David Lehre's 5 Minute Film School

[kirw4n]

OH MUH GUH ITS CHAD FUTURRRREE ... except.. in the past.

[clotwortorange]

@kirw4n Chad  Past?

[NikolaRisto]

wow dude... first you need to make yourself presentable... :*hint

[jannesaJMidol]

hi..sorry for my bad comments in ur facebook official mv.peace.

[VentolinFreak]

O GAHD.

[guitargeekette]

Dude. please tell me that Heart2Heart is a parody of kpop. I like kpop. but that is way off xDDDD

[beanazareno]

Dave, is facebook official a parody?

[OSUboarder]

Dave,

Have your camera recommendations changed in the last two years? Would you still recommend the XL2 or something HD in the same price range? Just curious because I'm going to upgrade to something bigger for use with Final Cut and don't know what to get.

Big Fan!

[EveIrken]

whoa i started making movies with a camera using a VHS player!!!

[geemchii]

brilliant advice !! But............... i can't edit those videos well , editing makes perfect . So what should i'm gonna do dave ?

[danceglassjaw83]

genius director/producer/writer/actor

[davlin2]

A lot of good advice in a cool manner......excellent

Dave

[jweinrub]

That was awesome man!

[NavajoJoeFilms]

This video is awesome because it's true!

[arch3rkid0]

lol, ahhh i broke my camera.

[ameba2k]

OMG You have a XL1 cam??? I never ever knew that!!!

[NightBlueShade]

LOL I LOVE YOU!

you answered all of my questions. rofll

[lancesta01]

LMFAO

STEPPY MC STEP STEP xD

[DraZtheProbleM]

LOL!

[n2wldlfe]

Dude this is nice and informative...

[adamjones19]

how do u start ur production company??

[GameDude2008]

Will the avarage parent really give their kid 40,000 to buy film equipment? I wish I had Dave's parents

[zgelwix]

i respect everything about you and everything you portray

you are a true role model to me Dave

[siuyutlong]

this video is quite useful.....even though i don't plan to make movies.

[slydancer12]

i think it's awesome that you're encouraging others to get up and start making movies! and i really like the fact that the american flag is on ur wall :)

[SuperEd86]

word.

[highyoh]

u r great

big up

[bonogirl1989]

I'm an aspiring film maker as well. I'd like to know what software you use to edit your movies, as well as if you ever went to school? I'm just curious. I'm currently saving up for a camera, and my main focus is going to be music videos and primarily editing. I love your videos and this one is awesome, and very insightful and perfect for someone like me.

[livelytv]

thanks dave. i just recently discovered a lot of your work, starting with your facebook movie, and i'm already a big fan. whatever you make, i'll be sure to give it a look. ive been doing a lot of amateur film making myself and like you said, each film i make gets better and better. i've already made a name for myself locally by making videos with my friends and doing awesome video projects for school, and i'm looking forward to improving on myself even more. again, thanks a ton for the advice!

[davelehre]

Amazing stuff! Super proud of you! Keep up the great work! :-)

-DL

[blackziongate]

i am goon make movie about me

[blackziongate]

thank you bro  i am goon make movie about you

[jonlambert76]

Yep.. you are speaking a whole lot of sense here. Good vid, and a very realistic view on the business. Very realistic.

[VillaPanda]

i saw the facebook movie earlier and i pulled out my book i was writing. im now gonna make a movie. thanks dave

[djoproz1]

Dude! Awesome Advice! I'm on it!

[mnmgohabsgo]

great advice

[patunya17]

Haha ohh, thanks :D

[justcallmeyourlover9]

hahahaha "steppy mcstep step."

[cawzzaa]

you are a lagend (y)

[movielover1990]

oh yeah! I'm totally a fan now..and is now fanning herself on how hot this guy is! did a great job!!

[rottentomato11]

THIS IS HOW I FEEL ABOUT COMPUTER ANIMATION. I have been working on 3D modeling and effects in my school. Hopefully I will be able to get a career in this kind of thing.

[patunya17]

were u in epic movie?

[TwilightxFilms]

yeah i definitely agree with you. i have been making videos for a year now and ill go back and be like wow...im so much better now haha

[residentemojacob]

this is brilliant.

this video made me realize that i don't really need film school =P

[SFLogicNinja]

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES .

