A film’s budget comes with constraints and liberties, depending on its size. Great filmmakers with talented crew members manage to rise above these limitations and bring the best out of every dollar ...

Mad Max: From Shoestring Budget to Desert Epic Mad Max: From Shoestring Budget to Desert Epic (Image Credits: Flickr) George Miller’s original Mad Max in 1979 was made on a budget of only $350,000.

These days, Star Wars films are enormous investments. Their production costs are massive. But long before becoming its own cinematic universe, the very first Star Wars film was made on a relatively ...