The $500 Feature Film Series - 20 The Final Video!
The last video in the series,Tom (director of VHS Massacre 1&2) talks about how to create narrative themes in your film. In addition he talks about how older controversial films can eventually be accepted. Also discussions on Fair Use and non-traditional film schools.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - 19 Documentary Edition
The $500 Feature Film Series - 19 Documentary Edition New York Times celebrated Troma documentaries VHS Massacre Too was made for about $500 dollars. Check them out on Troma Now! Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to create narrative themes in your films and how it's important to finished developing these themes in your films even if you have to do re-shoots and re-edits. Also Tom breaks down some of different tasks that a producer or director might work on in the Indie film world.
These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS, NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
Music in this video was created by Tim Kulig Free Music "VHS Massacre Ending Theme"
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The $500 Feature Film Series - 18 Documentary Edition
The $500 Feature Film Series - 18 Documentary Edition New York Times celebrated Troma documentaries VHS Massacre Too was made for about $500 dollars. Check them out on Troma Now! Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to make feature length films for next to nothing. In this video Tom speaks of the importance of choosing the right film distributor in order to get on popular streaming services!
These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS, NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
Music in this video was created by Tim Kulig Free Music "VHS Massacre Intro Theme"
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The $500 Feature Film Series - 17 Documentary Edition
The $500 Feature Film Series - 17 Documentary Edition New York Times celebrated Troma documentaries VHS Massacre Too was made for about $500 dollars. Check them out on Troma Now! Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to make feature length films for next to nothing. In this video Tom speaks of the importance of test screenings, using the festival circuit to vet your film and how to choose a film distribution company!
These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS, NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - 13 Documentary Edition
The $500 Feature Film Series - 13 DOC Edition. New York Times celebrated documentaries VHS Massacre and VHS Massacre Too were made for about $500 dollars. Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to make feature length films for next to nothing. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 12: Documentary Edition Part 2
The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 12: Documentary Edition Part 2 New York Times celebrated documentaries VHS Massacre and VHS Massacre Too were made for about $500 dollars. Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to make feature length films for next to nothing. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 12: Documentary Edition Part 1
New York Times celebrated documentaries VHS Massacre and VHS Massacre Too were made for about $500 dollars. Director Tom Seymour goes into detail about how to make feature length films for next to nothing.
These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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Tom's flicks get on Horror Central & New York Times!
Tom's movies VHS Massacre 1&2 and Exorcism of Fleete Marish are getting some attention lately!
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 11: No budget Adventure Film
The eleventh part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a feature-length adventure film with limited resources. In this video Tom goes into detail about building an eleven day shoot to create your feature length film as well as writing a part for a notable actor that can be shot out in one day. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 10: No budget Adventure Film
The 10th part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a feature-length adventure film with limited resources. In this video Tom discusses the difficulties in shooting as well as the need to have a solid plan for what to do with your film when you finish. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 9: No budget Adventure Film
The eighth part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a feature-length adventure film with limited resources. In this video Tom discusses how to join locations together in a film so they look like the same area. Also how to hire name talent and techniques in making a film seem larger than it really is. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. The adventure film this week was one of the last titles to be offered at Blockbuster Video and made several top ten Indie film lists for the year.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 8: No budget 16mm film.
The eighth part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a 90 minute, 16mm feature film for $9,000. Filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino continue to shoot on film versus digital but how do you work in film? This video concentrates on cutting down on wardrobe cost, using flashbacks to create a larger story, entering film festivals. Also learning to think like an editor when shooting coverage on your 16mm film, using beginning and end credits to pad the running time of your film. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. This video will examine the 2001 film release ”Everything Moves Alone”. The film won at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and had a theatrical run at the Pioneer in the East Village of New York. Eventually the film would be released by MVD Group and premiered on Prime, Plex and GooglePlay “The film hits those emotional cords that the Hollywood assembly lines can only dream of.” -B-Independent.com
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Tom talks about getting in the New York Times!
Tom talks about getting in the New York Times and his path to this point in his career. Also discussions on streaming and no-budget Independent filmmaking!
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 7: No budget 16mm film.
