CANON R5 // Cinematic Short Film // Casey Neistat course “Do ideas speak through dreams?"
Channel: Josh Miles
Date: 2022-02-16

2022 San Francisco Shorts Festival - Best Micro-Short Winner

CANON R5 // Cinematic Short Film // Casey Neistat course “Do ideas speak through dreams?"

This was my second and final submission for the Casey Neistat filmmaking course shot on the Canon R5.

Compared to my first "chicken" video, this was a little more ambitious in terms of what I was trying to pull off, as a mostly one-man crew, and attempting to edit in Davinci Resolve for effectively the first time.

My concept was to explore how so many of our best ideas come to us in unexpected moments—on a run, in the shower, as you’re getting ready in the morning—and I wanted to present that as our subconscious speaking to us in our quiet moments if we are ready to listen.

I’ve never produced something this involved for myself, where I was shooting and the “talent,” in terms of scripting, so many scenes, etc. So this felt like a pretty big step. As such, I wanted to really limit the gear and lighting setups.

- gear- 
I shot everything here on the Canon R5 at 4k 60, and everything was one light+soft box, and some available light, and the 50mm 1.2 RF lens, outside of the shots of the shower hardware which was shot wider (15-35). And the very last shot was done with the EOS R, as I was shooting the other angle with the R5. VO was on the Shure SM7b.

Music and SFX were all from Epidemic Sound.

Audio edited in Adobe Audition (VO), and colored + edited in Davinci Resolve (my first full edit in Davinci, and I LOVED it!)

I shot some BTS footage. Would that be interesting to see how this was shot. 

Let me know below if you're interested in seeing the BTS?

::: Here's the script:::

Do ideas speak to us, through dreams?
Inspiration quickly retreats from the noise and agenda of algorithms.
Creatures of habit proceed down their paths
These involuntary acts put the tedium of morning, on autopilot
In the role of passenger, do we avail ourselves to opportunities gently whispered?
The hint of an idea…
But To-Dos and urgencies rudely interrupt inspirations of what could be.
Warding off tiny injuries we suffered in the night.
Sometimes we forget, that our mind IS connected to our body.
To stretch our frames is to reestablish that connection… 
Has inspiration returned?
Passengers ride on.
Momentarily breaking free from the gravity of tasks
We pay a visit to the brisk air if only for a little while.
We move, 
And while our entire body
each vein and vessel, otherwise occupied, 
our minds are free to wander.
Which path will we take?
Too often, it’s one forged by another.
But we move.
And that alone is good.
But was inspiration disappointed to have been stood up?
Showers are requisite,
But they bring healing too
Once more, the body is distracted
What ideas might present themselves through the steam?
Are we listening?
Or is this simply another box to check?
Inspiration seeks stimulation as we move more quickly to the next destination.
As we brew our own remedy 
It’s a ritual within a ritual to rouse our receptors
The smell alone reminds us why we agreed to begin this day anew.
that 
first 
Sip.
Something awakens our very soul
Echoes of inspiration surface.
But the noise fights back.
Motivated by the caffeine that now courses
Ready. 
The day has promise
If we can manage for one moment to sit and enjoy the silence.
And perhaps, the promise speaks. 
The possibilities 
Somehow make sense
This is the moment
We leave the cocoon of the morning routine, and chase after an idea
Where did it come from?
The inspiration to make
This yearning to create
Did dreams speak this idea to life,
Or were our daily rhythms simply fodder for this evening's dreams?

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If you haven't seen my first project from the class, check it out here:
https://youtu.be/4xN-wb5Hv2w

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