So, you just graduated from film school and you have a hundred million dollars; actually, you'll probably have less than that as you begin your post film school career.
But you want to get started right away making films.
It's easier than it sounds because one of the things you'll need is financing to make a movie.
Don't expect top just walk into a studio and be given a contract.
Sometimes that does happen, but it's one of those rare coincidences.
In most cases, you'll have a film that you've been dying to make, maybe you've been laboring over a screenplay for a few years while in film schools that you really want to make and you now want to go full steam ahead and get it underway.
You're going to need money.
However, if you don't have the funds to make a big budget Hollywood musical or space opera, there are ways around it.
The convenience of high-definition video cameras had replaced film for the most part, yet it's made it easier for most budding filmmakers to get their projects underway.
You'll need a crew, but maybe not the large number most major films use; some films use small crews with many taking on multiple roles.
You may be directing and operating the boom microphone at the same time.
One thing to keep in mind is that you can tell a great story even if you don't have the money to do so.
Much of it is creativity, making an inventive film that doesn't need to be flashy or have an explosion in the first five minutes.
Work on character development to make you story intriguing.
Too many films today have very little character development as it seems people are more into spectacle.
Why not be spectacular with your characters, by making them interesting? Notice how independent films tend to have a big draw as do foreign films; and in most cases they have relatively small budgets.
Audiences are always drawn to these types of films which are often made on small budgets.
However, it's important to keep track of how your funds are spent so that you don't over extend yourself.
One example of do it yourself filmmaking is Stanley Kubrick's Killer's Kiss (1955).
Kubrick was practically a one man band (editor, cinematographer) on his second feature, a gritty crime drama filmed entirely on location in New York City when he was 27 years old.
In fact Kubrick didn't even have the proper permits to film in NYC, so he did it on the sly, hiding in the back of cars, concealing the camera so that it couldn't be seen.
The whole film was made on a relatively small budget (in today's figures) of $40,000 that Kubrick borrowed from relatives.
Killer's Kiss developed a small following when it was released and is now considered a classic of the film noir genre.
Most film schools emphasize how to make films on small budgets.
This has greatly been enhanced by digital media; people can make films on their cell phones it seems and with such websites as You Tube, it seems as if everyone's a filmmaker these days.
But you want to get started right away making films.
It's easier than it sounds because one of the things you'll need is financing to make a movie.
Don't expect top just walk into a studio and be given a contract.
Sometimes that does happen, but it's one of those rare coincidences.
In most cases, you'll have a film that you've been dying to make, maybe you've been laboring over a screenplay for a few years while in film schools that you really want to make and you now want to go full steam ahead and get it underway.
You're going to need money.
However, if you don't have the funds to make a big budget Hollywood musical or space opera, there are ways around it.
The convenience of high-definition video cameras had replaced film for the most part, yet it's made it easier for most budding filmmakers to get their projects underway.
You'll need a crew, but maybe not the large number most major films use; some films use small crews with many taking on multiple roles.
You may be directing and operating the boom microphone at the same time.
One thing to keep in mind is that you can tell a great story even if you don't have the money to do so.
Much of it is creativity, making an inventive film that doesn't need to be flashy or have an explosion in the first five minutes.
Work on character development to make you story intriguing.
Too many films today have very little character development as it seems people are more into spectacle.
Why not be spectacular with your characters, by making them interesting? Notice how independent films tend to have a big draw as do foreign films; and in most cases they have relatively small budgets.
Audiences are always drawn to these types of films which are often made on small budgets.
However, it's important to keep track of how your funds are spent so that you don't over extend yourself.
One example of do it yourself filmmaking is Stanley Kubrick's Killer's Kiss (1955).
Kubrick was practically a one man band (editor, cinematographer) on his second feature, a gritty crime drama filmed entirely on location in New York City when he was 27 years old.
In fact Kubrick didn't even have the proper permits to film in NYC, so he did it on the sly, hiding in the back of cars, concealing the camera so that it couldn't be seen.
The whole film was made on a relatively small budget (in today's figures) of $40,000 that Kubrick borrowed from relatives.
Killer's Kiss developed a small following when it was released and is now considered a classic of the film noir genre.
Most film schools emphasize how to make films on small budgets.
This has greatly been enhanced by digital media; people can make films on their cell phones it seems and with such websites as You Tube, it seems as if everyone's a filmmaker these days.
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