I'm filming in August and I was wondering. How long would it take for me to film a feature film, short though, that has very few scene changes?
Thanks Gdot

Going to need WAY more info than that.

Depends on a whole lot of things.
- Number of set-ups/locations you're using.
- Type of equipment you're shooting on.
- Crew you've got available.
- Actors schedules.
- Crew schedules.
- Equipment malfunction.
- Locations falling through.
- Skill of actors.
- Ability to convey information effectively.
- Light availability.
- Uncontrollable external issues (ambient noise, crazy people you're working with)
- Time pressure
- Cooperation!

Try shooting something smaller before August, then you should have some idea of what you're going to need to do when the big day comes and you start priniciple photography.

If your pre-production is in tip-top shape it should be quick.

Yeah, kylevant is right. It's all about pre-production. I did a 10-minute horror short back in august. Had no script, no set crew, no storyboarding, just a rough idea of what I was going to do and a location. What I thought would take 3-4 days to film took 3 weeks (all shots were done at night, usually 2-3 hours per night).

Have a script. Have everything storyboarded to the best of your ability. Have a crew you know can be on set at such-and-such time, as well as actors. If you have everything set up well, the filming process should go by quickly.

I did a two hour feature with 30 days of shooting over three years, including pre, post and principal. It could have been done in a year if schedules had been better.

If I have a script and a storyboard could I finish a two set location script in 4 weeks. And its only like 70 minutes and its all day for a few weeks.

I would say you have a chance. One thing that will reduce shooting time would be if you grabbed a couple of stand ins for actors and figured out where exactly you need to position the camera and lights for each shot you want. Also it would help if you only did 2 takes per shot.

Donnie Darko was shot in exactly 4 weeks

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