What NOBODY Tells You About FILMMAKING

It's a full-time job making Filmmaking look glamorous on social media. But what is the other 90% of the job consist of, and what do filmmakers hide from the public? Today we look at the hard reality of making a living shooting films.
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[KamalKiFilm]

I completly agree with you here. 90% of Film making is problem solving. Right from when you get an idea of the story to writing it down to casting crew to getting location to filming it to editing it to marketing. Every little thing is all about problem solving, and honestly that is what makes filmmaking FUN.

[Zehahahaa]

Thank you so much for this upload. I believe a lot of “content creators” don’t understand the difference between filmmakers, and by calling themselves Filmmakers now the term has lost its value.

[joenicklo]

great words man. People don’t want to see the hard “boring” side of the work. They want the exciting stuff. In fact, I tried showing the early stages (writing, prepro, scouting etc) of making a short film but not many people gave a shit. 😂

[bluerabbit]

Omg finally a genuine filmmaker. It boils my blood to see youtubers calling themselves "filmmakers" when in reality they have absolutely ZERO short or feature film under their names. Crreating content is NOT filmmaking.

[reflexfilms]

Honest engaging production is the future. 

There is a big difference between getting thousands of views with something that just washes over people (and they forget it after 10 seconds) vs creating something (with care and love) engaging that gets even 10 people to take action.

I once created a video production, with a 5 grand budget - for an audience of ONE! (a supermarket buyer of free range eggs that needed to see how "free range" the hens were- the buyer based in Melbourne- didnt have the time to fly out to Western Australia) - The video had, maybe 5 views maximum but positively influenced a multi million dollar buying decision.

Another video i made (for free as a school parent ) was to encourage parents to sign up to volunteer at a school canteen (they were struggling and maybe had to shut down) - video went live, instant result with the volunteer roster filling up in days - A small, humble, genuine production but more rewarding than 90% of the corporates i do.

There is so much posturing on social media- i can see how it is so difficult for a young, motivated, excited mind to get distracted - if i am honest i am guilty of it myself in the past.

Good on you for pointing this out.

[benhasic]

Unfortunately the new easy access to great technology has let people kind of skip ahead a bit missing vital knowledge. A lot of these kind of people who have been trained by YouTube come with a hefty ego, and a lack of set etiquette, and that's really sad. I came out of film school when I was 18, went straight into post assistant jobs, and tried to get any set jobs I could. Skilled up in editing, asked questions of everyone on shoots about the decisions they were making and what influenced them, learned as much from my peers as possible, and just kept pushing in the direction I wanted to get to. I've worked as a filmmaker full time for the last 15 years. Tools didn't get me where I am, people need to stop worrying about what cameras YouTubers use and just make stuff.

[jaywigglesworth]

Great vid! I made a budget short film & did everything by myself…and I feel mentally drained from it all, people just don’t realise how much work is involved in it all & I have maximum respect for film makers, I always did, but now even more so !!
I am proud of what I made though, so all the hard work and time spent was worth it, and it was one hell of an experience.

[gssg]

The first thing I started to do was to work (and still working) on building a revenue stream. I have the mechanism in place, now it's time to market! No revenue, no film...

[MattQuattro]

Totally agree with everything you’ve said here and I think it’s an important dose of reality people should watch. Even in the corporate space, there’s now many who can afford quality camera gear but don’t take the proper time and effort to learn how to use it.

[michaelscott]

YES !! Oh man, you are so right. I've been shooting on and off since 1985 and I'm so sick of these young kids reviewing cameras by shooting in an exotic location or national park with thier girlfriend . And of course not only are they getting money from the commercials in the beginning but they have a sponsor. Not one of these guys has tried making a movie with characters. And that's how you know they are full of it. They review the camera ok but the presentation says " I have a great life, I travel, I eat at exotic places, I really know film". No you don't, you know how to go to a beautiful location stand in front of it and shoot it. That's it and anyone can do that.

[niceshortfilms]

Finally an honest person who tells us the truth. You are absolutely right and I congratulate you for your honesty.

[timdanyo]

Film product reviewer vs actual film maker. Big difference! There are big name “filmmaker” channels that are click baity new product review channels that are slaves to the algorithm.

[enidrajm]

Hallelujah! Thank you for being on YouTube speaking truth so honestly and constructively. I’ve been raging to my girlfriend and friends for months on all the “hidden” things “they” on the Gram and the Tube don’t tell you about filmmaking — it’s a huge effort that is glossed over. As a newbie to the art, I know consider experience and credentials over view count to filter the glitz and genuinely learn.

[jakebaine]

Great stuff man. I got my start by doing those backflip videos. I quickly burned out on it because I felt like what I was creating was meaningless and a 'flash in the pan' piece of content with no real purpose. I've since transitioned into proper set work in the camera department. I have noticed that there is a lot of sitting at my desk, reaching out to potential clients, emailing, planning, and oftentimes very long periods of downtime between jobs. It can be super discouraging compared to how "easy" it was to just drive to a scenic location and shoot everything in slow-mo.

I get really frustrated when these "filmmaker" influencers seem to be idolized when all they do is review gear and shoot montages of slow-motion footage.

This video nails it!

absolutely right 🙌🏽 I only do it as a hobby and I find it extremely difficult.

A lot of people think I'll buy a camera, take two or three short fancy sunset shots and call myself a filmmaker. There's a reason for each area to have extra professionals. 🙈

I've been wanting to make a tiny scifi film for over a year and things are constantly being postponed, the weather isn't right, the location has to be changed, the light isn't right, the actors don't have time and, sound isn’t right and those are just a few things.

Above all, everyone says storytelling is everything, but most of them don't have a story :/

No, it's just about, the camera does it, this mic is better than that, my CameraRig XY and so on, too bad :(

[ImTweeZy]

Thank you for this! So many youtubers who show their "set" as they explain how they usecamera and light but what are they shooting?? Definitely not ads, not shortfilm, not a musicvideo... They're definitely cosplaying

[adnamcarlos]

the missing screw, every time I said that... some people thinks its thanks man!!!

[opqrst]

Thumbs up !!! —that someone speaks out.

[Scriptshepherd]

Thank you for making this. I always found "filmmaker" a helpful term to introduce myself with because it encapsulates writing/directing/editing/producing, etc., but unfortunately it's lost its meaning. If I tell someone I'm a filmmaker now, I have to specify that I'm not a "content creator, " and create actual narrative productions with screenplays and shot-lists.

Funny thing is, even real filmmakers aren't "filmmakers" because most movies are shot on digital now. But Youtubers just bend that term too far.

[JoshBenBernales]

Facts right here, it ain't all waterfalls and sunsets.