/r/Filmmakers - top ten submissions for each month of 2023

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2023, December
How I filmed one long take looped story using a...
1249 How I filmed one long take looped story using a...
I always see this in 'making of' bits, what is ...
1144 I always see this in 'making of' bits, what is ...
The Monstrous Film Set That Jump-started Hollywood
817 The Monstrous Film Set That Jump-started Hollywood
A filmmaker’s Christmas
776 A filmmaker’s Christmas
How is this shot accomplished?
592 How is this shot accomplished?
Unbelievable Culture Shift in Filmmaking?
593 Unbelievable Culture Shift in Filmmaking?
How do I achieve a look similar to this?
500 How do I achieve a look similar to this?
How was this effect achieved?
498 How was this effect achieved?
How would I recreate this shot?
495 How would I recreate this shot?
Colorist I hired can't do black skin
499 Colorist I hired can't do black skin
2023, November
What is this effect called?
1310 What is this effect called?
How to make a ghost story from the 1920s in the...
981 How to make a ghost story from the 1920s in the...
My attempt to recreating some shots from Furiou...
965 My attempt to recreating some shots from Furiou...
Was this shot out of focus intentional or a mis...
666 Was this shot out of focus intentional or a mis...
Experimenting with a 360 camera for one long ta...
645 Experimenting with a 360 camera for one long ta...
Robert De Niro's advice for aspiring filmmakers...
625 Robert De Niro's advice for aspiring filmmakers...
Any idea how I can achieve this shot or what it...
587 Any idea how I can achieve this shot or what it...
Before and After - Previs images versus the fin...
572 Before and After - Previs images versus the fin...
How I won the biggest job of my career
569 How I won the biggest job of my career
After two years of work, I'm thrilled to be abl...
484 After two years of work, I'm thrilled to be abl...
2023, October
A better camera stabilizer...
2295 A better camera stabilizer...
How is this shot achieved? Is it done in camera...
1840 How is this shot achieved? Is it done in camera...
What is this effect called?
1235 What is this effect called?
2 years of stop motion in my garage and finally...
1165 2 years of stop motion in my garage and finally...
If someone were to guess what a focus puller do...
961 If someone were to guess what a focus puller do...
My name is Amanda Row and I’ve frequented thi...
932 My name is Amanda Row and I’ve frequented thi...
The Dirty Little Secret of being a Full-Time Fi...
788 The Dirty Little Secret of being a Full-Time Fi...
Does anyone know what this technique is called
753 Does anyone know what this technique is called
What's the name of this technique?
656 What's the name of this technique?
Looking for stock footage to practice VFX? Acti...
647 Looking for stock footage to practice VFX? Acti...
2023, September
bLoCkbUstEr fIlmMakkInG
1281 bLoCkbUstEr fIlmMakkInG
Amazed by this simple set up for a high end Net...
1133 Amazed by this simple set up for a high end Net...
How is this effect made?
1120 How is this effect made?
I almost got heatstroke filming a whole western...
923 I almost got heatstroke filming a whole western...
My friend made this fun low budget music video....
776 My friend made this fun low budget music video....
Struggles as a female film crew member
775 Struggles as a female film crew member
Does Anyone have an idea of how to recreate thi...
765 Does Anyone have an idea of how to recreate thi...
What is the purpose of the black scrims at the ...
731 What is the purpose of the black scrims at the ...
I completely lost interest
623 I completely lost interest
Which one of you guy was this ?
536 Which one of you guy was this ?
2023, August
Barbie final edit
754 Barbie final edit
House of the Dragon season 2 set
713 House of the Dragon season 2 set
How is the black silhouette on red background f...
657 How is the black silhouette on red background f...
UNPOPULAR OPINION; you have no right bragging a...
522 UNPOPULAR OPINION; you have no right bragging a...
Recently fallen on hard times, if you or your p...
507 Recently fallen on hard times, if you or your p...
How hard is it to achieve a shot like this? Wha...
509 How hard is it to achieve a shot like this? Wha...
My first short-film officially received 4 award...
479 My first short-film officially received 4 award...
My wife's film just got Staff Picked on Vimeo! ...
453 My wife's film just got Staff Picked on Vimeo! ...
So many predators acting as directors.
427 So many predators acting as directors.
7 months since my post about being offered to d...
427 7 months since my post about being offered to d...
2023, July
Looks like they used footage from the Beirut ex...
1290 Looks like they used footage from the Beirut ex...
Doubting between these two posters for my first...
726 Doubting between these two posters for my first...
The Aviator had a really wacky color grade.
621 The Aviator had a really wacky color grade.
Can you do 10 different jobs, use 8 different s...
553 Can you do 10 different jobs, use 8 different s...
Christopher Nolan’s indulgence has no limit
508 Christopher Nolan’s indulgence has no limit
All of my equipment was stolen and I feel like ...
422 All of my equipment was stolen and I feel like ...
SAG-AFTRA goes on strike.
416 SAG-AFTRA goes on strike.
Here is my first attempt to use A.I in a vfx sh...
410 Here is my first attempt to use A.I in a vfx sh...
Renting out my Victorian home for a film
404 Renting out my Victorian home for a film
The OFFICIAL Oppenheimer format guide and not t...
407 The OFFICIAL Oppenheimer format guide and not t...
2023, June
Won my first Emmy!
2634 Won my first Emmy!
As a genre director I’ve always hoped I’d g...
