Shoot in a location you can control. This post was written by Kyle Vorbach. Let’s say you have the next big idea, a James-Bond-meets-The-Witcher globetrotting thriller where a modern-day Van Helsing assassinates monsters around the world. Good luck making that on your own. What you can shoot on your indie budget is a single-location film, a phrase that you’ve probably heard many times before. But without nuking Transylvania to save the President’s daughter, how do you maintain your audience’s interest? On my latest short that I directed and co-wrote, Somewhere In Between, my writing partner John Horan and I managed to give our indie short the feeling of a summer blockbuster. Here are three specific takeaways from writing that film, which premieres at Tribeca in June. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 19 May, 2023