Host Jason D. Morris sits down with filmmaker John Isberg, director of the indie slasher film Final Summer. John joins us to discuss the realities of making an independent horror feature, developing a throwback summer camp slasher, working within microbudget limitations, building a film around atmosphere and genre expectations, and navigating the practical challenges of indie horror production.
Final Summer is a slasher film that pays tribute to the classic summer camp horror tradition while carving out its own place in the modern independent horror scene.
In this episode, John Isberg talks about bringing the film to life, shaping the project from concept to completion, and what filmmakers can learn from producing horror outside the studio system.
In this episode, we discuss: How Final Summer came together Building a modern indie slasher Working with a microbudget production mindset Producing horror with limited resources What filmmakers can learn from making a marketable genre film The realities of indie horror production, marketing, distribution, and audience building Masters of the Micro Budget is a FilmRogue series documenting how independent films under $100K actually get made. Real budgets. Real lessons. Just constraint, craft, and survival.
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