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 art design audio books cables camera cast continuity costumes costuming coverage crew director editing effects electrical film event film festival filming gear horror humor interview lighting location makeup morale phff practical effects props publishing pyrotechnics safety script security Seeds set shooting sound sound design vending water writingLow-Budget Filmmaking Tip #150Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, practical effects, puppetsRadio-controlled is just askin’ for trouble, though. If you’re going…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #149Categories: Production, TipTags: costumes, costuming, extras“Hey, who is that guy?!” Have your background extras dress…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #148Categories: Production, TipTags: camera, lightingYou could always use a film camera, too. If you…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #147Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: crew, experience, morale, volunteeringTarget: Good boundaries! If you want to get a little…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #146Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: budget, debt, finances, funding, moneyAnd if you’re winning at Powerball, you can hire people…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #145Categories: Philosophy, Production, TipTags: crew, moralePlus, it adds adventure to your life! Find those people…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #144Categories: Production, TipTags: audio, electrical, soundAnd check for humming technicians, too. If you’re getting a…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #143Categories: Production, TipTags: pyrotechnics, safetyCertain tasks should never be randomly assigned. If you have…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #142Categories: Postproduction, Preproduction, TipTags: audio, soundReally, Beware of Thunder! Before you plan a shoot, record…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #141Categories: Development, Philosophy, TipTags: screenwriting, script, writingNobody likes a Chatty-Cathy Storytelling and dialogue are not the…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #140Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: filmmaking, gear, tutorialsStudy the Secrets! A great source of quickie tutorials is…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #139Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, camaraderie, crew, moraleNobody Wins Anyway Don’t fight. Seriously. Yes, there will be…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #138Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, safetyWho needs a working brain?! You know those little adapters…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #137Categories: Production, TipTags: acting, actorsStop mumbling! There are a lot of things you can…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #136Categories: Production, TipTags: acting, actorsBut never allow a brogue delivery! If you’re actors want…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #135Categories: Development, Philosophy, TipTags: screenwriting, storytelling, writingUnless you’re in the middle of the Giggle Loop™. It’s…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #134Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, practical effectsSometimes all of the above. For certain types of shots,…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #133Categories: Production, TipTags: filming, practical effects, propsAnd it’s rarely in HD. You might think having a…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #132Categories: Production, TipTags: crew, filming, shooting…assuming you have a trailer. The night before a shoot,…Continue Reading Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #131Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: editing, reviewers, script, writingYour mom always loves your work. It’s okay to run…Continue Reading 1 2 3 4 … 9 Share this:FacebookX
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #150Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, practical effects, puppetsRadio-controlled is just askin’ for trouble, though. If you’re going…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #149Categories: Production, TipTags: costumes, costuming, extras“Hey, who is that guy?!” Have your background extras dress…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #148Categories: Production, TipTags: camera, lightingYou could always use a film camera, too. If you…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #147Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: crew, experience, morale, volunteeringTarget: Good boundaries! If you want to get a little…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #146Categories: Philosophy, TipTags: budget, debt, finances, funding, moneyAnd if you’re winning at Powerball, you can hire people…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #145Categories: Philosophy, Production, TipTags: crew, moralePlus, it adds adventure to your life! Find those people…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #144Categories: Production, TipTags: audio, electrical, soundAnd check for humming technicians, too. If you’re getting a…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #143Categories: Production, TipTags: pyrotechnics, safetyCertain tasks should never be randomly assigned. If you have…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #142Categories: Postproduction, Preproduction, TipTags: audio, soundReally, Beware of Thunder! Before you plan a shoot, record…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #141Categories: Development, Philosophy, TipTags: screenwriting, script, writingNobody likes a Chatty-Cathy Storytelling and dialogue are not the…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #140Categories: Preproduction, Production, TipTags: filmmaking, gear, tutorialsStudy the Secrets! A great source of quickie tutorials is…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #139Categories: Production, TipTags: actors, camaraderie, crew, moraleNobody Wins Anyway Don’t fight. Seriously. Yes, there will be…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #138Categories: Production, TipTags: electrical, safetyWho needs a working brain?! You know those little adapters…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #137Categories: Production, TipTags: acting, actorsStop mumbling! There are a lot of things you can…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #136Categories: Production, TipTags: acting, actorsBut never allow a brogue delivery! If you’re actors want…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #135Categories: Development, Philosophy, TipTags: screenwriting, storytelling, writingUnless you’re in the middle of the Giggle Loop™. It’s…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #134Categories: Production, TipTags: effects, practical effectsSometimes all of the above. For certain types of shots,…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #133Categories: Production, TipTags: filming, practical effects, propsAnd it’s rarely in HD. You might think having a…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #132Categories: Production, TipTags: crew, filming, shooting…assuming you have a trailer. The night before a shoot,…Continue Reading
Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #131Categories: Development, Preproduction, TipTags: editing, reviewers, script, writingYour mom always loves your work. It’s okay to run…Continue Reading
