Everyone knows that no matter what you choose to do for life, you'll run into obstacles, as a filmmaker there is no exception. I attempted to make my last film, The Science of Silence, but fell through due to some issues. I wanna say that I am not quitting on this film, I'm still going to make it (planning this summer).
The biggest problem with being a student, or young amateur, is that you can't afford to pay actors and crew. Since this happens, it's hard to get people to sign on and commit. I've been trying to come up with a way to solve this and the only way I can see (aside from having people signing agreements) is to just make a great script and make them interested.
Think about it, make something good and worth while, and other people would want that on their resume or reel. Anyways I'm working on making the film while I stay in San Francisco this summer.