Low-Budget Filmmaking TipsOur ongoing blog of low-budget filmmaking tips. Take advantage of decades of experience before you start your own project, or maybe even while you are in the middle of it! acting actors animals audio books camera cast continuity costumes costuming crew director editing effects electrical film event film festival filming gear guns horror interview lighting location makeup mood morale phff practical effects props publishing pyrotechnics rehearsal safety screenwriting script security Seeds set set dressing shooting sound sound design vending writingLow-Budget Filmmaking Tip #175Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: editing, musicMusic to my ears! It’s hellaciously cheaper to find a…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #174Categories: Production, TipTags: location, visual effectsWisdom upon reflection Sometimes, motion tracking doesn’t work. Unless you…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #173Categories: Production, TipTags: lighting, locationThe shadows know… Look at the shadows! If your scene…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #172Categories: Production, TipTags: lighting, locationMaybe it could be the Moon! If you’re shooting after…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #171Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: audio, sound effectsNo more secrets. Here’s a nifty “Emergence” kind of sound:…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #170Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: sound, sound designSound’s important! For your sound design, do your main sound…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #169Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: moraleHow Much is Your Soul Worth? Jerks who pay are…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #168Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: script, writingNot that I’m pointing fingers, mind you… In your genre…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #167Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, childrenTrain the kids, also, is what I’m trying to say…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #166Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: propsPlus, Toys are Awesome. If you don’t need a detailed…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #165Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: script, writingAnd it’s Worth Every Penny! It’s easy to think you…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #164Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: location, set“Shot on location — in my bathroom!” Try to avoid…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #163Categories: Production, TipTags: morale, propsAw…. busted! If a prop or setpiece or other object…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #162Categories: Production, TipTags: gear, soundPlus, er, earplugs. When using a microphone, watch the sound…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #161Categories: Development, TipTags: monsters, suspense, writing“Peek-a-boo!” gets boring after you pass 18 months of age.…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #160Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, electricity, safety, squibsBand-Aids don’t always work. There’s a reason ordinary people don’t…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #159Categories: Production, TipTags: props, set dressingHot Set Know what part of the set is Hot…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #158Categories: Production, TipTags: locationThe owner pulls the tenant’s strings. Leave the location cleaner…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #157Categories: Production, TipTags: action, coverage, filmingGet every single punch! If you’re shooting a fight scene,…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #156Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: actors, writingThis requires depth, however… You can rehearse until you’ve lost…Continue Reading 1 2 3 … 9
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #175Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: editing, musicMusic to my ears! It’s hellaciously cheaper to find a…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #174Categories: Production, TipTags: location, visual effectsWisdom upon reflection Sometimes, motion tracking doesn’t work. Unless you…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #173Categories: Production, TipTags: lighting, locationThe shadows know… Look at the shadows! If your scene…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #172Categories: Production, TipTags: lighting, locationMaybe it could be the Moon! If you’re shooting after…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #171Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: audio, sound effectsNo more secrets. Here’s a nifty “Emergence” kind of sound:…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #170Categories: Postproduction, TipTags: sound, sound designSound’s important! For your sound design, do your main sound…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #169Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: moraleHow Much is Your Soul Worth? Jerks who pay are…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #168Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: script, writingNot that I’m pointing fingers, mind you… In your genre…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #167Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, childrenTrain the kids, also, is what I’m trying to say…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #166Categories: Preproduction, TipTags: propsPlus, Toys are Awesome. If you don’t need a detailed…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #165Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: script, writingAnd it’s Worth Every Penny! It’s easy to think you…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #164Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: location, set“Shot on location — in my bathroom!” Try to avoid…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #163Categories: Production, TipTags: morale, propsAw…. busted! If a prop or setpiece or other object…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #162Categories: Production, TipTags: gear, soundPlus, er, earplugs. When using a microphone, watch the sound…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #161Categories: Development, TipTags: monsters, suspense, writing“Peek-a-boo!” gets boring after you pass 18 months of age.…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #160Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, electricity, safety, squibsBand-Aids don’t always work. There’s a reason ordinary people don’t…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #159Categories: Production, TipTags: props, set dressingHot Set Know what part of the set is Hot…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #158Categories: Production, TipTags: locationThe owner pulls the tenant’s strings. Leave the location cleaner…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #157Categories: Production, TipTags: action, coverage, filmingGet every single punch! If you’re shooting a fight scene,…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #156Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: actors, writingThis requires depth, however… You can rehearse until you’ve lost…Continue Reading
