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.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

T. Flight, Thank you for commenting Brutha.

@isabelnoyer5893

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@fernandocamarillo3710

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 :).

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

@@isabelnoyer5893 Thank you for the feeback Isabel. Wow...I see your point. This was COMPLETELY unintentional. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

@@fernandocamarillo3710 I appreciate you for pointing this out and sharing your perspective, Fernando. Thank you.

My biggest mistake was trying to make a short like a feature, only shorter. I've finally realized that they are very different. :^)

@Koliflower

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if it was Darious, but I've heard someone say, "short films are like poems, features are like novels"

@dolores111

2 жыл бұрын

Litterally everyone does this all the time ❤️

@beyondcinema

2 жыл бұрын

short films are harder imo

@crookedrooffilms

2 жыл бұрын

Same I did that for years 🤦‍♂️ honestly I still do sometime in a lot of ways 😂

@HitechProductions

2 жыл бұрын

@@crookedrooffilms I realized I shouldn't do it, but I still do to some extent! It's nice to know I'm not alone. :^)

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.

@highwayexit

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds promising, but which twilight zone? The 50’s, 80-90’s or the present series?

@davidconsumerofmath

2 жыл бұрын

@@highwayexit the 80’s to 90’s

@kenthe7210

2 жыл бұрын

@@highwayexit Definitely the '59-64 series.

@bddonovan7818

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I can't tell how many times I've gone back to the '59' season for reference and inspiration.

@Largentina.

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidconsumerofmath Hahaha

I studied your shorts when I first started. Now I am a producer for National Geographic and a writer for PBS Kids. Thank you 🙏🏽

@AntonWongVideo

2 жыл бұрын

seriously? that's awesome!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Dude Congrats! I love this.

@JoeYatesAlaskanFilms

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@JoeYatesAlaskanFilms

2 жыл бұрын

@@AntonWongVideo : yep 👍🏽 I must of watched his: learn how to write short films series at least a dozen times.

@jeddy681

9 ай бұрын

How did you get to that point? Did you buy all your own camera equipment to start out?

Dude this video is so slick. Everything from the animation to the editing to the sound design.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Learning never stops. Always striving to be 1% better with each project. Over time it adds up.

@DANAMIONLINE

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@eugenesmirnov252

2 жыл бұрын

@@D4Darious it's way better, really next level it is.

@NyneIX9

2 жыл бұрын

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

@miketez1

2 жыл бұрын

The man is always growing. That's what I really like about him and always sharing it.

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.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@crookedrooffilms

2 жыл бұрын

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 😂

@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947

8 ай бұрын

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.

@SS4DEUCE

2 ай бұрын

You made a great decision

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!

@embersworkshop

7 ай бұрын

And games!

@mranthony_dop

7 ай бұрын

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.

Everything you've said here are the words I've been trying to find for a year. Thank you for sharing this.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hillier.

you've completely leveled up your production man. keep killin it!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Bruh-bruh

@boyden1987

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

@BruhBruh-ej4cd

7 ай бұрын

​​@@D4Dariouswhat?

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

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

You're right on the money KW

@dddeadlift

2 жыл бұрын

Good advice thx

@vektheartist

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@evancristianlopez5895

2 жыл бұрын

Same here, I watched the Pleasure of Being Robbed a few days ago

@jwheeler1106

2 жыл бұрын

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.

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

Production value and lesson behind this video was top notch. Big props keep killing it man!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Brutha.

@GEMSofGOD_com

2 жыл бұрын

All BS. There's nothing but innovation. Be in a constant search. The more the better. And be there.

Thank you for making videos, I've been learning from you since 2014. I appreciate your work!

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!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

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

Bro, the bike/motorcycle analogy is perfect. And it applies to so much stuff in life...thanks for the video btw!

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.

@emmanuelsekyere8792

2 жыл бұрын

They have great stories there.

@raphaelmotta7630

2 жыл бұрын

Highly agree

@davidconsumerofmath

2 жыл бұрын

Omeleto is the best!

@milligan8838

2 жыл бұрын

One of their stories, ‘The Call Centre’, was recently shown in cinemas with ‘Censor’

@crookedrooffilms

2 жыл бұрын

Also Alter has really cool fun horror Shorts

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

this video itself a very dedicated "Short Film". So much works done in an animation, no words to explain.

"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.

Dude I love your videos. Thanks for making such consistently great work for so long.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

JesseD thank you Bruh-bruh. I've seen some of your stuff. Lookin' good over there.

@baristatraveler8038

2 жыл бұрын

Ooooh two of my favorites

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 KZread in my free time and most of those don't break them down as much.

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.

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.

“Never on schedule but always on time” I needed this

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.

this was really eye opening!! you really nailed my situation !!

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 so Sick!!! Big respect with your edit. its too clean and engaging. 🔥

So much quality love you and your content

Stunning animation on this!

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.,

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

Right, that was so well done I am subbing. Looking forward to exploring the rest of your content.

My man coming through with some amazing motion graphics

This is my first semester in film school, and your videos have really helped me out, man, thank you for all that you do!!

@TheWorld_2099

2 жыл бұрын

That’s so fantastic, best of luck to you..!

