I have some friends who have made some pretty good short films. So good in fact, that it caught me by surprise. I had no idea that they were so tech savvy. They just started doing this and to their surprise, they found out how cheap it was to make good movies.They are now developing marketing plans and they allowed me to invest in their idea.
They got the idea from this short film on YouTube that has over 5 million positive views
The developer seems to be from Austria. But this is what is said about the 36 minute film.
This Movie was Budgeted at only 15 thousand dollars, and made by 3 people Crew. it was shot with Black Magic Ursa Mini, Canon 5D MK3 and Gopro Cameras, VFX was created in After effects based on online tutorials, and on an imac desktop. no other compositing software used other than AE and Element 3D plug in. there has been heavy use of Physical Models.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdxPlbKFkaM
It seems that the main budget cost for some of the big block busters are the contract salaries to the movie stars. As an example
"A new report from Forbes breaking down Marvel salaries reveals that Downey Jr. has earned a whopping $75 million from “Endgame” alone."
Imagine what the cost was to pay all the other movie stars.
The truth is that Movies today can be made with as little as $15,000 and marketed for as little as 2-3 dollars for a 45 minute story. Imagine if you had 5 million customers willing to pay 2-3 dollars for a 45 minute film with a budget of 15k. and split the profits between 5 or 6 persons which includes cast and crew. There is no need to buy cars, planes, or actors, because software today allows you to create all these things.
This is the great thing about America Today. If you have an idea and are willing to take the risk, and work hard then go for it. Don't have any money, Don't matter because if the idea is great, you will get investors. And Investors don't have to risk an arm and leg, because a just a little can bring BIG REWARDS.