Monday, May 22, 2017

Mouse-X – Mystery/Thriller Short Film – ShortScope Review (Formed Filled Productions)




Hello All! 

Welcome to ShortScope where I get you to check out a short!!!

Okay, so as I continue plowing through this BloodGuilt short film edit, I want to make sure that this blog, and its YouTube channel continue to thrive.

Therefore, I’ll be presenting short films on the channel and reviewing them here. I’ve actually started presenting films already - which you can check out here if you haven’t done so already.

Saturday, April 22, 2017

How to Make a Good Movie Trailer: For Your Short Film (Part 2)



Okay, so last week we went over the organization of creating your trailer. However, this week is when the fun begins, actually creating a timeline to bring that idea of your trailer into reality. But, if you’re just joining us, make sure

Friday, April 14, 2017

How to Make a Good Movie Trailer for Your Short Film



Yessss!!! The BloodGuilt short film trailer is finally here and I’m so proud of it! And Yes, I’m that excited about a one minute piece of video content, because you all don’t understand. I mean, there were times I scrapped a week’s worth of work to

Saturday, March 18, 2017

How to Get the Film Look: Adding Atmosphere

ShortScope Review Library Pic (Formed Filled Productions)


There are all sorts of attributes to consider when achieving the film look. Most amateurs think that it’s all about the camera. And although certain cameras can play a role in achieving the filmic look, it only plays a small role. Besides, the knowledge of how to use a camera (any camera) will play a bigger role than the type of “lens box” that is used.

But, I digress…

One of the most important attributes that should be added to any shot, is

Monday, March 13, 2017

BloodGuilt: Short Film Production Diary (Part 4) Post-Production



Finally!

We were able to wrap our BloodGuilt short film production. And if you’ve been keeping up with my other posts, you already know how difficult it’s been to get here. We had to rise above

Monday, February 27, 2017

BloodGuilt: Short Film Production Diary (Part 3) Storyboards & Shot Lists



Okay, so we recently wrapped our third day of production for BloodGuilt (our next short film). And let me tell you, it was another cold one; which wasn’t too bad, since we were mostly indoors. Still, there were some shots that needed to be done outdoors. 



However, in this post:

I mainly want to talk about the epiphany I experienced that night.