ULTIMATE GUIDE TO NOBUDGET FILMMAKING
4-DVD SET
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Learn the secrets of making a nobudget feature- length film. Our 4-DVD set contains interviews with some of the industry's best nobudget filmmakers. The tips and tricks discussed are lessons learned from a combined 100 years of experience.
In addition to interviews, the DVD set contains how-to guides on raising a small budget (we consider a nobudget film to be anything costing $5000 or less), building a light kit, building a stabilizer, building a jib arm, and much more.
We also take you on some hidden camera tours of places that you will find invaluable in the filmmaking process.
PRE-PRODUCTION
2-DVD SET
1 - Story : Working with what you have.
2 - Writing a nobudget script.
3 - Raising Money: How do you raise a small amount of money to finance your film?
4 - Finding Your Crew : Where do you look? Who can't you live without?
5 - Finding Your Cast : Where to look, holding auditions, etc.
6 - Storyboards / Lighting Diagrams / Shot Lists : Use our awesome templates and Photoshop storyboard and lighting diagram system.
7 - Locations : Finding free locations, getting permission, and not getting permission, etc...
8 - Contracts / Forms : On the DVDrom, there is a folder with templates for contracts, releases, music rights, etc...
9 - Props and Wardrobe - Using what you've got, secrets to resale shops, making your own, etc...
10 - Special FX : Make-up, gore FX, and even basic Stunts.
11 - Rehearsals : Learning to direct your actors before the shoot ever starts.
12 - Scheduling : The KEY to nobudget filmmaking.
13 - FREE STUFF : How to get free food, free locations, and free gear.
14 - Build-your-own : Easy-to-follow plans on building your own gear: light kits, reflectors, bounce cards, hand-held stabilizer (better than the Glidecam), jib arm, and a video brace.
15 - Feeding your Cast
and Crew : This will be the key to keeping a happy cast & crew.
PRODUCTION
1-DVD SET
1 - The Night Before : Nerves
on edge? Have you remembered everything? Here are some tips to a good start.
2 - The Camera : What kind of camera rigs should you use? Hand-held? Stabilizer?
3 - Camera tricks and achieving the "film look".
4 - Directing a nobudget film : Tips from the experts.
5 - Feeding Time : How to keep your cast & crew happy even while you are torturing them.
6 - Lighting Techniques : Tips on how to light a nobudget film.
7 - Lighting for Film : One of the tricks to achieving the "Film Look". Hear how the experts do it.
8 - The Production : How do you keep your production running smoothly?
9 - On-Set-Time : Once your production begins, who should you be spending more time with, your cast or your crew?
10 - Set Design : Another way to raise your production value is to follow some simple but crucial set design rules.
11 - Sound Recording : The
MOST overlooked aspect of nobudget filmmaking.
POST PRODUCTION
1-DVD SET
1 - Editing : Should you edit your own film or should you find an editor?
2 - Editing on a PC or Mac?
3 - Editing Software : Which works best?
4 - Editing Technique : Tips on the basic process.
5 - "The Film Look" : How to and how not to achieve the "film look" in post production.
6 - Special FX in Post : With the desktop computer leveling the FX playing field, hear what our experts have to say about doing nobudget SFX.
7 - Sound Design : Thinking in layers, what software should you use? What are some tricks to making sure your sound is as solid as your image?
8 - Music : To score or not to score, that is the question. What are some ways for a nobudget filmmaker to get good music in their films? Included on the DVDrom are samples of a standard music release.
9 - Film Festivals : Sundance is not the only game in town. There are many reasons to do the festival circuit, but there are some things to consider before submitting your film.
10 - Distribution : What do
the distributors want? Will they accept nobudget films? What are the goals
you need to exceed when making your DVD? Is self-distribution a viable route?
And what are some ways to promote your film?
RETAILING AT $129.95, WE ARE OFFERING A SPECIAL WEB DEAL.
THE ENTIRE 4-DVD SET FOR THE LOW PRICE OF:
$94.95 + S&H
Learn how to build your own hand-held stabilizer for under $30, or how to build a Jib Arm for under $25, or how to build your own light kit from things found at your local Home Depot.
Learn tricks for raising small amounts of money!
Learn tricks to finding a distributor or to distributing your own films.
This guide has it all!
The DVDs are laid out in an easy-to-follow menu set-up, allowing you to skip around to the parts that interest you most.
Also included are passwords to our "Secret Loose Change Production Notes", a section of the website not open to the public. This section will have additional plans on build-it-yourself gear, sample contracts, docs, and more.
In addition to some fantastic how-to guides, we have great interviews with some terrific filmmakers, including;
J. R. Bookwalter, Stefan Avalos, Ken Hall, Mike Conway, Vince Rocca, and our late friend Neal Fredericks.
This group has been involved in some of the industry's biggest successes in the indie world, and their knowledge of nobudget filmmaking is an invaluable tool to our viewers.
PAYMENT METHODS:
Send a Check or Money Order for $99.95 to:
Wandering Soles Productions
411 E. Huntington Dr.
#107-112
Arcadia, CA 91006
