 In 2012, first-time director Shawn Holmes shot his debut film "Memory Lane" with non-professional actors and a budget of less than $300.In the same year, "Goodbye Promise" became the first film distributed online directly to its audience via a crowdfunding platform..The 2013 sci-fi "Hyperfutura" by James O'Brien employed found footage married to a live action narrative to create a dystopian future on an inventive no-budget scale.