Power Outage Short Film
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Im not a film maker but I like to use the gear I have to throw things together sometimes. This was shot on the Lumix G7 with all vintage lenses for that cinematic look. All shot by candle light which most would say is not possible with micro four thirds. came out better than I thought it would.
Shot at 1000 and 3200 ISO on the Mir 37mm 2.8 russian lens and the Voigtlander color ultron 50mm 1.8
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Ray, I was lucky enough to have great parents. Nice to see your kids are just as lucky.
Hello thank you ian, I appreciate that. You know it's interesting whenever I put my daughters in one of my videos the viewers seem to connect in a way they didn't before and they see things that I may not have picked up on even though I'm the one shooting the video. My wife tells me I should use them in the videos more so stay tuned my next light review will have the little one in it again. Respect
This was truely a wonderful video. And your family did a great job too. Thank you.
Thanks john, watch out for little daughters man they'll get you lol
The videos getting even better !! Awesome
Whats up Cuz thanks. Im actually supposed to be editing a cinema light review and Im procrastinating and did this instead lol. I guess im my own boss now lol
Very fun and a few tense moments almost like this was going to be some kind of horror movie. Well shot and good music paired with it. Our man out here flexing his creativity! Going to be in Hollywood soon, just remember us all when you get big!
Hey techno thanks man. Hey from the start I wanted to make sure it was not a horror movie, I kind of wanted to prove or at least see if a movie can be shot by candlelight on micro four thirds, sometimes full frame is hyped up like The only thing capable. The artlist music helped a lot. Thanks for checking it out. I've got so many things I want to do on the channel that it's kind of all over the place but fortunately I don't have a CZcams boss LOL
That was cute. You did a great job. Great way to bring the family together also 👍🏿👍🏿
Hey thanks man, my wife keeps telling me I should use my daughters more. shes right.
@@Raychristofer yes I think you should if they enjoy it. I spend allot of time watching comedy skits and they are getting good. I wish I had some one to work with. I would love doing skits.
@@MrPiratebrain man it's gotta be tough to do comedy solo. trust me you're not alone I'm sure many celebrities are feeling it too
This is a nice piece, I like the way you used the light from different angles and bounced off the mirror and door frames. Great concept. Good work
Thanks for the inspiration man! I think ill make something like this as soon as i get my MIR-24m i just purchased 💪
Amazing work, really enjoying these
Hey thanks Alex, appreciate it. im actually behind on some product reviews so I will shift gears a bit but my next upload will have another tiny short included
really nice use of the light sources
hey it appear your artistic qualities have no bounds. Your short film was interesting I specifically liked the early part where your face was dimly lit. Please keep the creative juices flowing, my friend.
Hey Michael J thanks so much. I'm very intrigued with how vintage lenses look when candle light shines into them, I just had a bright idea to try to shoot one scene and other ideas just kept coming. And when me and my daughters would play back each shoot they would look at it and say gosh that looks like a movie LOL and I'm like yeah don't it. I never really enjoyed the idea of filmmaking it seemed too tedious and headache but it's nice to do something short and manageable. Thanks for taking the time to notice those nuances
Well done!
Hey thanks for taking the time to check it out, short films don't usually get much exposure on CZcams
Whoever gave this a thumbs down is jealous :) Great film that included the family!
Lol hey thanks man. I think I know who thumbs it down, it might be someone who made a rude comment on a previous video of mine that didn't like my response, That's okay it's engagement still lol. My wife keeps telling me I should include my daughters my videos and she's right. It's just not easy to incorporate sometimes. I want to do more short films like this but the easy part is shooting it the hard part is coming up with a good idea. Thanks for checking it out
Great visuals (as always) and that music really added to the tension - very cool
Hey OC how are you? I really appreciate you taking the time to check this out, I've always wanted to do some kind of short films but I'm honestly lazy so I'm trying to get out of my comfort zone and broaden my mind to be creative in other ways.
lol very enjoyable these are getting good man!!
Hello thank you for taking the time to check it out.
I love it! Very well done for springin' things together. I might have to give something like this a try.
