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directorik: There are people who are willing to work with little or no pay for sure. But at least with the people I hired they were annoying about it and some flaked due to it. I have worked for very little to no money on a movie as actor. But I don't think anyone knows that. But why get...

David: That doesn't even make any sense. Moon: If my buddy can't come through with a trailer that could work. And there has been no criticism. Just people trying to knock me into their own reality. If there was criticism I would listen to it critically. But I've just seen limiting beliefs...

Sweetie: No that is not common sense at all. That is why any sports organizations, big businesses, and etc fire people all the time. A lot of the time people hire other people just due to their skills and in this case equipment. You don't have to get along to get something done. It's just...

I watched this interview that Olivia Wilde did promoting meadowland. She co produced that one too. It was interesting for her to talk about getting funding for that film. She was that she was surprised with the amount of pessimism that she got. That was interesting to hear seeing as she is a...

Mles: I am regardless of the budget I end up with going to be making sure that I get people that I really compatible with and that I can trust that is for sure. I practically begged the editor to do a trailer. But he said "I don't have time". I am kinda shit out of luck on that one. Morrs...

See Sfoster has it right haha. Moon: It sounds like you have found some good people to work with. I kinda had a bad experience doing my short. The Dp that I got was a pain in the ass. Everyone (mostly the DP, AC, and Grip) were so concerned with money. I am pretty sure that one of my...

David: How do you know that I haven't earned it? After my last short film I looked of the quality and reflected back at the job I did and said to myself "I am ready". I know what I would do with a $2.5 million budget. I know I could make it look like a $50 million film (my short cost only...

Moon: No one wants to make a low budget film. Plain and simple. If I have to I know how. But I am trying to avoid that. WalterB: I have already submitted my short to festivals and continue to do so. If you talking about putting it online that will disqualify me from certain festivals that...

I am speaking more in the long run with DVD/blu ray sales. Scott Pilgrim v.s the world (a huge studio film) bombed on it's initial release. But since then it's made plenty of any with DVD and blu ray sales. You MUST dream big. It may sound delusional to others. But those people I mentioned...

Audio: All I am really reading are a lot of limiting beliefs that you are trying to get me to believe. But that's not my way of thinking. Like yeah I am sure winning the grand jury award at Sundance doesn't hurt. But #1 I didn't get into this for awards (though I do believe that my short is...

Audio your post is so toxic. Not trying to diss you. But damn. I can't tell if you want to give me advice, want to make me give up, or are just having a bad day. I have been in the industry since 2012. I have acted in feature films, t.v shows, theatre, and music videos. I have written...

Sweetie: Anyone who invests in a movie knows it's high risk. Hell Darren Aronofsky said to his contributors that if the film lost movie that they would receive credits. I would never promise an investor that they will make money. And they will invest because the script is badass and I am...

I love Guillermo Del Toro. Such a passionate and great writer/director. I remember on my last short there was a scene that there were many of the fly changes I had to make. But honestly I think that they made the film better. You need to have a plan and be ready to wing it when it's called for.

What is that suppose to mean? And investor knows that investing on a film is a risk. That's why Ted Turner got out of the movie industry. He didn't like how one weekend decides if you make your money back or not. Though the cool thing for indie films is that there is a slow roll out and you...

directorik: Brad Anderson's first film was also made for $1 million. Rian Johnson and Terrance Mallick are actually the people that I got the idea from to go to doctors, dentists, real estate agents, and lawyers. They both did bring in some money though (Rian had family bring in a little...

Sweetie: I've self produced three short films. But this is my first feature that I will be directing. I had no investors on any of those projects (well my uncle gave me $100) I made them myself. Moon: $2.5 million is not expensive by industry standards. I have a story that I wanted to do...

Sweetie: We just started pre production Monday. I am still casting. We've gotten video auditions for the rest of the characters. Our plan is pretty simple though: If we can get at least $500,000 we will go up to New York and film for 25 to 30 days. We will then submit to Sundance and what...

So my producing partner and I have just started looking for investors for my directorial feature film debut. We are looking to raise anywhere from $500,000 to $2.5 million. It's a romantic thriller (think Match Point meeting The Ice Storm). So far we have been contacting real estate agents...

It reminded me of the perfect storm. The visuals alone make it a good movie. But there really isn't any real drama or characterization. So in the end it was more about the mountain. Which I accepted. I'd give it 3 and half out of four stars. I was glued to screen just because of how cool...

I create the shot list by myself. I don't storyboard live action stuff though. On set I do coordinate the camerawork quite a bit. But I believe in collaboration and the fact that someone will enviably come up with an idea that is better than yours. Looking back on my last short I was for...