Zero Com: Movies

📍 1 Location (your living room) 👥 2 Actors (you + a friend) 📖 3 Pages of dialogue (no car chases) 🎞️ 1 Weekend to shoot

#ZeroComRevolution

🚨 30-Day Zero-Com Challenge: Write, shoot, and edit a 5-minute film. Budget: $0. Tag us when you’re done. 🎥 Option 3: Educational Handout (For Film Students) 10 Commandments of Zero-Com Filmmaking | # | Commandment | Explanation | |---|-------------|-------------| | 1 | Thou shalt write what is in thy house | If you don't own a gun, don't write a shootout. | | 2 | Thou shalt capture good audio | Bad video is forgivable. Bad audio is unwatchable. | | 3 | Thou shalt use natural light | 4 PM window light is better than a cheap LED. | | 4 | Thou shalt limit characters | More actors = more meals to buy. | | 5 | Thou shalt avoid special effects | Use implied action (cut before the punch). | | 6 | Thou shalt beg, borrow, but not steal | Ask to use a friend’s garage. Don't break in. | | 7 | Thou shalt finish the film | 90% of zero-com movies die in editing. | | 8 | Thou shalt upload immediately | Don't wait for perfection. YouTube is your festival. | | 9 | Thou shalt make a poster | Marketing costs $0 (Canva). | | 10 | Thou shalt make another one | Your first film is practice. Your tenth is a portfolio. | Option 4: Short Pitch for a Video Script (30 seconds) Visual: A person holding a smartphone, standing in an empty room. zero com movies

🛠️ DaVinci Resolve – Hollywood editing for $0 🛠️ OBS – Free screen capture 🛠️ Mobilmorg – Free shot list app 🛠️ Pexels – Free stock footage 📍 1 Location (your living room) 👥 2

"Zero-com movies aren't about what you lack. They're about what you have: a story, a light, and a microphone. Paranormal Activity cost less than a used car. Clerks was maxed-out credit cards." 🎥 Option 3: Educational Handout (For Film Students)

Person hits 'record' on the phone.