Derek sacrificed a hell of a lot to bring his no budget big FX vision to life. The Sunday current affairs program did a story about him that is well worth seeing before you think about how much are you prepared to commit to in making your own movie.
In the end was it worth it? Derek thought so but would you?

Sunday Event 16 story
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/video_popup_windows_skin/807058?bandwidth=128k

A cameraman without a camera is just a man