1059 As a genre director I’ve always hoped I’d g...
I make a ton of props & prosthetics for films a...
1055 I make a ton of props & prosthetics for films a...
BTS rollerblade cam op using a ramp to simulate...
988 BTS rollerblade cam op using a ramp to simulate...
Is there a name for this kind of shot?
720 Is there a name for this kind of shot?
How was this seamless transition made in the La...
640 How was this seamless transition made in the La...
The USC Optical Sound Effects Library is now av...
629 The USC Optical Sound Effects Library is now av...
Wrapped my debut feature Friday
601 Wrapped my debut feature Friday
A little breakdown from a shot in my film that ...
483 A little breakdown from a shot in my film that ...
Practical blood effects for my upcoming short f...
458 Practical blood effects for my upcoming short f...
2023, May
Going to be directing my first film
1699 Going to be directing my first film
Hello! My name is Callum, a UK-Based Poster / K...
1078 Hello! My name is Callum, a UK-Based Poster / K...
Yikes. HBO Max is getting rid of the 'director'...
1072 Yikes. HBO Max is getting rid of the 'director'...
DIY Blade runner VFX breakdown!
886 DIY Blade runner VFX breakdown!
What's this?
812 What's this?
Film Festivals should have a category for first...
794 Film Festivals should have a category for first...
Just Premiere things. Women's Health video edit...
754 Just Premiere things. Women's Health video edit...
My first "actual" short film is premiering at T...
725 My first "actual" short film is premiering at T...
I’m a former PA and used to help with Script ...
696 I’m a former PA and used to help with Script ...
I created a DIY rotating camera rig for this ti...
649 I created a DIY rotating camera rig for this ti...
2023, April
We built this set in 21 hours
1960 We built this set in 21 hours
Touché...
1865 Touché...
People never learn
1753 People never learn
I don't think these guys actually like movies lol
1570 I don't think these guys actually like movies lol
My Co-Producer sitting on the set of our buddy'...
1479 My Co-Producer sitting on the set of our buddy'...
When the camera is a rental and you bought the ...
1446 When the camera is a rental and you bought the ...
I'm developing a visual editing tool that allow...
1364 I'm developing a visual editing tool that allow...
We know it's not just a joke | (IG @huntingtonf...
1302 We know it's not just a joke | (IG @huntingtonf...
Unfinished suit for our upcoming Dogman shortfilm.
1158 Unfinished suit for our upcoming Dogman shortfilm.
All of the formats I used to shoot my latest sh...
1104 All of the formats I used to shoot my latest sh...
2023, March
This type of shot is so simple but I love it so...
3600 This type of shot is so simple but I love it so...
Mario Puzo.The author of the Godfather books wh...
3499 Mario Puzo.The author of the Godfather books wh...
A filmmaker blasts Pedro Pascal for being in a ...
3303 A filmmaker blasts Pedro Pascal for being in a ...
thought i’d share my first theatrically relea...
3116 thought i’d share my first theatrically relea...
"...there was nothing about camerawork that any...
2321 "...there was nothing about camerawork that any...
One of animators that worked on Disney’s Enca...
1972 One of animators that worked on Disney’s Enca...
I made this Sci-Fi short film the help of AI in...
1350 I made this Sci-Fi short film the help of AI in...
A film I spent nearly 2 years on just dropped. AMA
1310 A film I spent nearly 2 years on just dropped. AMA
Old Projector For Display At My Film School
1273 Old Projector For Display At My Film School
Can somone explain this, editing or just camera...
1276 Can somone explain this, editing or just camera...
2023, February
Needed to bury someone, so I threw this together.
3096 Needed to bury someone, so I threw this together.
Car spinning out of control rig
2587 Car spinning out of control rig
I love seeing BTS pics like these
1843 I love seeing BTS pics like these
what's the point of the ball on a stick here?
1766 what's the point of the ball on a stick here?
I composited over 70 VFX shots in after effects...
1237 I composited over 70 VFX shots in after effects...
Sometimes location shoots are easy. This is not...
1135 Sometimes location shoots are easy. This is not...
After 5 years, and every ounce of my being, her...
1122 After 5 years, and every ounce of my being, her...
Some of you asked me for the sample pictures of...
1029 Some of you asked me for the sample pictures of...
Thought you guys would like my train of exports...
940 Thought you guys would like my train of exports...
Stills from a low budget horror film I produced...
884 Stills from a low budget horror film I produced...
2023, January
Currently my shortest short film, at 45 seconds...
2161 Currently my shortest short film, at 45 seconds...
Some stills from a video project in school, not...
1900 Some stills from a video project in school, not...
Played around with old school effects. I couldn...
1729 Played around with old school effects. I couldn...
FPV drone + 360 camera = impossible shot
1525 FPV drone + 360 camera = impossible shot
I’m not a filmmaker but I’m really interest...
1323 I’m not a filmmaker but I’m really interest...
Blade Runner 2049 but it isn’t orange
1223 Blade Runner 2049 but it isn’t orange
Put together a little comparison of Blade Runne...
1199 Put together a little comparison of Blade Runne...
I practically and digitally made my head explod...
1098 I practically and digitally made my head explod...
We shot a short film using Skyglass, the virtua...
1068 We shot a short film using Skyglass, the virtua...
Making a bed float in the sky for my short film
896 Making a bed float in the sky for my short film