Top 5 Mistakes Beginner Filmmakers Make

Top 5 Mistakes Beginner Filmmakers Make. No human being escaped error so did the filmmakers. Making mistakes is a process for getting better. The good filmmakers also do not directly make blockbusters so familiar about the filming.

If you are a beginner, then do not worry because you are not the only one who made a mistake. Just like a newborn baby and falling while learning to walk, make sure you also rise from failure. The most important thing here is to identify your mistakes in order for you to get the right solution. Here are 5 most common beginner moviemaker mistakes:

Top 5 Mistakes Beginner Filmmakers Make

#1 A weak story

The film is a complete artwork. It involves music, photography, architecture, fashion, even elements of painting. But if a movie fails, the accusation must be directed at the story.

"The story is not clear", "Bored really watch it" are some examples of complaints of dissatisfied viewers.

Beginner filmmakers usually ignore the research in the story so that what happens is the generalization of characters and plots of holes everywhere. Research does take a long time. The case, time in brewing this story is trimmed so that production time can be accelerated. Especially with the passionate desire of the beginner filmmaker who wants to make the film soon.

Our advice, if it is pursued time, then works on your story two times more seriously. Then be honest with yourself. By writing a story far from your world, your story will lose its orientation and again fall on generalizations.


#2 Novel flavored script

Instead of reading the script, novice filmmakers are more likely to read novels. This is understandable because the manuscript does not circulate commonly in bookstores and not an entertainment reading. Therefore, it should be underlined that the text is a paper entirely different from the novel.

The script-making keyword is 'visual'. Scriptwriting must adhere to the principle that every definition, actors and other movements can be translated directly visually. Beginner script-writers often describe abstract scenes, such as 'romantic atmosphere'. The romantic atmosphere is not something visual, need to add details such as roses scattered on the floor or candle-colored candles lit up on the dining table.

Remember that the main purpose of the manuscript is a grip for the entire crew and actors so it must be clear.

#3 The sound is bad

The sound is a sibling who is very often abandoned. In fact, the simple definition of a movie is a work of audiovisual art, but the novice moviemaker always puts the visual and forgets the audio first.

After busy designing shot compositions and determining which cameras and lights will be used, usually beginner filmmaker will prepare a recorder and boom or shotgun style to record sound. In addition, the recorded sound is dialogue in place regardless of ambient.

The sound has many processes and elements. There is a process of recording ambient, live recording, and Foley. Sound consists of ambient, diegetic sound, non-diegetic sound and also musical scoring. It is important to design sound because the sound needs of the story are different from the sound on the set.

#4 The tool first, the concept then

With the rapid development of technology, began to emerge also the camera with sophisticated specifications. This technology is good news for the world of cinema. Unfortunately, many beginner filmmakers who prioritize the sophistication of the tool used from the concept of the film itself. Keep in mind that advanced technology is made to be able to realize the concept of a movie.

#5 Wrong Selecting Players

Acting is an art that requires skill and imagination. In choosing an actor, of course, many aspects to note associated with the character. These aspects are physiological, acting skills, even payment, and schedule fit.

Beginner filmmaker put aside one aspect to meet other aspects. For example, in order to satisfy a physical feature fit, acting skills are ruled out. Or when unable to find a player with a particular ethnicity, the casting director forces players with different ethnicities and rely on makeup. Misstatement reduces audience confidence in the story presented.

Did you also do one of the above mistakes? How do you handle it? Give your comment in the column below.

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