EDUCATION
Upskill with our online courses on Udemy, explore Ivan Malekin’s handbook for indie filmmakers, and watch our YouTube videos for behind-the-scenes insights, practical advice and lessons learned from our own filmmaking journey.
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We absolutely understand that choosing to work with micro-budgets you have to be mad on some level - hence we named our educational YouTube channel Micro-Budget Madness! Don't get us wrong, being a micro-budget filmmaker is not a bad thing, it just means that you have to approach filmmaking with a DIY mentality.
Though this channel we break down how to produce, shoot and distribute micro-budget films with examples from our own micro-budget films, as well as mainstream films with a micro-budget element. We share all our experiences, from festival tips, career advice, distribution, smart business practices and everything else in between!
Want to know how we shoot our improvised micro budget feature and short films with limited crew, budget and resources?
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Improvisation is a form of performance in which the players have no script. Free of conventional methods and constraints, improv gives filmmakers and actors complete freedom to explore characters and relationships in depth and capture genuine authenticity on camera.
It has played a major role in the filmmaking process for legendary, Oscar-winning filmmakers like Mike Leigh, Mark and Jay Duplass, Joe Swanberg, Christopher Guest, Lynn Shelton, Robert Altman, and John Cassavetes.
In Improv for Indie Filmmakers, author and improv filmmaker Ivan Malekin shows independent filmmakers how to use improvisation to collaborate creatively with actors, speed up production, make more films, and ultimately save time and money by working efficiently at every stage of production.
Using multiple real-world case studies, this book will illustrate the many benefits of improv and how putting away the script can lead to new discoveries, making your work fresh and exciting. It will inspire you to stop waiting for the right time or the right amount of money; the right time is now.
Improv for Indie Filmmakers will show you how to make your film today.
Stop waiting to make your feature film. Use improvisation to spark your creativity and get onto set today. Learn how with “Improv for Indie Filmmakers”
by Ivan Malekin.
Available via eBook, Paperback & Audiobook
Or listen on Audible | Google Play | Chirp | Audiobooks.com | kobo | libro.fm | Barnes & Noble
“If you want to make an indie film fast and on a budget, then you need to read this book." ~ Alex Ferrari (Indie Film Hustle)
“Improv for Indie Filmmakers is your hot ticket to the front line of a burgeoning filmmaking movement. I tore through this book in a couple of hours and found my head swimming with ideas. Now I’m off to make a film. See you in theatres!” ~ Aidan Prewett (Author & Filmmaker)
“Insightful and fascinating look at a type of filmmaking that often gets overlooked. Great mix of theory mixed with nuts and bolts tips and methods from someone with real first-hand experience.” ~ Jason Horton (Filmmaker)