Uprising - Cheap Tricks

Explore Missions: Cheap Tricks

CineCoup: Cheap Tricks - Uprising

Uprising seems impossible to make with under $1 million, right? WRONG! Especially when you've got a few crucial tricks up your sleeve.

240

Akash Sherman, Writer/Director/Editor.

The man behind all the visuals, Akash, works hard daily editing and working on effects to make Uprising look as good as possible.

136

Weekly Fun Fact!

Fun fact 2 - we only made one costume for our main characters, so how exactly did we get a shot of two characters wearing it??

138

Before and After

Comparison of raw footage next to final, edited footage.

138

Before and After

Another before and after comparison!

133

Behind the Scenes!

A look at what's going on behind the video during week 2!

126

More from Uprising

leannie j.
Posted 5 months ago

interesting stuff here. I like it a lot! good luck

madeleine b.
Posted 5 months ago

Impressive! Nice Job!

Nicholas L.
Posted 5 months ago

nice

Emmy Kathryn D.
Posted 5 months ago

Awesome guys

sharon j.
Posted 5 months ago

This was great guys. I could tell some of this was not high budget material but I can see the potential if you all had some money behind you. The locations weren't inspiring - but I'm sure that would change with money behind you

Raj S.
Posted 5 months ago

Very crafty!

Michael V.
Posted 5 months ago

nice!

Lee V.
Posted 5 months ago

There are some visual effects in movies that you can just tell are computer generated, but the way you guys did some of the overlapping, very convincing. I would have never been able to pick it out. Love it.

Rocky E.
Posted 5 months ago

impressive use of computer graphics!

Matt H.
Posted 5 months ago

Well done, all very convincing.

Edward D.
Posted 5 months ago

Very resourceful.

Serena L.
Posted 5 months ago

Awesome work boys!

Valid H.
Posted 5 months ago

Well, I'm impressed. :-)

victor l.
Posted 5 months ago

amazing tricks to use computer graphic to augment reality! looking forward to the movie.

Kim M.
Posted 5 months ago

Great job!

Darren F.
Posted 5 months ago

Your effects are impressive, and your use of overlaying shots are great! I am very impressed by you guys, good luck, as a fellow Edmontonian, i wish you all the best and hope you guys win it!

Cyndi F.
Posted 5 months ago

This looks like one bad ass action movie

Ang C.
Posted 5 months ago

Great use of technology to solve budget restraints.

Ann G.
Posted 5 months ago

Neat ideas.

Tessa V.
Posted 5 months ago

Really great idea guys!

Kathy L.
Posted 5 months ago

Gotta love computers!

Kurt P.
Posted 5 months ago

Awesome!

Celene C.
Posted 5 months ago

The software that duplicates an image is amazing. It amazes me how these film makers come up with such creative ideas to make something look much bigger than it is. Would love to see this film completed.

Zoltan M.
Posted 5 months ago

Haha I respect you guys! Good video

Erin W.
Posted 5 months ago

Best of luck to you! A big undertaking!

Heather O.
Posted 5 months ago

Good job!

MAK138 K.
Posted 5 months ago

Very smart!! Working in the northern Alberta snow can't be easy. Best of luck!

Rosella W.
Posted 5 months ago

"If you want to make something, you just gotta find a way to make it." -- I love that! & it's just one of many great things you stated while talking about this production. I really like your duplicating technique as a way to save money on wardrobe. You have a brilliant-budgeted mindset. Awesome!

Sunny K.
Posted 5 months ago

Good innovation to keep costs to a minimum.

Iris O.
Posted 5 months ago

You seem like you have a bright young team with great ideas. There are probably a million other tricks up your sleeves. Good job.

Nadia H.
Posted 5 months ago

Very nice use of visual effects. I think you might need more than one costume/guy though ;)

Ralph M.
Posted 5 months ago

Hometown boys! Love it!

Roger D.
Posted 5 months ago

Sorry Guys i Just cant get behind you. I think your Branding and Online Platforms are phenomenal . You definitely killing it that way. But when it comes to the actual product your selling it's a unoriginal Story Hunger games + Arrow + Melodramatic youths. + Action Movie Essentials and some Videocopilot follow along tutorials Just doesnt sell it for me. Im sure you guys will come up with some awesome ideas in the future. How do you guys even relate to the revolution that you are trying to tell in your story?

Jolene K.
Posted 5 months ago

ok...I think that you understate being young...I find the younger generation way more creative...You grow up with the internet and all kinds of tools at arms length....

Donna R.
Posted 5 months ago

Only $250 on the trailer, so I'm sure you can do the whole movie on a million. Great job guys! I so want to see this movie on the big screen.

Jonathan C.
Posted 5 months ago

Well done guys! Really smart tricks in here.

Vivian M.
Posted 5 months ago

Well presented and convincing. I believe you have the talent and resourcefulness necessary to make this work.

