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Conventional filmmaking is slow and expensive and requires permission. You are always looking for money, appealing to investors, appeasing funding bodies, running crowdfunding campaigns. You just want to make films but it seems like an endless waiting game.

We have been there. Pitches that go nowhere. Years in development hell. Money poured into chasing money that never comes. So we got tired of waiting and asking for permission. We slashed our production costs, focused on micro-budget filmmaking, and gave ourselves the greenlight to make the films we want in a matter of months from concept to wrap.

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What people are saying about this course:

This is a really informative course. It's obvious that the teachers have a lot of passion behind what they do and a ton experience. I look forward to making my next film with some of the tips and ideas shared here in the course. - Laura Swartz

This a great course. It has very practical advise for indie filmmakers, and a step by step process to make a micro-budget feature in a few months. I'm going to apply it to my first feature. - Jared Evans

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Machination is our fifth feature film shot in the last four years. We had the initial idea for the film during the lockdown in April, 2020, and spent a few days at the end of the month writing the first draft outline. May was spent redrafting and refining the outline. In June we approached cast and planned shots – a period that was a mix of development and pre-pre production. One month of official pre-production and rehearsal began in July. Finally, in August, we went into a 10-day production period and wrapped principal photography.

This planning was all done between outside work commitments and between shoots on other productions. That makes Machination a feature film completed from first draft to wrap in four months, mostly part-time, during an uncertain time in the world where many productions shut down completely. And the budget was only $8500. And we still paid everyone.

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What people are saying about our other courses:

THIS COURSE IS AMAZING!!! I'm learning SO FREAKIN MUCH from it, and it's totally blowing my mind. Thanks so much to Gil and Alex for putting this course together. I'm a director working on my first horror film, which has a bit of action in it, and this course is totally giving me rocket boots. If you have more courses from Gil, please let me know and TAKE MY MONEY! - Colby R Rice

Excellent content. But you'd better pay attention or you will miss something. This course is packed with loads or useful and well explained stuff. - Mr Mick Farmer

Instructor is clearly in command of craft and engages with questions, simple explanations and familiar examples. Video and audio are excellent. - Bill Halford

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With over three hours of lectures, this comprehensive course will show you how we did it, breaking down each month from development to pre-production to production. We’ll cover:

• Finding ideas and inspiration

• Writing the outline and working with improvisation to increase speed and collaboration

• Being your own AD and planning your schedule

• Keeping your budget simple and doable

• What in include in contracts and talent releases

• When it is time to sacrifice and think outside the box

• Finding the perfect cast and crew

• The importance of rehearsal, planning, and being adaptable

• Working on set as a multi-tasking leader

• Equipment you need

• Shot planning and coverage

• Motivating your team, directing tips, and so much more

Plus you'll get bonus material and our own templates like schedules, budgets, contracts, and behind the scenes videos of the making of Machination.

Imagine the films you can make if you sped up the entire process and got onto set every few months instead of every few years? Imagine how making more films will improve your career? Instead of betting on a single film winning a major festival to put you on the map, take control of your filmmaking future and make more films, faster. Use our micro-budget techniques to build your body of work and become a full-time filmmaker. This course will show you how to write and wrap your next film in only four months.

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So what are you waiting for? Whether you are fresh out of film school, a screenwriter who wants to create his/her own content or just someone who wants to make a feature film this course is for you.Join over 60,000students that have already taken IFH filmmaking and screenwritingcourses.

If you've got the dream.

If you've got the drive.

If you've got the passion - but you're missing the knowledge and experience...this coursewill help you make your featurefilm into a reality.

Enroll NOWand learn how to make a micro-budget feature film! Let's get started!