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Just a reminder that the Oscar winning feature film PARASITE was edited with a 10 year old copy of Final Cut Pro 7. It’s never been about the tools.

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The best use of “Day For Night” in cinema was on Jordan Peele’s NOPE. It looks significantly more realistic than most other films that try to pull it off, largely because of a technique that DP Hoyte Van Hoytema brought over from his experience shooting AD ASTARA. A 3D camera

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As a director your job is to fight for the best movie. Your DP wants more time to get the perfect shot. Your AD wants to reduce coverage to finish on schedule. Your actors want to change the blocking. Your editor wants to pull out all the music. Your composer wants to add

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Ridley Scott directed his first feature at 40. Alfred Hitchcock’s best films were made in his 50s & 60s. Manoel de Oliveira became a full time filmmaker at age 73. You have plenty of time. Some more examples:

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Christopher Nolan uses a detailed shot list, but Steven Spielberg prefers to improvise. Aaron Sorkin plots out his films meticulously, but Quentin Tarantino writes without an outline. David Fincher shoots dozens of takes, but the Coen Brothers shoot very few. There are as

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You don’t need a big camera to make a big movie. Case in point: UNSANE (iPhone 7) THE CREATOR (Sony FX3) LIKE CRAZY (Canon 7D) BLUE RUIN (Canon C300)

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If I were starting over as a filmmaker, I would: - Learn to shoot with an iPhone - Make a short film every month for a year - Submit all 12 short films to festivals - See which film performed best - Turn than short into a DIY feature

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I’ve met several filmmakers who have spent $50K - $100K on a single SHORT film. Not one of them got into a major festival. More money doesn't buy a better movie.

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Nothing compares to the look of an extreme telephoto lens used on a feature film. This type of depth compression is one of the most effective ways to ratchet up tension, entirely in camera. I’ve been researching extreme long lens shots in cinema, and this has to be one of the

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Some free resources for filmmakers on my website: - No Budget Screenwriting Workflow - 4K End Credit Photoshop Template - Musical Drones & Textures - Monitoring LUTs - Camera LUTs - VHS Textures - Letterboxes Links for all are below:

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Love the lens choices on Poor Things. Antique Petzval glass for closeups. A 4mm s16 lens modified for 35mm. Distorted 10mm Arri Ultra Prime… And gorgeous zoom work with the Arri / Zeiss 16.5 - 110 Master Prime. Good reminder that it’s okay to mix and match glass.

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A look into the mind of a filmmaker: Chris Nolan's plot map from Inception.

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If you can spend: 30 minutes / day writing 3 days / month editing 3 weeks / year filming You can make a feature film, even if you work full time.

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My self imposed filmmaking rules: 1. Always have 2+ projects on the go 2. Never go a year without making a film 3. Work on my craft every day 4. Never consume more than I create 5. Experiment more with each film 6. Finish everything I start 7. Be willing to fail

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Every filmmaker I know wrestles with self doubt or imposter syndrome, and it can be incredibly harmful. For some, it’s so overwhelming they call it quits on their career. But I genuinely believe self doubt is something you can keep at bay… It just takes your active

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If you’re making a feature film for under $20K, you qualify for the SAG-AFTRA Micro-Budget Agreement. It eliminates 99% of the paperwork and allows you to work with any union actor at a rate that you both agree to. You can set it up in 5 minutes here:

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Great films are made by: - Film school dropouts - Industry outsiders - Late bloomers It’s not about where you came from, it’s about what you have to say.

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2 years

Every completed film is a miracle. But a completed micro-budget feature is a special kind of miraculous.

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Filmmakers: Don’t feel bad if you have a day job or side business in a separate field. So does almost every writer or director you admire. Most of them own restaurants, invest in real estate, consult, and do a million other things to keep the lights on between films.

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Filmmakers: Your peers are not your competition. They are your greatest asset. Build your own collective. Produce projects together. Rise up in the ranks. It's more effective (and more fun) than chasing after the gatekeepers.

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Every micro-budget filmmaker needs to study the work of Hong Sang-soo. He's directed 27 feature films in just 26 years. And 16 of those movies were made in the last decade alone. He regularly premieres two movies in a single year at major festivals like Cannes, Berlin, Venice,

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2 years

Film school teaches you how a film is supposed to get made. Film production teaches you how a film really gets made.

