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How to make a Micro Budget Action Indie Feature with James Couche
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This week on the podcast I talk to Writer/Director James Couche. James made a bunch of short action films before moving on to his debut feature film Lost Phoenix. It was shot during the Covid Pandemic with a very small crew, small budget, it's an action martial arts movie.
I talked to James about the challenges of shooting an action film on a micro budget, we talked about how difficult it was shooting during Covid, the advantages and disadvantages of that. We talked about the challenges of promoting your own film, James is with Indie Rights so we talked about his decision to go with them. And of course we talked about some classic action movies and what's influenced his movie. Enjoy!
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Chapters
1. All about James and his career (00:00:00)
2. How James got into filmmaking (00:00:59)
3. Why did James make an action film? What were his influences? (00:02:37)
4. Editing his own film - is James a martial arts expert? (00:05:19)
5. The pitch for Lost Phoenix (00:07:14)
6. Does race play a part in your casting? (00:10:18)
7. What was is shot on and where did James get the money to make it? (00:13:10)
8. The Black Magic 4k - shooting action with no auto focus (00:15:35)
9. If you are thinking of making an action film - insurance? (00:17:24)
10. Jim's film - The Witches Hammer and Indie Rights (00:19:59)
11. Sales and Distribution (00:23:26)
12. Has James been pleased with earnings from the film? (00:25:25)
13. Whats the most effective way to promote your film? (00:28:07)
14. Bad reviews and 1 star ratings (00:29:14)
15. John Wick films (00:33:11)
16. What did James learn from making the film - things he wishes he'd known (00:35:37)
17. Blu Ray/DVD and a physical release (00:39:41)
18. Game boy colour playable version of the film (00:40:46)
19. Best action star ever? (00:42:50)
20. Best action movie ever made? (00:44:08)
21. Reasons to subscribe. (00:45:42)
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