Episode 3 is the most elaborate What, Doctor? so far. It's 16:40 long. It's the most complex video I've ever produced/written/directed. It was done with three people on set, one voice actor in NY who emailed me his lines, an iPad, a Sony A57, and a flashlight. The lighting was all practical (already there), we used wardrobe we owned, a tripod and iPad bracket I had, a sign/prop I printed at home, iMovie and some free sound effects downloaded from freesfx.co.uk (kinda cool that's from Britain!) Tim Dietlein let us use his theatre, where Tosca works, and where we've both done shows, on a Sunday and a Wednesday evening when no one was around.
The episode cost $0.
Okay, I took Tosca and Mike out for dinner afterwards, so, if you insist, it cost $65.
We shot 16 pages in six hours, the first day. I had a friend who was on a student shoot that had a 9AM call, but they didn't do their first shot until 1PM.
People waste time and money.
I don't.
I wrote an article about no-budget filmmaking you can read here: http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/how-to-make-a-web-series/
Are there technical things that could be done better on What, Doctor? Of course, but most people use those technical things to slow them down, often to the point where nothing gets done.
I'm proud of what we're doing on What, Doctor? I'd love to make the leap to where I and my cast and crew can make a living out of this, but I'm not going to wait around, I'm going to get things done.
The episode cost $0.
Okay, I took Tosca and Mike out for dinner afterwards, so, if you insist, it cost $65.
We shot 16 pages in six hours, the first day. I had a friend who was on a student shoot that had a 9AM call, but they didn't do their first shot until 1PM.
People waste time and money.
I don't.
I wrote an article about no-budget filmmaking you can read here: http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/how-to-make-a-web-series/
Are there technical things that could be done better on What, Doctor? Of course, but most people use those technical things to slow them down, often to the point where nothing gets done.
I'm proud of what we're doing on What, Doctor? I'd love to make the leap to where I and my cast and crew can make a living out of this, but I'm not going to wait around, I'm going to get things done.