High Concept, Micro Budget: Making Bears on a Ship with Eduardo Castrillo

About this episode

Director Eduardo Castrillo discusses the challenges and experiences of making the film Bears on a Ship on a micro budget.

Send us Fan Mail #filmmaking #filmmakingpodcast #moviemaking #indiefilm #movieproduction How do you scale a big idea on an indie budget? Director Edward Castrillo joins the show to discuss his new film, Bears on a Ship. While the title promises a wild ride, the process of making it is a masterclass in independent production. Edward shares his "honest" experiences in the director's chair, dealing with the unique challenges of genre filmmaking. Highlights include: The "Why": What dr...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Eaves

Guest: Eduardo Castrillo

Topics covered

• independent filmmaking
• genre filmmaking
• budget filmmaking
• director experiences
• film production

Keywords

• indie film
• filmmaking
• movie production
• Bears on a Ship
• Edward Castrillo
• genre filmmaking
• budget filmmaking

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Books & works: Bears on a Ship

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