This is THE Unofficial deviantART Film gathering spot. Here you will find updates, information and contest listings for film/video/animations/video art technique tutorials, film and animation groups, and more! Even if you aren't an active part of the film community but you love art and film, this is the space to watch! Want film privileges? Check out the main page, we've got links to everything you could need! Still confused? Drop us a line!

Hello everyone!

I am ^ditto9 (or Morgan if you prefer) and I'm the new Community Volunteer for Film and Animation! I would love to see all your brilliant films here in this Group, and if you have any Film and Animation Daily Deviation suggestions to make please click here to visit my guidelines and such!

If you have any questions or want to know anything, please drop me a note! I don't mind at all!
Lets get your lovely films and animations featured c:

Don't forget! We're all about Film and Animation as a gallery here, so please don't submit GIFs or Flash animations to the Group!

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For a view of all of the instructional videos on the site click here - > ME ME ME CLICK ME!

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This is THE Unofficial deviantART Film gathering spot. Here you will find updates, information and contest listings for film/video/animations/video art technique tutorials, film and animation groups, and more! Even if you aren't an active part of the film community but you love art and film, this is the space to watch! Want film privileges? Check out the main page, we've got links to everything you could need! Still confused? Drop us a line!

Hi guys!

Just a friendly reminder, please only submit your film deviations once (we get multiples of the same thing sometimes and it can clog the inbox), and as this is a Film & Animation group, we do NOT accept flash work or drawings

That means that if the deviation thumb doesn't move when we scroll over it, it won't be accepted to this group Flash and gif animations are lovely, but again, this is a Film & Animation (i.e. video) group, and submissions must be in the proper format You can re-format flash and gif animations into proper video ones (assuming of course you have film privileges as well ), and if you do so, they will be accepted, no prob

Just a little reminder as it keeps happening and re-explaining the rules as to why something was rejected takes a surprising amount of time

How do you make video tutorials tutorial!!! -


How to use the video tutorial (free-open source software) thingy? -


And more!



For a view of all of the instructional videos on the site click here - > ME ME ME CLICK ME!

The Character Lab - CURRENTLY ON HOLD

This is THE Unofficial deviantART Film gathering spot. Here you will find updates, information and contest listings for film/video/animations/video art technique tutorials, film and animation groups, and more! Even if you aren't an active part of the film community but you love art and film, this is the space to watch! Want film privileges? Check out the main page, we've got links to everything you could need! Still confused? Drop us a line!

Prepare for deletion. That is, deletion if you are not/do not follow the rules as outlined per the contract you agreed to upon being granted the ability to submit films to deviantART. This applies to everyone, whether you applied for privs directly or had a friend grant them to you.

I will make this simple for those who don't have as deep an understanding of film and music copyright as myself or other film professionals in the field: There are issues major enough with music theft (i.e utilizing music you did not create in its entirety-- and again this is layman's terms) in your films that several interests in the music industry have contacted deviantART personally for immediate removal.

Very short and simple: You didn't make the music in your film from scratch, it's a violation.

If you currently have film privileges, you should have received the Hot Topic post in your devWatch linking you to the journal post in #communityrelations. If you do not, then this may be the first you are hearing about this. If that's the case, please make sure to add #communityrelations to your watch as that's THE place for site news, info about gallery mods, etc.

That said, please visit the link below, read it well, and defer all questions to that blog.

Yes, this particular blog posted right here may sound alarmist, but it is indeed a cause for alarm. The music industry is an industry, and they protect their work as any other artist would and should. Make sure you know the rules here and remove anything you may have that violates the policies you agreed to upon getting film privileges. More info is available in the linked blog above, and you can directly ask questions there as well. This group is the UNofficial dA hub for films. The official goings-on sitewide can be read about above.

Any questions relating to the above, or if you wanna argue points, etc., you will be referred back to that blog as all questions can be answered there and detailed information is there as well. The function of this post is to insure everyone gets a heads-up about what is going on

How do you make video tutorials tutorial!!! -


How to use the video tutorial (free-open source software) thingy? -


And more!



For a view of all of the instructional videos on the site click here - > ME ME ME CLICK ME!

The Character Lab - CURRENTLY ON HOLD

This is THE Unofficial deviantART Film gathering spot. Here you will find updates, information and contest listings for film/video/animations/video art technique tutorials, film and animation groups, and more! Even if you aren't an active part of the film community but you love art and film, this is the space to watch! Want film privileges? Check out the main page, we've got links to everything you could need! Still confused? Drop us a line!

