getting money for your film
getting money for your film
Hey Oscarknott,
If your goal is to make a more professional film, money can help, but practice is what matters most. What aspects of your last film look less than professional? What can you do, within your financial means, to get better? Shot selection? Performances? Story structure? etc.. Money tends to actually be a distraction from getting more professional, because you're still faced with the same basic issue: telling the story. And a bigger budget now means you're trying to tell a story with even higher stakes.
That being said, the key to raising money is coming up with a film idea that's likely to generate revenue. If you do that, like Kim mentioned, investors will jump on board because they'd love to make a profit. So the question goes back to you: why do you REALLY think this short film will make money? Who is going to pay to watch it? Where? How?
If you REALLY think you can turn a profit, then, and only then, go to investors and tell them why you think you can earn them money. If you're really not sure about how you'd make money with it, just keep things on a microbudget, keep practicing, and test some of your marketing ideas that way.
If you need money for some sort of budget, friends and family, in general, would likely toss money your way to get you started, knowing they won't see any money in return. But if you beginning a relationship with investors, that's a different story. There's got to be a sound reason why you think they'll make their money back.
Hope that helps,
B