@@harikrishnanu1451 crowdfunding is likely the most accessible method for filmmakers to raise some money. As for cutting the budget, you can write scripts and scenes that are easier to film with less money, such as minimal characters and locations and also use minimal crew. Good luck.
Hi @@harikrishnanu1451 You may want to check out our courses on Udemy www.nexusproductiongroup.com/education -- Ask for favours and self fund, and also work with a story that limits your locations. We also have videos on this
I made my main character on house arrest so there’s a reason that most of the movie happens in one location. 3 locations and shot in 7 days. Gotta plan for success!
Yes, if you are going to have on location it has to be plausible, we agree. We also agree that the success of any shoot, aside from the cast and crew attitudes is a hell of a lot of planning. Things will go wrong but a schedule that allows for time and improvisation is key.
Something to add concerning location. If you can find someone that can build a "set" in unreal engine, you have some options for locations that you didn't have in previous decades with green screen work. Or if you only have a few seconds at a location, take multiple high res pics of the area that you can later use for background in a green screen. And I didn't know you had the youtuber Barbara H. in one of your films. She's fantastic.
Barbara is a force and very talented! That short film, Goose & Gander served as a test idea, this year we took that idea and developed it further, filming a feature called After the Act with the same concept. You make an interesting and complex point about the locations and shooting the set for green-screen later on is very clever. We used to do a lot of green-screen back in the day, hiring studio spaces to get it done.
@@microbudgetmadness Barbara is living her life as much on her own terms as she can, without all the whining a lot her age does. And I love and applaud her for it. Well, I would like to get into making videos and short films. Turning 53 in a handful of months is a pretty late start, but I've always loved good stories and coming up with my own. The frustrating part is me never finishing them. It's why I hesitate to invest the money into trying to make them. But I have enjoyed learning about filmmaking and the growing trend in virtual production. Free tools 3D like unreal engine and blender seem like great options for creating "sets" once you learn the software, not that hard really. And if the background is going to be static, several shots of the same location from different times, angles and conditions, would make it infinitely reusable regardless of what's happening at the actual location. Turning a spare bedroom or outbuilding, if they're big enough, into a green screen room, seems to offer a lot of possibilities. From what I can tell, one of the biggest difficulties is getting the color grade and lighting match. Say if you don't use a 3D room, and you can get the owner of a bistro to remove a set of tables and chairs long enough to take some still shots, or b-roll for background, you never need to worry about how busy the place would be and interrupting their customers and general business. Set up, your on table and chairs in front of a green screen and have the editor composite them together. I know that adds up in the editing costs but you have unlimited usage of the background for no extra cost. Also, you can get decent freelancers digital modellers to create a decent 3D set pretty cheap, if you don't want to learn how yourself, again, they're infinitely reusable. Sure, you're limited by the green screen space but as long as you're careful with framing your shot, you can have the person be in Barcelona in the morning and Tokyo at night and film it all in the space of a couple hours, if not minutes. But you've been doing this for years and probably know a lot better than me, who hasn't even gotten the courage to start.
It's SJ here on the comments, @@nerored6235 -- I'm more into the marketing and traditional set builds, but I have heard of Blender, but not Studio Engine. You do seem to know more about it than me. We used to use the traditional green screen studio or a green cloth back when I started working on sets. I'll look into what you shared once I'm back at work for the year. I'm 42 and I started directing films at 32 years old, so it's never too late to start. That is the wonderful thing about being an artist -- you can start at 10, pause for 30 years and start again when your life is better suited to it. Finishing films is another thing. Ivan shot a film early on in his career, over 15 years ago now and he gave up on it then, but is not collecting the old tapes it was shot on and piecing it together. Filmmaking is a funny craft :)
If you have locations near a central hub, it is a good idea. Travelling an hour or two is a waste of time. People would be somewhat tired even before the shoot starts.
Man, I wish I saw this video before making my no budget feature. It's on my channel to watch along with a behind the scenes video if anyone's interested
Thanks, and it's not too late to use some of our tips in your next one though! Mix it in with your experience gained from making the first one. We will check out your channel too.
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sir how can we get some fund for making a shortfilm under 25min duration , with a minimal location .?
how can we plan to cut some budget .?
@@harikrishnanu1451 crowdfunding is likely the most accessible method for filmmakers to raise some money. As for cutting the budget, you can write scripts and scenes that are easier to film with less money, such as minimal characters and locations and also use minimal crew. Good luck.
