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• if you want to make a movie you are going to need a lot more than just a great idea and a head full of great screen shots. its a mine field!
  
  it seems like you need a ton of money to get going but it must be possible to do it for free.
  
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  daklgg , Writer , 03/03/14 , 2 AP

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• A couple other obvious but key things are; minimal locations, minimal characters (and if possible avoid crowd scenes as this requires additional crew and therefore additional costs). Keep locations within a mile radius to avoid moving too far between scenes. Think about how one location can be double up - if you turn the camera around and shoot the other way, could this look like a totally different place?
  
  if you're developing a low budget feature, then this is a very useful resource about development, cost drivers etc, and highlights a number of key low-budget films and how they managed to shoot on a shoestring without compromising the story. very good for researching how other people have done it before you
  
  http://microwave.filmlondon.org.uk/get_the_knowledge/lo_budget_hi_quality/
  
  an interesting idea is to talk through the shooting script with your editor, they often know what things may not work in a completed film and will stop you spending money and shooting them rather than them ending up on the cutting room floor.
  
  

  

  tessmon , Producer , 15/11/11 , 209 AP

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