Written By Matthew DeLisi I’m just going to dive right in and say budgets have always been a sore subject for me. Whether it’s music videos, commercials, short films, or anything in between there never seems to be enough money to do exactly what's in your brain. Hilariously enough, it seems like that mindset never goes away. Hearing directors say they needed to get crafty with shots on their 20 million dollar feature feels like a wild statement. But, I’m sure in their shoes they are probably right and money just slips away no matter how big the budget. On the other side of the coin, lack of resources leads to every great advancement in cinema history, and for pretty much all of human history. Now I’m no stranger to roughing it and forcing a circle through a square to get a shot done. To be honest, I actually thrive in DIY situations. That’s exactly why I wanted to make my latest short film, "Mr. Claw", and why I set out to prove how little you actually need to make a film and build a world around it. And, as the title suggests, for around $700.Let’s bring it back to 2019. I was still directing music videos and commercials full time. I kept pitching these wild concepts (a lot of sci-fi back then) and it was getting harder and harder to get these ideas to come to life. Like most young directors, we were just trying to make mini movies...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 23 July