The Self-Funding Approach
There are many filmmakers who are scared or worried about their ability to write, direct and produce a feature-length film, especially...
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rachelallen060
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
SAG Proficiency
If you choose to work with SAG, you need to be aware of and follow their rules and regulations to the letter. There isn’t much...
rachelallen060
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Don’t Sign What You Don’t Understand
If you’re working with a good Executive Producer, they’ll some- times be willing to cover your legal costs while investor negotiations...
rachelallen060
- Jun 9, 2022
- 2 min
The Acting Daughter Motif
There is one recurring motif of which many filmmakers are painfully aware, and that is the “acting daughter” motif, and it goes a little...
rachelallen060
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Be a Business Person
One of the reasons that many independent filmmakers “fail” in their efforts to make movies, build an audience, and gain notoriety is...
rachelallen060
- Jun 2, 2022
- 1 min
Distributing Your $0 Short Film
There are not too many outlets where you can profit from short films these days, and with your first $0 budget short film, that’s most...
rachelallen060
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
Making a $0 Short Film – Checklist
You can read all the books in the world, here are some of my personal favorites, and watch every filmmaking course ever made, but at the...
rachelallen060
- May 26, 2022
- 4 min
Strive for a Higher Standard
“Quality” is an interesting word because I don’t think that it can be easily defined. It is, however, easily observable. You can spot bad...
rachelallen060
- May 24, 2022
- 1 min
Passion Wins the Game
Filmmaking is not the easiest endeavor in the world, nor is it fast, cheap, or passive. The process of writing, directing, producing,...
rachelallen060
- May 19, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- May 17, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- May 12, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- May 10, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- May 5, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- May 3, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- Apr 28, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- Apr 26, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- Apr 21, 2022
- 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....
rachelallen060
- Apr 19, 2022
- 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...
rachelallen060
- Apr 14, 2022
- 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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