[kibwen]

> While $500k 90m movie done in two weeks is an accomplishment

Is it, though? If all you want is a movie, you can make it for both less money and less time. And if you actually have some modicum of talent, you can make it higher-quality to boot; see Joel Haver, who challenged himself to author, film, edit, and release 12 feature-length films during the course of 2024 on effectively no budget whatsoever (playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ZRRTsa5SY&list=PLKtIcOP0Wv... ).

[eithed]

True - your comment reminded me of Cube; that was done in 3 weeks, with budget of $350,000 CAD (according to wikipedia). Another favorite of mine - Primer = 5 weeks with budget of $7k.

edit: looking at others, Pi - 4w and $130k

[krisoft]

> Cube; that was done in 3 weeks

The cube was not “done” in 3 weeks. Maybe they shot it in 3 weeks, but there were years of pre-production, and at least months of post-production. (According to wikipedia.)

Saying that it was done in 3 weeks is like saying that windows 11 was done in 45 minutes, because that is how long the compilation lasted.

> with budget of $350,000 CAD

“50% of the budget as C$350,000 to C$375,000 in cash and the other 50% as donated services, for a total of C$700,000. Natali considered the cash figure to be deceptive, because they deferred payment on goods and services, and got the special effects at no cost.”

Direct quote from wikipedia.

[eithed]

Fair enough, I was looking at budget fields on wiki rather than reading the tidbits - thanks for the correction still!