David S.
Posted 5 months ago

Nice work, guys. I'm sure that your technical skills are going to do you wonders for this film. You guys are getting a lot of mileage out of your talent

Kerri S.
Posted 5 months ago

Innovation is the way to go. Not only with the concept, but the budget as well. Visual effects skills will be a huge part of this film. and looks like you have already nailed it! Well done!

Brenden K.
Posted 5 months ago

This looks fantastic! Super impressed.

Julius G.
Posted 5 months ago

sweet!

Zombetty B.
Posted 6 months ago

Awesome job!

Christopher K.
Posted 6 months ago

Cool stuff using after effects, it definitely makes things easier.

Sharon M.
Posted 6 months ago

I'm wondering who's backyard ...good thing there is less snow right now!!

Lindsey D.
Posted 6 months ago

Good stuff guys!

Cathy R.
Posted 6 months ago

You totally made this work on virtually nothing. Dedication and hard work will get you far!

Martin V.
Posted 6 months ago

Your mission shows promising and thoughtful knowledge how use on how the VFX in a movie can overpower the story.

Rhonda B.
Posted 6 months ago

good try

John M.
Posted 6 months ago

Akash - you're VFX skills will be one of the best assets to this production, but will this leave you with enough time for everything else?

Ellen M.
Posted 6 months ago

Nice cheap tricks guys. I like your minimalist visual effects, with out over doing it. Keep up the great work!

Joel K.
Posted 6 months ago

Nicely done. Looks like that would have been heaps of work

Zaul M.
Posted 6 months ago

One of my favorite ways to cheat effects. Very slick and polished video good work.

Tory A.
Posted 6 months ago

You guys are definately thrifty and I seeing the costumes at the hype event..top notch!

Timothy W.
Posted 6 months ago

Having seen some of the costume and set equipment in real life, I'm even more impressed by how well this is all stitched together. You guys are awesome!

Lukee W.
Posted 6 months ago

meh :o(

Angela S.
Posted 6 months ago

Excellent job boys!

Larry J.
Posted 6 months ago

good effects

Ron K.
Posted 6 months ago

Nice cheap tricks guys. I like your minimalist visual effects, with out over doing it. Keep up the great work!

Kristi H.
Posted 6 months ago

Different. Not fussy on concept

Cat R.
Posted 6 months ago

You're the team fellas! Thrifty, but definitely no compromise in quality. Great work and I sincerely look forward to seeing you guys in the next missions.

Jordan H.
Posted 6 months ago

I look forward to seeing the final project.

Neirrod E.
Posted 6 months ago

If time is money, then VFX on a feature could cost a lot but like the pitch. hope you can make it go the way

Timario M.
Posted 6 months ago

The trailer didnt grab me, but the way you guys are pitching it is impressive. You've got my attention.

Vance A.
Posted 6 months ago

Here's hoping you guys get your something, something!

jane D.
Posted 6 months ago

looks very good

Dave S.
Posted 6 months ago

Way to go Tim. I'm rackin up my votes for you guys

Jay R.
Posted 6 months ago

Wish I would have seen this video earlier, great tricks in here. Mr. Sherman is a wizard with the effects and the composites. Fantastic work fellas!

Stacey A.
Posted 6 months ago

Great examples of Cheap Tricks!

Nate J.
Posted 6 months ago

Very Nice stunt trickery

Bannister B.
Posted 7 months ago

OK - you've got my attention :-)

Tah the T.
Posted 7 months ago

Looking good! Hope to see this one eventually!

Bruce E.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice use of VFX..has potential!

Jamie H.
Posted 7 months ago

Not bad...

Paula M.
Posted 7 months ago

Tricks are good. I hope they work!

Dimas T.
Posted 7 months ago

Good looking film

Nicholas S.
Posted 7 months ago

Getting lots out out your budget!

Shafer C.
Posted 7 months ago

I can't wait to see what you can do with a budget. It's amazing that you only spent $250 on your trailer.

Marina N.
Posted 7 months ago

Excellent budget saving on the single costume used for multiple actors! Very creative!

Tammy B.
Posted 7 months ago

Not sure yet, will keep watching

Geoff W.
Posted 7 months ago

I thought this was fantastic, particularly the duplication stuff... until the flurry of special effects shots at the end, which kinda looked like the "before" images in the Video CoPilot tutorials. Still though, phenomenally impressed with the vibe and passion of this team. they will make it happen, one way or another

Frank G.
Posted 7 months ago

I just feel like this has been done to death, sorry

Craig A.
Posted 7 months ago

Great look guys. Very promising!

Grant S.
Posted 7 months ago

Well explained.

Channy K.
Posted 7 months ago

nailed it!!!

Michael M.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work guys

Allen M.
Posted 7 months ago

Well done, you guys really got this mission right

Casey G.
Posted 7 months ago

I have to say you nailed it on this particular mission.

