1000 Dollar Film

Before filming your movie, you’ll probably want to create a storyboard to visually conceptualize the scenes together. That way, you can move things around for dramatic effect and have each scene ready to film before you begin.

With all this talk of special effects, a green screen has to come into play somewhere.

With Hollywood getting greener by the day, making an eco-friendly film is becoming less of a tall order and more of a trend. Going green should be even easier for the small filmmaker, as less money equals less things to waste. After all, who is going to spend their entire budget of a couple grand on stuff to simply blow it up?

Here are some more ways to add cheap but effective special effects to your low-budget movie.

In a low-budget film, you probably won’t be freezing half the world or portray ancient princes equipped with endless monsters. Your special effects needs, therefore, can come at very little cost to you.

Filmmakers, like their other fellow artists, are also required to keep a mound of paperwork. Unfortunately, it’s often a lot more than the poet or concert pianist must keep.

If you think the only part about the sound of your movie you should worry about is how to get Fergie and Taylor Swift on your soundtrack, think again. There is much more to movie sound than playing the right pop song at the right moment.

Your actors may have a lot of problems starting out–especially if they have no experience whatsoever.

Here are some tips for getting a cheap location for your movie.