Chapter 8
Take the Money and Run: Paying for Your Film
In This Chapter
• Finding investors to help fund your film
• Creative and fun fundraising ideas
• Funding through credit cards and loans (beware!)
• Funding through grants
• Looking into in-kind services
• The right way to attract investors
There’s no doubt about it: Films are expensive. To make films, you have to either rent or buy equipment plus buy all the necessary materials. Part of the reason a lot of filmmakers start by making short films is because that’s all they can comfortably afford, and they hope that once people see what they can do, someone might be willing to help pay for a longer film.
There are a number of ways you can raise money to make your film. We’re going to look at some ...
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