Budget? Lighting?
Just curious, have they ever stated what the budget was? And also, did they ever talk about the lighting they used? Like, was it just available lighting or did they have key lights, etc?
Just wondering, thanks in advance!
okay well i looked it up, and for anyone who's interested...from http://nobudgetfilmschool.com/id20.html :
Going off of a detailed script, the scene is lit for free range 360 degree shooting by the two or three lighting personnel. Then all the crew is asked to step away and the actors are brought in with only Jay and Mark in the room--Jay on camera and Mark on boom mic. Jay shot "Baghead" on the Panasonic HVX-200 and Mark ran a mono Audio Technica shotgun mic directly into the camera's two channels, setting one channel a bit hot and the other slightly lower, since no one would be riding levels. From there, the scene is shot until it's finished--no breaking actors to relight or "turn it around."
The finished project was taken to HeavyLight Digital in New York for color correction and 35mm film blow-up, which looked quite good at Sundance, giving the film a kind of late 70's feel.
it didn't mention what the budget was, it said that the Duplasses brothers never really revealed that
In the movie (special features) the directors (el bros) say it cost $1,000 to film. The direct quote from the movie at the beginning for what it cost Jeff to make a film is what it cost them to make the film. Or at least that's what they said in a Q&A answer on the DVD.
I suspect the brothers Duplass were just funnin' with us when they said it cost $1,000 to make this. I sort of like those guys, at least with others films, but that Q&A of questions they've already answered was unnecessarily whiny. I get it: They hate journalists.
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