How to be an auteur..

Very funny article Suzanne Ballantyne (Raindance). If only it did not ring so true these days..

http://www.raindance.co.uk/site/index.php?aid=182

(Pic of Jean Luc Godard)

Jim Jarmusch on originality and thievery

5 tips for filmmakers. The fifth:

Rule #5: Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is nonexistent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery—celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from—it’s where you take them to.”

Great advice

Quote without comment

The (television-film) business is a cruel
and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where
thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.
There's also a negative side."

Hunter S. Thompson

Independent Filmmaking Today

This article pretty much sums up my thoughts on the matter..

..This is the best time to become a filmmaker. The absolute best time. We’re about ten years away from a golden age of visual storytelling. And, we get to be the ones to build the system from the ground up. Most importantly, the tools for planning, shooting, editing, distributing and promoting a movie have never been so easy to use, so affordable or so accessible.

For the first time in history, anyone can make a great movie. Not everyone will. In fact, few will answer the true calling. But, the tools are no longer the barrier.

Entire article Here

Great Article on Independent Filmmaking

Addressed to potential Independent Film Investors: 

Most filmmakers are not out to steal your money, although you may think that.  A lot of them are dedicated to their craft and do it because they love it, not because they’re getting a big paycheck, which they’re not.  Trust me on that one, independent filmmakers are scraping as much as they can together to keep a low-budget production going.  In some instances, it means deferring their pay so it goes into the production, as crazy as it is.

As an investor, you want to invest in a film but don’t want the risk.  Guess what?  All investments carry risk.  Films are no different.

Entire Article here

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Progress Report

Casting going well, considering the delays. Almost down to a final cast.
Legal matters (contracts etc) are still open.
Ordered mini Jib which was an absolute must.