Absolutely. Positively. 100%.

Damn, I should bought you a beer when I was at the NAMM show. Oh well. Next time.

VERY good vid. Sage advice.

*bows*

[neonfrog83]

Steppy McStepStep. ILY Dave.

[LocoAida]

Thanks

[HiigarianPride]

omg im gonna go and buy a video camera right now

[KINGofCLUBSS]

sweet!!! which one? if you're just an amateur (like me, lol) wanting to make some movies with friends, i would strongly recommend the SONY DCR-SR.32! if you're really a hardcore producer, i'd use the CANON XL2 (the one dave mentioned).!

[beauch]

This is totally what I needed to hear.

[KILLERWSYAN]

OMG i LOVE Your VideoSSSSS  :D

[ScottMills1988]

Cool advice Dave. And you don't even need a good amera or editing stuff which is quite pricey. I just use the movie function on my digital camera and Movie Maker!

[shredguitarmanifesto]

thanks man

[Nocluefilms]

david, thanks.... i needed that. lol

i was feelin a little, shall we say, pessimistic of late when it came to my films, not finishing any, etc... i was in the middle of one and then i just stopped! but thank you, it was inspirational, i think you're doing great, and for someone who started out on your own, you really have made the best of it! you're great! thanks a million, and check out "The Scourge" when it's finished! -Vincent

[WatsAllTheHoopla]

dude what's the song playing in the background or what type of music is that

[MissTiffy101]

Youre so amazing :)

I like making vids too. haha Ijust started... :D

I do it for fun tho .

<3

-The Official Miss Tiffy-

Chk out my newest vid!

[TresProductions]

thanks for the advice!

[superjordan2008]

Thanks for all your advice!

[Mickeypsphelp01]

Thank You, Dave.

U R DA AWESOMESTEST

Person I KNow= ]]

[casey1234schoch]

nice, we make videos too! i have a decently good camera, and pretty dang freakin good editing software so its fun!

[Mickeypsphelp01]

David I ****** LOVE YOU!

U R A REAL INSPIRATION

P.s Not On Capslock= ]]

I LOVE YOU xD

N Yes I Am A Guy:)

[Conrad617]

steppy mc step step lol

i have bin thinkin of doing a movie it is popular people like it so i will get a camra thanx dave!

[luigiestar209]

i did my 8 videos but i have problembs uploading it in youtube so i upload it in photobucket

[chocobozchan]

STEPPY MCSTEP STEP

[itsallgrrr]

thanks david! [: have you submitted any videos into a film festival?

[LAureo]

I love this...Hahaa You're my inspiration!!

Thanks for being SO Cool! :]

[ixchel003]

that was really nice. thanks!

[modestjon]

Hey man, I like your advice, but I was wondering what kind of editing programs you recomend???

[daughtersin]

final cut is awesome

[7ZSX4]

Thank you Davey boy! You have great advice!

[bolokla]

i got diploma from david lehre 5 minute film school..get it on his website..cool...lol

[nicolechen]

u are so smart that's what I've been doing! okok i'll go do some movie!

[Somesinger]

what's some good editing gear? any suggestions? is certain editing gear only compatible with certain types of cameras? I have no idea

[SET0789]

3:10-3:17. I laughed so hard. that was amazing. lol.

I really like the whole American flag in the background. I was waiting for you to say "I want YOU to join the army!"..or something along those lines.

[Nate2626]

Davveee its Nate how are ya man Love this video saw it in my subscriptions today...youd think it would be hard to explain in 5 mins how to get your feet wet in video making but you do an awesome job here. It also gives regular people like me inspiration knowing we dont need some big time Film School to make a decent movie or even a great movie. Keep up the good work Dave

[Nate2626]

Daveeee its Nate how are ya man? Love this video saw it in my subscriptions today...

[davelehre]

I agree, but everyone coming up needs to know that you absolutely don't need a film school to have a career and become successful. There is so much out there telling people traditional film school is the only way, but we live in an exciting new generation of web 2.0 and technology-- you just don't need it. (but it's okay if you want it!)

[in2universe]

@davelehre

i agree with your comments here. Great living filmmakers who didn't go to film school are Tarantino and r Rodriguez.

[tabac]

Hahaha, Stepfordwives!

