A creative mind is an affordable filmmaker's most powerful tool. The entire process of making films begins with a unique idea. From there it is all about keeping the idea until it develops to become a fantastic idea. Following that, it is the matter of getting the idea into a film with every ounce of energy and resources you can think of.
Most of the films that are successful that are shown in film festivals are films that were created in a fraction of cost that it takes to make a major Hollywood studio film. High-tech equipment, mostly made using computer-generated effects and advancements in technology have made it so that just about anyone can make a movie. Film cameras and sound recording equipment and every other type of equipment is required to create movies can be bought at cheap prices nowadays.
The film-making equipment available is readily available can create a low-cost film with an overall income, that could appear like a famous director had something to do with the project. This professional appearance coupled with an interesting story can improve the chances of a film to be recognized at film festivals like Cannes, Film Production Jobs Toronto Film Festival or even obtain the Oscar!
Try as they might make it seem, the big Hollywood movie studios will never be able to claim monopoly on the creativity. They invest more than a million US dollars not only for film production but on marketing research, intending to discover out exactly what it is that movie-goers around the globe look for when they go to the theater.
Despite all the effort, they still haven't found an effective formula for successful. The motives and preferences of people who go to the cinema are as hard to predict as a natural disaster is. Due to this, the door is opened to creative minds of the world to participate in the competition. All they need to do is develop a genuine idea that they can turn into a spectacular film, and then submit their work in festivals such as Sundance and then let the judges choose. While the big studios have attempted to control the film festival sphere in recent times however, it is the small, creative minds who create the tiny, yet distinctive movies that are the winners in this sphere.