From No Budget to Movie Made

FREE online training

with Ela Thier

For writers, actors, and all artists, who would like to produce their own films.

Live sessions have expired. Replay available until Nov 10.

Offered Once a year

Learn about the 6 most expensive mistakes that filmmakers make – and how to avoid them!

if you'd like to produce a film but:

Let’s put these problems to bed and get your movies made.

On the set of Bad Writing, 2018. Directed by Ela Thier

waiting for a million dollars to make a film is a cop-out

It can feel more comfortable to wait on a five million dollar fantasy than to raise five thousand dollars, or five hundred for that matter, and create something meaningful right now. The latter option, however, unless you’re a long time pro, is what will improve your skills, build your network, and possibly leave you with a film that you’ll be in love with.

My name is Ela Thier and I write, direct and produce micro-budget features, shorts, and currently a series. I was a writer and co-producer on multi- million dollar features with stars attached, but the films I made with a few thousand dollars where I had creative control, were the better films. (Don’t tell them that!). Find me on IMDB.

One thing I’ve learned along the way is that great budgets are a work of art in and of themselves, and their impact is all over the screen. In this training, I’ll go over common and expensive mistakes, and I offer an overview. Get ready for a mind shift in how you think about budgets – and filmmaking overall.

Don’t see a time that works? Join and I’ll send a replay.

Heads up that I’m a teaching artist and that I’ll end the training with a brief overview of my course, Producing Indie Films. While my courses are for sale, my integrity is not. So when I offer free sessions like this one where I promote a paid program, I create a training that is hugely valuable, thorough, and complete, in and of itself. Guaranteed.