Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Hi you sent me an email and I replied a few times. Just making sure it’s not going into your spam. Thanks! 010
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 20/02/2025And if I said my preferred cinema experience is 4DX 3D? What then? 150
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 19/02/2025I'd probably be more specific based on the type of online video, the audience, and the platform. The online video space has grown so much since then, it's impossible to give such global advice. 020
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Yeah I should be better about that but I'm just having fun and also lazy. 010
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 14/02/20256 years ago I was teaching an Online Video course in Dubai and I don't necessarily think I agree with my own advice anymore, particularly on this slide. 3190
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Apparently it’ll be around $8k, which for MOCO is insanely cheap. Interested in seeing some test footage and actual BTS videos! Or better yet - interested in testing it myself. www.newsshooter.com/2025/01/20/n... 250
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Born to eat Wing Stop, forced to eat vegetable soup at home. Saving every single penny for a downpayment and I've never been hungrier. 0120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Directing really is just coming up with a random idea and then like four weeks later there's a crew of 40 people just ... dressing a tiny hamster in a cowboy hat or something ... because your brain convinced them all that that would be cool. 2220
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 06/01/2025A few of my favorite projects I shot last year! "Dracula's Ex-Girlfriend" short film Liquid Death commercial TJ Maxx Commercial "The Getaway" competition show 2213
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/12/2024My favorite musician, Stromae, released his entire concert for free on YouTube. I was lucky enough to go to the LA show - fresh out of surgery & covered in bandages/tubes. I couldn’t even stand. But I couldn’t miss it because it was just that good. Goosebumps during L’enfer youtu.be/l5WgAr4B8Vo?... 2140
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/12/2024“You think you know better than every TV manufacturer?” YES DAD I DO. And yes. I played him the Tom Cruise and Chris McQuarrie video and he said “I don’t understand a single word they just said.” 1180
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Trying to explain motion interpolation to my dad in Russian after I made him go through the deepest bowels of the menu on his new Samsung TV to turn off “auto clarity” is the 9th circle of hell. 2301
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024We’re on this planet for a blink. Don’t spend it laboring for a measure of success that is so far off that you keep delaying your happiness. Instead, move the goal post closer. And you can always move it back. 040
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024I just mean - don’t forget. Don’t become so entrenched in the daily minutia (sink is clogged, report is due, laundry needs folding) that you forget to LIVE. 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024But hey you know what? I want you to give permission to yourself to be selfish. If you are honest with yourself about what you want, try your all to get it. Try hard. And not in a “hustle culture, get up at 5am and run three miles” kind of way. (I mean unless you want to.) 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Before, I resented taking “money gigs” that were “beneath me” because I “wasn’t moving towards my goals.” Now I’m just happy to be there! I know my metric of success is selfish. It doesn’t include “give x amount to charity,” “make art that changes lives” or “have children.” 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024And let me tell you. Since I re-defined my personal definition of success, my happiness went up a thousand-fold. Every day that I am able to wake up in this city and profit off of creative ideas in my own little brain, I win. Every day I feel successful. 120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Does that sometimes mean teaching at a conference? Yeah. Does that sometimes mean running around with a gimbal at an event I was hired to cover? Yeah. The odd time it also means directing an incredible project with a decent-sized crew and a solid budget. 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024I decided that being a “successful filmmaker” meant that I had the ability to exist as a human living in LA, surviving entirely off of work that involved shooting or editing. Quite literally just being able to afford shelter and food within LA County limits. A tangible goal. 120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024This is what I thought for years. Beating myself up. Until I decided to make a change. Some might say I “lowered my standards.” I say: I made it easier to be happy. I threw away my old goal and decided on a new metric of success. (By the way - you can do this too, right now.) 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Or even better - what if I DID reach my goal, and then still inevitably died? The world would keep spinning. The only difference would be that I paid the salaries of my film crew for a month or two, and maybe a handful of people spent 2 hours enjoying my finished film. 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024First let’s consider: what if I died “unsuccessful?” In 500 years, nobody would even remember me, let alone care that I died unsuccessful. Just me. And I'm long dead. Unfulfilled. And for what? Because I didn’t set the right goal. I spent my whole life feeling like a failure. 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024This was the philosophy I had for years. “Make a film” was the goal, and I felt like shit every year that ticked away without that goal met. I felt unsuccessful. I was unsuccessful. I still haven't made a feature, but I'm now successful. How? 120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024What’s important is to not let external forces dictate your personal definition of success. Example: I’m a filmmaker. Blanket term ... haven’t made a feature yet. And so many look down on me for that. “Can’t call yourself that if you haven’t made a film. You’re unsuccessful.” 