Low-Budget Filmmaking TipsOur ongoing blog of low-budget filmmaking tips. Take advantage of decades of experience before you start your own project, or maybe even while you are in the middle of it! acting actors animals audio books camera cast continuity costumes costuming crew director editing effects electrical film event film festival filming gear guns horror interview lighting location makeup mood morale phff practical effects props publishing pyrotechnics rehearsal safety screenwriting script security Seeds set set dressing shooting sound sound design vending writingLow-Budget Filmmaking Tip #75Categories: Production, TipTags: art design, set dressingDress your set. Walls have pictures, tables have things on…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #74Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: project scopeA five-minute movie is a lot easier to complete and…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #73Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: distractions, editingIf you can’t connect to the Internet, you can’t get…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #72Categories: Development, TipTags: scriptIf you’ve got scene cards, but you haven’t written the…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #71Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, gearIf you ask nice, they might let you run an…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #70Categories: Production, TipTags: gearIf you’re going out on location, set up all your…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #69Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, crewDon’t sleep with your leads, your stars. Sure, they’re attractive…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #68Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: assistant director, crewTrust your Assistant Director. If you can’t, then at least…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #67Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: sound, sound designEasy on using the Wilhelm Scream as a sound effect.…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #66Categories: Development, TipTags: characterMake every character a character that an actor can read…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #65Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: editing, musicDon’t marry your temporary music score. It’s temporary for a…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #64Categories: Production, TipTags: audio, gear, soundGet at least one minute of clean ambient sound from…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #63Categories: Development, TipTags: script, writingThe same technique that will help you write a script…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #62Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: gear, vehiclesIf you have to rent a van, rent a van.…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #61Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, gearFix or repair broken cords, and do it right. If…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #60Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: moraleRemember you have a life outside of production. Everybody else…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #59Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: miniatures, propsThe more mass you can get in there, the more…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #58Categories: AandM, TipTags: film festival, scriptIf you’re a screenwriter, you can do a lot worse…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #57Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: editingThere will always be things you can fix, always things…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #56Categories: Production, TipTags: soundWhoever’s holding the microphone boom pole needs headphones. They must…Continue Reading 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #75Categories: Production, TipTags: art design, set dressingDress your set. Walls have pictures, tables have things on…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #74Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: project scopeA five-minute movie is a lot easier to complete and…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #73Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: distractions, editingIf you can’t connect to the Internet, you can’t get…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #72Categories: Development, TipTags: scriptIf you’ve got scene cards, but you haven’t written the…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #71Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, gearIf you ask nice, they might let you run an…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #70Categories: Production, TipTags: gearIf you’re going out on location, set up all your…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #69Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, crewDon’t sleep with your leads, your stars. Sure, they’re attractive…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #68Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: assistant director, crewTrust your Assistant Director. If you can’t, then at least…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #67Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: sound, sound designEasy on using the Wilhelm Scream as a sound effect.…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #66Categories: Development, TipTags: characterMake every character a character that an actor can read…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #65Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: editing, musicDon’t marry your temporary music score. It’s temporary for a…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #64Categories: Production, TipTags: audio, gear, soundGet at least one minute of clean ambient sound from…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #63Categories: Development, TipTags: script, writingThe same technique that will help you write a script…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #62Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: gear, vehiclesIf you have to rent a van, rent a van.…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #61Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, gearFix or repair broken cords, and do it right. If…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #60Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: moraleRemember you have a life outside of production. Everybody else…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #59Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: miniatures, propsThe more mass you can get in there, the more…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #58Categories: AandM, TipTags: film festival, scriptIf you’re a screenwriter, you can do a lot worse…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #57Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: editingThere will always be things you can fix, always things…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #56Categories: Production, TipTags: soundWhoever’s holding the microphone boom pole needs headphones. They must…Continue Reading