i am a okay movie maker and now my way around after effects but i need to get my movies noticed i live in the rinkydink town of ringgold ga does anyone have any ideas
What do you have in mind when you say you want to get your movies noticed?
Do you want more views on YouTube? Are you hoping to get attention for a
producer who will hire you to direct a movie in Hollywood? Are you hoping to
sell the movies you are making?
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yea actually i was hopping to just work my way up the ladder i have a couple thirty minute movies but i need a way for buesiness to see these movies and maybe hire me to make movies for thier buisness i am 14 but i started when i was 10 i just need a way for more people to see my movies and get more people maybe high up on the movie ladder to see wat ive got
Get out there on youtube, talk to people with similar interests, subscribe to their page, ask them questions and make yourself heard that way. Then introduce your work to them, the more people that you talk to the more people are viewing your work. Then you can get positive criticism from them and develop your skills even further.
That the way that I would go about it personally mate, hope this advice helps.
Cleary.
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I think you're pretty smart for a 14 year old. I bet you already know how
to work your way up the ladder. You've pretty much said it in your two
posts.
You need to make more movies. A couple of thirty minute movies is a
great start. Now make more. Make shorter movies -five to eight minutes
- and music videos. Put them up on YouTube and network with other
short filmmakers like Clearly said. You don't just ask people to notice
YOUR movies you take the time to notice the movies made by other
movie makers. You need to enter you movies in festivals and you need
to go to film festivals.
That's the first rung of the ladder. Once you've gotten better then you
need to leave your "rinkydink town" and live where movies are being
made. You have three to four years before you can afford to do that, so
make more movies while you can!
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
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The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress.
Joseph Joubert, essayist (1754-1824)
Hey Warpdrive24,
What are your movies about? A key thing we talk about is the "audience", meaning that different people like different types of films, so you have to think specifically about how to get your movie in front of the type of people who would like it.
Youtube is a great place to put up your film so anyone can see it - but do note that shorter films (3-5 mins) have a better success rate online, so 30 mins is potentially cumbersome. Is it possible to edit it into episodes? 10 x 3 mins, and suddenly you have a series!
Or, is there a community channel where you live? A lot of community channels are crying out for content, and you might only have to trim it a little to make a commercial half hour (a commercial half hour leaves room for ads, so is about 24-26 mins on a community channel).
Good luck
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At the risk of sounding like a geezer here, I couldn't help but notice that all over this forum, you can often clearly tell the difference between those who ask questions and those who chip in with their advice. Especially if those who ask questions are new to the forum. The quality (and clarity) of English (spelling, punctuation, syntax) is too often very poor (no capitalisation, single run-on sentence, lazy spelling). Those who provide advice, on the other hand, always make it a point to write proper English (and that includes those of us for whom English is not mother tongue).
It is safe to assume that everyone here has at least completed elementary school and, since they have an interest in filmmaking, have a proper command of the language (I will exclude, for the moment, participants from non-English speaking world, since it is usually easy to tell them apart from the native speakers). This means that, even though they CAN use proper language in written communication, they choose not to. I usually hesitate to provide advice or answer to those who don't even bother making an effort to properly write their question, especially if they never contributed anything meaningful to the forum before. What could motivate me to help someone when they come to a free forum and start asking questions without even bothering to write them properly?
If you are a(n aspiring) filmmaker in the English-speaking world, you are practically REQUIRED to demonstrate proper command of language before anyone would bother to consider you seriously. You'd be surprised how many doors get shut due to improper spelling, capitalisation or punctuation. If you are only 14, the only chance to be treated as a peer by the filmmaking business is if you communicate like an adult.
No offense Vasic but besides sounding arrogant, your last point is irrelevant with regards to this submission! Quality of written language shouldn't be an issue here as filmmaking is a universal language in itself!!!
There for I would advice you to either remove this contribution or submit it some where else as it is void of meaning with in this context!
Cleary.
www.myspace.com/michael_mccleary_films www.youtube.com/cleary82
www.youtube.com/yoursayvideos
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Originally posted by Cleary
No offense Vasic but besides sounding arrogant, your last point is irrelevant with regards to this submission! Quality of written language shouldn't be an issue here as filmmaking is a universal language in itself!!!There for I would advice you to either remove this contribution or submit it some where else as it is void of meaning with in this context!
Cleary.
www.myspace.com/michael_mccleary_films www.youtube.com/cleary82
Meh, he does have a point though. Agreed, the scope of his point belongs in an independent thread, but it is valid.
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Originally posted by Cleary...There for I would advice you to either remove this contribution or submit it some where else as it is void of meaning with in this context!
Allow me to explain context here. The OP asked for advice how to get his movies noticed, since he lives in a "rinkydink town". He is hoping for (or likely, expecting) that someone will make an effort and provide advice, but is himself clearly showing lack of effort to even properly phrase his question. My suggestion was pretty relevant to his expectations: if you re-write your question in better English, you'll get better answers.
Regardless of the location where a person is, proper command of language is something without which moviemaking cannot exist. While foreign (i.e. non-English speaking) participants of this forum are normally excused for shortcomings in their English, native speakers (even those from rinkydink towns of Georgia) have zero excuse.
So, let me repeat, so that the point doesn't get lost again: if you write your post in proper English, you can expect substantive responses from experienced people. Same with the film industry: if you communicate your ideas in proper English, doors are more likely to open for you.
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Originally posted by Vasic
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Originally posted by Cleary...There for I would advice you to either remove this contribution or submit it some where else as it is void of meaning with in this context!Allow me to explain context here. The OP asked for advice how to get his movies noticed, since he lives in a "rinkydink town". He is hoping for (or likely, expecting) that someone will make an effort and provide advice, but is himself clearly showing lack of effort to even properly phrase his question. My suggestion was pretty relevant to his expectations: if you re-write your question in better English, you'll get better answers.
Regardless of the location where a person is, proper command of language is something without which moviemaking cannot exist. While foreign (i.e. non-English speaking) participants of this forum are normally excused for shortcomings in their English, native speakers (even those from rinkydink towns of Georgia) have zero excuse.
So, let me repeat, so that the point doesn't get lost again: if you write your post in proper English, you can expect substantive responses from experienced people. Same with the film industry: if you communicate your ideas in proper English, doors are more likely to open for you.
Sorry Vasic I see the point that you was trying to make, you didn't make it as clear the first time hence my response. How ever I agree with your reply in that use of good English represents you better in a professional context, how ever I feel that it isn't as relivent in these forums as different people have different levels of communication skills.
Cleary.
www.myspace.com/michael_mccleary_films www.youtube.com/cleary82
www.youtube.com/yoursayvideos
