Tape by Richard Linklater is an amazing film and guess what it's shot in one location only.
A room in some cheap hotel and three actors only.
Now compare with other Bollywood high budget films or studio films from Hollywood which cost tonnes of money to make films and sometimes teh products are not that good. In short, money doesn't matter much to make a good film.
So what lessons one can learn from this film.
One location: Due to one location there is no need to move cast, crew and equipments to different locations. Due to this
the cost of travel is highly reduced. Also a hell lot of time is also saved. More shooting can be done instead wasting time in travels and setting the camera and other equipment again.
Three actors: There are only three actors in this film. Again one need not to pay so many actors and it's easy to manage less people.
Take home message - So if you are a low budget film aspirants try to be minimalist. Try to make a film with few locations and few actors. However without a strong story nothing can succeed. So take some time alone and think about some great ideas.Or give writers a chance. Invite scripts and select the best one.
