Low Budget Films: Low Costs and High Realism

For budding directors and movie makers, one of the first steps towards joining the Hollywood elite is almost always to make your own low-budget feature. The low-budget feature is used as a calling-card for agents or producers and a way of creating an effective show reel to display your skills.

Low cost does not always have to mean low production values though. To create something truly worth screening, the trick is to make what has been made in an inexpensive way, look worthy of any studio out there.

The three most important things remain the same whatever your budget. With a great director, a strong script and a talented cast, so long as you do not try a film that requires excessive effects and no one expects a large pay packet, then your story can become a very attractive reality.

However, that does not mean you should cut corners, merely find ways around obstacles. For instance one of the biggest things that will grate on an audience is cheap and tacky set dressing. With a low budget, directors often mistakenly think that movie props are the first cost that can be avoided, borrowing unsuitable objects or buying cheap and tacky versions themselves. However, with prop hire, costs can be kept low while still attaining an extremely authentic look.

Even with the finest untapped creative talent, a sloppy set and incongruous or anachronistic movie props can make even the most accomplished masterpiece look ill-conceived. Prop hire may seem like the avenue that only big productions can take, but surprisingly it will most likely work out a lot cheaper than buying the items yourself, while making you certain that you can be as accurate as possible.

So, if you want your route to Hollywood to be a smooth one, sourcing the correct props might mean the difference between major motion pictures and a lifetime of wedding videos.

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