Confessions of an Independent Filmmaker 2: Investors, Proposals, and Infidelity

Bryan Young is a writer and a filmmaker who has done just about everything there is to do in the world of low-budget independent cinema, from hacking Sundance to theatrically distributing his own films. Films he's produced have been called "...filmmaking gold" by The New York Times, "...electrifying" by the Christian Science Monitor, and "...riveting" by the Onion A.V. Club.

In this second part of the series, he details the work it takes to get a project off the ground, the logistics of auditions, the rigors of production, and how to put a proposal together.

This 15,000 word guide is full of production stories and contains two sample film investment proposals with budgets and other material useful to any aspiring filmmaker.