Depends on your definition of “works out.” If all you want to do is get your little movie made so you can learn about all the moving parts that go into it, and get it out there where people might find it, then everyone has all the elements needed to do that, except a script and actors.
My son and I talk a lot about the costs of films these days, both the actual shooting, and the promotion that follows, which often doubles the coat of the film, making it even harder to be profitable. It is skewing the sorts of movies that are getting released, and generally not for the better.
And yet there are really compelling, very successful films that were shot on micro-budgets, like Paranormal Activity, which cost $55K, and has made billions. If filmmakers can think on a micro-scale, it’s possible for them to get their movies into the market, where they can be found by adventurous movie lovers.
And that’s where you think it falls apart, not being able to get noticed by “the algorithm,” but obscure stuff goes viral every day. Being clever in your social media marketing can be far more valuable than throwing a big budget at it.
Eventually, we are going to have a backlash against the big studios, especially when they start getting all preachy and propaganda-ish (which is coming), and there a new American New Wave film movement with low budget films recorded on phones and small digital cameras will emerge.
Depends on your definition of “works out.” If all you want to do is get your little movie made so you can learn about all the moving parts that go into it, and get it out there where people might find it, then everyone has all the elements needed to do that, except a script and actors.
My son and I talk a lot about the costs of films these days, both the actual shooting, and the promotion that follows, which often doubles the coat of the film, making it even harder to be profitable. It is skewing the sorts of movies that are getting released, and generally not for the better.
And yet there are really compelling, very successful films that were shot on micro-budgets, like Paranormal Activity, which cost $55K, and has made billions. If filmmakers can think on a micro-scale, it’s possible for them to get their movies into the market, where they can be found by adventurous movie lovers.
And that’s where you think it falls apart, not being able to get noticed by “the algorithm,” but obscure stuff goes viral every day. Being clever in your social media marketing can be far more valuable than throwing a big budget at it.
Eventually, we are going to have a backlash against the big studios, especially when they start getting all preachy and propaganda-ish (which is coming), and there a new American New Wave film movement with low budget films recorded on phones and small digital cameras will emerge.