Micro-Budge Bootcamp
Uncover my system to write, self-produce and shoot festival-worthy short films —
👀 on baby budgets 👀
If you’re over letting money & fear stop you from finishing a short film, then keep reading.
Micro-Budge Bootcamp is a month-long intensive program focusing on giving you the tools to write, budget and self-produce a shootable festival-worthy short-film on a baby budget.
With weekly trainings, mindset prompts, live Q&A sessions, and a dedicated community hub to support you in making this your funnest, spunkiest project yet.
You’ll learn my repeatable system to know how to write & produce a film on any budget. I use it with every single project I direct, and now you can too.
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Made a short before?
First Time Making a short?
Great, let’s hone your process, build your portfolio & make this one stand-out.
Perfect, this is a beginner-friendly program. The best way to learn filmmaking is by doing it. It’s time. No more excuses.
In 2014, I wrote, produced and directed a dark comedy thriller short film with a $0 budget which went on to be chosen for Cinema Australia’s Sunday Shorts Program. Then, in 2017, I wrote, directed and produced a guerilla-style psychological thriller short film called Phenomena which screened on ABC and landed me on the cover of magazines.
And in November 2020, I went from script-to-screen in under 4 weeks with a crew of filmmakers who were total strangers until I hired them in pre-production. That film, Seafoam, has now been screened internationally and at some of the world's top genre film festivals, and is still circulating festivals and gaining press today.
my zero-budget short film did wha?
But this was not a simple path to success. And no, this isn’t a story where I tell you that there’s a one-size fits all approach to every film. This is the story of —
...how I developed a process for making successful shorts in small timeframes with baby budgets.
over 4 weeks you'll:
🎬 Receive action plans to help you build your project, brick by brick, even if you have a 9-5 & life commitments up the wahzoo.
🎬 Access 3 in-depth modules with workshop trainings on how to Budget, Script & Shoot your micro-budge short.
🎬 Get your questions answered on the entire process from script-to-screen inside 3 Q&A calls with Izzy.
🎬 A free month inside indie spunk club PLUS a dedicated community space to network, connect & get accountability.
🎬 Downloadable workbooks, templates and resources for you to keep forever!
- Bianca nuñez
Izzy's transformative guidance helped me see that I didn’t need years of experience. industry connections OR a huge social following to get my work finished and circulated in the world. Through Izzy's mentorship, I've learned to approach filmmaking with more confidence, signed on to produce multiple films and have gotten my web-series developed, fully funded and filmed!
"Izzy's knowledge of both the art & film biz is like having your own personal industry wizard just a zoom call away."
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what we'll cover in each training:
BUDGET — Know Your Resources, Establish Your Micro Budget & Uncover Your Production Goals.
SCRIPT — My Framework for Writing a Shootable Micro-Budget Short PLUS How to Adapt a Current Script for a Micro-Budget
SHOOT — Putting it together in an action plan. lock in key collaborators, build a team, Map Out Your Film Plan & get creative.
BONUS:
SEAFOAM: The Script-To-Screen Masterclass. I break down the exact timeline, budget & actions I took to go from script-to-to-screen in 4 weeks.
BONUS:
Mindset & Journaling Prompts to Move You Confidently Through The Process.
Q&A CALLs:
3 LIVE Q&A calls to get all of your questions answered!
Award-winning director, producer, and actor. Lover of a fresh crusty sourdough, and obsessed with helping filmmakers create their next big project and make a name for themself as the real, authentic, spunky and badass multi-hyphenates they are.
Director, producer, actor & filmmakers coach
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