Film Festivals and Short Films

Silas Barker · January 12th, 2012, 01:11 AM

Ultimate Goal for shorts?

Well, I think of a short as a business card - not really expecting to be picked up by some magor studio or anything, but its nice for potential clients or film makers to see that I ve been recognized for my work somewhere?

I think ultimately I would like to be a cinematographer for films, but at the same time I like doing commercials and some events as well to pay the bills. I think being selected at a film festival also raises the value of the crew/cast as well because they are recongized for their work and professionals that judge the films think that they have something good....

Update by the way - so far out of hearing back from 5 film fests (Sundance, Slamdance, Durrango, SF Independent and Trail Dance) we ve been selected at Trail Dance as official selection and a nominee for "best short film" at Trail Dance - we hear back from the other twenty something festivals over the next few months. Hopefully we'll get selected at at least a few other ones too.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · January 19th, 2012, 09:31 PM

Loved the trailer. Wish you all the best on the festival tour.

I would get a feature script ready and use the tour to start (read: get funding) my next venture.

Silas Barker · January 19th, 2012, 10:26 PM

Hey thanks!
Glad you liked it!

Good suggestion - I am working on writing another short for now but I'll keep it in mind!

Adrian Vedder · February 3rd, 2012, 06:47 PM

Silas it looks quite good! I can see what you mean about being mostly a DP. A couple shots there look really impressive. I own an Ex1r myself (I mostly do corporate video) and would really love to see the whole thing (I know I can see it right there for 5 bucks, but I don't really have a way to pay for that right now, my cards are crazy).
Would you like to discuss technical stuff? lighting, how long did it take to shoot, biggest challenge, etc?

January 12th, 2012, 01:11 AM	#16
Silas Barker Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 577	Re: Film Festivals and Short Films Ultimate Goal for shorts? Well, I think of a short as a business card - not really expecting to be picked up by some magor studio or anything, but its nice for potential clients or film makers to see that I ve been recognized for my work somewhere? I think ultimately I would like to be a cinematographer for films, but at the same time I like doing commercials and some events as well to pay the bills. I think being selected at a film festival also raises the value of the crew/cast as well because they are recongized for their work and professionals that judge the films think that they have something good.... Update by the way - so far out of hearing back from 5 film fests (Sundance, Slamdance, Durrango, SF Independent and Trail Dance) we ve been selected at Trail Dance as official selection and a nominee for "best short film" at Trail Dance - we hear back from the other twenty something festivals over the next few months. Hopefully we'll get selected at at least a few other ones too.

January 19th, 2012, 09:31 PM	#17
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Film Festivals and Short Films Loved the trailer. Wish you all the best on the festival tour. I would get a feature script ready and use the tour to start (read: get funding) my next venture. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

January 19th, 2012, 10:26 PM	#18
Silas Barker Major Player Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 577	Re: Film Festivals and Short Films Hey thanks! Glad you liked it! Good suggestion - I am working on writing another short for now but I'll keep it in mind!

February 3rd, 2012, 06:47 PM	#19
Adrian Vedder New Boot Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 23	Re: Film Festivals and Short Films Silas it looks quite good! I can see what you mean about being mostly a DP. A couple shots there look really impressive. I own an Ex1r myself (I mostly do corporate video) and would really love to see the whole thing (I know I can see it right there for 5 bucks, but I don't really have a way to pay for that right now, my cards are crazy). Would you like to discuss technical stuff? lighting, how long did it take to shoot, biggest challenge, etc?