Terran B.
Posted 7 months ago

great way to approach your mission!

Ryan P.
Posted 7 months ago

That duplication is an amazing idea! That is a fantastic idea. Great job!

Aniko K.
Posted 7 months ago

Very cool to find out about the double use of the costume!

Richard B.
Posted 7 months ago

liked the setting you guys picked

John K.
Posted 7 months ago

You seem like smart guys, you played it very straight though :)

Shaelyn L.
Posted 7 months ago

This was awesome! You guys totally hit the nail on the head with this mission-- good job! :)

Emily R.
Posted 7 months ago

Very impressive. A lot of talent in this team!

Teague P.
Posted 7 months ago

Very creative for such young film makers

Patrick G.
Posted 7 months ago

good job. Mission accomplished!

Nathan F.
Posted 7 months ago

you said all the right things :) I wouldn't have noticed if you didn't mention the duplication. Pretty impressive and I love Matte paintings.

Carol B.
Posted 7 months ago

keep up the good work

Ann B.
Posted 7 months ago

great job

Bern E.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice use of a tiny budget!

Brad D.
Posted 7 months ago

Interesting to see the duplication effects. Obviously with the budget you had, the results aren't always seamless, but it's definitely a good example of being resourceful!

Curtis B.
Posted 7 months ago

$250 Nice! Thank heaven for modern technology! Still, your time is money!
Well done.

Gregory H.
Posted 7 months ago

Really enjoyed this. There are a lot of great tips in here for any filmmaker.

Marianne M.
Posted 7 months ago

Really getting a lot of tricks in there!

Nathan M.
Posted 7 months ago

Great job guys. Nice quick and simple hints. Very helpful for anybody.

Trev F.
Posted 7 months ago

Very impressive. I didn't pick up on the duplication. Brilliant!

Rogel D.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work

Andie Q.
Posted 7 months ago

lots of great tricks

Carmela V.
Posted 7 months ago

great use of cheap tricks!

Montgomerie J.
Posted 7 months ago

Cool.

David F.
Posted 7 months ago

The compositing of the shots was very well done! Usually I find this sort of trick stands out, but not so in the shot of the three troopers. And I love the matte painting for the city...

Erin P.
Posted 7 months ago

very cool cheap tricks

Nellemarie H.
Posted 7 months ago

Very neat cheap tricks - and looks great too!

Sarah S.
Posted 7 months ago

fun

Leta P.
Posted 7 months ago

I like your fun fact pictures!

Tim T.
Posted 7 months ago

Love the ambition guys. Guess for sort of constructive criticism...I'd be curious how much of your feature would need compositing and effects, dealing with that amount in a reasonable timeframe, and if it'll hold up when projected in a theater.

Best of luck!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Hi Tim! VFX are definitely an important part to how we can create our proposed setting for the feature. There are certain ways where we can cleverly get away with minimalist VFX and construct our desired setting. You saw a small example in this video, though for the feature it will be way more extensive and well-thought out. This just kind of showed that we have the right mind sets to find these short cuts.

Uprising is a huge story that takes place in a huge setting, but we focus on the huge story part first; it just happens to take place in the future. I guess our biggest "Cheap Trick", is to limit the amount of VFX (though it has to be present at times) and focus more on character interaction and plot which is exactly how our script is looking right now.

As you can see I myself did the visuals for the concept trailer, I would prefer to hire a small team to do that because my ability is limited. However, I think with enough time and resources I could pull a "Gareth Edwards" and do all the VFX myself haha

Thanks for the comment! If you have any more feedback don't be a afraid to let us know! :)

Michael L.
Posted 7 months ago

If VFX is what you guys came up in your concept trailer, I can imagine what the final effects work look like if you guys win the big prize. The visual effects and compositing is pretty impressive for your concept trailer.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks so much Michael! We hope to improve greatly on our visual effects for the feature, so if you if you liked out trailer just wait for the real deal!

Danny L.
Posted 7 months ago

Congrads you guys are very creative on a shoe string budget

Julie C.
Posted 7 months ago

The symbol being the end of a ruler is genius, love it!

Kim T.
Posted 7 months ago

great

Will B.
Posted 7 months ago

Some of the duplication was obvious within the trailer, but with a little financial support, you should be laughing.

Don T.
Posted 7 months ago

you guys are very creative, I like it

Carly T.
Posted 7 months ago

love the duplication trick

Karen T.
Posted 7 months ago

cool tricks

Colin T.
Posted 7 months ago

Really cool trick with the costumes and making just one work

Lisa R.
Posted 7 months ago

good

Sarah W.
Posted 7 months ago

Good work!

Colin Y.
Posted 7 months ago

Sweet job with the costumes!

Zaid L.
Posted 7 months ago

Amazing work and all without a budget keep it up!

Alex B.
Posted 7 months ago

awesome work.

