A creative mind is a low budget filmmaker's most important tool. The entire process of making films starts with an original thought. From there, it is all about maintaining your thought until it evolves into a great idea. After that it is an issue of having that idea made into a film using every ounce of energy and resources you can possibly muster up.
Most of the films that are successful that are presented at film festivals are films that were created at a fraction of the cost that it takes to make a major Hollywood production. Hi tech equipment, mainly built around computer effects and the possibilities in technology allow almost anyone can make a movie. Film cameras, sound recording equipment, and just about any other kind of equipment that one needs to make films can be purchased for very affordable prices these days.
The film making equipment available is accessible today can provide a very low budget movie with an overall income, that could appear like some famous director was involved with the project. This professional appearance coupled with an interesting story can improve the chances of a film at being accepted into film festivals like Cannes, Toronto Film Festival or even winning the Oscar!
Try as they might be, the top Hollywood cinema studios will not be able to hold a exclusive right to the creativity. They invest more than one million US dollars, not just on film production, but also marketing research. The goal is to figure out just the kind of thing it is that movie-goers around the globe look for when they visit the theater.
Despite all of this efforts, they haven't found a formula of the formula for success. The motivations and tastes of those who visit the cinema are as hard to predict as a natural disaster is. Because of this fact, the Filmmaking Jobs door is opened to people with creative ideas from around the globe to enter the game. All they need to do is come up with an idea they can turn into a spectacular film, and then submit their work in festivals such as Sundance and let the judges choose. Although the major studios have tried to take over the world of film festivals in recent times but it is the small, creative minds that create small but distinctive films that are the winners in that realm.