Unlock Your Creative Potential | Understanding Mood Boards

Mood boards are an industry staple, but many entry-level filmmakers know nothing about it. Having trouble getting the ideas in your head on paper? Worried your crew isn't going to understand your vision? These are exactly the types of things mood boards help with. They guide the tone and emotional vision of your film. In this episode, Garrett discusses what mood boards are, how to approach them, and how to best get the thoughts in your head out into the world.

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[garrettsammons]

What do you add to your mood boards and style sheets?

[MudbloodWizard]

Thanks for the video! I'll ALWAYS come back to this when I'm creating my moodboards. So much more important than gear videos!!!

[thefatfashionstudent]

I'm not a filmmaker, but instead a fashion student, and this has helped me understand moodboarding SO SO SO much more than I already did - I've been struggling to figure out how to use a moodboard *as a communication tool* and this has really helped me conceptualise it! I can slap a bunch of images together and tweak them until they look visually pleasing but like, making it to use it as a tool has eluded me thus far. Subscribed! Thank you so much!!! :D

[cammac]

The first 1 minute is what i'm absolutely going through, all the time. Thank you @Garrett for breaking it down and simplifying the process of building a mood board.

[adnanshamsi]

The kinda information that usually would be gotten after having spent a lot of money. Thanks for sharing it for free my man! Liked and shared. I loved your enthusiasm, kept me hooked till the end, keep it up!

[BradleyInghamiom]

Bro, this is solid GOLD! Keep up the good work my man

[TechOverWatch]

Honestly i prefer this your explanatory videos cos you do a far better job than most guys on YouTube who just explain stuffs they've never done before. this is great info, thanks a lot

[officialfadi]

This is maybe the highest quality video I have seen from a small YouTuber. Just awesome content! You really deserve much much more for that quality!

[SedrickTheMCvideos]

Bro, this was awesome. They way you explained everything and simplified it really helps. Thank You bro!

[jasonm.ashley]

Great, practical advice that addresses problems I've had in even conceptualizing a story. Keep up the great work! This is becoming one of my favorite channels.

[beyzaeksi]

My perspective has definitely changed and broadened. Thank you so much...

[Zabomusikvideo]

10:00 "I really like these colors" *looks at his T-Shirt :-D

[LizzieOktambe]

You got yourself a sub with this video. Amazing. Just amazing. I’m not a movie maker but I’m a writer and I can’t wait to use your method to get my stories going. Thank you, kind sir! 🙏

[LottacamStudio]

really helpfull! about to create my first moodboard for a short movie. This was excactly what i needed to hear! Thanks!

[films]

Found you on reddit, incredible value! Subscribed thank you

[AnilKumar-ithh]

Thanks man!!! It's a really brilliant video. It cleared a lot of things for me. Now all of of a sudden it's very clear and structured. Keep doing more videos on film making. Will be waiting.

[okaylivz]

this is the most helpful video I've seen in a while.

[TReallife]

the only one video connects all other ideas

[nicoramosfilms]

16:37 wow... that last line gave me the chills. Gotta get on that mood board. Thank you!

[paulmisencik]

This is brilliantly communicated, with passion and clarity. Thanks for making it!