Tag: food

  • Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #124

    Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #124

    Eating’s kind of disgusting to watch.

    Continuity’s even more important: Dinner scenes are really, really challenging because you have to make sure chicken legs don’t magically heal from one scene to the next. Pay close attention to who is eating what — or just plan to shoot around the plates.

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  • Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #28

    Low-Budget Filmmaking Tip #28

    Sugar is Power.

    Bagels and doughnuts are not the same thing. Not even close. No amount of goo spread on a bagel makes it a doughnut. It’s still a bagel, only now it’s a bagel covered in schmeer. If your crew asks for doughnuts, give them doughnuts.

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