The $700,000 Movie

[Jolly]

For the budget, I thought they did pretty well.

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[Jolly]

The second one:

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[Jolly]

The third:

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[Jolly]

How do they keep the costs down?

1. No name actors.
2. Multiple hats such as Producer/writer.
3. Re-enactors. More authentic and they bring their own wardrobe.

[Aqua Letifer]

Saw the first two. I'd say they did fairly decently. The script was the weakest factor for both, in my opinion. Actors did fine.

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Scratch that, cinematography was also way more Ken Burns than it should've been, making it more of a snooze fest. But hey, $700,000. (They could've had better camerawork anyway, though.)

[Jolly]

I find it amazing you can make a full length film for that kind of money.

I find The Void to be interesting, because I'm interested in WW2 armor. The Hellcats used in the movie are real. The Panzer IV is not. That tank is a project to create the most accurate replica ever produced, with the donor chassis being from a M113.

It's good enough to have fooled several experts at a distance.

[Aqua Letifer]

@jolly said in The $700,000 Movie:

I find it amazing you can make a full length film for that kind of money.

Equipment, both hardware and soft-, is a ton more affordable than it used to be. I've seen some experimental movies shot entirely with iPhones and decent audio equipment that pass muster. Tech is no longer a barrier. But there are still guys like Tarantino, Nolan, and Anderson who prefer film.

I find The Void to be interesting, because I'm interested in WW2 armor. The Hellcats used in the movie are real. The Panzer IV is not. That tank is a project to create the most accurate replica ever produced, with the donor chassis being from a M113.

It's good enough to have fooled several experts at a distance.

I'll have to check that one out. I don't regret seeing the first two, and I remember thinking to myself, "this is pretty low-budget. .......Hey, this ain't half bad."

I had no idea just how low-budget.

[Doctor Phibes]

Budget for Blair Witch Project - $300,000. It made $248 million.

Budget for Blair Witch Project 2 - $15 million. It made $47 million.

[Jolly]

@doctor-phibes said in The $700,000 Movie:

Budget for Blair Witch Project - $300,000. It made $248 million.

Budget for Blair Witch Project 2 - $15 million. It made $47 million.

I think those are a generational phenoma, not to be repeated for awhile.