Mae Y.
Posted 7 months ago

Wow! Impressed by the doubling trick!

tess o.
Posted 7 months ago

can't wait to see what u do with a few more bucks in yr pocket!! -- fab work

Alejandro P.
Posted 7 months ago

The effects look great, and that was without the budget!!

James O.
Posted 7 months ago

VFX have been the saving grace allowing low budget films seem so much bigger. Good work planning ahead to save money during post.

Todd M.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice use of compositing to save costume budget.
Down the road costumes might prove cheaper than post production on some projects. But looks to me like you guys would think of that. Good for you. Nice job.

Glenna S.
Posted 7 months ago

I saw an ad for CineCoup in the cinema the other day. There was a brief image of a hooded archer shooting against a snowy wasteland! Hope you guys can continue to get exposure.

Clutch W.
Posted 7 months ago

Yeah this one is sweet. I think I like your cheap tricks video better than the preview, bizarrely. Good work.

Cameron W.
Posted 7 months ago

creative - excellent work

justin H.
Posted 7 months ago

These fan mission video's are really great! they show how talented you guys are and how you can adapt to create scenes with nothing and turn it into something that looks really sharp... impressive

Paul D.
Posted 7 months ago

Talented young men. Good work.

Laurel L.
Posted 7 months ago

Way to go young film makers! You're going to go far.

Brian L.
Posted 7 months ago

I like the approach you have taken with the missions. Keep it up!

Matt C.
Posted 7 months ago

You've done a lot with what you've got. Resourcefulness is important at *any* level of film making. Good work.

Alysa K.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice to see some young filmmakers being resourceful. Good luck to you guys.

Nicole L.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice

william f.
Posted 7 months ago

great work

The Real S.
Posted 7 months ago

cool you guys

Simon B.
Posted 7 months ago

this looks really good

Simon B.
Posted 7 months ago

great vfx on small budget

Jason L.
Posted 7 months ago

I love that. If you wanna achieve something. Make with what you have, and get it done.

Dino R.
Posted 7 months ago

So cool

Andrew H.
Posted 7 months ago

250 bucks! Holy I thought it would have cost more than that for this trailer. Nice!

Huaguang S.
Posted 7 months ago

good job

Zhong Z.
Posted 7 months ago

very creative

Annika H.
Posted 7 months ago

enjoy the enthusiasm of this team!

Nanci L.
Posted 7 months ago

awesome - and lots of dedicated time!

Jeremy J.
Posted 7 months ago

I quite like the "magic" in adding the scenery! perhaps you could put a tutorial out for the fans on facebook!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Sure! If we get some time we'll definitely put something up!

Paul H.
Posted 7 months ago

Great work! really creative with the layered scenes!

Jonathan K.
Posted 7 months ago

Word

Tom J.
Posted 7 months ago

Pretty good use of VFX, and it does look great for shoestring, and I like that you keep story in mind as the most important

Negus S.
Posted 7 months ago

great words, the filmmakers job to make the impossible possible

Rod N.
Posted 7 months ago

Looks like you can save some cash this way.

Angela G.
Posted 7 months ago

Interesting! Very cool.

Cameron L.
Posted 7 months ago

What editing software are you using?

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects!

patricia s.
Posted 7 months ago

looks good

Marina B.
Posted 7 months ago

Looks amazing!

Joel M.
Posted 7 months ago

Looks so sick!

Mark V.
Posted 7 months ago

Some seriously awesome stuff.

Ross A.
Posted 7 months ago

Really impressive. Can't wait to see the full film.

Andrew H.
Posted 7 months ago

Wow, this is amazing. These guys are fantastic, looking forward to seeing them around in the future.

Narin S.
Posted 7 months ago

Hope you win!!

Tim R.
Posted 7 months ago

This is so awesome! I really hope you guys win! I want to see this as a movie!!!!

Paula M.
Posted 7 months ago

Looking pretty incredible! Keep it up!

Meg C.
Posted 7 months ago

This looks awesome! So excited for you guys!

Mitchell S.
Posted 7 months ago

Awesome.

Alexa H.
Posted 7 months ago

I can't wait to see this!! you guys are seriously talented :))

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Aw shucks Alexa :)

Jason B.
Posted 7 months ago

Great work compositing and multiplying the characters, people are seldom aware of how expensive costumes can be!

mitch h.
Posted 7 months ago

Well done boys, looks good

Meagan P.
Posted 7 months ago

I'm so stoked you guys! I can't wait to see the full thing! I've been watching the trailer over and over :)

Jake L.
Posted 7 months ago

Excited for the film guys

Davis R.
Posted 7 months ago

Going buck wild in anticipation of this film. This film will be the next Avatar... but without blue mofos... and not on an alien planet... and Akash makes James Cameron look like a sad droopy eyed child in comparison.

