Making a short film for the first time with NO budget

Heyyy! Super excited to document my process of making my first short film! What do you want to see?

My first two steps in making a no-budget film was 1.) take stock of my resources (a 10-year-old pocket camera, Microsoft Office tools such as PowerPoint 2014, a hiking trail, the rooms in my house, a few usable sites within two miles of my home (guerrilla filmmaking), supplementary footage from movies in the public domain, and one actor who was I) and 2.) ask myself, "What story can I tell with the limited resources I have?" I ended up making a 118-minute movie for the princely sum of $13.47. Most of the budget was spent on print-outs for the ersatz "script."

This was great and refreshing. Thanks.

Hi Audrey, I am happy to find your channel. I am also first time to make film. and I am trying it learn how to do it. I will gladly would love to learn more

its so comfort listening to you, I'm wondering why 5 months u haven't shown up

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😊 No budget shorts that brings back memories

Can we have a conversation over the phone? I have a few questions for you.

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Great video! Just earned a subscriber lol

to bad you do not live in new york

cool video

Wow, I mean I barely know the process of filmmaking, and looking forward to being one, every single video I watched was like the same stuff but this, I think someone finally understands me and how frustrating can be the process of filmmaking, great video and I know it isn´t big stuff but thank you so dang much, new sub over here ;D

Great video, clear to understand!

This made me laugh. I really enjoyed your experience with Super 8 and how you went about DIYing your entire process

may I ask what editor you use?

Thank you so much for this video. Very helpful and inspiring. ❤

i made one with $0 .... @

Thank you for making. This is going to help countless amount of people.

This was helpful. I have done 2 features but I want to start making shorts as well.

Nice explain film making details

I think characters are right there with story & then scenery. U can have a generic plot but great characters will keep me engaged

dude great video

How do u make ur thumbnail??

This helped a lot thanks 🤩

Great breakdown. I’m in the same spot right now trying to figure it all out! Thanks!

The camera gear link doesn't work.

As a novice filmmaker I can attest to this so badly. Planning and pre-production is KEY. if you don't have the work and research put in, production goes really wonky. I directed and wrote my first short film as part of a 1 year course. I definitely had to change my script due to budget. For scriptwriting, there's a software that literally makes things easier, I forgot the name. Directing is a real JOB, filmmaking in general. Exhausting but so worth it when you see the end product and why you're doing it. Get out there I would say. Collaborate with friends, make do with what you have. It's an amazing process.

I personally find that the budgeting issue is the easiest to deal with...assume you don't have one. Make films using stuff you already have, can borrow, or are just really cheap or might be locatable in a thrift store. Learning how to do everything yourself is invaluable, even if you have help in that area. If someone flakes out on you, you can just step in and do it yourself.

Thanks for the tips.

Hi can anyone help me out?
me and my friends want to make a short film for fun.
is it still okay to say who directed and wrote the script in the “movie” ?
i don’t want people to think it’s real or professional.(even though i doubt it would look that good) it’s just a couple of friends messing around :)

Thank you so much 😭

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something i am thinking of doing

Hi I'm starting as a film director and writing scripts for short films. This helo alot thanks you 🙏 Great Advice.

Blade Runner 2049.

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Did you ever make the short film ?

Hey, Audrey. This was great. I'm a little older than you, and I've always wanted to make movies but I've been a little too afraid, so it's nice to hear you asking the same questions as me.

I do have a writing background, and the transition into screenplaty from ficiton and journalism was challenging but also really rewarding. If you have any questions for me, I'll be happy to share what I know.

Anyway, this is the first of your videos that I've watched, so I'm def going to check out the rest of what you're offering. I'm curious to find out how things have gone for you over the last year. Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you're up to, now.

My favorite movie is, i dont have one

I remember my first short film it was so bad 😂 and then gradually I got better and better and 2 years ago I won best cinematographer in a film festival

Very helpful! I took notes! Thank you!

Hi. I notice you're in Atlanta. I'm a fellow student filmmaker, and I'm from north Georgia. If you ever want to collaborate, I am always looking to network with fellow filmmakers and work on projects. Let me know if you're interested. I loved the video and you gave some great advice. Keep up the great work.

I’m writing a whole tv show for fun 😭🤚

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Hey Audrey! Thanks for the video, great tips as always! I wanna shot short-film as well, but every time put off this with no reason. Also, about your Step 5, I do have (as I think) a lot of experience in sort of special effects, I worked as compositing artists, did some keying and compositing stuff, also was making the sort of effects in After Effects and know well this software. As for now, I work as a motion-designer on a TV-channel, and doing like 2D animation, some VFX, cleaning-up, tracking, some VFX, transitions, explanation videos and all these things So if you need help pls, lemme know, I'll help for sure!! Wanna share my knowledge with other creators. Or help with some projects instead

your channel is fucking awesome