Low budget film making.

Tom · #1 07-28-2005, 04:15 AM

I have a finished script undergoing polishing, and a kickass camera (the same model used to film 28 Days Later).

Anyone here have any experience making low budget films? Things to look out for/avoid?

I figure I can make this movie for about $700 in total, if I can manage to score some freebies (locations, mainly).

I have no idea how to light a movie, or edit one, for that matter.

I'd love to hear about other projects, whether they were school things or whatever.

chino · #2 07-28-2005, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Tom

(the same model used to film 28 Days Later).

great!

are you planning to do like a shortfilm, because if this is the first film you're gonna do, I think this is the best way to begin.

viddy · #3 07-28-2005, 10:12 AM

I go to film school here in Chicago, so I've made a few films. My major is technically in "sound for visual media" but I've been through the film production courses and worked on a number of fairly large producitons. Here is a film I just finished last may as a quicktime file in a zip.

http://www.humanwire.net/media/opodds.zip (117mb, 10 minutes long)

I was first and formost in charge of the sound design (sound effects, foley, ADR, voice over, music editing, and mixing of all of these elements) but I was also a director, I did a little bit of editing, all of the color correction, and the titles. We shot this for less than $150, and it went from idea to finished film in two months. We needed a few more days to finish it, so you might notice continuity errors in the poker game, along with some really yucky sounding footsteps.

Enough about me, I'd like to see the script if you wouldn't mind.

email:
matt@humanwire.net

Tom · #4 07-28-2005, 10:56 AM

Thanks viddy, downloading the vid right now.

I'll check with the other parties involved before sending you the script, but I'm sure it will be fine. Watch your inbox!