Lydia F.
Posted 7 months ago

So I went to highschool with some amazingly talented people... Great job guys!

paul e.
Posted 7 months ago

took the whole seat but i only needed the edge

Jeremy J.
Posted 7 months ago

Can't wait for this to win!

peter w.
Posted 7 months ago

great stuff

Alyssa L.
Posted 7 months ago

Looks amazing!

Alex A.
Posted 7 months ago

This looks like it's coming along really well! Good luck to all you guys and keep up the amazing work!

Raye W.
Posted 7 months ago

Looking good guys

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Raye!

Liz H.
Posted 7 months ago

Such amazing work! Loving it!

Jessica W.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice job guys, keep it up ;D

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Will do!:)

Grayson W.
Posted 7 months ago

Love it, Love it, Love it!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Glad to hear it Grayson!

Parker W.
Posted 7 months ago

So good! And really efficient with your time and resources!

Zachary V.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks man!

sean m.
Posted 7 months ago

your time is worth money guys...if you don't put a dollar value to your time, why would investors see the need for more money?

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Absolutely time is worth money, that's why its crucial to be efficient with time too!

David P.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work keep it up! looks cool!

Suzanna B.
Posted 7 months ago

We're big fans of you guys. So talented and honest. Great candid explanation of your process!
-Suz from Sapience

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

We have been following Sapience closely, it's honestly just so interesting and we LOVE the visual effects

Ryan F.
Posted 7 months ago

Great mision video... clearly you have excellent editing skills, kudos.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Ryan! Means a lot!

Ryan F.
Posted 7 months ago

No problem, just callin' it how I see it!

Rita M.
Posted 7 months ago

You are so amazing, a real pro and I am so proud to know you...best wishes and you should vin ,you are no doubt the very best...

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

That's so kind Rita! We're honoured to be to be apart of cinecoup

Imthiyaz H.
Posted 7 months ago

Interesting ideas, certainly around the VFX, do you think something with a scope like Uprising really should have a small budget?

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Good question Imthiyaz, there have been many films about dystopian societies with revolutions, all with fairly big budgets. What Uprising is intending to do, aside from having a very intense and meaty plot, is to tackle a concept this big, though do it in a much different way than the classic hollywood formula. For instance, the story revolves around a group of young revolutionaries and we see the film through solely their eyes, unlike where in some films you see the dictatorial figurehead plotting in the background. This way the audience can get much more personal with the main characters and be with them 100% of the way...no to mention this cut the budget hugely so we don't actually have to build the interior of that metropolis in the distance haha.

Hanaan D.
Posted 7 months ago

Great video, some good ideas for being resourceful!

Cameron M.
Posted 7 months ago

Be like the Bear!

Cas L.
Posted 7 months ago

Yayayaya

Jolene S.
Posted 7 months ago

Cool

Mike D.
Posted 7 months ago

love the idea

Ilana D.
Posted 7 months ago

Cool concept

Sharon L.
Posted 7 months ago

I think your use of duplication is brillant and practical

Cameron L.
Posted 7 months ago

Brilliant. I love seeing the combination of practical effects and visual effects, and layering. Makes it more real.

Andrew Q.
Posted 7 months ago

Impressive use of duplicating images!

mandy b.
Posted 7 months ago

very cool

Priya D.
Posted 7 months ago

I absolutely love the idea of the film! I'm super into marvel and this almost reminds me of it! I think the graphics are amazing!! PROPS to the director and production designer and everyone else involved!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Priya!

Joseph T.
Posted 7 months ago

Fantastic and very impressive visuals!

Iwona b.
Posted 7 months ago

Great use of no cost resources to max the effects

Mickey B.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work...did well with the production on this mission video.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Mickey, we do what we can!

Katie B.
Posted 7 months ago

great work with limited resources. looking forward to more

Kevin C.
Posted 7 months ago

good job guys!

Natalia N.
Posted 7 months ago

Great video! Loved all your cheap tricks and you guys are extremely resourceful with only using one costume

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Natalia! Many more cheap tricks where those came from!

Donal O.
Posted 7 months ago

Ok I'm impressed. Seriously. Raw talent and hard work. And only two costumes? Excellent!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

That means a lot Donal!

Cai G.
Posted 7 months ago

I liked your cheap tricks look forward to your movie

Cassandra W.
Posted 7 months ago

Great tips!

Scott A.
Posted 7 months ago

Lots of talent here. Its always about the story.

Mohamad M.
Posted 7 months ago

Well articulated vision. Staying true to story.

Jenna J.
Posted 7 months ago

*Round of Applause

Brad B.
Posted 7 months ago

Very cool, nice work

Bob J.
Posted 7 months ago

Informative. Actual tricks.

lana T.
Posted 7 months ago

Well done

Ewa B.
Posted 7 months ago

love the costume trick

Kristie M.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice trick with the costume.

Bob C.
Posted 7 months ago

Love the video! Keep up the good work guys!

Bernadette C.
Posted 7 months ago

Way to go! You are very resourceful:D Great tips!

