Four things you must include in your indie film budget

Posted on: Monday, April 20th, 2009
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Every DIY indie film project wants to cut production costs and get everything for free. However, sometimes, free is too expensive: you pay for it with poor quality, flaky team-members and film that is not watchable (or really expensive to fix in post). I’m a cheapskate by nature (what DIY filmmaker isn’t?) but some things you need to find the money to do right.

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El Segundo- Official Trailer

El Segundo- Official Trailer
El Segundo Prologue

El Segundo Prologue

Not sure you’re ready to spend your hard earned money or time on an indie film? Here’s something to whet your appetite: the prologue to El Segundo. Animation by Jack Myers, narrated by Carlos Guzman.

El Segundo Teaser Trailer

El Segundo Teaser Trailer

Our first trailer.?Ǭ† Music by Amable.

I Lost My Mind in El Segundo

I Lost My Mind in El Segundo

Jeffrey Velazquez, our 1st AD and a great filmmaker in his own right, took this super 8 film detailing all the craziness happening behind the scenes that I didn’t even know about.

DAY- 9.11.01

DAY- 9.11.01

All footage shot on 9.11.01- a view from the streets of New York City. Never forget.

Smashy Smasy with A.Sailboat

Smashy Smasy with A.Sailboat

Another short film from the Gorilla Film Factory.?جø¬? This is your car on drugs.

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