Markpolish, you'd be wise to shoot your 1st short film on a budget of a couple hundred dollars or less. Why? Because it will suck. No offense. But if it's your first film, you are going to be learning a lot as you go so why not learn for free or cheap instead of dropping a couple grand to learn? I've shot 3 short films, one with a $20 budget, one with $100 and one with $40 and I'm still making mistakes and learning as I go. Once I feel like I'm up to par, I'll drop some cash on the nice equipment and hire some real actors. Until then, why spend the money?
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