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0:00 - I Had $5000 And 9 Months To Make My First Movie.... Here's How I Did It
14:14 - Honest Truth About Making A Movie For $5000
37:44 - Two Big Problems With Making A Movie For $5000
50:21 - How Many Film Festivals Actually Watch Your Movie?
1:14:14 - I Wish I Avoided These Mistakes On My First Movie
Andrés Taboada was born in Perú, where he stayed until a scholarship sent him off to finish high school in Germany. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Cal State Long Beach and teaching in Southeast Asia, he moved back to Miami for a Master’s in International Education. While in grad school, he became a standup comedian. Andrés won the award for Best Comedic Actor at Miami WebFest and was a finalist at the World Series of Comedy.
He then turned his focus towards Alta California, a bilingual dramedy, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as “Perucho,” the hotel clerk. As the director of Alta California, Andrés won the award of Best Directorial Debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Alta California recently had a sold-out screening at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, California as part of the 27th annual Dances With Films.
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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - payhip.com/b/ZTvq9
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0:00 - I Had $5000 And 9 Months To Make My First Movie.... Here's How I Did It
14:14 - Honest Truth About Making A Movie For $5000
37:44 - Two Big Problems With Making A Movie For $5000
50:21 - How Many Film Festivals Actually Watch Your Movie?
1:14:14 - I Wish I Avoided These Mistakes On My First Movie
Andrés Taboada was born in Perú, where he stayed until a scholarship sent him off to finish high school in Germany. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Cal State Long Beach and teaching in Southeast Asia, he moved back to Miami for a Master’s in International Education. While in grad school, he became a standup comedian. Andrés won the award for Best Comedic Actor at Miami WebFest and was a finalist at the World Series of Comedy.
He then turned his focus towards Alta California, a bilingual dramedy, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as “Perucho,” the hotel clerk. As the director of Alta California, Andrés won the award of Best Directorial Debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Alta California recently had a sold-out screening at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, California as part of the 27th annual Dances With Films.
MORE VIDEOS WITH ANDRES TABOADA
tinyurl.com/bdf82c44
WATCH 'ATLA CALIFORNIA' - The Full Movie
youtube.com/watch?v=KDfaIuspK1g
CONNECT WITH ANDRES TABOADA
altamovie.com
imdb.com/name/nm10841273
instagram.com/altamovie
facebook.com/altacaliforniamovie
https://x.com/andreswhat
tiktok.com/@andreswhat_
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS
Best Advice To Beginners On Making A Feature Film - youtu.be/2Z4vHCdIKBs
How To Build A Filmmaking Career Off A $1000 Movie - youtu.be/9ls493xmfc4
Why Most Filmmakers Should Start With A $1000 Movie - youtu.be/lurCcB7ENFU
How To Finance A Movie - youtu.be/f125iYyWHZk
I Made 5 Movies While Working A Minimum Wage Job - youtu.be/1KnhZ1oAkRU
CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE
FilmCourage.com
twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage
facebook.com/filmcourage
instagram.com/filmcourage
filmcourage.tumblr.com
pinterest.com/filmcourage
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
bit.ly/18DPN37
PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE
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SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER
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►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – amzn.to/2tbFlM9
Stuff we use:
LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - amzn.to/2tbtmOq
AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - amzn.to/3WEuz0k
LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - amzn.to/2u5UnHv
*Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!
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Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9
and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd
0:00 - I Had $5000 And 9 Months To Make My First Movie.... Heres How I Did It
14:14 - Honest Truth About Making A Movie For $5000
37:44 - Two Big Problems With Making A Movie For $5000
50:21 - How Many Film Festivals Actually Watch Your Movie?
1:14:14 - I Wish I Avoided These Mistakes On My First Movie
Andrés Taboada was born in Perú, where he stayed until a scholarship sent him off to finish high school in Germany. After receiving a B.S. in Biology from Cal State Long Beach and teaching in Southeast Asia, he moved back to Miami for a Master’s in International Education. While in grad school, he became a standup comedian. Andrés won the award for Best Comedic Actor at Miami WebFest and was a finalist at the World Series of Comedy.
He then turned his focus towards Alta California, a bilingual dramedy, which he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in as “Perucho,” the hotel clerk. As the director of Alta California, Andrés won the award of Best Directorial Debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Alta California recently had a sold-out screening at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood, California as part of the 27th annual Dances With Films.
MORE VIDEOS WITH ANDRES TABOADA
https://tinyurl.com/bdf82c44
WATCH ATLA CALIFORNIA - The Full Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDfaIuspK1g
CONNECT WITH ANDRES TABOADA
https://www.altamovie.com
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10841273
https://www.instagram.com/altamovie
https://www.facebook.com/altacaliforniamovie
https://x.com/andreswhat
https://www.tiktok.com/@andreswhat_
MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS
Best Advice To Beginners On Making A Feature Film - https://youtu.be/2Z4vHCdIKBs
How To Build A Filmmaking Career Off A $1000 Movie - https://youtu.be/9ls493xmfc4
Why Most Filmmakers Should Start With A $1000 Movie - https://youtu.be/lurCcB7ENFU
How To Finance A Movie - https://youtu.be/f125iYyWHZk
I Made 5 Movies While Working A Minimum Wage Job - https://youtu.be/1KnhZ1oAkRU
CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE
http://www.FilmCourage.com
http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage
https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage
https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage
http://filmcourage.tumblr.com
http://pinterest.com/filmcourage
SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL
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PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE
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SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER
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(Affiliates)
►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra
►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9
Stuff we use:
LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq
AUDIO
Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG
Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k
LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv
*Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!
#filmmaking #filmmakers #filmproduction")
