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Originally Posted by Roderick Usher
A tiny, crappy film is easy.
A kick ass movie is hard even with plenty of cash... done on a shoestring it is nearly impossible. I'd say the minimum it would cost to make a really good, really cheap film is around $10,000.
Think about good cheap films, like BLAIR WITCH PROJECT or THE SIGNAL. Aiming for anything lower will result in run-of-the-mill youtube crap.
Just never forget that as soon as money gets involved, people are going to want to see a return on their investment, so contracts, waivers, residual scales, etc would have to be set up.
Making films is more about facing daily rejection & frustration than the actual filming... and if that still doesn't deter you then have fun and go for it!
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This, I am aware of. But if you go to any local blockbuster, and pick up random movies, a lot of them look as if they are done on home cameras. A lot of them don't even have any sort of special effects.
Yes, contracts, etc., would definitely come into play. But some of the initial start, as far as writing, can be a group effort to start with, in their spare time. And that would not require much, if any, money to do.
I'm also figuring, that by the time the basic story and script are written, approved by everyone, and given the go-ahead, it will be at least a year or two. So no physical filming would even begin for that long.
We could also do some kind of prize raffles, and donations to collect money for filming.
I honestly think it can be pulled off. But it's not a one-man job.
I'm looking at you, members of HDC. Which of you will step forward, and face this challenge?