NOWNEWS: 5 MINUTE YOUTUBE VIDEO LANDS FILMMAKER $30 MILLION FILM

An unknown filmmaker from Uraguay spent $500 on a YouTube video about a giant robot invasion - and now he has a Hollywood contract.

While it's true that the 30 year-old filmmaker runs a post-production house Uraguay, which obviously gives him some technical advantages a non-professional might not have, this goes to show that good, eye-catching and high-quality work can really lead to something. And remember, he's about as far from Hollywood as you can get (well in the Americas, anyway!). This is all about production value - effects like you see in the video below cost millions in Hollywood....

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