You need to have experience with the gear that you will be using. You need to know how to manage your crew and what to ask them. You also need experience and the only way to get experience is to make movies with what you have :)
Eventually, if you work in the industry, you meet others. The problem is when you are a newcomer. Use all the tools that the modern society provides: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, look for Events, look for Film Festivals.
None of us has any experience when we are just starting. We are born into this world without knowing how to talk or walk and yet we learn them anyway. It is the same with making films.
When you make a documentary, you want to tell a story. The best approach should be a neutral one but you can make it more personal if you wish, more like a TV show with professional actors. You can get an actor to play "Plato". You can also take interviews with local historians about Plato and...
As a child, I used to want to be involved and support my mother with household chores. It wasn't much but the least I could do was clean after myself so she wouldn't have to. I also learned to cook my own meals when I grew up and this helped me as an adult, too. Because you don't live with your...
I am not going to lie, I hate filming during a heat wave. Even if I wear light clothing and I drink a lot of water, I still feel like I am in a hot steamed bath. If my gear is in direct sunlight, it will eventually malfunction. I have worked with many cameras, if you stay for many hours in that...
Many artists are excited about stock footage these days and they upload it on these websites in hopes of making money. The problem is that since everyone is doing the same thing, it is a bit difficult to have your work found by others. There are a few videos and images that are popular and that...
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