The seventh part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a 90 minute, 16mm feature film for $9,000. Filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino continue to shoot on film versus digital but how do you work in film? This video concentrates on using non-traditional equipment and resourced to make your film as well as the challenges with specific genres when it comes to finding distribution and finding an audience. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. This video will examine the 2001 film release ”Everything Moves Alone”. The film won at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and had a theatrical run at the Pioneer in the East Village of New York. Eventually the film would be released by MVD Group and premiered on Prime, Plex and GooglePlay
“The film hits those emotional cords that the Hollywood assembly lines can only dream of.” -B-Independent.com
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 6: No budget 16mm film.
The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 6: No budget 16mm film. The sixth part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct a 90 minute, 16mm feature film for $9,000. Filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Quentin Tarantino continue to shoot on film versus digital but how do you work in film? Tom shows you step by step how to get started! From buying and developing film stock to shooting limited coverage to conserve film.
Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
This video will examine the 2001 film release ”Everything Moves Alone”. The film won at the Bare Bones International Film Festival and had a theatrical run at the Pioneer in the East Village of New York. Eventually the film would be released by MVD Group and premiered on Prime, Plex and GooglePlay
“The film hits those emotional cords that the Hollywood assembly lines can only dream of.” -B-Independent.com
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 5: No budget action film
The fifth part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct an action film for $12,000. Part five goes into “on set” problem solving, creating a team, how to test screen your film, what genre is easiest to have success in, what audio and camera equipment to use and ever fight choreography! Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. This video will examine the 2005 film release "Land of College Prophets or “Fountain of Death” (in foreign territories). The film was on Netflix as well as Hollywood Video and Movie
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Tom plays around with Garage Band.
I think I'm going to just start posting some live playing for better or worse. I haven't touch a keyboard for recording purposes in ten years. I was never great at playing live but hey why not? Thanks for listening.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 4: No budget action film
The fourth part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct an action film for $12,000. Part four goes into what lighting gear to get, how to plan out catering and even some tips on creating action scenes! Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. This video will examine the 2005 film release "Land of College Prophets or “Fountain of Death” ( in foreign territories). The film was on Netflix as well as Hollywood Video and Movie Galleries. The film won seven Independent film awards (B-Movie Film Festival, Bare Bones) and is Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also released in nearly a dozen foreign territories like Italy, Spain, Russin, Thailand and so on.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 3: No budget action film
The third part of a series that teaches you how to plan and direct an action film for $12,000. Tom’s series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour, creator of VHS Massacre 1 & 2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how!. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking awards and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His films have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University. This video will examine the 2005 film release "Land of College Prophets or “Fountain of Death” ( in foreign territories). The film was on Netflix as well as Hollywood Video and Movie Galleries. The film won seven Independent film awards (B-Movie Film Festival, Bare Bones) and is Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also released in nearly a dozen foreign territories like Italy, Spain, Russin, Thailand and so on.
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 2: No budget horror
The second part of a series that teaches you how to cast stars, budget, schedule and more. Tom series talks about how to make feature films starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour creator of VHS Massacre 1&2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking award and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His film have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
This video will examine the 2023 film release "Exorcism of Fleete Marish", winner of six film awards from Cine Paris, The Horror Bowl, Swedish Film Awards, Independent Horror Movie awards and others. Distributed by MVD Entertainment and DirecTV!
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The $500 Feature Film Series - Part 1: No budget horror
The first part of a series that teaches you how to make feature film starting at $500 for documentaries as little at $5,000 for no budget horror. These films are all award-winning features with professional distributors. Tom Seymour creator of VHS Massacre 1&2, Exorcism of Fleete Marish, Land of College Prophets, London Betty and many other films teaches you how. Tom has won over 50 independent filmmaking award and worked for CBS,NBC Universal, IGN and is an ADJ Professor in New York. His film have been everywhere from NBC Universal's, Peacock TV, Netflix to MUBI and Yale University.
This video will examine the 2023 film release "Exorcism of Fleete Marish", winner of six film awards from Cine Paris, The Horror Bowl, Swedish Film Awards, Independent Horror Movie awards and others. Distributed by MVD Entertainment and DirecTV!
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