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I forget which filmmaker said this, but it stuck with me... "You'll learn more about cinema from watching one film 100 times, than from watching 100 films once" Do you agree?

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If every filmmaker waited until the perfect time to make their movie, not a single movie would exist.

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Every filmmaker has a masterpiece in them. Few hang in long enough to make it.

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Understanding post-production makes you 1000% more effective as a director.

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When I told people I was self financing a no-crew feature film last year, I got lots of pushback. Most didn’t understand why I wanted to go smaller with my next film, instead of scaling things up like everyone else wants to. Cut to a year later - The film has already received

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The best way to learn how to make a film is to make a film.

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If you only have enough money to hire a DP or sound recordist, hire the sound recordist and shoot the movie yourself. The audience will accept your visual flaws in a way they couldn't with a flawed soundscape.

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First features by age: Alejandro G. Inarritu, 37 Ava DuVernay, 38 Ang Lee, 38 Éric Rohmer, 39 Steve McQueen, 39 David Mamet, 40 Lynn Shelton, 40 Ridley Scott, 40 Jacques Tati, 42 Claire Denis, 42 Maurice Pialat, 44 Andrea Arnold, 45 Terry George, 46 Michael Haneke, 47

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And to clarify - it's definitely never about fighting against your team. The more supportive and collaborative you are with the people that you chose to bring on board, the better. The point of bringing others into your production is to benefit from their expertise. With that

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Almost every one of the best directors I know started out as an editor. If you are a good editor and hope to direct your own films, you already have a gigantic head start. It's hard to overstate just how much you learn about storytelling when you work in post.

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If you are a jack-of-all-trades that loves every part of the filmmaking process, you are probably a natural director.

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I know filmmakers who invested nearly a decade into features that both fell apart and lost financing at the very end. Please make your micro-budget film and don’t wait for permission.

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6 months

Please don’t quit filmmaking because a festival rejected your film.

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I just made a feature film for $6000 in 12 shooting days with SAG-AFTRA talent. How I did it: - Worked as the entire crew - Produced multiple shooting blocks of 2 - 3 days - Used only equipment I already owned - Shot entirely with natural light

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No need to get jealous when one of your filmmaker friends finds success. Their success doesn’t make yours any less likely - if anything, it makes it more likely for you too. Celebrate every indie film win. Even if not your own.

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2 years

3 lies about micro-budget filmmaking: 1. It's a risky career move: The bigger risk is never making a feature. 2 Production value suffers: Some $10K features look better than $1MM films. 3. No one will see your movie: Scrappy DIY films premiere at major festivals every year.

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2 years

21 movies shot almost exclusively with natural or available light:

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1 year

If I’ve been a bit quiet here on Twitter, this is why… It’s been a crazy month between wrapping post on the last feature (which is about to go to festivals) and developing the next one to shoot this summer. Excited to share more soon :)

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Just a reminder that if you put your film on Amazon you will be paid $0.01/hour when it is streamed. That means if 10,000 people watch your 90 minute feature, you get $1.50 If you are self-distributing and want a more fair payout, I highly recommend getting your film on @Tubi

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No filmmaker should have to wait for permission to make their art.

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Making a film is hard. Not making a film is harder.

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Filmmakers will resist making a micro-budget feature because they don’t think it will reach the masses. Maybe it won't. But that doesn’t have to be the goal. It could reach 100 people, but if your future financier, agent, producer, etc. is one of them, that's what matters.

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I’m seeing a lot of indie/micro-budget films landing good distribution deals and actually making money right now. Both through streaming and theatrical. I think there are lots of good opportunities ahead for DIY filmmakers.

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2 years

It’ll never get fixed in post.

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I once went 5 years without making a single film. Today I'm on track to make 4 features in 5 years. What changed: - Stopped waiting for money - Started wearing multiple hats - Picked start dates and stuck to them - Wrote/edited something every single day

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I wish more emerging directors understood that learning the craft is supposed to take time. You're learning how to write, block a scene, use light, manage a team, work under pressure, etc. etc. etc. It's a steep learning curve and can take decades. Give yourself time.

