Vibes are key. Imperfections will be forgiven on the basis of vibes

Commit to diy’ing some shit everyone will tell you is out of your budget

Even if it’s kinda your second movie, if it’s really good they’ll forget about your first movie

It doesn’t have to be that good. Also it’s cheap to shoot in the woods

Music. Get someone good to do the music. 

Also survives on vibes and music like Bad Taste and Phantasm but a novel concept adds another layer of defense