Making a Short Film Alone
A video on YouTube. In Photography & Film, a Krater category.
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Filmmaker Joe Simon discusses how he shot, lit, and edited his sci-fi short film 'The Volunteer' entirely by himself during quarantine.
From the video
Answers: How did Joe Simon make his sci-fi short film The Volunteer during quarantine by himself?
- indie filmmaking during quarantine
- one-man film crew workflow
- location scouting for low budget film
- lighting with single light sources
- atmosphere aerosol for cinematic fog
- DaVinci Resolve video editing
What it concludes
- Building your story around locations you have available makes small-scale production look big without needing large budgets.
- Shooting during the blue hour or golden hour helps make a low-budget project look cinematic and polished.
- Using single-source lighting combined with tools like Atmosphere Aerosol adds depth, texture, and separation to interior scenes.
- Switching from Premiere to DaVinci Resolve for editing, color grading, and audio mixing resulted in faster workflows and fewer crashes.
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