How To Make Your First Feature Movie! - Your First Time Series

There's a lot that goes into the process of filmmaking: from video editing software to video production, but if you have an idea that simply won't go away then maybe it's time to take that jump. This beginner's guide to making a movie will help you understand everything that goes into making even a small low-budget movie and help prepare you for the full process, from the initial idea all the way to the final bit of production and everything in between.

Among the important topics covered in depth:

• The Screenplay Isn't Just a Story – It's Your Blueprint
• Build Your Storyboard
• Gather All Your Necessary Equipment and People
• What to Pick First: The Crew or The Equipment?
• Start With the Cameras
• Production Office and Producers
• Lighting and Electrical Work
• Art, Sets, Costumes, and Makeup
• Special Effects and Visual Effects
• Casting the Parts: Actors and Actresses
• Hiring Tips to Make Sure You Get the Best Crew Around
• What are your best selling points to make your project really stick out?
• Getting Started On the Actual Filming
• Trust a Professional Editor
• Helpful Tips for Beginning Filmmakers

Several bad hires, or even just a few, can completely sink a movie that otherwise seemed to have everything going for it. You have to trust most of the operations to other people, so make sure you hire smart, experienced, and capable professionals to help you take that idea and make your dream of a movie an actual cinematic reality.

Follow the advice and tips in this guide to get yourself talented professionals at inexpensive prices (or even for free for the right opportunity), set up that detailed storyboard from your screenplay, and revel in the first time you get to indulge yourself and say: "Lights! Cameras! Action!"

Also, letting you in on a little secret, we will tell you that the screenplay is where it all begins. While thinking about funding and business plans early is never a bad thing, without a solid screenplay there simply won't be any way to make accurate estimates or solid headway with getting things rolling.

Your screenplay will directly affect:
• The budget and fundraising needs
• Writing the business plan
• Set up a marketing plan
• Storyboarding
• Scouting out locations for every scene
• Casting and hiring skilled professionals and more.

Many people have had the idea for a great story or movie in their heads at one time or another, but most of them let those thoughts go by, never acting on them. Don't let that movie in your head be a permanent one-person show. Read on to learn how to get together the funding, equipment and professionals you need to turn that dream film into a watchable and re-watchable reality. Good Luck!