Low-Budget Independent Filmmaking Guide on DVD -- Regularly $99.95 now only $49.95,(plus shipping and handling.)
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Comes with everything you need to know to start making your own independent films today! A must have for anyone who's ever dreamed of making their own movie. Takes the guess work out of every aspect of production with countless tips, tricks, and advice from filmmakers who have already been there and done it. Teaches you how to make your film for cheap and still have it look professional enough for distribution. (It's a complete 4-DVD SET.)
Check out a sample clip here from the DVD.
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Interviews with the filmmakers with movie clips from their film's trailers.







On DVD with interactive menus --
Talking about various aspects and techniques of production.
PRE-PRODUCTION
2-DVD SET
1 - Story : Working with what you have.
2 - Writing a nobudget script.
3 - Raising Money: How do you raise a small amount of money to finance your film?
4 - Finding Your Crew : Where do you look? Who can't you live without?
5 - Finding Your Cast : Where to look, holding auditions, etc.
6 - Storyboards / Lighting Diagrams / Shot Lists : Use our awesome templates and Photoshop storyboard and lighting diagram system.
7 - Locations : Finding free locations, getting permission, and not getting permission, etc...
8 - Contracts / Forms : On the DVDrom, there is a folder with templates for contracts, releases, music rights, etc...
9 - Props and Wardrobe - Using what you've got, secrets to resale shops, making your own, etc...
10 - Special FX : Make-up, gore FX, and even basic Stunts.
11 - Rehearsals : Learning to direct your actors before the shoot ever starts.
12 - Scheduling : The KEY to nobudget filmmaking.
13 - FREE STUFF : How to get free food, free locations, and free gear.
14 - Build-your-own : Easy-to-follow plans on building your own gear: light kits, reflectors, bounce cards, hand-held stabilizer (better than the Glidecam), jib arm, and a video brace.
15 - Feeding your Cast and Crew : This will be the key to keeping a happy cast & crew.
PRODUCTION
1-DVD SET
1 - The Night Before : Nerves on edge? Have you remembered everything? Here are some tips to a good start.
2 - The Camera : What kind of camera rigs should you use? Hand-held? Stabilizer?
3 - Camera tricks and achieving the "film look".
4 - Directing a nobudget film : Tips from the experts.
5 - Feeding Time : How to keep your cast & crew happy even while you are torturing them.
6 - Lighting Techniques : Tips on how to light a nobudget film.
7 - Lighting for Film : One of the tricks to achieving the "Film Look". Hear how the experts do it.
8 - The Production : How do you keep your production running smoothly?
9 - On-Set-Time : Once your production begins, who should you be spending more time with, your cast or your crew?
10 - Set Design : Another way to raise your production value is to follow some simple but crucial set design rules.
11 - Sound Recording : The MOST overlooked aspect of nobudget filmmaking.
POST PRODUCTION
1-DVD SET
1 - Editing : Should you edit your own film or should you find an editor?
2 - Editing on a PC or Mac?
3 - Editing Software : Which works best?
4 - Editing Technique : Tips on the basic process.
5 - "The Film Look" : How to and how not to achieve the "film look" in post production.
6 - Special FX in Post : With the desktop computer leveling the FX playing field, hear what our experts have to say about doing nobudget SFX.
7 - Sound Design : Thinking in layers, what software should you use? What are some tricks to making sure your sound is as solid as your image?
8 - Music : To score or not to score, that is the question. What are some ways for a nobudget filmmaker to get good music in their films? Included on the DVDrom are samples of a standard music release.
9 - Film Festivals : Sundance is not the only game in town. There are many reasons to do the festival circuit, but there are some things to consider before submitting your film.
10 - Distribution : What do the distributors want? Will they accept nobudget films? What are the goals you need to exceed when making your DVD? Is self-distribution a viable route? And what are some ways to promote your film?
Learn how to build your own hand-held stabilizer for under $30, or how to
build a Jib Arm for under $25, or how to build your own light kit from things
found at your local Home Depot.
Learn tricks for raising small amounts of money!
Learn tricks to finding a distributor or to distributing your own films.
This guide has it all!
The DVDs are laid out in an easy-to-follow menu set-up, allowing you to skip around to the parts that interest you most.
Everything you need to know to start making your Low-Budget Films Today!