Tina K.
Posted 7 months ago

Cool :)

Ian T.
Posted 7 months ago

i love the duplicated images. i couldn't tell

Darby Q.
Posted 7 months ago

Yo Darby here, deez gentlemen be doing it tooting straights. Be lovin' tha feela dis homies project still see.

Sandra L.
Posted 7 months ago

Very well done. Like the trick.

David B.
Posted 7 months ago

Very well done and funny but I really wish there was more attention to other abilities too

Augustine J.
Posted 7 months ago

Funny and shows some serious talent

Amy K.
Posted 7 months ago

As long as your story-telling ability lives up to your production skills, this could be great.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Amy! behind the scenes we are working hard on a very extensive first draft of the script, wish we could share more about it but dont want to give any spoilers!

Cynthia T.
Posted 7 months ago

Amazing. The effects are incredible, I just would love to hear more about the characters.

Joel T.
Posted 7 months ago

I think the look of this film is really cool, was the Green Arrow similarities intentional?

Ross W.
Posted 7 months ago

These boys are the future, Cinecoup can sure be a great starting point!

Ryan D.
Posted 7 months ago

Excited to see more of what you guys can do, already show a lot of talent.

Rick A.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice job guys. Love the cloning turned out really well.

Anita N.
Posted 7 months ago

Amazing creativity! Your bright minds will bring fresh new ideas in the world of filmmaking!

Nadav S.
Posted 7 months ago

great use of vfx tricks

Adam B.
Posted 7 months ago

Some good skills. We use some of the same techniques in our films. Long live the bow. Team PA

Shannon P.
Posted 7 months ago

Impressive!

Cat R.
Posted 7 months ago

It takes a lot of creativity and perseverance to make a lot from virtually nothing. You young men are amazing to accomplish THIS on $250!

Christopher L.
Posted 7 months ago

Well done, You have the right outlook to pull it off. keep it up. - War Paint -

Jacky D.
Posted 7 months ago

Very well done, congrats!

Olivia H.
Posted 7 months ago

Imagination is key

Shannon E.
Posted 7 months ago

Impressive. I'm amazed by your creativity.

Maureen M.
Posted 7 months ago

Great ideas for Cheap Tricks! Good work!

Lorette P.
Posted 7 months ago

great effect with little money

Tawni B.
Posted 7 months ago

The effects are so well done. Great tricks, i had no idea there was only one costume.

Liam C.
Posted 7 months ago

Well said, love the work.

Fernando P.
Posted 7 months ago

Edmonton never looked so good (on the cheap)!

Dinah H.
Posted 7 months ago

Love the attitude and creativity !

Ryan G.
Posted 7 months ago

Great work with the layering.

Jonathon C.
Posted 7 months ago

Great stuff with the matte paintings. We have an incredible matte painter on Sapience named Denis Kozyrev, you should check out his work online. Great job with this one!

Timothy C.
Posted 7 months ago

HUGE props on the effects for Sapience, I'm blown away. Looks incredible!

Ted M.
Posted 7 months ago

Great example of the kind of talent and innovation that's taking part in CineCoup. Kudos Team Uprising.

Timothy C.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Ted! Much appreciated.

Simon P.
Posted 7 months ago

like the idea

Dale B.
Posted 7 months ago

Awesome way to show how to use something that once shown seems simple and yet looks great and on such a limited budget, can't wait to see what you all can do with a little more to work with. Great job.

Emily H.
Posted 7 months ago

You guys are extremely talented and definitely show what Indy filmmaking is all about, resourcefulness!

Rob H.
Posted 7 months ago

great, you got effects, but effects don't necessarily mean good storytelling, don't forget to focus on the plot and character development!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Definitely :) This is was to demonstrate that we have the right mindsets to work within a budget, but actually one of our biggest money savers is focusing much more on plot and character development rather than having a special effects extravaganza! The effects are just their to compliment our ability to create the environment!

Rob H.
Posted 7 months ago

awesome, even if this thing doesn't work out in your favour, i am quite confident you will be able to pull off, good work and good luck!

Eric T.
Posted 7 months ago

I knew you guys made the costumes yourselves but I didn't know you only made one! Excellent work.

Timothy C.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks! That was HUGE in terms of helping our budget - practically the only money we spent was for costume production!

Jeremy L.
Posted 7 months ago

that was very interesting and showcased your teams resourcefulness. I'm very interested to see what you guys could do with a budget

Benjamin O.
Posted 7 months ago

Good work

Jenna H.
Posted 7 months ago

Like I said before I love the effects and it's amazing how resourceful you can be. good work

Andy O.
Posted 7 months ago

Great tips...thx.

Jordan P.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work! :)

Trevor L.
Posted 7 months ago

not gonna lie. out of all the story ideas, i am most excited about yours because the plot you guys have brainstormed has endless potential

Michelle G.
Posted 7 months ago

You've done a really good job at explaining what you're capable of doing with very little money. Good use of resources and very professionally edited and put together. Keep up the great work.