Hey thanks for taking the time to check it out. Usually when I mess around and do things like this I have no plan I just shoot as I go which isn't smart and I wasn't sure how to end it but it worked out. I could have used faster lenses also. The main one I used was 2.8, as my 50 mm 1.7 weren't wide enough for indoors
This is cool...
Hey thanks danger man, when I was a kid I wish I had the ability to put a little movie together like this but technology wouldn't allow back then so I'm trying to take advantage. It's good to stimulate our creativity even though life can be a rat race that puts those things on the back burner. Good looking out
Well done
Hey thanks Mike. Cool 😎
should probably add horror to the title...here i was thinking it was a comedy or some shit and it scared the hell out of me😂
Lol lol dude that's one of the funniest comments I've ever heard. I actually tried to start it out as scary and make it funny at the end. I like doing these short films but the hardest part is coming up with a good idea. Thanks for taking the time to check it out
@@Raychristofer sure man no probs
Dang, cute..... Good work there... All was good except for a little lens flare in the beginning shots... Instead of a head-on shot, I would suggest a 45d off-axis angle to shoot your left quarter face and fire in the same frame..... You will be a filmmaker/producer in the future.... Your daughter did great in that classic flashlight lighting up the face.... In a few years you could be at the Sundance film festival..
Thank you, last week someone told me I should try to enter a short film festival and I said I don't have any short films, maybe that prompted me to try this one. Hey that lens flare was exactly what I was trying to do, that's the reason I use my old vintage lenses instead of my modern clinical ones, I actually started using the Helios which flares even more but it's 58 mm and it was just too telephoto.
Very funny! Great video
Hello thank you for checking it out. I really would like to make these more often. Stay tuned I have two videos coming out within the next week shooting both of them at the same time
Usually when people do short on CZcams they tend to failed at the pacing and make to long shot, you really nail it with that 👍 are you really in the candle team even nowadays with phone light?
Hahaha thanks Bob, trust me after years of doing CZcams I learned the hard way to shoot clips as short and tight as possible cause folks time is valuable and we have short attention spans. Good looking out.
This is Dope I wanna make videos like this
Thanks cousin, ain't nothing to it but to do it. You can even use your iPhone jus switch to manual camera control and get a tripod adapter.
This probably took a lot of time and effort, keep up the good work!
Thank you, it wasnt terrible actually, just two nights an hour each. took more time to think of the concept and set up each shot and edit. or maybe im just getting better at the whole thing. good looking out
Is this the short film you told be about it is Awesome bro loved it
Hello yes sir it is, thanks for taking the time to check it out and no short films don't get many views historically. They say micro for thirds cameras are not good for low light so I shot this video with old vintage lenses wide open to show that you don't need a red camera or an a7s to make a project. Have you ever tried an ultra low light shoot?
@@Raychristofer never what kind of lens I always wanted to try the Helios lens also I have my eye on the red Komodo camera I want one so bad but it’s so expensive I am 47 and I live in Garden Grove California I would love to shoot a film with you if your ever in the area
Also I am subscribed to your channel
@@BadKarma714 California is the best, I hope you make time to visit Yosemite and places like that. You're one year younger than me. Trust me if I can do this on the G7 you can do great work on anything. I find the hardest part of making a short film is coming up with an idea.
We're having a power outage rn
Don't panick, be cool 😂
Awesome. I use a G7 too and I really struggle with low light. Can I ask what settings you used to achieve this? Or is that not a simple answer? I know the camera can see what I’m pointing at because when I slightly press the button and it auto focuses it must open the aperture right up but as soon as I hit record it goes dark again.
BB whats happening, I was gonna ask what you doing up but realize youre on the other side of the planet. hey man I mostly used a lens fron the 50's, a mir 37mm 2.8, attached to a focal reducer. everything was shot wide open at 1000 ISO. I dont care about shooting log or color grading, those things are overrated to me. I had some faster 50mm but they just werent wide enough for the indoor scenes. thanks for your support, my mind is super creative lately so im just riding the wave while its rolling.
Raychristofer yeah it’s only 4pm here :) I’ll have a play with my camera tonight. I notice there are 4 modes for shooting. Aperture priority, shutter priority, A &S and a fourth too. I’ll see what low light shots I can get.