And if we filmmakers know our stuff, it's that the breaks during these months is the time to get some major work done! If you're relatively new to deviantART Film, did you know that your fellow deviants have provided Stock Film which you can utilize in your work? (If you don't, where have you been, man? We've had that last journal up for quite some time! )  

I don't know how many of you have the budget for flyby shots in helicopters or on-location in foreign countries with beautiful backdrops or marketplaces, but for those of us who shoot on shoe-string budgets, there is truly beautiful and amazing stock footage available Take advantage of the resources around you!

Something else no film ever does without is proper music. There are very stringent rules on what is and is not allowed on deviantART in terms of what you can have in your films. This is mostly for the newbies, but anyone looking for music which is okay can find a large resource of it in faq842: FAQ #852: Where can I find music for my films?

We do keep having issues with films being submitted that have music which is not allowed (we're not talking about content-- this comes down to licensing-- and you guys are not the creator of the pokemon theme song or anything by Lady Gaga, so please don't submit films with songs or melodies that can get your work removed. It sucks when it happens, and you agreed when you got the privs not to do so ;D). We have faqs, links, and all that good stuff on the main page for more info, or you can just ask if you can't find what you're looking for There's lots of good and cool resources that are perfectly okay to use, so get on it!


For those of you who haven't uploaded work in a while or don't follow #hq (which you really should if you want to stay up to date and on top of site updates and issues) you might not have heard that deviantART Film now supports 720p and 1080p HD, and there is more control over preview frames (Yeah we're making this update late. We're filmmakers, wanna make something of it? )

What's this mean to you?

First off, better quality and more clarity. If you have had issue with how your films have looked in the past, then worry not anymore If you have previously shot on hi-def or have shied away from it due to worry over content-clarity, this should not be an issue any longer Secondly, all films that are able to be converted over to HD format will and are currently being processed. Check out your films and see if it's happened to some of your work yet ;D

Also a sought-after control, you can now pick and choose individual frames (instead of pre-chosen time-interval frames) as the previews for your work. For those unfamiliar with why this may be important or why you should care if you did not previously, it is these frames that fellow deviants will see when your work arrives in their inbox. Scrolling over your film gives them a quick idea about what it is about or the storytelling. You should choose frames that optimize the ideas you are trying to get across, and that makes your film look interesting (don't stay with basic black intro frames! Draw in your audience with a tease!)

You can read more about this upgrade here.

With everything said and done, get to filming those projects now that school is on a break, gather your friends, hit the editing bay, and let's get some awesome work done!

...for everyone else, stay tuned and ready with the popcorn

How do you make video tutorials tutorial!!! -


How to use the video tutorial (free-open source software) thingy? -


And more!



For a view of all of the instructional videos on the site click here - > ME ME ME CLICK ME!

The Character Lab - CURRENTLY ON HOLD

This is THE official deviantART Film gathering spot. Here you will find updates, information and contest listings for film/video/animations/video art technique tutorials and more! Even if you aren't an active part of the film community but you love art and film, this is the space to watch! There is a lot going on behind the scenes for film on dA and we hope you'll stay tuned! To browse film, or see our DDs and our FAQs, just look at the top of this journal for the big green buttons

If you are creating a film, and are missing that perfect snippet- a pan of the sun setting,  fire works, underwater shot… something that just isn’t in your budget to produce,- Fear Not!  There is a solution, and it is only a click away!
Film stock can also be used as a reference for animators.  Need to study the way a certain animal moves?  Wallah!  The way the rain falls against the pavement, but it is a bright and sunny day?  There are some great clips provided.

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STOCK FILM!
Just like stock provided for photomanipulators and traditional artists, there is an entire gallery of film clips provided graciously by deviant users for other film makers to use.  Like their photograph partners, most providers have rules to follow.  
Remember- it may be stock, but some one took the time to go to location, film, and post the film for use. Be respectful of stock artists- they are no less an artist than you or me.

Film Stock gives one access to images that might otherwise would be near impossible for the beginner film maker, or break a budget.  It also provides a variety of images for editors use in creating the perfect film.
So, next time you are working on a film, keep ‘stock’ in mind- and if you have a film that you think might be helpful to someone else, and are interested in what others could create with it, try putting it up for stock.

How do you make video tutorials tutorial!!! -


How to use the video tutorial (free-open source software) thingy? -


And more!



For a view of all of the instructional videos on the site click here - > ME ME ME CLICK ME!

The Character Lab - CURRENTLY ON HOLD