There are tons of examples of cheaply made films that have made a fortune at the ticket office and turned their complete unknown stars into heroes. Look at the Blair Hag Project for instance. It was shot on almost no budget with complete unknowns. It made an absolute mint at the box office.
The very first thing any would be director desires is a good story, and actors who are capable of digging into a serious film role. This rules out the majority of your mates, but you'll find plenty of drama scholars very willing to act for free.
If you have almost no budget, you will need digital tape cameras, or if you can, beg, borrow, pilfer or hire the canon d5 hd cameras. They take interchangeable lenses, but the beauty is they will give you that warm film glow for only $3, 000.
If you are renting or borrowing them you are going to need a tight shooting schedule. Plan, plan and plan again. Ensure you have a brilliant script and reverse your actors for weeks or months to get them into their personality roles.
You're going to require a crew, which can be as little as 2 people. You need to use a digital recorder to capture the sound, as the canon d5 cameras don't come equipped with good sound quality. No matter what your budget is, poor audio quality is unsuitable for theatre releases.
Even if you need to free your film on the Internet you want pro audio if you wish to be taken seriously. If you haven't made a full length film, practice test scenes or even produce a short motion picture. It'll be a good way to get to know your actors and to check out concepts and your directing style.
You can edit your film with the latest version of Adobe Premiere or Last Cut Pro. Be certain to use a third party software plug that lets you colour grade your film. If you do not your movie may seem like a high resolution wedding video. Colour grading allows you to set emotion and make a mood in your film.
If you want any inspiration for film concepts take a look at the BBC Film Network website.
The very first thing any would be director desires is a good story, and actors who are capable of digging into a serious film role. This rules out the majority of your mates, but you'll find plenty of drama scholars very willing to act for free.
If you have almost no budget, you will need digital tape cameras, or if you can, beg, borrow, pilfer or hire the canon d5 hd cameras. They take interchangeable lenses, but the beauty is they will give you that warm film glow for only $3, 000.
If you are renting or borrowing them you are going to need a tight shooting schedule. Plan, plan and plan again. Ensure you have a brilliant script and reverse your actors for weeks or months to get them into their personality roles.
You're going to require a crew, which can be as little as 2 people. You need to use a digital recorder to capture the sound, as the canon d5 cameras don't come equipped with good sound quality. No matter what your budget is, poor audio quality is unsuitable for theatre releases.
Even if you need to free your film on the Internet you want pro audio if you wish to be taken seriously. If you haven't made a full length film, practice test scenes or even produce a short motion picture. It'll be a good way to get to know your actors and to check out concepts and your directing style.
You can edit your film with the latest version of Adobe Premiere or Last Cut Pro. Be certain to use a third party software plug that lets you colour grade your film. If you do not your movie may seem like a high resolution wedding video. Colour grading allows you to set emotion and make a mood in your film.
If you want any inspiration for film concepts take a look at the BBC Film Network website.
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