Susan C.
Posted 7 months ago

Effective use of resources and your editing talents.

Jane M.
Posted 7 months ago

Interesting - what a resourceful team.

Rachel C.
Posted 7 months ago

Very informative video:) Love the effects! I'm inspired by your hard work and dedication at such a young age. You will go far! - Team Rock Bottom

Timothy C.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Rachel! Hopefully we can just keep on learning more :)

Josh P.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice job!! Way to be resourceful.

Afzal H.
Posted 7 months ago

Mad skills! And great use of resources. Really looking forward to seeing this come to life. Please make sure you do a behind the scenes while in production, it'll be very helpful for filmmakers interested in this approach.

Kirk S.
Posted 7 months ago

Some really good ideas.

Joseph L.
Posted 7 months ago

Ok, as ridiculously idolizing as this sounds, as a dude with an interest in vfx your visual effects are absolutely inspirational. You have a beautiful sense of light and colour, and your attention to detail really impresses me. To be totally honest though, I found the explosions a bit too artificial, which yanked me out of it. I think it was exacerbated by snowy environment. There are limits to what's possible, but a sense of the explosion reflecting on the snow might have helped.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks for the feedback Joseph! You have a really good eye for detail as well haha. Reflection on the snow is going to be must, thanks so much for point it out!

Jennifer C.
Posted 7 months ago

Interesting ideas. Good job.

Lynne M.
Posted 7 months ago

Looking forward to seeing more

Jonathan R.
Posted 7 months ago

Akash money. Writer/Director/Editor and overall pitch specialist

dorothy e.
Posted 7 months ago

Can't wait to see where the future takes you guys :) Keep up the great work!

Sue T.
Posted 7 months ago

You boys are BRILLIANT!! You have a LONG future in film making!!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

thats so kind, thank you!

Lawrence T.
Posted 7 months ago

Very cool tricks. Nice effects

Barry S.
Posted 7 months ago

You guys are doing awesome keep up the great work!!

Tammy H.
Posted 7 months ago

Very knowledgeable. Can't wait to see the finished project.

Dan S.
Posted 7 months ago

Was definitely interested in seeing your cheap tricks. Really well done guys. The FX look seamless. - team PA

Shane S.
Posted 7 months ago

The most informative mission video I have seen. A lot of potential.

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Shane!

Bill G.
Posted 7 months ago

Good.

Christina I.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice VFX

Lee H.
Posted 7 months ago

These guys know whats up

jordan m.
Posted 7 months ago

Such pros. Keep up the amazing work!!

Grace M.
Posted 7 months ago

looks so professional, well done team!

Todd M.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work on the "cloning" the costume. But with actually paying a VFX department their rates to clone and matte paint all the background, the scope of this seems way past the budget constraints... Will your VFX people be working for free?

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Hi Todd! We've drawn a lot of inspiration from the case study of Monsters (2010) where it had a lot of VFX to construct the setting but cost next to nothing because Gareth Edwards did it himself! Now if we aren't fully up to the challenge to do that, or if we aren't fully confident in our ability, we have done some research on VFX rates and they aren't as high as you might think, so its definitely doable on a budget under 1 million. So it is all possible, where there is a will there's a way my friend!

Thanks for your concern Todd, its always good to question and then evaluate!

Lindsay F.
Posted 7 months ago

I know nothing about visual effects, so I love that you explained how you achieved a lot of what you did with this trailer.

Tyler M.
Posted 7 months ago

good video guys, we took a different approach, we're focusing more on practical production value. I am definately beginning to see some parallels between our projects :) Transmission

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Right on Tyler! Transmission is looking good!

Tyler M.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Akash, Uprising is looking great, imagine what we could come up with together!

Jeremy B.
Posted 7 months ago

Slick presentation of your tricks, guys. Keep it up!

John K.
Posted 7 months ago

This is an amazingly ambitious project for $1,000,000. I like the idea and your trailer and I do think you have many tricks at your disposal to cut costs, but there's just so much you can do. I wish you luck in your endeavors.

Chris C.
Posted 7 months ago

As a 30 minute short I think you guys could do wonders with a million dollars, but the scale of your project seems way to large.

The smaller shots where you were capable of duplicating a few characters look good, but the wider shots featuring any sort of added background stand out a lot (and so does that explosion). To make shots like those work, along with adding any required CG, is going to require a professional level of help. Help which is going to cost a great deal of money.

What you have shown us already has been done well, but does not have that Hollywood level of quality. If it did, I would say you guys have a shot, but for now your project is far too ambitious.

I just saw the trailer for The Colony which had a budget of 16 MILLION, and was a much smaller scale than your movie, and the effects looked very poor. How could you do better with a film with a larger scale and a fraction of the money?

