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okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.
2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure — for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on — if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

okay so i'll just say it straight. i am not from the industry. no connections, no film school, nothing. i'm doing a BTech in IT which i honestly never really cared about, i just kind of ended up here. what i actually want to do is make films. like genuinely, not as a side thing, as the thing.

right now to get into it and build a portfolio i've been offering to edit for free for indie short film teams. found some through reddit and other places, currently on board with 2-3 teams who have decent budgets and proper equipment so at least i get to practice on real sets and real footage. one professor from Massachusetts who's working on a documentary called Rusted also connected with me and said he'll ask for my feedback if he needs it and might add me as a potential collaborator. i know that's not confirmed but it felt like something.

my portfolio is here if anyone wants to actually see where i'm at: https://hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app/index.html

the problem is i obviously can't do free work forever. i live in mumbai, things cost money, and i'm asking my parents to get me a Sony ZV-E10 so i have my own gear to start shooting. they're supporting it which i'm grateful for but it also adds pressure like okay now actually do something with it.

so here's the plan and i genuinely want someone to poke holes in it:

1. approach small businesses in mumbai and offer them mini documentary style brand films. not reels, not ads. actual short docu content that tells their story. i feel like a lot of small businesses don't have this and might actually pay for it if pitched right. but here's where i'm not sure, for this to actually work as income i'd need to charge atleast 25k per docu and close 2 clients a month minimum. is that even realistic for small mumbai businesses? would they even pay that? genuinely don't know the market here.

2. parallely build on instagram and redirect to youtube. idea is that if i have actual work and an audience it becomes social proof when i want to pitch original projects to producers later. so they're not just looking at a random guy with a script.

but here's the thing i keep going back and forth on, if i just start doing reels and SMM for brands i can probably make money faster. but then i'm not actually learning filmmaking, i'm just making content. and that defeats the whole point for me. so i'm trying to not fall into that trap even though it's the easier path.

the long term goal is to make my own films. short films first, features eventually. but mumbai especially runs on who you know and i genuinely know nobody in the industry. trying to build from the outside in.

so yeah. is the docu for businesses model actually viable in mumbai at that price point? has anyone done something like this? and if you've broken into the industry without connections what actually moved the needle for you. what am i not seeing.

PORTFOLIO

Looking to venture into more of story driven content, prioritising long form
feel free to dm or comment

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for f.r.e.e. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.
(ignore this y i should have abudget but $20/hour i guess)

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for free. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for free. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for free. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for free. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

If you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, OR you are looking for someone for an active project, I'm down to do it for free. All i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.

hi everyone

intermediate editor here, trying to expand my portfolio into more narrative work, short films, docs, anything character and story driven.

if you have a project sitting in a hard drive waiting to be edited, i'm down to do it for free. all i ask is an on screen credit and the right to use it in my portfolio.

your story matters. let's not leave it unedited.

portfolio: hemantpandyatoldatale.vercel.app

feel free to dm or drop a comment.