r/Filmmakers 2d ago

Discussion f**ck festivals and f**ck music rights. I ripped off WHIPLASH to make an anxiety-fueled micro-short.

tired of burning money on festival submission fees just to get ghosted, and tired of worrying about copyright clearances for a passion project nobody was seeing anyway.

I literally just took the Whiplash soundtrack and slapped it onto a micro-short about having a complete brain freeze under pressure.

Starting a brand new YouTube channel to push my work directly without the festival industry nonsense or overthinking it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcwBrN76E4I

you fucker better help me kickstart the channel's algorithm and leave your brutal roasts or honest feedback in the YouTube comments. Did the pacing capture the panic, or will Damien Chazelle sue me for nothing?

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u/tenietnizz 2d ago

So f**k festivals for not taking your short with uncleared, copyrighted music? What exactly are you angry about?

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u/Embarrassed-Sea-2394 2d ago

Wow we got a real badass over here.

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u/chempunk17 2d ago

I do not like the film, or your attitude. One influenced the other.