How to make a film[movie]?What are the things needed to make a film?

Question:A camera, some film or video tape, an idea, some editing equipment, some friends to help if possible.

That's all Robert Rodregueze had when he did El Mariachi

John Carpenter did half of Dark Star at USC on their equipment

The rest was provided by Harris a few years later

Steven Spielberg rented a 35mm mitchell, bought some film ($200 a roll), procsses it ($200), printed it ($400), edited it, added sound and make a composite ($1,000) and showed it to his contacts at Universal and that got him his first directing job.

It was called Amblin

it was a 10 minute 35mm film

That paid him about $12,000 gross ($8,000 take home) and he then had to spend $7,500 of it to buy his director's card

Today a director's card is $25,000 and you need to work 50 hours for a signatory to qualify for it

Spielberg did a 15 minute Night Gallery segement which is like 2 or 3 days shooting and 3 or 4 days editing at 12 hours a day. He was 21 it was his birthday

That was his birthday gift from Universal for 3 years hiding in their offices watching how things got done and showing them a 10 minute movie he made.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: A camera, some film or video tape, an idea, some editing equipment, some friends to help if possible.

That's all Robert Rodregueze had when he did El Mariachi

John Carpenter did half of Dark Star at USC on their equipment

The rest was provided by Harris a few years later

Steven Spielberg rented a 35mm mitchell, bought some film ($200 a roll), procsses it ($200), printed it ($400), edited it, added sound and make a composite ($1,000) and showed it to his contacts at Universal and that got him his first directing job.

It was called Amblin

it was a 10 minute 35mm film

That paid him about $12,000 gross ($8,000 take home) and he then had to spend $7,500 of it to buy his director's card

Today a director's card is $25,000 and you need to work 50 hours for a signatory to qualify for it

Spielberg did a 15 minute Night Gallery segement which is like 2 or 3 days shooting and 3 or 4 days editing at 12 hours a day. He was 21 it was his birthday

That was his birthday gift from Universal for 3 years hiding in their offices watching how things got done and showing them a 10 minute movie he made.

finance firstly, about 2 crores of rupees, one core for the con men in the movie industry and one to feed you for the rest of your life.

Seriously, stay away from all of this. Best advice and free of charge, except for the 10 points

some foolish guy as a producer and four five old stories made as one script,a person who does not know to speak or to walk properly, . you are a hit in the present Industry.