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Some examples of movies shot mostly (or entirely) with natural or available light: * Amadeus * Barry Lyndon * Bloody Sunday * Breathless * Children Of Men * Days Of Heaven * Deliverance * Festen * Gerry * Idioterne * The Crossing Guard * The French Connection * The Girlfriend

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As a DIY filmmaker... If you can write, you will attract a good team. If you can shoot, you make it look incredible. If you can edit, you will tell a great story. If you can do it all, you are unstoppable.

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Most filmmakers never want to have to pay for their own films. My goal is the opposite. I want to be able to fund every film I make, so I can create art at any time without restriction.

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1 year

Excited to finally share the first teaser for our new feature! We shot “Disappearing Boy” over the course of a year, in shooting blocks of 2-3 days. Months off in between shoot dates were spent editing and writing new scenes for the next block. It was produced with no crew and

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You just have to love filmmaking more than you hate the struggle.

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Every filmmaker has imposter syndrome. Until they realize that every filmmaker has imposter syndrome.

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Surround yourself with filmmakers as ambitious as you are. In the long run, ambition matters so much more than skill, status, or even raw talent.

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2 years

An unconventional formula for making a feature film: Find 2 actors down to shoot on evenings/weekends Write a script that can be produced in 12 days Shoot 3 days/month, using days off to edit Repeat for 4 months until picture wrap There’s more than one way to make a movie

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Reminder for new filmmakers: - Everyone has good ideas - Very few turn their ideas into films - Even fewer make more than one film Find a way to consistently make art and you can’t help but stand out.

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Nothing is more discouraging to indie filmmakers than the current state of distribution. If 100,000 people watch your 90 minute movie on Amazon SVOD, you'll be lucky if you clear $3000. If you rent or sell your film through TVOD, far fewer people will discover it, and it will

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2 years

Easy: Dreaming about your film Hard: Making your film Harder: Marketing your film

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2 years

The best decision I made on my latest feature was to make it as small as possible. We got it in the can for $6000 - everyone was paid, we ate well, had short days, and would do it all over again. Don't believe anyone that says you need to millions of dollars to do it right.

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Every micro-budget feature today looks great. Very few micro-budget features sound great. Or even good. If you prioritize sound, your film can't help but stand out.

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Hollywood directors: Make a micro-budget movie, it’s how I got my start and I miss the creative freedom. Indie directors: Make a micro-budget movie, you can stop waiting on the gatekeepers. Aspiring directors: Don’t make a micro-budget film, that’s not how you break in. 🤷‍♂️

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1 year

Rick Rubin’s brilliant list of thoughts and habits that can sabotage your creative work.

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The most productive filmmakers I know aren’t any more talented, they’re just better at seeing things through.

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This month I replicated the Technicolor 3-strip process when making some new color grading LUTs. Have never done it this way before, but was very excited about the results. Instead of just mimicking the Technicolor look, I used DaVinci Resolve to split apart the Red, Green, and

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Behind any filmmaker you admire, you will find: - Abandoned ideas - Projects that didn’t work - Money that wasn’t recouped - Creative risks that failed - Intense self doubt Don’t beat yourself up too much.

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Micro-budget filmmaking "hack": Pick locations with great production design built in. Most indie films today are lit very well and captured in 4K+... But great production design is a rarity. If you don't have a production designer, you and your locations are everything.

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5 months

Movies get made when the pain of procrastination outweighs the fear of failure.

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Design a filmmaking career that lets you: - Avoid the gatekeepers - Greenlight your own movies - Work with whoever you choose - Write in whatever genre you feel - Maintain full ownership over your work Creative autonomy above all else.

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Two years ago a film I was planning to direct fell apart and I wondered when I would ever get to make another. Today, I'm wrapping VFX on a new feature that is about to hit the festival circuit, and then heading to a location scout for a separate (financed) movie to be shot this

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Filmmakers who finish their films: - Have an idea - Set deadlines - Find a path of least resistance - Maintain consistency - Don't stop until it's done Those who don’t: - Have an idea - Set deadlines - Change deadlines - Second guess the script - Lose momentum - Start from 0

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It’s official. We are going to camera on the new feature in 6 weeks :) So excited to be working with the incredible @LukeBarnett and the rest of our amazing cast which is getting better by the day. Lots more to come soon.

