Making an indie movie short is easy. Even without formal training in a film school, your indie movie can win in a film festival. Making a 5 or 10 minute movie won’t take that long; maybe a few days or a week at the most. Everything you need for production can be found on the internet: sound clips, background music or editing software, for example.

Everything around you is a prospect for your movie genre and theme. Your friends could provide you with ready actors if they can say a few memorized lines from your screenplay pages. A little coaching might be in order for those that have never tried acting before. Not looking into the camera is one of the most important lessons for any new actor.

The first few seconds of the movie should be interesting and present the story line in an exact manner so that the audience doesn’t get confused or is left wondering what the story is all about. The first minute of the film is the most important – it’s when viewers will either be interested enough to continue watching or lose interest in the film.

The new movie producer can get an account with YouTube to showcase the short indie movie. Lots of producers, actors and singers have been spotted from YouTube and have garnered the attention of people looking for new talent. YouTube is a free platform that the new movie producer can use to refer and direct a new audience to an indie movie.

The indie movie short can win at film festivals, both nationally and at international film festivals. Getting a page at IMDb, an Amazon company, can get your short movie on the map. From there, you can also submit your film to as many film festivals as you want. Sundance is one of the major film festivals. There are many in all sections of the country. Try choosing some of the film festivals where you can attend to see your audience’s reaction to your movie first-hand.