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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Jun 16, 20221 min read
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...
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Jun 14, 20221 min read
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...
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Jun 9, 20222 min read
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...
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Jun 7, 20221 min read
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...
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Jun 2, 20221 min read
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...
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May 31, 20224 min read
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...
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May 26, 20224 min read
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...
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rachelallen060
May 24, 20221 min read
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,...
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rachelallen060
May 19, 20221 min read
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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rachelallen060
May 17, 20222 min read
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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May 12, 20221 min read
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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rachelallen060
May 10, 20222 min read
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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May 5, 20221 min read
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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rachelallen060
May 3, 20221 min read
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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Apr 28, 20222 min read
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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rachelallen060
Apr 26, 20222 min read
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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Apr 21, 20223 min read
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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rachelallen060
Apr 19, 20222 min read
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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rachelallen060
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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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