SHORT FILM with LEAST BUDGET

                              Every person who is interested film making tries to put his views on screen. He colors the pages with his creative thoughts and arranges all the necessities regarding that. And now., he steps into practical. As we know that the maximum number of short films are being made with the pocket money of the individuals, money factor plays a key role in it. 
All the works starts with money...  
And all the works stops for money...
Keeping in factor in mind, one has to bring out the best film...
How...???
Before going to those details.., let us have a question for ourselves.

Why does many short films stops in the middle?
Well, this problem is having many reasons. But, few genuine reasons are

• Money
• Interest
• Lack of proper equipment
• Lack of proper planning and
• Lack of proper knowledge

In the short world of short films, the above mentioned 5 factors plays a very important role in creating disturbances in making.

Maximum number of short films are not done by a production team. As said earlier, they are just done by a group of friends who are passionate about movie making. So, insufficient funds serves as the best cause of obstacles in the production time.

                    The next factor is the interest. Due to some causes like the postponement of the work, climatic conditions, other personal works, lack of coordination etc., makers looses their interest and it ultimately leads to the breakage of the project. So, one needs to be both passionate and patient while making the film. 

                   Due to the shortage of the equipment, many projects will be collapsed in the middle. No long run can happen if all the equipment of making is not in availability.

                  Planning plays a major role. It was observed that over 85% short films are not done according to the shot division. Maximum number of films are being done without planning and being stopped after few days.

                  The next important factor is the lack of proper knowledge. All the films may not be done by the professionals. There will be many starters and half knowledge people in making out the short films. They performs their tasks without appropriate knowledge. This shows a great impact on the films and this may even cause the middle drops of the project. 

And now, let us learn few tips to make the short film with minimum budget

• First fix a budget for the film. Make sure that the film gets started only if all the money which is planned to put is ready in the hands.
• Plan the number of days of shoot very aptly. At any cost, never try to exceed that duration. Increase in the number of days of shoot increases the budget in parallel.
• Always try to prepare the story according to the planned budget. Everything depends upon the ideology of the script writer and the director. In the budget boundaries, try to project the thoughts as rich as possible.
• Team plays the major role here. Try to arrange the team with the reasonable remuneration. But don't get compromised in the arrangement of cast and crew. We can taste the best only if the ingredients are best.
• Try to avoid the useless expenditures while the shooting is going on. Reduce the expenditures for events like food and travelling. If the food and travelling expenses are reduced, you can save a lot.
• Never ever get compromised in the post production work. At the same time, never have a blind step in the post production work. Try to extract the best output with the least budget. First, have a deep survey of the post production work stations like editing and dubbing studios in your locality and go for the best among them. Always watch the demos of the studio in which you are going to proceed.
• The last but not the least. Put one person in the team exclusively for the financial affairs. His role is to manage the flow of production. Note down the expenses at every step. Either the item which you buy costs less or high., note down the cost and at the end of the day, you will know the cost of that particular day and the remaining budget in your hands. This makes you to act accordingly for the next working day.

By following the above few tips, you can surely reduce the cost of making a short film. Always keep a single point in mind. Each and every penny spent by you must be worthy on the screen.

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