From No Film School to a 5 Day Feature Film | Evan Marcewicz

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Evan Marcewicz discusses his journey from not attending film school to successfully shooting a feature film in five days on a micro budget.

Send us Fan Mail What does it actually take to make a feature film on a micro budget? Filmmaker Evan Marcewicz joins the podcast to share how he went from skipping film school to shooting a feature film in just five days. We discuss financing an indie film, choosing the Sony FX6, the realities of filming in difficult locations like cars and the financial risks involved — including loans and maxed-out credit cards. Evan also breaks down one of the toughest stages of independent filmmaking: sal...

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Host: Jim Eaves

Guest: Evan Marcewicz

Topics covered

• micro budget filmmaking
• independent film
• feature film production
• filmmaking challenges
• financing films

Keywords

• feature film
• micro budget
• independent filmmaking
• Sony FX6
• film financing
• filming locations
• credit cards
• loans

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Products: Sony FX6

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