I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?
 

I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?

I think of writing and making some pictures of what the characters will look like etc.
But how did most of the film directors/producers got started?

First: I've moved this to the Business & Box Office Discussion forum.

Second: please do not post the same thread in multiple forums.

Third: I'll tell you the same thing I tell everyone who asks this. In fact, I'll just quote what I said the last time to someone else:

People get started by starting.

Re: I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?
 

Pay me $2,500 and I will write you a script.

Take said script to people. They will love it and want to make it into a movie.

PM me for details.

Re: I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?
 

If this is something of a side thing for fun and little to no profit, just ask a few friends to help with sets and equipment (that will be little to no cost), read a few books ok filmmaking/writing fiction (Stephen King's On Writing, Denny Martin Flinn's How Not to Write a Screenplay and Strunk and White's Elements of Style are a good start) for ideas, and shoot it, preferably at places you don't need a permit/fee and are easy to access.

If this is intended for profit, I can't give much advice in additional to what I just said.

Most big filmmakers nowadays (except Tarantino) got a film degree in college.

Re: I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?
 

You know something's brilliant when the person who thought it thinks so!

I'll do it it for $2300 and I'll throw in 2 free dance numbers.

Re: I have a brilliant idea for a movie, but how do i get started?
 

Write the script, finish it, copyright and publish it, and then go from there... If I was you, I would depend on yourself. If you have money, pay people (only after they did the work).. Regardless of what happens, hopefully you can be proud of the work itself.