Make Independent Films.com.

Make Independent Films.com.

Last updated: 7/2008

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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. ...

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