50 POSTS ABOUT INDEPENDENT FILMMAKING
We filmed The Climb over a weekend in May 2010 for about $300. It was the first project we developed after I launched this blog so there was a ton of coverage here.
There are posts about every topic including budgets, screenwriting, stories from the set, post-production, marketing, promotion, trailers, posters and more.
Now that the film is completed I thought it would be useful to gather every post in one place. So check out the entire story of how we produced The Climb.
Pre-Production
Low Budget Filmmaking: The Climb’s Budget
The Climb’s 1st Location Scout
Screenwriting: Rewriting The Climb
Storyboarding When You Can’t Draw
First Tattoo Sketches And Tests
No Budget Filmmaking: Producing A Short Film
Directing Short Films: The Calm Before The Storm
Making A Short Film: The Little Details
Production
Can’t Complain About Early Call Times
I Dislike People Who Honk During Filming
I Don’t Like To Hold The Camera
A Computer, Some Footage And Me
How The Weather Almost Killed Our Short Film
Directing Short Films: Playing Through vs The Climb
Post-Production
Editing A Short Film: Little Moments
How a dialogue heavy script became a quiet movie
Short Film Editing: Is This Scene Boring?
Tough Cuts: Letting go of a scene
Editing a short film you directed: The Annoying Part
Editing a short film: You have to start somewhere
I got stuck editing my short film
Marketing & Promotion
Short Films, After Effects & Video Copilot
A new poster for The Climb has arrived
First official still from The Climb
Does this poster sell my independent short film?
























