Last summer I managed to round up a group of friends and find some other volunteers to help me make a zombie movie. Hopefully, I can finish up post-production work in the next couple of months. When things do wrap up for the project, I’m glad that I found www.MyMovieNetwork.com. From all appearances this Entertainment Industry Networking Site seems to be a great way to get some initial exposure for the no-budget, amateur film.

With the recent drop in prices for all kinds of semi-pro equipment, more and more amateur filmmakers are trying to put together a short or full-length feature. Sites like this one offer a lot of help for people that are just getting started. The forum provides a wealth of information on who to contact, what to do, and what mistakes to avoid. Reading about the mistakes of others and taking steps to avoid those pitfalls can save a lot of time and trouble when time is of the essence during production.

Another area of the site that should provide a lot of help for amateurs everywhere is the Scouting section. It provides an easy way to get in contact with other film people that share your interest for movie making. Making movies is the most collaborative art form today and is almost impossible to tell an effective narrative on your own. When you search for people to work w/ on Scouting section of the website, you can find all sorts of people with all sorts of talents. It is only when enough people talented in acting, directing, writing, lighting, sound, and a dozen other disciplines come together that a film can be effectively made.

One thing that I cannot wait to do is to enter my finished film in the Film contests section of the site. Making a movie can end up being a pointless exercise if nobody ever sees it. The film contests and Movies sections on the site can give a low budget feature film or short film the kind of worldwide exposure that is otherwise very hard to come by. Not only that but the contests feature prize packages and cash prizes. There’s nothing better than cash.

So, if you’re a future filmmaker, drop the “future”, get out there and do it. No movie ever got made by talking about it. Your first film may not be very good, but actually making a movie is the only way to get experience and to get better at it. Hopefully, the tools at this site will help. Good luck.

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