@anagabygtz.817

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWorld_2099 thank you so much!!

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.

Welcome back brother... Missed you and your help in making us a filmmaker

props for putting SO MUCH effort on the editing, music, and motion graphics. Great points man!

Excellent observation. I've been studying lately how to make short films and KZread videos, so this video was very timely. Thanks!

Great video! I just started filmmaking, and you had some amazing advice for beginners. Thank you for making this!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

If you learn something new everyday, over time you'll know a ton.

Dude the production value on this video is insane, great job!

Woah, insanely good editing right there!!! :0

D4D has been killing his animation game recently..He came back full equiped!

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

I try to push the form when I can.

@brentthomasaustin

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

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 ✊🏾✊🏾

Oooh Man! Loved the way you present all this info!!! Editing, animation, sound mixing you nailed everything

Wise ideas, man. And at the same time still inspiring. Keep up the great work!

You're still my favorite filmmaking KZreadr. No one has the same quality! 🔥

All the motion graphics you taught yourself for the breakdown paying some dividends. Good to see it.

Dude, amazing work!

You are one of my favorite content creators. This is a great idea. See you there!

Facts! I came to the same conclusion.

Bruh, I never thought about this, but it makes so much sense 🤦🏾‍♂️ this is a big lesson to learn...

This was so helpful, thanks man. Love the new format keep up the great work

I love this D. Thanks very much for the info. It’s very real and helpful. Sometimes it gets overwhelming 🤦🏾‍♂️

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.

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

Great Video. Amazing Insights, beautiful visuals!!

You put so much into the animating, and video quality, you are so underrated.

@Dylangorman257

Жыл бұрын

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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.

@saidcisneros2933

2 жыл бұрын

He's currently uploading one weekly breakdown on The Archive

@kobedog824

2 жыл бұрын

His hair

@bonafidesimmons6237

Жыл бұрын

@@kobedog824 I know. I saw the video too. I asked this 2 months ago...we'll before the new video

@Dylangorman257

Жыл бұрын

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Forget a short film, I want to know how you made this video? Its AMAZING!

Love the format!

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

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.

@TheWorld_2099

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@inevitabledrifter

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWorld_2099 Thank you very much for your advise

@TheWorld_2099

2 жыл бұрын

@@inevitabledrifter I know exactly what your struggle is, i’m dealing with it just with writing alone…It’s a long road!

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.

Big Props Bro, love the edit and how you do break down everything coming to the point. That said, I also love the real you shots in the Studio, too. Would be great to see those as well.

been directing music videos for the past 3 years. shooting my first short this month. thanks for the help over the past few years

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?

I don't think I've related to a video as much before this lol good video.

@D4Darious

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting Monkii

This video is exactly what I needed,thank you

I love the new style of your videos.

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.

@filmonster6130

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. I think the problem with new filmmakers is not "studying the wrong films" but "studying films for the wrong reasons."

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 :)

Always keeping it real. Fantastic insights, Darius. Thanks

Great advice! Also, the new style of videos is awesome!

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

@fedoramcclaren4294

2 жыл бұрын

Thisbis an excellent point!!!

I clicked so fast! This is the most accurate take I've ever heard 🙌

Underrated channel. So inspiring bro!

Great to see D4Darious making short videos analysing critique. As a viewer, I do love watching big budgets movies, however, I do love watching short films and have learnt a lot of camera, scriptwriting, music, editing and directing work. I am not saying that I want to do all the roles because it is too much. It is good to have a small crew to assist on shooting projects. Beginners should take note. Don't rush but be patient and have the creativeness to shine that relates.

Waiting for your next short film..

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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!

This video quality is fantastic, talk about nailing the fundamentals. Audio and photo-animations look great.

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!

In summary: Don't confuse knowledge with skill. Always use one to further the other.

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.

Man. This is so real. As a beginner. Thanks for making this

Love how slick your latest videos are!

Can we take a Minute and apreciate the increadible Filmmaking Style of this Video. I love how much of your Charakter comes across in the animations without you even having a single talking head Shot 😂👌

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

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 .

@Dylangorman257

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Thank you as a film student this puts a vision into a realistic perspective!! You are a 👑

And he is back. Absolutely love your videos. This phenomenon is called 'Dunning-Kruger effect'. Your perception of your knowledge and abilities is distorted and follows a U shape against time and 'real' knowledge

@AvatarJian

2 жыл бұрын

I guess that's why there are so many hacks who get to create big Hollywood budget movies. Then again they strive for mediocrity. The bar is set pretty low. If the goal is just to do better then those hacks that isn't hard.

How and where did you learn that photo cutout animation? I want to learn

Thanks brother the knowledge you share is invaluable.

This was really helpful. Thank you.

Finally, someone speaking facts about filmmaking. Great video.

All the dislikes are imdb users

@oanaalexia

2 жыл бұрын

No dislikes yet.

@tomk2688

2 жыл бұрын

@@oanaalexia ahahha yeah I only checked after I made the comment

The video I did not know I needed. Thanks!

This is excellent advice for anyone in any field trying to do something new creatively - you need to look at things similar in scope to what you're doing to understand how you should be working.