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Is your goal to marry rich? Fine! I am not judging. But define it a little more. What’s “rich” for you? Do they have to own a condo in Ohio? Or a penthouse in NYC? Because if you don’t define it, you’ll never be satisfied. You’ll always be looking for the next-richest person. 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Your success is defined by nobody else but you. And you get to move the goal posts as often as you like. Were you on-track for a 6-figure salary but instead lost your job? Now your new goal is just to make it through the day? Congrats! You made it to today. You are successful. 120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024Success comes upon the completion of a goal. Quantifiable (10 pull ups), temporal (do laundry tomorrow), tangible (gold medal), immaterial (learn French), or a combination of these. Married (immaterial) with 2 kids (quantifiable) in a house I own (tangible) by 35 (temporal). 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 13/12/2024What does it mean to be successful? I often wonder this while contemplating my own mortality and its inevitability. And let's say I achieve success. What’s the point, if I’m going to die anyway? I think I’ve found the answer. 🧵 2192
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 07/12/2024How do I become so physically intimidating that random men stop coming up to me in the street? I swear, every time I hear “sweetheart why don’t you smile?” I want to transmorph into a tiger and bite their head off. 7250
Reposted by Valentina VeeNerris "NerrBear" Nassiri @nerrisnassiri.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Some shit you need for your screenplay: 1. Normal life shit 2. Shit hits the fan 3. I'm not doing this shit. 4. Guess I'm doing this shit. 5. Fun shit! 6. Midpoint "oh shit" shit. 7. Shit goes sideways. 8. "Why'd I do this shit?" 9. Time to let go of my shit! 10. Denouement #scriptsky #filmsky 1210818
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Keentools.io has 30% off until the end of 12/3 on Freelancer Annual subs for all tools: GeoTracker, FaceBuilder, FaceTracker, and also for FaceBundle (FaceBuilder and FaceTracker bundled). Coupon: BFCM2024 000
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Ooh great news! The Sachtler Flowtech 75 (legs only) is also on sale! So you don’t have to get the Ace XL dinky head. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/13... Also the activ8 version with the better head is also on sale! www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/18... 230
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024.@Teradek is putting all kinds of Bolt 6 wireless packages on sale! If you've ever considered buying instead of renting, now's the time! teradek.com/collections/... 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Ok this one is out of left field, but it is also the only thing I did purchase for Black Friday. The Tippy Type is a silicone keyboard cover to make typing with long nails easier. It's now on sale for 25% off. If only they had this for camera buttons too... www.tippytype.co/products/tip... 130
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024This Osee is probably my favorite budget 15-inch monitor and it's on an even bigger sale right now. It comes with a sun hood and has SDI loop-through. False color, vectorscope, 3D Luts - everything! www.filmtools.com/osee-megamon... 130
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024I actually really love Nanuk hard cases. They're super robust and well-engineered. This one is on a 50% off sale right now! www.filmtools.com/nanuk-925-wa... 120
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024The only gimbal I've seen on a decent sale is the Zhiyun Crane 2S, at almost 50% off. The B&H sale is better than on their site. This is going to be for lighter-weight mirrorless or DSLRs. They say that they can support the BMPCC 6k but I wouldn't say so. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/15... 220
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Tilta Nucleus M is on sale, both the full kit and partial kits. It's not a huge sale, but this is one of those items that is indispensable, so you might as well get it on sale. Sold out on the site but not on B&H. tilta.com/shop/nucleus... www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/15... 111
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Sachtler has a sale for the next 12 hours on their Flowtech 75 tripod - but this one only with the mid-level spreader. The floor spreader version isn't on sale. I kinda wish they had it without the head, so it would be even cheaper. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/18... 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024DJI makes a power station that is 52% off right now. Haven't used it myself so can't vouch. store.dji.com/product/dji-... 220
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024BorisFX has 25% off site-wide until Sunday! borisfx.com/sale 111
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024@aescripts.bsky.social has 25% off in what they're calling the "Cyber Extravaganza" with code CYBER and if you're wondering if it works on Lockdown from Chris Vranos - yes it does! aescripts.com/learn/cyber-... 121
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024You can get a TSA-approved carry-on size Pelican with dividers for $232 for the next 6 hours. Not my favorite case - I don't like plastic wheels. But most people disagree. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12... 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Inovativ is doing up to 20% off - the more you spend, the more % off it is. This is another one that I would buy if I didn't already spend all my money. You can see a theme developing here, lol inovativ.com/collections/... 100
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024SmallRig is being very annoying as per usual and doing some sort of convoluted raffle coupon game. Meh. If they have any real deals, they will be on B&H too. www.smallrig.com/activity/bla... 110
Valentina Vee @valentinavee.bsky.social · 25/11/2024As always, stocking up on hard drives is a great idea for Black Friday. My go-to shuttle SSDs from Samsung are almost half the price right now! And you can get a 20TB from WD for < $300! www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/17... www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/17... 340
