Keep Your Head Above The TSUNAMI When You Know You’re Gonna Drown
KEEP Your Head Above The TSUNAMI When You Know You’re Gonna Drown When you drown For this particular post I must beggin with a quote: We suffer more in imagination than in reality Seneca Why this quote? Simple. Because while you’re reading this post you are not drowning. But enough of absurd logic. The truth […]
Choose A Topic That Motivates YOU
Choose A Topic That Motivates YOU Before writing anything – Theme This is a great thing to take into account before you even place a single finger on top of a keyboard. The topic of the film if the spine of your project. It is what embodies your vision. It is that on which you […]
2 Great Things That Came Out From The Worst Failure of Robert Rodríguez
2 Great Things That Came Out From The Worst Failure Of Robert Rodríguez The Tim Ferris Show One of the great things of being on any types of media is that you get huge amount of exposure. Tim Ferriss the founder of The Tim Ferriss Show knows this and his guest Robert Rodru00edguez knows as […]
Why YOU Should Do A Low Budget Film And Why You Are More Likely To Finish It
Why YOU Should Do A Low Budget Film And Why You’re More Likely To Finish It Spend all your money to become a filmmaker?! If you really decide to become an independent filmmaker, the best thing you could do is spend all the money you have in the bank, get in debt with all your […]
What Do We Want?
What Do We Want? We believe that in order to give a great service we need to be clear on who we are and what do we want. This post will try to answer that question. In short what we want is to offer great content in whatever form possible and that we find interesting […]
Why YOU Should Do What You DON’T LIKE
Why YOU should do what you DON’T LIKE What do viral video clips and filmmaking have in common? They both need an audience to exist. What this has to do with what you don’t like is that a lot of auteur filmmakers see other media and ways of expression as inferior or second class. Where […]
Start a YouTube Channel? Good or bad idea?
Start a YouTube Channel? Good or bad idea? Why is this post even in the distribution category? The answer is that a YouTube channel, you like it or not means exposure. And exposure means that if you really do it well, more people will watch your movie or short. So the true question if you […]
2 Reasons Why Storyboarding Will Make YOUR Life While Editing Easier
2 Reasons Why Storyboarding Will Make Your Life While Editing Easier You want to simplify as much as you can the editing process because what you want is, if you are an independent filmmaker, get your vision, your story cristal clear. For that the only way around it is work and planning. And how you […]
WHY BOTHER?! 4 Steps for PRE-Production PAPERS
WHY BOTHER?! 4 Steps for all the PRE-production PAPERS that need to be done First things first, how much work does PRE-production take? Well, it depends. I know, I know, it is that shitty answer that doesn’t answer much. But I can tell you what is the exact work that has to be done and […]
4 KEY Tips for Scene Design
4 KEY Tips for Scene Design Turning Point effects, Setup/Payoffs, Emotional Dynamics and Choice Scene design To understand how scenes are built, there are 4 main points that we have to go over: Turning points Setups/Payoffs Emotional Dynamics Choice These are the main principles inside a scene that a screenwriter should master according to Robert […]
Search for Key Words, FORGET THE REST
Search for key words, FORGET THE REST Speed Reading Books – must reads! The above are must reads! In this post what will be discussed is the process through which you can devour books and texts through a speed reading technique that will change the way you read. The Speed Reading technique The technique consists […]
What Is the BUDGET of An IDEA?
What Is The BUDGET of An IDEA? How much does a movie cost? Most people that have a notion of how much does a zombie’s film cost will probably tell you that you cannot produce a good zombie film if you don’t have at least 5 million in your pocket. And that might be true […]
Go ALL THE WAY With Camera Gear
Go ALL THE WAY With Camera Gear Should you or should you not change of camera gear during production? Most indie films take a lot of time get finished. They usually take more time than Hollywood movies to get made if they don’t have a specific budget of a number of millions. And this is […]
Storyboard EVERYTHING?!
Storyboard EVERYTHING?! Should you or should you not storyboard everything you film? Some great filmmakers think that storyboarding is of not use and others plan everything and storyboard everything before shooting. Alfred Hitchcock, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Christopher Nolan all of them do storyboards for their films. Others, like […]
Types Of Story STRUCTURES, Types Of PLOTS
Location Scouting for Indie Film (How To Guide) As Robert McKee described in his book Story Structure, there 3 main types of story plots: archplots, miniplots and antiplots. Archplots, Miniplots and Antiplots Archplots belong to classical designed stories. Miniplots belong to minimalist stories. Antiplots belong to anti-structured stories. Classical design Most Hollywood films rely on […]
OVERCOME COMPLAINING Right NOW!
OVERCOME COMPLAINING Right NOW! Energy cannot be destroyed The key principle here is that “energy cannot be destroyed, it only can change or be transformed, but never dissappear” What does this statement have in common with what Jack Ma talks about from a business perspective? Complaints from a business perspective Well, from a business perspective, […]
IT’S KEY! Have a CLEAR VISION of What YOU Want
IT’S KEY! Have a CLEAR VISION of What YOU Want Should you bend just for a paycheck? There’ll be a lot of times during a job that you will think: “Why am I doing this? Should I be doing this? Should I be spending my time and efforts in something that I don’t really like […]
2. Act Design by Robert McKee
2. Act Design by Robert Mckee Progressive complications Progressive complications it’s the second element of the five-part design of a story that goes from the Inciting Incident to the Crisis/Climax. In a story it’s where the the plot gets more complicated and more conflict happens because there are more challenges for our main character/s to […]
1. The Inciting Incident by Robert Mckee
The Inciting Incident By Mckee Every story has five major parts: Inciting Incident: the primary cause that follows that puts in motion the other four elements. Progressive complications Crisis Climax Resolution To master the Inciting incident you need to master setting. The World Of The Story The world of the story happens in a certain […]
Story: John Paul Dejoria, the Once-Homeless Billionaire
Story: John Paul Dejoria, the Once-Homeless Billionaire Dejoria’s story “There were a couple of times in my life that I was homeless.” This is the first thing that comes out the today’s billionaire’s mouth. Homeless Dejoria He was homeless in his early twenties (he was 22 and half more precisely) with a two and a […]
DO What YOU CAN’T! – Casey Neistat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxfZkMm3wcg DO What YOU CAN’T! – Casey Neistat This post will be very short. If you are a creator that has been told that you can’t, this is the video for you. Casey Neistat speaks! “Keep your head down, follow the rules, do as you’re told, play it safe, wait your turn, ask permission, learn […]
How to Work Less and Increase Productivity (4 Steps) | Tim Ferriss
How to Work Less and Increase Productivity (4 Steps) | Tim Ferrissn As most that follow my posts you know that I am a true fan of the Tim Ferriss Show, and as I was scrolling down his YouTube channel to know his beginnings, I found a great video where he explains what steps are […]
Story: Arnold Schwarzenegger had a Clear Vision
Story: Arnorld Schwarzenegger had a Clear Vision Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Tim Ferriss Show The interview with Tim Ferriss in the Tim Ferriss Show with Arnold Schwarzenegger it’s simply amazing. He tells his story in a simple and truthful way, forgetting all the mysticism that surrounds most success stories. The beginnings of Arnorld Schwarzenegger’s story […]
Story: Ralph Lauren’s Point of View on Success
Story: Ralph Lauren’s Point of View on Success Do what you love Do it because you love it. That’s the one thing that will keep you sane. If not you’ll end up doing something that you don’t like and you’ll suck at it. Trust your gut Confidence he says is very important. His boss, the […]
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