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How to Make a No Budget Film | Logan Rando Productions

In this video, I take you through my 12 Step System for making a No Budget Film, from pre-production to post-production. Follow me on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3al31UC Step 1: Conceptualization When you’re brainstorming for a basic concept, aim to keep your locations to an absolute minimum. One single location is ideal. Keep your characters to a minimum as well. There’s so much you can do with just one actor, so get creative. Step 2: The Treatment A treatment is essentially a play-by-play of your script without the proper formatting and dialogue of a screenplay. Think of it like a quick pitch of your film. Not everyone will read a screenplay, but most people will give you a few minutes of their time to check out a treatment. Step 3: Writing This is where formatting is key so you’ll need to use script-writing software.I recommend going with Writer Duet. Step 4: Visualization You may want to consider putting together a look book and then a story board. A look book can be as simple or as complex as you’d like it to be. It’s just a collection of visual references that illustrate the vision you have for your film’s aesthetics. If you’d like, you can put together a storyboard next. Once again, this can be as simple or as complex as you’d like it to be. If you’d like to use software, I recommend downloading Storyboarder. Step 5: The Shot List Your shot list is a spread sheet of every single camera angle you need to capture for your film. In separate columns, I list the angle, the camera rig, the camera movement, the action of the subjects, and any miscellaneous notes that will aid me on set. Step 6: Casting I like to post casting calls on as many local email lists and Facebook groups as possible. I also like using backstage.com a lot. Once a few submissions have caught your eye, it’s time to hold auditions. I recommend providing the actors with sides and then they can send you a self-taped video audition. Sides are just a snippet of your script that actors will be performing for the audition. Choose sides that force the actor to showcase their versatility and a range of emotions. Step 7: Scheduling It’s time to get everyone’s schedules. You’ll need to have an estimation of how many days it’s going to take to make your film. This will allow you to propose some potential shoot dates. There’s a website called whenisgood.net that I recommend using for figuring out everyone’s availability. Step 8: The Production Shot List Figure out how many hours you have available with your actors and begin listing the shots in the exact order you plant to shoot them. 99% of the time, you won’t be shooting your script chronologically. At each location, prioritize your shots first and foremost based on actor availability. Next prioritize your shots based on their importance to covering the scene. Shoot the master shots of your scenes before the supplementary angles. Step 9: Rehearsals See if you can schedule rehearsals with everyone at your home if you have the appropriate space. If people’s availabilities are all over the place, meet with each actor individually and you can read for their scene partner. I recommend scheduling a minimum of three rehearsals. It’s important to split the work into multiple sessions so that your talent can reflect on your direction and develop their character. Get the rehearsals on camera if you can. This lets you screen test some of your angles and you can email the rehearsals to the actors so they can study their performance alongside your notes. Step 10: Call Sheets Call sheets are a day to day schedule for cast and crew. It lets them know what time they have to arrive on set, and when their scenes will start rolling. A call sheet can be a PDF or just a simple email that you send out to actors and crew. Step 11: Post-Production This is where YouTube is your best friend. If you’re not familiar with a step in the editing workflow, say color grading for example, there’s no excuse why you can’t learn it yourself. There are infinite free resources available on the internet that can teach you nearly everything you need to know about using your editing software to achieve great results. I edit using Adobe Premiere. As a no-budget option, I recommend using DaVinchi Resolve. Step 12: Distribution We’re very fortunate these days to be able to self publish our films on platforms like Youtube, Vimeo, and Amazon. Your one-stop-shop for the festival circuit is FilmFreeway.com. Most festivals have early-bird deadlines where you can enter at a significantly reduced fee (usually around 30$ per entry) so aim to hit those early deadlines or submissions will get expensive quick. Links Mentioned WriterDuet: https://bit.ly/2Wbk4nw Storyboarder: https://bit.ly/2yu7rel WhenIsGood: https://bit.ly/2zlJPs2 DaVinchi Resolve: https://bit.ly/2WbdNbq Film Freeway: https://bit.ly/35MRTOP Film Shortage: https://bit.ly/2Wg06YS