When Viljar Bøe was assigned a short film project in film school, he had other ideas. Viljar decided since he had equipment at his disposal, he’d make a feature instead. The result was Good Dog, a film that bought and distributed around the globe. And it was also a success online with over 300 million views of clips from the film on social media.
In this deep dive video, Viljar talks about how he was able to make the film on such a low budget, his post-production process, and dealing with negative criticism (even threats).
It’s enlightening to hear his thoughts on the filmmaking process, shooting with a small crew, and navigating the festival/distribution world.
While his movie isn’t for everyone, (You can find it on Amazon Video here) the process of creating the film holds a lot of insight for other filmmakers, especially working on a low-budget:
Also a hat-tip to Greg Gant for sharing this with us. See something we should be covering? Let us know!
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