It’s semi-official that we are making a low-budget horror film going into the spring and summer. Outside of my ongoing work on Coal Republic this will be my first real film project in 5 years (well, except for my recent filming of Krusaders 3.) I’m not going to give away details just yet, but if anyone’s interested in being involved with making a no budget film this would be your opportunity to learn from someone who knows.
There are a lot of very difficult parts to making a film when you have very few resources, but the limited resources thing can also work to make you more creative in different ways. Instead of trying to make a film above your means, it’s best just to lean into what you have and understand it is what it is. For example, I would not try to make a special effects thriller on a $250 budget. Understanding the sort of limitations you will have is important from the very beginning, and should inform everything from story development to script writing. Of the many challenges you face, getting people to show up consistently is always one of them. To be fair it is someone of an expectation that folks will be flaky especially when you’re not paying them. This like with many other things people always say they would love to do something like make a movie, but in reality very few people will even have the courage or drive to even get themselves to take the minute risk of showing up. I’ve found this to be true even when talking to people about making content for YouTube or TikTok. There are always a thousand excuses not to do it, but the real reason is always fear. Fear of judgement, of ridicule, of failure, or of being uncomfortable in general. So many people live their entire lives around avoiding risk and discomfort, and as a result are unlikely to do anything interesting. Whatever excuse you have, it isn’t good enough to not do interesting things you might like to do. That’s why I keep pushing to make my work. No excuses. If something is important to you then you will find time for it. So get to work folks, time is ticking. You only have 80-90 years if your lucky so at least meet half of your potential. If not for your own sake, for that of your children or pupals. Imagine your grandkids or young people you have impacted looking at your work and saying “ That old bat had hustle!”
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