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- Welcome to Publika Publika is where people who make things share what they’re working on and hear back from others who make things too: couples and friends filming together, vloggers, photographers, editors, musicians, filmmakers. Post a still or a clip. Say what you’re making and what you’d like back: a note, a second opinion, a collaborator. A clear ask gets a better answer. Follow a few people, join a Club for your corner of the craft, and answer one post a day. That’s how a Stream starts to feel like yours.
- QuestionWhat’s the one clip you almost didn’t post? The one you nearly cut, left in drafts, or decided wasn’t good enough. Tell us what held you back, and whether you’re glad you shared it.
- Window light first, ring light second Put your subject beside a window, not in front of it. One side of the face is lit and the other falls off softly, which is what makes a face look like a face. Add a ring light only to fill what the window leaves dark. Soft side light is kind to faces; a hard light straight overhead rarely is.
- QuestionThe five-second test Take the first five seconds of what you’re making and post them in a Club. Nothing before it: no title card, no explaining. Then ask one thing: would you keep watching? If people say yes, move on. If they hesitate, you know where to work.
- How to ask for feedback that helps Say what stage it’s at: a first rough cut, nearly done, or already out. Notes on a sketch are not the same as notes on a finish. Name the one thing you’re unsure about. “Does the first ten seconds hold you?” gets a better answer than “thoughts?” Say what you’re not asking about yet, such as colour, music or the ending, so nobody spends a note there.
- Clubs are small rooms for one niche Street portraits. Wedding edits. Lo-fi beats. Couples who vlog. A Club keeps one kind of work and one kind of conversation in one place. Every Club starts with a name. Start one for your niche, or join one that already fits, and post there so the people in it see your work.
- Credit the people who helped The cinematographer, the editor, the composer, the friend who held the reflector. When you post, add them under Credits and give each a role. The credit appears on their profile once they accept it, so the work is easy to find later.
- What Publika doesn’t do There are no ads. Joining Publika doesn’t turn on usage tracking in cinemaOS, and it doesn’t sign you up for marketing email. Report is in the menu on every post, and Report and Block are in the menu on every profile. Your account is yours: you can ask to delete it any time from Settings.
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