How can a director best maximize the potential of a low budget, independent film?

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Blog 17

1. Organize your production during the preproduction stage can save the film time and money. 

2. Break down the script - Breakibg down the script means figuring out who is in which shot/ scene, what props are needed, wardrobe and location. 

Hire good crew - hiring an organized set producer can save you a lot of time and resources. The same can be said about a first and second assistant director. 

Shooting schedule - a shooting schedule is a list of shots that will be taken in order. To be smart you want to shot all your scenes at one place in order to save the most amount of time even if they're not in chronological order

3.Connoly, Ryan. Film Riot - How to Plan a Movie Shoot! - Script Breakdowns, Schedules and Budgets -Film Fiot. YouTube. 17 Sep. 2010. Web. 16 Jan 2015

Interview 3 with Nate Peyton

4. Time is money in the world of film so you want to be able to organize the film during preproduction in order to have the film run smoothly while shooting.

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