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    What’s Your Dream?
    rachelallen060
    • 3 days ago
    • 1 min

    What’s Your Dream?

    There are many ways to define “success” in this business. For some, it’s money, fame, and recognition, and the more of it they have, the...
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    Get Experienced
    rachelallen060
    • 5 days ago
    • 2 min

    Get Experienced

    In today’s age, you don’t need to be a sophisticated or particularly wealthy businessman/woman to produce and sell a commercial feature...
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    Write to YOUR Budget
    rachelallen060
    • May 12
    • 1 min

    Write to YOUR Budget

    If your goal is to write, direct, and produce your own films, then there’s no point in writing something you can’t afford to do or...
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    The Treatment Scene Breakdown
    rachelallen060
    • May 10
    • 2 min

    The Treatment Scene Breakdown

    There is a cool trick I picked up when I was writing Pickings that has changed the way I write and contributed greatly to the quality of...
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    Screenwriting Contests
    rachelallen060
    • May 5
    • 1 min

    Screenwriting Contests

    Once you have finished a few drafts of a script and have the confidence to allow other people to read it and critique it, try submitting...
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    Don’t Let “The Great Idea” Get in Your Way
    rachelallen060
    • May 3
    • 1 min

    Don’t Let “The Great Idea” Get in Your Way

    When I was writing Prego in 2015, my “idea” was to write a movie that shows what happens when a one-night stand results in a pregnancy...
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    The Producer
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 28
    • 2 min

    The Producer

    Most of you reading this book are probably planning to produce your first feature film on your own. After all, you produced a short film...
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    The Cinematographer (DP)
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 26
    • 2 min

    The Cinematographer (DP)

    If you’re shooting a film on a shoestring budget, you may not be able to afford a Director of Photography (DP) who knows what he/she is...
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    The Assistant Director
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 21
    • 3 min

    The Assistant Director

    Directing a feature film is very similar to playing a strategy war game; you need to know what each player on your team can or can't do....
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    The Line Producer
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 19
    • 2 min

    The Line Producer

    When I made Pickings, I opted to save the $3,700 it would have cost to hire a Line Producer and decided not to hire one, but instead to...
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    PAs – Lifesavers Supreme
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 14
    • 1 min

    PAs – Lifesavers Supreme

    Production Assistants do everything that has to be done on a movie set, from getting coffee to making script copies, carrying C-Stands,...
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    Get to Know Your Crew
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 12
    • 2 min

    Get to Know Your Crew

    I’m of the belief that when you have to spend a long period of time with someone, it had better be someone you like. And so, when we...
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    Connect with Talented People
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 7
    • 2 min

    Connect with Talented People

    I can say without a doubt that my movie wouldn’t have been half as good as it is if it weren't for the talented people that I partnered...
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    Enter the DIY Film Distributor
    rachelallen060
    • Apr 5
    • 3 min

    Enter the DIY Film Distributor

    This is where the current state of DIY film distribution comes into play. Some filmmakers who failed to sell their movie at a film...
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    No Movie is Written, It’s Rewritten
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 31
    • 1 min

    No Movie is Written, It’s Rewritten

    The main reason for the existence of bad scripts, in my opinion, is the unwillingness of the writer to poke holes in their own work and...
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    Analyze Your Drafts
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 29
    • 1 min

    Analyze Your Drafts

    Those of you who are experienced in film analysis may have asked the question: “Do most low-budget indie filmmakers conduct a thorough...
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    Write With What You Have
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 24
    • 1 min

    Write With What You Have

    Sticking to the point of writing to budget, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Desperado) suggests that you write a script that...
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    Getting Early Interest from Established Actors
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 22
    • 2 min

    Getting Early Interest from Established Actors

    As previously established – if you can add a recognizable face to your feature film, your movie is more likely to stand out, get into...
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    My Two Cents on Script Doctors
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 17
    • 1 min

    My Two Cents on Script Doctors

    Script doctors are an interesting phenomenon in my opinion. While it is clear that script doctoring can be a lifesaver, and many notable...
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    There is Only ONE Rule
    rachelallen060
    • Mar 15
    • 2 min

    There is Only ONE Rule

    I attend the NY Book Expo every year, and every year I get to sit for a few hours and listen to famous authors talk about their process,...
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