Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In the middle of the pandemic, VJUS fights to keep their head above water.
Suddenly, Anders remembered his dream of making a fantasy film. Could we use the time to create something that potentially also could impress customers in some way?

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And see episode 2 here: youtu.be/Aou0ePlmcq4

So, despite Covid-19, fewer filmmaking jobs, less income, and a generally uncertain future, things started to progress.

A couple of coincidences combined with the drive of the people at VJUS, resulted in the birth of our biggest YouTube project to date, even surpassing the Camera Hack.

However, unlike the Camera Hack, we did not crowdfund this project. Due to the limited time we had, we decided we'd go for sponsorships instead. We explain how we approached sponsors for the project, and the challenges connected to this process that you should be aware of if you try this path yourself.

As a company, we are taking a huge financial risk with this project as we spend both our time and our limited resources to create this. Luckily, thanks to a couple of products we made earlier, we did manage to get some sort of steady income for the company, despite the situation going on in the world.

We did create products like:
- Andyax Music Packs: andyax.com/music
- Master Time-Lapse Course: mastertimelapse.com

Pulling off an epic fantasy film with little time and money is not an easy feat. A project like this requires several things in order to be a success. Here's a few areas you will explore in season 2:

- How we went from idea to finished project
- How to assemble a crew
- Casting
- Props
- Location scouting
- Filming with animals (horses)
- How to get sponsored by companies
- The choices and

Produced by VJUS (our Norwegian film production company): https://www.vjus.no

Facebook:
facebook.com/AndyaxProductions
facebook.com/vjus.no

Instagram:
instagram.com/andyax_youtube
instagram.com/vjus.no

Homepage:
andyax.com
https://www.vjus.no

#Business #filmmaking #Indiefilmmakers

0:00 Intro
1:44 Our film production company
3:25 The beginning
6:58 Assembling the team
9:03 Creating a story
11:35 Location scout
20:22 Almost there