All the pre-production work finding locations and planning shots the energy and heartache of the days of shooting, and finally into post. I'm also the producer for this zero-budget film and it's been a fantastic learning experience. Believe me, when it's time I'll be asking everybody I know for support (so be prepared ). I'm trying to build a small body of work before I put the pinch on family and friends since I don't think I can go to that well too often. It's my first film and I don't have any previous experience, so I don't have much to recommend myself to investors. Hi Marc, thanks for the help, and the advice. 7 days of work is not that ridiculously expensive. A good average for a little indie project is maybe one day per reel, plus a final day of fixes and a day or so for the initial conform and the final renders. As I often say, I've color-timed entire features in one day and also in four months. LiftGammaGain and other sites have employment sections - run an ad there and see what bids you get on feature color correction. It should be possible for you to find an affordable colorist rather than spend the weeks or months necessary to get even the basics of color-correction down. It's always best to hire specialists who know their craft, because they'll be able to bring you ideas you could never thought of on your own, and they'll also help you avoid major problems. No one person - not even Orson Welles or Stanley Kubrick - was equally brilliant at directing, producing, writing, cinematography, editing, sound, art direction, and color. spread the word and get people interested in your movie.

Harness social media like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine. there's a million websites out there designed to help raise money for worthy projects. Look at Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Slated, Fundable, GoFundMe. But once you're in the real world, you have to use the resources around you. That's just part of getting an education and learning over time. I have no problem with student filmmakers who are shooting on zero money in hopes of getting a degree. Trying to do all the work yourself is fraught with problems. It's not enough to just have a dream of making films and then come up with the idea for the story and characters you have to find a way to raise the money to actually produce the film affordably, and spend enough money to do the idea justice. I have often lamented that the most difficult thing about show business is the business. but there are aspects of filmmaking where there is a point below you can't go, particularly when it comes to budgets.

I figure that if I ever get to the point where I can afford to hire colorists to work on my films I'll be well-served by having some sense of what they go through. RickGates wrote:I'm a small indy director who's trying to grade his own stuff.

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