I had no filmmaking experience, education or equipment when I decided to make You Die First, and my resources on Day One were:

• My brother and two best friends

• Several Friday evenings

• A creepy apartment

• GoPro Hero 5 camera

• 4 page script

• Credit card

• The Internet

The first thing I learned was that you can combine the internet with a credit card, and stuff that you want to own will appear on your doorstep like 2 days later. For instance:

• Rode NTG1 Condenser Shotgun Microphone

• Zoom H4nSP 4-Channel Handy Recorder

• Kopul Premium Performance 3000 Series XLR M to XLR F Microphone Cable

• Rode Micro 3-Section Telescopic Boompole

• Cavision Next-Generation Slate with Color Clap Sticks

• Two Bescor LED-70 Daylight Studio 2 Light Kits

• Ben Nye Stage Blood

 

 

We also used this cool little tripod that I purchased at a store a few years ago but I don’t know what company makes it or any of those details. We used that quite a bit.

And I purchased a tungsten light because it looked like it belonged on a movie set, but we ended up using LED and natural lighting for consistency instead.

PRH