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[8] WANT TO KNOW HOW TO MAKE AN INDEPENDENT FILM?
In most FILM SCHOOLS and FILM PRODUCTION colleges the art of
filmmaking is taught with the idea in mind that you will have a big
studio budget to back your film.
Unfortunately, most people graduate and find that the big studios
have no interest in their films and so they are forced to learn things
about HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE that they were never taught in FILM SCHOOLS.
They find that most INDEPENDENT FILMS are created with a shoestring
budget, and they are not connected to any major film studios.
If you really want to know HOW TO MAKE A FILM with a low budget then
you need to educate yourself on the process of LOW BUDGET FILMMAKING.
The best way to do this is to learn from those who have been there,
done that.
You will learn more from INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS then you will in any
FILM PRODUCTION classes. By Indy filmmakers I mean those who work
outside the mainstream of the Hollywood film industry. The kind that
have passion, creativity, and a relentless drive to get their movies
made with miniscule resources. The kind that will do whatever it takes
to get their films made.
If you are looking to learn HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE for FILM FESTIVALS
like Sundance, Cannes, Santa Barbara, Toronto, Seattle or The
Telluride FILM FESTIVAL then you need to read further.
If there is anyone who can identify with a person like you, it is
me. You want to make an INDEPENDENT FILM but you don't have a lot of
money. You cannot afford to go to one of the expensive FILM SCHOOLS,
so you self-educate yourself by purchasing a film production book or
two on the internet instead.
If only you had been born the child of well-connected Hollywood
power players, then maybe your film dream would have come to fruition
by now. That did not happen, so you spend every waking hour of your
life trying to think of a way to get your movie made until you finally
realize that the world is unfair and your film dream must be placed on
hold. This does not have to happen to you. Your dream to make
INDEPENDENT FILMS can become a reality.
I am a passionate filmmaker that graduated from one of the more
affordable, yet decent FILM SCHOOLS in the Los Angeles area called
CSUN (California State University, Northridge). I had large dreams,
but unfortunately I had a small bank account. I wanted so badly to
make movies right out of the gate but I ran into the cold reality that
making movies is expensive and requires connections in the Hollywood
film industry for success.
I tried to get funding from many different sources that fund film
projects, but they all wanted to see what other movies I had done that
had made money. It was the old catch-22, where I needed experience to
get experience.
After years of frustration, I decided to make a movie using my own
money. This movie was funded mainly with my hard-earned paychecks from
various part time jobs. The first film I made was a short film called
_Rock Killed the Dinosaurs, _and it only cost about $3,000 to make. It
did very well on the independent film festival circuit in 1989.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! ...AND...CUT!! THAT\'S A RAP!! SEE YOU AT
THE SUNDANCE AND TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVALS!!
A few years later I made _Mike And The Magic Lamp_. This film was
shot with a $25,000 budget. It won several awards on the FILM FESTIVAL
circuit in 1998 including a _Silver Award_ at the prestigious _
Houston Worldfest_, and a top prize at the _Santa Clarita
International Film Festival._ This led to a distribution deal, which
led to me having the money to do another film!
I just completed my latest film with a $50,000 budget. I already
have a couple of very good offers from distribution companies to buy
the distribution rights, and I haven
