archived-videos Shooting Action on limited Budget

[KyleOlson]

Hey I just finished a documentary about making action films on a limited budget and wanted to share. http://youtu.be/ESLx5GtaOJ8

 

[JBD_1955]

Very interesting and enjoyable, a well presented piece of work.

 

[Patastrophe]

Some good tips here for a novice film maker, thanks

 

[Zensteve]

Title of film is Action on No Budget

01:20 starts talking about the $50k Red camera being dangled out the back of the pickup.

Probably worth a thread in its own right, but how is "no budget" being defined these days?

 

[rayw]

Title of film is Action on No Budget

01:20 starts talking about the $50k Red camera being dangled out the back of the pickup.

Probably worth a thread in its own right, but how is "no budget" being defined these days?

Micro-budget begins at $4m according to film finance attorney Bianca Bezdek-Goodloe.
http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?p=258956&highlight=micro-budget#post258956

I'm guessing by that implication and other references a film budget below that threshold is considered "no-budget", AKA chump change.

 

[knightly]

So everything I've ever done is considered microbudget... combined... even if you include all of the equipment cost for purchases and wages for construction time.

 

[finderskeepers]

I always thought...
$100,000 to $5,000,000 = Low Budget
$0 to $99,999 = "No budget"
Anyone else hear that?

 

[knightly]

I've never been on a project that cost more than 1k... and my last shoot was 8 days of shooting. ahhh... the days of portfolio building

 

[rayw]

http://www.sagindie.org/resources/contracts

Short Film Agreement
Total budget of less than $50,000

Ultra-Low Budget Agreement
Total budget of less than $200,000

Modified Low Budget Agreement
Total budget of less than $625,000

Low Budget Agreement
Total budget of less than $2,500,000

 

[backfirepictures]

Great doc.

 

[Ferguson Films]

That was a very good (and helpful) documentary, I got some good tips from it.

and just as a side note; wow you guys must be rich! because (and i'm sure it shows) when I say here is my no budget movie, I do usually mean I spent between £20 and £50 on the production, everything else is begged for or borrowed.