How to get a Famous Actor in your £30k Micro Budget Feature with Mitchell Tolliday

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Do you want to know what it takes to make your first feature film and get it released? Well I spoke to Mitchell Holliday and he's done just that with his debut film Murder Ballads: How to Make it in Rock 'n' Roll starring Simon Callow.  We talked about how he put the film together, how he convinced award winning actor Simon Callow to appear in the film and how he handled the sales and distribution process. He also told me about the advantages of having someone look after PR.

Watch Murder Ballads: How to Make it in Rock 'n' Roll on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0DV274447/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

A GREAT VIDEO TO WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/fzDqlniQwG0?si=RBOSZm71ForakPWl

Check out the re-release of Jim's first solo directing feature The Witches Hammer - out now on amazon 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0F235F4T8/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Mitchell and his film
• 1:01 All about Murder Ballads: How to Make it in Rock 'n' Roll
• 1:21 Budget level
• 1:26 Making a Dark Comedy
• 2:26 Making a film to sell it
• 4:15 Balancing art with commerce
• 4:51 How did Mitchell fund the film
• 5:01 Greenlit Crowd Funding
• 5:13 Crowd Funding
• 8:49 Private Investors/Family
• 10:42 Shooting in blocks
• 12:51 Editing while you shoot - assembly edits
• 14:13 Scene transitions - writing with editing in mind
• 16:04 Simon Callow - how to get a famous name in your film
• 20:16 Advice for getting a name
• 21:16 Sales and Distribution - how Mitchell released the film
• 26:21 Using PR/publicist - is it worth it?
• 29:33 Mitchells tips for a debut feature
• 30:33 Episode recommendation - How to sell a film