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Confident directors don't take offense when cast or crew make suggestions, because they have surrounded themselves with artists who they trust to elevate their work.

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If you make a film and it "fails", you are still 100 steps ahead of where you would be with no film at all. And 100 steps closer to making the film you are capable of.

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Some of the worst films have been shot with the best cinema cameras. Some of the best films have been shot with the worst cameras. It’s always about vision over gear.

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My 2023 filmmaking goals... 1. Finish & premiere 2022 feature film 2. Direct, edit, finish 2023 feature project 3. Build producing team for 2024 slate of films 4. Double size of email audience (currently 60K) 5. Enjoy the process :) How about you?

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Things that can kill an indie film: 1. Big egos 2. Rushing the script 3. Dragging out development 4. Overspending on equipment 5. Neglecting actors for camera 6. Making sound an afterthought 7. Not taking feedback from the team 8. Not caring about the small details

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If you don’t like the movies that are getting made… Make something better.

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If you’re a jack of all trades filmmaker, it’s super helpful to develop the skills that are normally the most costly to outsource: color grading, vfx, cinematography, etc. You don't have to do it all forever, but these skills make it so much easier to create stuff early on.

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Success in filmmaking is not linear. You fail over and over and over again, until something you do eventually clicks. It might not feel like you are making progress, but so long as you are creating you are moving forward.

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The greatest threat to your creativity is having to wait for someone else to give you a green light. Finding a way to create your art under any circumstance is the antidote.

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For DIY filmmakers, color grading skills are a pretty great secret weapon. A well colored shot from a prosumer camera can look better than a poorly colored shot from a high end cinema camera. It definitely levels the playing field... And is something anyone can learn.

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When I told people I wanted to make a feature film with no crew, they said it would never get finished. Now it's done, about to premiere, and is my favorite project to date. Follow your instincts.

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To get your foot in the door in the film business, remember - Everyone wants to: - Direct - Produce - Write - DP Way fewer want to be: - DITs - Colorists - Casting Directors - Production Designers It's much easier (and often more lucrative) to take the less common path.

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How to avoid self doubt as a filmmaker: Stop telling people you want to make a movie. Instead, go make one and show them when it’s done.

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Don’t let anyone stop you from making your film. If you have to shoot it on a phone with no crew and act it in yourself, so be it. Making something is what matters, not the scope.

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If you don’t make low-budget movies with your friends right now, you won’t make funded movies with professionals later.

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It's very hard to thrive as a filmmaker if you can't recognize incremental progress in your own work. Success doesn't come in big waves, but in very small doses: Finishing a page of a script, editing a new scene, placing a line of ADR... These seemingly insignificant moments

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2 years

Micro-budget filmmaking = punk rock

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Young filmmakers: One day you will kill to have the amount of free time you have right now. If you’re waiting for the “perfect moment” to make your movie, look no further. You’re in the most opportune creative season. Don’t spend it waiting for something better.

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Build a filmmaking community. Incubate truly original stories. Produce within your means. Cut what doesn’t work. Distribute worldwide. Then do it all over again.

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Things that hurt micro-budget productions: - Too big of a crew - Too big of a camera - Too big of a light kit - Too big of a script - Too big of a scope When you don’t have the budget: More is less.

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There is no right way to study film. There is no right way to direct. There is no right aesthetic. There is no right camera. There is no right cut.

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Making micro-budget films isn’t about ticket sales, studio politics, or awards potential. It’s about making the films you want to make, and never having to compromise your creative vision.

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What is ONE film you think every aspiring filmmaker should watch?

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Just completed the first assembly of our new feature. I padded it with title cards whenever I had a new idea for b-roll, a transition, montage, etc. Now this week, I’m shooting all these final inserts which will add a nice polish to the film. The benefits of keeping it small…

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Just a reminder that you can make a DIY movie on your phone, cut it on a laptop with free software, and distribute it worldwide completely on your own.

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I’ve interviewed a 200+ filmmakers over the last 7 years on my podcast. Guests ranged from first time filmmakers to Hollywood directors. A couple interesting takeaways: 1. I’ve never come across a first time DIY filmmaker who regretted making a micro-budget film, even when

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