This movie looks awesome. Unlike a lot of trailers I've seen lately for big budget films, this is one trailer that really makes me want to see the movie.

Yes, excellent trailer. Looks like you got some good performances, too. Nice job.

And I have a few questions, if they aren't too private: what was your budget? And how did you raise the money?

Did you hit up a dentist? They seem to provide financing for a lot of first-timers (John Hughes, Broken Lizard). ;)

Thanks for the kind words Alissa and David! It's been a ton of hard work and comments like yours make it completely worthwhile.

In terms of budget etc, unfortunately we cannot share any numbers yet. People much smarter than I have advised that it's generally a bad idea to publish budget numbers prior to any sort of sale/distribution. Not that it's a foregone conclusion or anything, but we need to keep it close to the vest for the time being. I hope you understand. I'm happy to answer any other questions! ;)

Fair enough, Matt, thanks for the response.

Another question: was this shot on film? HD?

That I can answer. I'm a dork, so I love technical questions.

We shot HD. Panasonic HPX500, DVCPRO HD 720p uprezzed to 1080 via DaVinci 2k. We used an HVX200 for a few scenes, but 95% of the movie was shot on the HPX.

My apologies to those who think I'm speaking Na'vi.

That trailer was awesome. It kept me interested till the very end and made me want to watch the full film. Also, the behind the scenes was very cool and useful (for a wannabe director like myself haha).

I am INSANELY excited to see this movie...all because of the trailer. I'm borderline obsessed now. Always trying to find out more, more, MORE about it. Glad you posted this. Great post and very neat blog overall! (Great concept.)