One-night music stand.
Don’t marry your temporary music score. It’s temporary for a reason.\
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #64
And now, a moment of silence…
Get at least one minute of clean ambient sound from every location. This is very important.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #63
Not to be confused with “hobo glue,” which is something completely different.
The same technique that will help you write a script will help you complete a movie: bum glue.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #62
But order it in advance!
If you have to rent a van, rent a van. It’s only about a hundred bucks a day, but think of what that hundred bucks gets you: You don’t have to worry about who’s bringing what piece of gear. Everybody just brings everything the few nights before to one location, and the night before, you pack it all in one van.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #61
Don’t be shocked!
Fix or repair broken cords, and do it right. If you can’t do it right, then cut them up and throw them away.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #59
Call it “Gravitas”
If you are using any miniatures (whether motorized or not, but especially if motorized), fill ’em with lead, wax, anything that’ll dry solid.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #58
Win This One!
It’s that time of year. If you’re a screenwriter, you can do a lot worse than winning or even placing in the Nicholl Fellowship.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #57
Noodles are for lunch!
You can noodle on a project forever. There will always be things you can fix, always things you can nudge, but that’s not progress — that’s stalling.
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Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #56
Including conversations between takes, mind you…
Whoever’s holding the microphone boom pole needs headphones. They must be able to hear what the microphone’s picking up.
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