This filmmaker learns the value of simply going for it. Written by Zac Stracener I guess I’ll start from what would be the “beginning” of my story. I started off with just a cheap handheld camera, like a point and shoot, and I ended up making my first short film, which was Broken Valor—that’s on YouTube. That was literally just me and a buddy in a backyard, and it was a sniper little short. People liked it. It was okay. A couple of months passed by, and there was a film festival coming up, and I thought to myself, “I did this one a couple of months ago. Maybe I can do another one.” And I made another one completely by myself—just an actor and then me with a camera and holding a light microphone. And it ended up winning the festival. I was like, “Woah, that’s cool! Okay! This actually is possible.” Trying different platforms Lo and behold, a year and a half later, I downloaded TikTok, and I made a video with my camera. It was a little short story and it got something like nine million views in a day. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 1 June, 2021