Hi @@harikrishnanu1451 You may want to check out our courses on Udemy www.nexusproductiongroup.com/education -- Ask for favours and self fund, and also work with a story that limits your locations. We also have videos on this
I made my main character on house arrest so there’s a reason that most of the movie happens in one location. 3 locations and shot in 7 days. Gotta plan for success!
Yes, if you are going to have on location it has to be plausible, we agree. We also agree that the success of any shoot, aside from the cast and crew attitudes is a hell of a lot of planning. Things will go wrong but a schedule that allows for time and improvisation is key.
Something to add concerning location. If you can find someone that can build a "set" in unreal engine, you have some options for locations that you didn't have in previous decades with green screen work. Or if you only have a few seconds at a location, take multiple high res pics of the area that you can later use for background in a green screen.
And I didn't know you had the youtuber Barbara H. in one of your films. She's fantastic.
Barbara is a force and very talented! That short film, Goose & Gander served as a test idea, this year we took that idea and developed it further, filming a feature called After the Act with the same concept.
You make an interesting and complex point about the locations and shooting the set for green-screen later on is very clever. We used to do a lot of green-screen back in the day, hiring studio spaces to get it done.
@@microbudgetmadness Barbara is living her life as much on her own terms as she can, without all the whining a lot her age does. And I love and applaud her for it.
Well, I would like to get into making videos and short films. Turning 53 in a handful of months is a pretty late start, but I've always loved good stories and coming up with my own. The frustrating part is me never finishing them. It's why I hesitate to invest the money into trying to make them. But I have enjoyed learning about filmmaking and the growing trend in virtual production. Free tools 3D like unreal engine and blender seem like great options for creating "sets" once you learn the software, not that hard really. And if the background is going to be static, several shots of the same location from different times, angles and conditions, would make it infinitely reusable regardless of what's happening at the actual location. Turning a spare bedroom or outbuilding, if they're big enough, into a green screen room, seems to offer a lot of possibilities. From what I can tell, one of the biggest difficulties is getting the color grade and lighting match. Say if you don't use a 3D room, and you can get the owner of a bistro to remove a set of tables and chairs long enough to take some still shots, or b-roll for background, you never need to worry about how busy the place would be and interrupting their customers and general business. Set up, your on table and chairs in front of a green screen and have the editor composite them together. I know that adds up in the editing costs but you have unlimited usage of the background for no extra cost. Also, you can get decent freelancers digital modellers to create a decent 3D set pretty cheap, if you don't want to learn how yourself, again, they're infinitely reusable. Sure, you're limited by the green screen space but as long as you're careful with framing your shot, you can have the person be in Barcelona in the morning and Tokyo at night and film it all in the space of a couple hours, if not minutes. But you've been doing this for years and probably know a lot better than me, who hasn't even gotten the courage to start.
It's SJ here on the comments, @@nerored6235 -- I'm more into the marketing and traditional set builds, but I have heard of Blender, but not Studio Engine. You do seem to know more about it than me. We used to use the traditional green screen studio or a green cloth back when I started working on sets. I'll look into what you shared once I'm back at work for the year. I'm 42 and I started directing films at 32 years old, so it's never too late to start. That is the wonderful thing about being an artist -- you can start at 10, pause for 30 years and start again when your life is better suited to it. Finishing films is another thing. Ivan shot a film early on in his career, over 15 years ago now and he gave up on it then, but is not collecting the old tapes it was shot on and piecing it together. Filmmaking is a funny craft :)
If you have locations near a central hub, it is a good idea.
Travelling an hour or two is a waste of time. People would be somewhat tired even before the shoot starts.
Great video (and semi matching shirts).
Very funny about the shirts, good observation ... glad you enjoyed the video, we really like this one too. Hope it was helpful in some way.
Man, I wish I saw this video before making my no budget feature. It's on my channel to watch along with a behind the scenes video if anyone's interested
Thanks, and it's not too late to use some of our tips in your next one though! Mix it in with your experience gained from making the first one. We will check out your channel too.
cool!!! love your approach
Thank you
Well done guys- great video!
Thank you. We will be posting more soon, just busy making films right now in Berlin :)
@@microbudgetmadness radness.
I think you had a micro budget for your mic on this video. I can't watch anymore ... too annoying to hear you. Sorry.
We disagree with you there, the sound is fine. But thanks for your comment.