@@Beyondthebackyard-au I always use aperature priority unless its sports and I need the shutter speed to stay the same for slow mo. turn the dial to movie mode and go into the menu to choose which priority you need. the trickiest thing is choosing your focus point before pressing record because autofocus lenses wont work in low light and they dont flare like this anyway. even in daylight it can goof off lol. let me know how it goes.
Ironic how a power outage just happened in my area xd, awesome video tho
Hey thanks man I appreciate you taking the time to watch it. Sometimes short films are clickbait when you click on them, I tried not to make this that way. By the way make sure you don't have any haters in your house trying to make you look foolish with the breaker switches LOL
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The first thing I do when I turn on your video is smash like on it! Well done, keep doing, bro. Now to the tips: You picked up the music very well. But in the end, when they thought about turning off the lights, the music was too epic, which doesn't really fit into the scene. I know you just liked it, but here you just had to add some music that would convey the cunning. The voice had to be recorded on a hidden lapel, as an option. And of course, add some kind of sharp sound effect when your daughter scares you. This is probably a professional cost. But in general, considering that this was done for fun, everything is cool.
Hey thanks for checking it out man. And strange enough whenever folks give strategic ideas I always ask them to shoot a video example to show me, it never fails they always say oh no I can't do that I was just making a suggestion, and have a bunch of reasons why they won't lol . So I'm going to ask you now to shoot a short cinematic clip to demonstrate those things you suggested. I'll give you a week...
@@Raychristofer Ahah, this is just advice. In general, an interesting idea, it is essentially a challenge. I have a job here, but ... You know, I'll try! Of course, I don't have a tripod like yours, no light, and i don't have a lavalier mic and only the kit lens. But, okay, I'll try! Do not be offended and do not be angry, bro :D
@@altermoremusic hey thanks bro I'm not mad and constructive criticism is beneficial. But no you're not going to weasel out of this like everyone else 🤣 use candlelight, tripods are for pretty boys you can use a nightstand, one of the scenes I used the kit zoom because I needed something wide as possible and you can't really tell easily So you're good. Bro I can't wait to see the master at work lol, you just reminded me that the CZcams library has sound effects if I remember correctly . Yeah every time I make one of these and I play it back many times I start to see things that could have made it better but that's the best way to learn. Peter McKinnon suggest just shooting and editing over and over. this was my first short film though I'm considering the low price gear I used I think that shows anyone without much money that they can still put something together. I have a feeling this could have even been shot on an iPhone
@@Raychristofer Yes, for an iPhone - quite possible. Some filmmakers also shoot commercial videos on iPhones and even films. You see, I do not position myself as a filmmaker, I do something completely different in the main. Probably, the reaction to your video is like that, because you shoot and this is what you are doing. But, for example, here is my first short film, a thriller, which was filmed not even on an iPhone, but on my old one Xiaomi Redmi 4 Prime: czcams.com/video/NklTiLEqN-8/video.html I made all the music and voice acting myself. However, like everything else. This is an artistic arthouse, as in your case. Therefore, I did not even say a word about the wrong light or something like that. Because in the arthouse and feature films, light is most often a deliberate idea of the director. I, unlike other critics, want my brother to really do better. And although I do not do this professionally, I do understand something.
@@altermoremusic bro that short is incredible! I'm stunned especially shot on a phone? Well timed, paced and th shot angles. You know what forget about my challenge that video is your submission. What I like and can't explain how you did was when you were reaching into the light. Really good job because some more professional short films I can't even reach the halfway point because they can't keep my attention. you're off the hook bro, respect
Here is a script for you... Your daughter is telling you she wants to do a video for the school art class. She is telling you what she wants you to do.... then everything goes wrong when filming.. Power goes out. Lightning strikes, the wind blows the candle out, light the candle again. You find the kitchen faucet running. Then the washing machine starts with no power, the lights start to blink. You see your daughter's toys on the floor. You see her cell phone next to it trying to dial 911.... You hear something in the next room.. you open the creaking door and suddenly the lights come on and everyone jumps up from behind chairs and couches yelling Happy Birthday..
Lanc you you should do this for a living, lol that's a good one too. you know the fun thing is that you can shoot something like that in your house and not have to have all this high production value. It's all about the mental creativity and working with the limitations you have.
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