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Details about movie producing?
Hi guys, I got the idea of making my own PROFESSIONAL movie. So real camera crew, real places, guns etc. But I don't even know where to start, any help?
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- DuckyLv 76 years agoFavorite Answer
Unless you have a lot of money it won't be "professional" making movies like Hollywood is extremely expensive, and for someone who has never done it before this is more like a dream than anything else.
Anyway, to start you need a storyline and script. If you're not good at writing then hire a script writer, once done you will need to do some storyboarding and plan out your movie scene by scene. Then you will need to start looking at some filming locations that you can use within your budget, find a crew and supply the equipment (camera, tripods, audio equipment, editing software etc) then start looking for actors, then you will need to find makeup artist, special FX artists if needed, props etc, you will also need to sort out a form of shelter for actors to relax in-between shots as well as a catering crew. Then the easy part, shoot and edit.
Now, if you just want to make a movie then most of that can be ruled out. You can make a well shot movie with a semi-good camera, tripod, actors and a simply boom mic. Without knowing the kind of money you have, where you live and ANY experience at all, we can't exactly help you much. There isn't any website in the world that tells someone with no movie knowledge how to produce professional movies just like that
- Anonymous6 years ago
Great that you have some moolah to toss around. I strongly suggest you make a small movie first - even a short film by your local community/theatre groups/school arts class, etc. Why? because it's 1000x easier to fix tiny mistakes on a short film, than discover gaping holes on an actual feature shoot.
My first short was self-funded, shot over a week, and cost me $8K which wasn't even paying people. It's an expensive medium. Lots of things that could go wrong, did. So by starting out smaller, you'll learn the ropes quicker, and be able to sort out mistakes, sooner.
Also, a 'newbie' can unfortunately, be taken advantage of, quite easily.
(I know you chose BA already; I just wanted to add in my views.