Producing on a shoestring? You have a great script, but the money tree eludes you. So where do you start? Who finances small movies? How do you access talent, negotiate deals, exploit tax incentives, and save pennies but maintain vision. Can your actors hold the boom? Many a producer has trod this path. MacGyvers of filmmaking, they produce something from nothing with only ingenuity and a paper clip. These are their stories. Panelists Effie Brown, Lisa Muskat, Janet Yang, and others shed light on the subject.