Making a Short Film with Extreme Limitations - Behind the Scenes

Опубликовано: 10 Май 2026
на канале: Chris Sparrows
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It took me way longer than it should have to make my 2020 short film. Here's how I made it, including creative choices, technical details, and visual effects.

Is there anything else you want to know about it? Ask in the comments!


📼 Faint Not - Short Film
   • 2020  


⏯ Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Enlisting World Leaders to Narrate
00:59 World Building
01:20 Using Color Symbolically
01:33 To Trim, or Not to Trim
02:09 Lighting
04:45 Fix it in Post
05:22 Jump Cuts and Oners
05:50 Recreating a Virtual Classroom
06:38 Show, Don't Tell
05:59 Don't Even Show
07:21 Directing, DPing, and Acting All at Once
07:42 Happy Little Accidents
08:01 Finishing the Pandemic Early
08:17 That's All Folks


⌨️ Adobe Creative Suite, Red Giant Plug-ins
📷 Panasonic Lumix GH5
📱 OnePlus 5 (BTS Shots)
🎤 RØDE VideoMicro, Wireless GO
🎵 "Swim" by Panic Division
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#2020 #BTS #StayHome