📘 New Release: Shooting For VFX — Your Indie Film’s Secret Weapon to Save Time & Money in Post
If you’re an independent filmmaker, you’ve probably been there: staring at your footage in post, realizing the green screen isn’t lit properly, the VFX shot needs reshoots, or worse—your budget just evaporated trying to “fix it in post.”
Let’s face it—visual effects can be intimidating. Especially when you're juggling tight budgets, small crews, and limited time. But skipping the planning phase or winging it on set often leads to ballooning costs and missed deadlines.
That’s where Shooting For VFX: Your On-Set Guide To Saving Money in Post-Production comes in.
🎬 Why Indie Filmmakers Need This Book
Too often, filmmakers wait until post to bring in a VFX team. By then, it’s usually too late to avoid costly fixes. Whether you're shooting a sci-fi feature or just need to remove a boom mic from the frame, planning your visual effects before and during production is the key to staying on time and under budget.
Here are some common pitfalls indie filmmakers face:
No clear VFX plan before the shoot
Camera moves that complicate post
Spending hours (and $$$) trying to salvage bad footage
Shot lists that don’t account for VFX needs
🛠️ Shooting For VFX shows you how to avoid all of that.
✍️ What You’ll Learn This is not a book about how to create visual effects—it’s about how to plan and shoot for them.
Inside, you'll learn:
How to break down your script with VFX in mind
The difference between “want” vs “need” in your effects
Best practices for camera moves, lighting, and plates
Simple planning techniques that can save you thousands
How to work with a VFX supervisor (or be your own)
When to shoot practically vs. digitally
Whether you’re a director, producer, DP, or student, Shooting For VFX gives you the tools to collaborate smarter with your VFX team—or become your own.
🎯 It’s Not Just About Effects. It’s About Efficiency.
This guide helps you:
✅ Avoid costly reshoots
✅ Streamline your post-production workflow
✅ Protect your creative vision
✅ Make smarter visual decisions on set
✅ Get the most bang for your VFX buck
💥 Bottom line? This book will help you stop bleeding money in post.
📖 Get Your Copy Today
If you’re tired of hearing “we’ll fix it in post” and watching your budget disappear into that black hole, this book is for you.
👉 Order Shooting For VFX now at www.vfx2go.com/shootingforvfx and start planning your visual effects the right way—from the very first draft.