Ah. You're great. And adorable. Will take these into inconsideration. Thanks!

[TheVolle]

Shouldn't take too long to teach them ;)

[FunkyLady645]

I love you! :P

your videos rule!! I love making videos, I just need a camera, I don't have any videos up, but I have made some. Your right, they do suck at first, but they do get better!

[Lanzface]

thank you! :DD

[damongman]

Can you make a second video like "David Lehre's 5 Minute Advance Film School"? or not even 5 minutes, I'll take a 3 minute one!

I need to advance, one step closer to David Lehre!

[GreenFrisbeeProducts]

dude i love you guys...and now u don't get recognized because of gay smosh and u guys are the real hits of youtube and make the best videos

[Leadrunner]

love it!

[CushTV]

Dave... you + me + a youtube video about haters = Genius...lets do this... Glad I could go to film school today... I just printed out the diploma and my parents just wrote me a check for $40,000. thanks - Big Bro

[wtfilms]

david, the more you grow as an artist, the more i like you.  and i've always appreciated your style to begin with. i too, along with my team are in the process of aquiring our own gear. xl2, soft boxes, hot lights, a mac pro, and final cut. so like yourself, we are taking the road less traveled. you're the man david. keep it up.

[gevaWOW]

I agree. I always delete negative comments on my videos. Those comments really aren't necessary.

[junkjunkj]

wat

[evelian]

I like your hair!

do you have any tips for convincing my parents to pay for my film making?

they only make like 45000 a year together so im afraid theyll say no when i ask for 40000 but i realy have a good idea about a dog with a suit who has no friends but i dont no if theyll understand???

[blashco]

wait wait wait

where does this guy get off thinking he can teach us about film?

and where the fucking hell does this guy get off thinking he is funny? i saw his myspace movie, and yes, it was well executed, but so was Lady In The Water. And the latter was funnier too.

Also, something like compressing a college education into 5 minutes should probably be scripted.

I guess this guy is getting the basics down: you need to fail before you can succeed! nice job there brah-heim!

[Silentkill2326]

not cool. Dave is awesome. Whoa re you to tell us that he cant teach.

[blashco]

i am not one to tell you he cant teach, his awful teaching and lack of reputable knowledge on the overall subject states this.

and someone being awesome is no reason someone should teach. i mean should the koolaid man be able to teach? or how about the welsh man-beasty? i think not!

[Silentkill2326]

lol actually i would love the kool-aid man to teach me how the juice stays in his bowl all the time.

[davelehre]

Remember the part of my movie when I said to "just delete negative comments"? Okay, I'm keeping this up as an example of the dousche-bag comments you should be deleting as you continue on your wonderful journey through film. SO many people, like this guy, will just try to bring you down because THEY are unhappy with themselves and their career.

so sad we can't support each-other, huh?

much love,

-dave

[FunnyEffect]

how does our name get on the diploma thing?

[eldaddio]

...It was more like 6 minutes haha

[firstklip]

hello there, well im writing from Mexico, i reallly really love your vids, my friends and i have a project called "Firstklip" we make short comedy films just to have fun, even though here in Mexico its just really hard to get peoples atention and get them to like it, we've had good response we've been promoted twice in youtube Mexico Front page.

well id really like to get in touch with you sometime, maybe just to talk or you could give us some tips. id apreciate it =D

Firsklip

Chambe!

[gusgeraci]

"delete" ben stiller style

[breanna1992]

He stole the guy with a red hat idea from me. I'M SUING!!! lol

[ZehOneproductions]

fucking love it dude..!!

[JewellStudios]

Good ideas and I see what you're trying to do. But a little vague. Most people don't even know how to correctly export a movie let alone upload it. And those cameras are a little much for the beginning filmmaker. If you do something like this you have to picture yourself in the viewers shoes and talk about the details. Instead of talking about your story. But I mean no offense. Just my comments. Rock on.

[davelehre]

this isn't a "how to use an XL-2" video, but all the information on how to use a video camera and export with editing software is available online for everyone to use. anyone can do this if they put their mind to it. end of story.

[JewellStudios]

Totally agreed Dave. But people will look to this video and look up to you to show them some quick and easy tips that might give them a little jump start. The stuff that you picked up along the way. For instance, when I export for YouTube I simply use the Export for iPod setting in FCP. That kind of stuff, ya know? Thats all I was trying to say.