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks for the feedback Chris! Keep in mind that again we really next to no budget for this, and should we have a budget the first thing we'd do is make sure we have good equipment to film with. We did our best to achieve a film look with an SLR camera haha.

Also again, its our job as filmmakers to find a way to bring a concept this big to the screen while staying within budgetary constraints. Uprising isn't a special fx extravaganza, its a story that will use special fx to compliment its ability to construct a setting around that story.

It's very easy to have a level of doubt when it comes to us being so young and our project being so big, but the challenge is to be brave and believe that it can be done. We are aware we are not trained fx artists, or writers, or directors, however we are experienced in pushing ourselves to a higher level with each new project.

To answer your last question, perhaps the The Colony isn't the best comparison. Check out the movie Monsters, it's probably the best case study one can use in relation to our project. It was made for under 1 million, and the effects were very well used and helped create a much bigger scale picture than expected!

Thanks for useful feedback, we'll always need some!

Sheleena B.
Posted 7 months ago

So impressed guys.

Jason M.
Posted 7 months ago

those were some nice little tricks. Glad to see that level of knowledge from a young group of filmmakers

courtney n.
Posted 7 months ago

I had no idea that you guys doubled up. Wow! So excited :)

Bryan E.
Posted 7 months ago

I think this is amazing. They've effectively conquered their fear of being under-budgeted. I see nothing but a bright future for these guys!

Etz B.
Posted 7 months ago

This was great! Learned about duplication.

Brent L.
Posted 7 months ago

pretty cool to see local landmarks

Helena H.
Posted 7 months ago

wow...!!

Matt M.
Posted 7 months ago

Effective and clean. Cool insights. - Team Rabbit

Seth C.
Posted 7 months ago

An other great mission vid fellas.
-Grade Nine Dork

Jeannette L.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice! - I think I have a crush on you... team AutoScript

Lindsey M.
Posted 7 months ago

Well done guys! - Team Gillian's Just Right

Kaitlyn M.
Posted 7 months ago

Really interesting! Definitely impressive what you guys have been able to pull together on such a small budget!

Ian G.
Posted 7 months ago

Hmm, perspective! I wouldn't have guessed all of the duplications, and all of your before/after shots are very impressive. Great job!

Erik H.
Posted 7 months ago

Movie looks good.

Tatiana Z.
Posted 7 months ago

Very cool! You guys are doing a great job at being professional while still being personable. Keep it up :)

Travis B.
Posted 7 months ago

Great job guys! Excellent use resources and technology. - Team Gillian's just Right

Derick M.
Posted 7 months ago

exactly the kind of effects compositing i want to be doing... love AE, and just started messing with element 3d. one suggestion, the shot with 3 troops and kneeling guy felt too bright for what was happening. also i noticed you used a warm color correction despite the scenes being cold both in imagery and in physical appearance.too much red/orange to the highlights, made it feel odd

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Love your eye for detail Derick! We messed around with some cooler tones, however we wanted to experiment with a new look. thanks for your feedback, we will definitely keep it in mind if we make the full length film!

Derick M.
Posted 7 months ago

Haha, you should keep me in mind :p only a province away in sk. Would love to help if it goes somewhere.

Derick M.
Posted 7 months ago

Actor, editor, and effects compositor

Kiefer v.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks for the video! I found the behind the scenes footage to be a really big eye opener regarding how much work is actually involved in the production of ANY editors project. It has made me further appreciate the time and dedication you have put into your project, and damn, you are doing an awesome job my friend(s)!

Nice new hair cut... guy. :D

Patti D.
Posted 7 months ago

Inventive guys!

Sam L.
Posted 7 months ago

You guys are so creative and crafty! This video definitely proves you have the skills to produce quality work on a tight budget.

Alexa B.
Posted 7 months ago

Well said guys, love your enthusiasm! Still wowed by before/after shots...

Lowell D.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work, very savvy with your effects. - Team WolfCop

Gianna I.
Posted 7 months ago

You guys are very talented! Great work! (Team Rosalind Revenge)

Zach L.
Posted 7 months ago

Awesome! It was interesting to see some of the behind the scenes footage of the editing process, I was wondering how you guys pulled some of that stuff off.

Darren R.
Posted 7 months ago

Nice work gentlemen. #absolutionmovie

Emma S.
Posted 7 months ago

You boys are awesome! Gonna go far with this

Matt S.
Posted 7 months ago

Really like these weekly videos; you are super concise and get a lot of information across as well as being funny. Good on ya mate!

Akash S.
Posted 7 months ago

Thanks Matt!

Jonathan F.
Posted 7 months ago

Brilliant. Your landscapes never fail to impress, Akash!

Jordan S.
Posted 7 months ago

Fantastic work guys. Your blowing everyone else out of the water with your fantastic weekly videos and social media presence. Keep up the awesome work and you guys will be winners.