Best Advice For A Filmmaker Preparing To Make Their First Feature Film by Patrick Creadon

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[JacobPatrick]

A Deadline, A Goal, can do wonders for your project.
Just finishing is a huge accomplishment.

[ericrenquist]

I can't wait for the day I get to direct a feature.

[AntonDoiron]

Good advice but some features take 4 or 5 years if it's a one man show filming on the weekends, not paying your actors, creating your own special effects.  I work on my movie every day but it's still going to take 4-5 years.  Set building and special effects take time.  Just keep chugging along.  A slower production time doesn't ruin your life like a push to get everything done fast.  Need to take time for family and your day job.

[josegarcia]

Make animation short films and upload them to youtube and get viewers and make a
Marketing about your animations and get paid over time. Get people involved in your projects to reduce time. Get people who can draw like you 3 or 4 people, the more the better. And succeed on it and get paid and then that money will be used for making REAL movies! Money si the mai. Problem when filming. So make sure you find a way related to filming to get that moeny. Do what you have to do. And you will be remembered

[SymonSaysTV]

Going for my first feature film this summer, so thanks for your thoughts on the subject.

[Filmmaker]

Great advice from Patrick. I'm in that situation with my 1st feature. Its very, very tough.

[edbrotherton]

One of my favorite people to ever work with is Patrick

[josegarcia]

The main problem you wilp havr believe me is money. You could have a great story etc... But with no money its almsot impossible to make a good film. You got to pay your actors, you got to have traditional effects or hire people who are GOOD in CGI, depending on your movie, you need money for everything on it... Soo many things you need to think about, you must have a good group of people who believe in the project as much as you, you must have good actors, i could name thousands of things... You must gather and fund money for the film which is complicated if you are going solo, if you are going alone on this you must have a good job that pays good + making funding page to get fans, you need to work with you fans trough social media, YouTube, get creative to get that money. Im telling you its hard, so complicated. And money will be #1 problem. So if you really freaking want filming go ahead. There many paths you can take to make it sucessfully. But only few truly will make it. You must be talented, really talented, hardworking, believe in your film so bad you go days without sleep to make up time, but at the end is all worth it. So find a way tonget that money, because that money will make sure you succeed... Of not you will only have a tough time. If you are not talented and have the love and passion and joy for it dont do it. If you are not serious DON'T DO IT. Unless you have a reason to. To deliever quality stuff to the people.

[josegarcia]

I suggest that if you want to do filming get something that is silmar to it and practice. Animating? Writing books ans trt to suceed and make money. Try to make things that are related to filming, something you can succeed better with les effort but with equal success like animating or something related to filming, thats is YOUR IDEAS. Then you suceed on it and then do filming. Why? Because filming requires money. Dont go straught to filming. Plan ahead. Suceed in a field related to filming, succeed, write books about your ideas the love you have for movies, make scripts and make books about it, somethign like Lord of the rings, like starwars, draw evey scene you can and show it to the world, get your idea noticed and make something out of it in books or animation, get people who are good at drawing, or be great at drawing and draw animation shot film with other people working in the same anination, to reduce the time, cuz animation takes time. Do that and succeed there and then do filming. Because filming is so complicated guys, you must first proove you cna handle somethif. Related to fil ing to se eif you belong there. At the end is about your ideas and if they matter to you, you will do great on them. And the. One day you will do great movies.believe me SUCCEED INA FIELD RELATED TO FILMING LIKE ANIMATION, BOOK WRITING WITH YOUR ART OF SCNES, I RECOMMEND ANIMATION, SHORT TRAILERS AND SUCH, AND GET NOTICED AND SUCEED AND GET MONEY FROM THAT SUCCESS TO MAKE MOVIES.

[CannibalWHORE]

It’s unfortunate It’s a pursuit not many get to go too. But you just got to get out of your comfort zone and find a subject you are deeply in love with then film it.

[jameshickey]

I made my own short films just for fun I do my dream to make a first feature film that would be a dream

[nathanvlogamer]

I have a question. How do I get actors for my movie? And how will I get my movie put out in the theaters like Carmike and others? How?

[readerofmanga]

When I finish my short films, I'm going to explore London and send my screenplay to a director who has the perfect trust and the main categories what that director normally does.

When the director loves my screenplay, I'm going to explain to him what the film must need while I go on and do my other project.

The Tantrum (2022) shocking horror/mystery,
Photographic Novel (2023) psychological horror/sci-fi and
Night of the Neighbours (2023) shocking crime/horror [a sequel to The Tantrum]