new filmmaker needs to watch this.
The best films to study are famous director's FIRST films, also low budget films like Roger Corman, Lewis Gordon, and Troma. Hitchcock's Rope is a brilliant example.
Shoutout to Dov Simens
Thisbis an excellent point!!!
You are absolutely right! I made a small blade runner fan film, and it really helped to watch all the cyberpunk and Nlade Runner shorts i could find. It really showed me how tall the bar is and good storytelling with a small budget.
I guess it depends on what is each person taking away from these breakdowns. Things like color, camera movement or composition can be learned just from big movie breakdowns. But you are right that it helped me a lot to watch other short films, especially the storywriting process is easier now because I know what kind of stories can make a short but great film.
If your mind goes blank on shoot, I would suggest to plan better. I have shot many short films and had these blank mind moments. But now I spend a lot of time planning the shots in advance and doing storyboards and thinking about all that stuff I learned from those breakdowns before I even get to the location. Really, just think about these creative decisions way before and when you get on set, just look at your storyboard and notes.
Love this video. The overall quality is top notch.
My thoughts exactly. I think the problem with new filmmakers is not "studying the wrong films" but "studying films for the wrong reasons."
This video quality is fantastic, talk about nailing the fundamentals. Audio and photo-animations look great.
In summary: Don't confuse knowledge with skill. Always use one to further the other.
Oooh Man! Loved the way you present all this info!!!
Editing, animation, sound mixing you nailed everything
Bruh, I never thought about this, but it makes so much sense 🤦🏾♂️ this is a big lesson to learn...
You are one of my favorite content creators. This is a great idea. See you there!
Waiting for your next short film..
this was really eye opening!! you really nailed my situation !!
Thanks for creating the archive. I'm not ready to do shorts yet, but appreciate knowing about this resource you created. Also, I'm enjoying your storytelling through motion graphics. I enjoy your videos and learn from them. I am, however, looking forward to more of these videos with motion graphics. Thanks again.
Dude, amazing work!
I clicked so fast! This is the most accurate take I've ever heard 🙌
Darious you are amazing, you are one of my favourite channels that I learn from the most. Your messages are always clear, no talking around you go straight to the point and show many examples. I really admire you and apprechiate your work. Thank you sooo much. I am on my way to become a video maker (in a phase of saving up for a laptop and field recorder). So I hope soon I will have enough money so I can step up to another level.
I don't think I've related to a video as much before this lol good video.
Thank you for commenting Monkii
Right, that was so well done I am subbing. Looking forward to exploring the rest of your content.
I really appreciate this breakdown. I can genuinely see more clearly now. As for this format, I love it. And best of all, I can tell that you do, too.
A quick message from a fellow creator: do what makes you happy and don't worry about the pressures of having to put out content for the sake of whatever. Just keep being genuine and take it easy on yourself. You have the best filmmaking channel on the platform. I've learned a lot from you. Thank you, D.
Thank you Hazem.
Great Video. Amazing Insights, beautiful visuals!!