A tip o’ the hat…
Unless there’s something hidden under the hats, avoid hats on characters. All you’ll get is a lot of hat-acting.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #76
Cinder blocks are sturdy.
Make your props out of something sturdy. Cardboard and balsa wood will shatter if you look at it cross-eyed.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #59
Call it “Gravitas”
If you are using any miniatures (whether motorized or not, but especially if motorized), fill ’em with lead, wax, anything that’ll dry solid.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #38
Yes, even a nuke.
If you must have a live weapon on set, such as a pistol, or a shotgun, or a nuclear weapon, have one expert dedicated to babysitting that object. They must never let it out of their sight. Pay attention to what they have to say. If they say the actor is being unsafe, fix the actor — don’t shush the expert.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #33
The patient net saves $$.
Over time, you can find practically any prop you need at a thrift store, or even the bins store (where the thrift stores dump their excess inventory). The sooner you tell your Art Department what you’re looking for, the cheaper the whole thing’ll be.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #3
Of course, without a broom, you’re hosed…
Get it right on set – fixing it in post takes ten times as long and is twenty times as expensive as doing it again right there. Probably more, by the time you read this. Yes, I’m guilty of saying “we can fix that in post.” And for each of those instances, yes, I suck.
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