Hello.
After much thought, I have decided not to go to acting school. I do believe I can I act already and I want to take steps into making my next independent film. But unlike my first indie film (RASPBERRY [being entered into the Cinequest Film Festival]), it's not going to be no-budget.
My next feature is a gangster genre, centered around an aspiring boxer. He's currently a gangster. I've already written the screenplay (95 pages).
Here are my questions:
1) I'm trying to raise 5-10 grand for the budget. How can I get this? Where can I get this? I've heard I just need to simply ask rich people to be investors, so how does one go about this?
2) With a 5-10 grand budget, what should I get and who should I hire? I think I definitely need a professioanl DoP, how much do they cost?
3) I have an HV20, maybe perhaps getting a Jag35 St. I think need a better camera, like perhaps a Canon xh a1. And use my HV20 for B-roll. Where can I rent or buy one for cheap?
4) Locations, locations -- with 5-10 grand, what kind of locations could I get? In my script, I have a strip club and a boxing ring... expensive? Doable?
5) Since I'm directing, acting, and editing -- I'm having my cousin produce it. I gave him a "For Dummies" book. Any in-depth advice you wanna give him, for me?
Thank you. Please help.
After much thought, I have decided not to go to acting school. I do believe I can I act already and I want to take steps into making my next independent film. But unlike my first indie film (RASPBERRY [being entered into the Cinequest Film Festival]), it's not going to be no-budget.
My next feature is a gangster genre, centered around an aspiring boxer. He's currently a gangster. I've already written the screenplay (95 pages).
Here are my questions:
1) I'm trying to raise 5-10 grand for the budget. How can I get this? Where can I get this? I've heard I just need to simply ask rich people to be investors, so how does one go about this?
2) With a 5-10 grand budget, what should I get and who should I hire? I think I definitely need a professioanl DoP, how much do they cost?
3) I have an HV20, maybe perhaps getting a Jag35 St. I think need a better camera, like perhaps a Canon xh a1. And use my HV20 for B-roll. Where can I rent or buy one for cheap?
4) Locations, locations -- with 5-10 grand, what kind of locations could I get? In my script, I have a strip club and a boxing ring... expensive? Doable?
5) Since I'm directing, acting, and editing -- I'm having my cousin produce it. I gave him a "For Dummies" book. Any in-depth advice you wanna give him, for me?
Thank you. Please help.
