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Tips for going to a film festival
From the course: DIY Filmmaking Tips Weekly
Tips for going to a film festival
- All right, I am totally ready for this film festival. I've got my purse, I've got my promo stuff, my portable battery, and, but wait a minute, I can't find my film. (bright music) You've submitted your film to multiple film festivals, and you finally got that super exciting email letting you know your film has been accepted to one. Congratulations, you did it. But before you buy your plane ticket, there's still a lot to do to prep. So let's go over some tips for going to a film festival. First up, traveling to film festivals can be expensive. So if you're accepted into a film festival where you happen to have friends and family who live there, save yourself some money by crashing on their couches. Believe me, hotel fees can add up quick so it's a great way to save some cash. However, if there's no couches available for crashing, try to book a hotel or Airbnb that's close to the film festival location. Larger festivals…
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Formatting a screenplay5m 12s
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Film production workflow overview2m 36s
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Pre-production workflow5m 21s
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Production workflow3m 21s
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Post-production workflow3m 22s
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Telling story through shot types5m 33s
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How to build a shot list4m 40s
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Storyboarding3m 27s
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What's a lined script?2m 23s
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How to make a budget5m 16s
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How to schedule your shoot efficiently with Shot Lister9m 5s
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How to make a call sheet4m 24s
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Film contracts and why they are important4m 27s
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How to make a production binder3m 51s
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Casting a film5m 51s
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Location scouting6m 9s
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Camera gear essentials5m 5s
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Lighting gear essentials4m 44s
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Full frame or crop? Picking your film camera4m 49s
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Why you should film in LOG3m 2s
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Picking your frame rate4m 6s
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Can you film a movie on your phone?5m 2s
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Production gear essentials4m 44s
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Renting gear versus buying gear6m 6s
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When to do a test shoot2m 15s
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On-set etiquette5m 32s
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On-set order of operations4m 19s
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On-set terms4m 51s
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How to slate5m 23s
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How to set up a C-stand5m 1s
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Whip pan camera trick2m 32s
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How to film one actor as multiple characters5m 9s
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The 180-degree rule5m 1s
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How to do a multicamera shoot5m 22s
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How to do three-point lighting2m 51s
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How to make your own diffusion2m 19s
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How to shoot a film remotely: Pre production5m 51s
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How to shoot a film remotely: Production5m 8s
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How to shoot a film remotely: Post-production2m 21s
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How to do a table read5m 24s
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How to do a rehearsal3m 22s
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Directing on set4m 3s
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Directing tips4m 34s
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Tips for working with actors5m 7s
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Tips for directing nonactors5m 14s
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Working with SAG actors: Pre-production5m 5s
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Working with SAG actors: Production and post-production4m 25s
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What’s an assistant director?3m 48s
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What does a film producer do?4m 30s
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What does a director do?6m 16s
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What does a director of photography actually do?4m 25s
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What is a camera assistant?4m 36s
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What does a production designer do?4m 26s
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What does a production assistant do?2m 27s
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Tips to know before submitting to film festivals8m
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Developing a film festival strategy5m 46s
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Tips for submitting to film festivals5m 8s
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Tips for going to a film festival6m 52s
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Lighting gear essentials4m 44s
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Wardrobe kit essentials3m
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Costume design basics3m 47s
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Conclusion1m 22s
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