With the low budget of $300 bucks, Michael Ashton and pals created the below 12-minute short film entitled Lazy Teenage Superheroes, complete with some pretty great looking SFX. Just shows what you can do with a little ingenuity plus some self-taught filmmaking know-how (and the right After Effects tutorials). Not bad at all.
Behind-the-scenes:
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Record live video direct from camcorder to computer
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Make a film in the Western genre with stylization and shooting tips
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Shoot an anonymous interview for documentaries
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Preserve continuity when shooting a film
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Build a movie production studio for under $250
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Use the screenwriting index cards pyramid trick to outline a screenplay
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Complete preproduction paperwork: Script breakdown
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Create a "natural wipe" in film
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8 Comments
Very impressive, better than some of the "official" TV & Movie fodder thats out.
Awesome. I shot that.
Brilliant!
go sean!
Double awesome. I was two of the ninjas.
Dart^2
#$%@ing sweet a!!!! do more!!!!
freakin sweet u shd go pro
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