PRODUCING ESSENTIALS

A Practical Mini-Class for Micro-Budget Filmmakers

Make Your Movie — Without Waiting on Hollywood

 

                      🎬 $37
                      🎁 BONUS: Ways to Fund Your Film Mini-Class (FREE)

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN PRODUCING ESSENTIALS

 

MODULE 1 — It Starts With the Screenplay

  • How to write a budget-friendly screenplay

  • Writing to your assets

  • Why restrictions actually make your film stronger

  • How to avoid costly story mistakes before they happen

MODULE 2 — Budgeting Without Delusion

  • How to build a realistic micro-budget

  • Reverse-engineering your budget based on what you actually have

  • What line items you cannot skip

MODULE 3 — Legal & Paperwork (The Stuff That Saves You Later)

  • Why you need a lawyer (and when you don’t)

  • Deal memos, releases, location agreements, and chain of title

  • How paperwork affects distribution

MODULE 4 — Casting Smart (Not Expensive)

  • Pros & cons of A-list talent vs unknowns

  • Casting for presence, not hype

  • When friends & family can work — and when they can’t

  • How casting choices affect funding and marketing

MODULE 5 — Hiring the Right Crew

  • Who you actually need on a micro-budget

  • Where experience matters most

  • How to build a collaborative, respectful team

MODULE 6 — Real Production Value on a Small Budget

  • How locations elevate your film

  • How staging adds production value for free

  • Smart gear choices (and what to skip)

  • Using creativity — not money — to raise quality

BONUS (FREE): WAYS TO FUND YOUR FILM

Included with Your $37 Enrollment

This bonus mini-class breaks down how filmmakers actually raise money — without waiting on studios or gatekeepers.

You’ll learn:

  • Traditional funding (equity, pre-sales, negative pickup, debt) — and what’s realistic

  • Self-funding + friends & family

  • Crowdfunding, in-kind support, and bartering

  • Grants and fellowships

  • Working with equity investors

  • Tax incentives & rebates (and when to skip them)

🎁 This bonus is included free when you enroll today.

WHY LEARN FROM NICOLE SYLVESTER?

Hey, I’m Nicole.

I’ve been a filmmaker for over 25 years. I’m a producer, director, writer, line producer, and production manager. I’ve worked on projects ranging from micro-budget to mega-budget, and I’ve been everything from a PA to a department head.

I created this mini-class because too many filmmakers get stuck waiting — waiting for money, waiting for permission, waiting for Hollywood.

You don’t need to wait.

You need the right information and the confidence to move forward.

WHO THIS IS FOR

This mini-class is for you if:

  • You have a script (or an idea) and don’t know where to start

  • You’re overwhelmed by budgets, paperwork, and logistics

  • You’ve been “researching” filmmaking for years but haven’t pulled the trigger

  • You want to make a real movie, not just talk about it

  • You’re working with limited money — and need to use it wisely

No gatekeeping.
No jargon.
No Hollywood fantasies.

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READY TO PRODUCE YOUR FILM?

You can keep researching…
or you can start building.

👉 Enroll in Producing Essentials for $37
🎁 Get Ways to Fund Your Film FREE

Make Your Movie.
On your terms.