[kmedia]

good thoughts dave. For the most part tho, all the $1800+ cameras you recommend probly aren't going to fit into the budget of the people you are focusing this video towards. I'm glad you made it big and aren't going to school, but telling kids to drop their tuition money on cameras and gear if they don't know what to do with them is probably not a good idea...

[davelehre]

it IS a good idea, everyone makes it seem so complicated-- it's not. They can figure it out, just like everyone else did, with some hard work and research. All the information is available for free online & people can learn more as they grow.

[Anivool]

sweet im going to drop out of school and start making films. only kidding...but not really.

[Wynner3]

Damn't, I inhaled a life saver. It's stuck in my throat now. I laughed at steppy mc step step and at the very end.

Very good idea Dave!

[pooohz]

Nice speech, awesome!

[DecimalBrothers]

Nicely said david, nicely said.

[onedreamstudios]

great work bro! this is exactly what we are trying to do is inspire people and its great that you are doing your part!! great work!~dreamteam

[mattdyce]

good to hear a message like that from someone who's actually gone through it. good vid dave.

[lizardbreth45]

DAVE LEHRE, is my hero.

this video makes me want a real video camera.

[Ravergirl]

This is what I've been doing since I was 15!! Oh David your my inspiration

[emo777monster]

Dave, your a good man and this was a good thing to make. I'd like to meet you one day and just discuss movies and your point of view on all of it. Good looking out & keep making movies! I'd love to take 40 grand and do what you said but I'd also like to have a film school diploma and all that so thats actually what I'm doing now so wish me luck :)

[Valiant188]

My brother and I have been talking about doing this for awhile now. I just sent him this link. Thanks for the inspiration! Maybe we'll do it!

[74nick74]

hey man youve defintly inspired our four cans production group, check out are videos see what you think, we got some good ideas for this summer im excited our community is putting on a film fest this summer

[brkitdownbabyxo]

omg. you are amazing. this video remains funny and has some great tips. ive been getting really into film making lately and hope to be good at it one day. these tips help me so much. thank you! you are incredibly funny and mega amazingg!

[elmosondaloose321]

dave u kick ass, i think im ganna go make a movie now 8)

[chocamilkproductions]

NICE job man! i really liked the video! i think the only hard thing i find doing is actually getting a lot of views for my videos...hopefully i can fix that somehow.

keep up the good work!

[PatrickEggert]

super cool dave love the insight on how you feel it should be done - Patrick

[brenndon1]

the thing about film school is my mom wants me to go to college and i know i whould fail a normal college.

[RanDomeFilms]

hey man

tell me how the randomefilms fan video is

its called drama josh

comment it maybe

thanx dude, and u do inspire me!

[MaroonCanProduction]

BEST IN A LONG TIME. My friends and I have been having trouble with the fun aspect lately, thanks for the help.

[geranimo009]

damn man, you always beat me to the punch, i was gonna post a 'film school" video of my own!

[mario54671]

heh, awesome. i seriously need to make some movies, but I'm not good with ideas...hopefully I end up doing more videos. and I seriously need to get a Mac for Final Cut...Adobe Premire Pro is ehhh...honestly, I like your videos way better than Smosh. Smosh gets more views than you, but your videos are made much better. I honestly find you much funnier than Anthony and Ian, too..

[himatsuri]

This is so awesome. I've been trying to get help on how to make movies because I really like doing it but I couldn't come up with a good way to do it. This really helps. Thanks a lot!

[lemmonyfresh]

Now i'm truly inspired.

I love you, David La-Hair.

[JesseGilbertFiIms]

Dave your amazing. thanks for the tips

[nitecobra]

Grrr. You didn't mention the gl2. It's better than Xl1s

[TransformersMatrix]

That's how you make a film! I LOVE IT!

[troach55]

i love it. took every word to heart

[theRANDAMZ]

hey dave! we love your videos, especially the jumper parody! (: we hope ya like our 5 min video. we posted a video response >:D~

[BlueSunWiz]

That was great!

[AustinHewittFilms]

This is better then IndyMogul.

[doorag65]

youre awesome.

[stinkycheese53]

lol steppy mcstep step

[deadbackman]

sweet