See my comment above - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13336068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13336068 You can make a feature on your smartphone. T

See my comment above - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13336068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13336068 You can make a feature on your smartphone. Time is more of an issue, but you really, really don't need much cash. And you can make a short film in a weekend on a zero budget, comfortably. See this article on "Layover" - made for $6k - and remember that you could shoot for much less. http://www.thewrap.com/redefining-micro-budget-filmmaking-the-6000-layover-guest-blog/ http://www.thewrap.com/redefining-micro-budget-filmmaking-th... Hell, Sundance sensation "Tangerine" was shot on an iPhone. Turning that into a full-time profession is a different animal, though. If you really want to do that as a career, I'd advise learning a lot about the realities of the indie filmmaking life before jumping. It's not a great time for that move.