How to Shoot a Feature Length Film

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Tip 1 - Shoot a Movie for Under $1,800

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by dayspring | permalink

To make a movie you need a truck load of expensive equipment, right? That may have been the scenario 10 years ago, but these days you can work with a lot less for the same results at a fraction of the cost. Here’s how.

For further reading: http://www.videomaker.com/article/17179-shoot-a-movie-for-under-1800 ^[1]

Tip 2 - 1. Write the Feature. 2. Make a Short. 3. Get the Feature Made. (Coming Soon: a MANCHILD Short)

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Spacedeck | permalink

UPDATE: In response to some of the (heated! opinionated!) questions and comments on this post, we did a long video Q&A as well. I wrote recently about finishing the screenplay for my feature MANCHILD (for now... ), but it's been a while since I talked about what else is going on in the trenches of first-time feature filmmaking. The title of the post gives it away: we're making a short. Why are we doing this? And why do I think this strategy makes a lot of sense for other first-time feature directors? Because there are millions of people with a screenplay, all trying to figure out how to get from here (words on a page) to there (actual finished movie). If your goal seems impossibly far off, that's when it's time to bite off a smaller chunk and show what you're capable of.

For further reading: http://nofilmschool.com/2013/02/1-write-feature-2-short-3-feature-made ^[2]

Tip 3 - How to Shoot a Full Length Movie | eHow

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kawaljeet Singh | permalink

Shooting a full-length movie requires a serious investment of time, effort and money. The entire production may take a few months or more before the movie’s release. It involves dozens or even hundreds of people working on the production. Studio-produced movies typically involve more people compared to independently produced ones.

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_7784905_shoot-full-length-movie.html ^[3]

Tip 4 - 10 Zero Budget Filmmaking Tips - Raindance

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Crandon Randell | permalink

Valentines Day 2005 was a key date in the history of the movie business. It was the day that Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim registered the name youtube.com. See their registration on who.is.com. The movie business, and especially film distribution, has not been the same since. The last ten years has seen a …

For further reading: http://www.raindance.org/10-zero-budget-filmmaking-tips/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - Uneasy Lies The Mind is the first feature film shot on an iPhone

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Heidi Hutchison | permalink

Shot in California, Uneasy Lies The Mind tells the story of a man's sanity slowly unravelling during a couple's retreat to his isolated winter mansion.
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For further reading: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2572764/Uneasy-Lies-The-Mind-feature-film-shot-iPhone-youll-never-guess-dealt-short-battery-life.html ^[5]