It is here that talented folk from different parts of the movie world share 5 REALLY good tips with the rest of us...
A-ha! Here it is, ladies and gentlemen: our very first blog guest, Mike Brune of Atlanta's Fake Wood Wallpaper (see last entry), with our very first 5 TIPS, which we are hoping will be a regular feature here at the Blogatorium. Mike is a director/writer/producer/actor with lots of work under his belt, including his latest award-winning short The Adventure.
Without further ado, here are Mike's 7 TIPS (he sent a ton of them, and this was as far as we could whittle):
1. Make a film you're passionate about. You will inevitably spend hundreds if not thousands of hours working on your short or feature. Don't settle for less than the best from yourself. Tell a unique story. Tell a different story. Push yourself. I stole this quote from Tom Hall's indiewire blog, but it's from a filmmaker I really admire.
2. Read film blogs, including indiewire.com, spout.com, and more. Keep in the know about independent film.
3. Work on another people's freebie projects, so you can meet other filmmakers who you might like and who will undoubtedly return the favor when you shoot your film.
4. "Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen." -- Robert Bresson (If you haven't seen a Robert Bresson film, go rent one. Au Hasard Balthazar or Mouchette are good places to start.)
5. If you're going to make a short film over 20 minutes long, it better be really fucking good or on 35mm. Consequently, your film festival opportunities are cut in half with a short over 20 minutes long.
6. Read Cassavetes on Cassavetes by Ray Carney.
7. Work with people you like and admire.
Thank you, Mike!
A-ha! Here it is, ladies and gentlemen: our very first blog guest, Mike Brune of Atlanta's Fake Wood Wallpaper (see last entry), with our very first 5 TIPS, which we are hoping will be a regular feature here at the Blogatorium. Mike is a director/writer/producer/actor with lots of work under his belt, including his latest award-winning short The Adventure.
Without further ado, here are Mike's 7 TIPS (he sent a ton of them, and this was as far as we could whittle):
1. Make a film you're passionate about. You will inevitably spend hundreds if not thousands of hours working on your short or feature. Don't settle for less than the best from yourself. Tell a unique story. Tell a different story. Push yourself. I stole this quote from Tom Hall's indiewire blog, but it's from a filmmaker I really admire.
2. Read film blogs, including indiewire.com, spout.com, and more. Keep in the know about independent film.
3. Work on another people's freebie projects, so you can meet other filmmakers who you might like and who will undoubtedly return the favor when you shoot your film.
4. "Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen." -- Robert Bresson (If you haven't seen a Robert Bresson film, go rent one. Au Hasard Balthazar or Mouchette are good places to start.)
5. If you're going to make a short film over 20 minutes long, it better be really fucking good or on 35mm. Consequently, your film festival opportunities are cut in half with a short over 20 minutes long.
6. Read Cassavetes on Cassavetes by Ray Carney.
7. Work with people you like and admire.
Thank you, Mike!
So this is not the right place for this comment, but there's no place to comment on the movies and all I want to say is Congratulations, Lionbelly plus cowboys on bicycles, how awesome! CFD
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