mostly nonfiction and bakersfield news | October 27th, 2009
A Multi-Hyphenate’s Guide to Independent Filmmaking, Chapter 1: Pre-Production
Kimberly Wetherell, director of the short comic documentary “Why We Wax”, discusses what it takes to successfully make a film on TheNervousBreakdown.com. – Erika Rae, Irresponsible Editor
The most important thing for any Multi-hyphenate (Writer/Director/Producer) to know before embarking on an independent film project is this: No One Knows Anything.[1]
First and foremost, you must always remember: This rule does not apply to You.
You are right and everyone else is wrong.
You are the only person who knows How It Should Be Done.
Chapter One: Pre-Production
Preface:
As you already know –You who can direct circles around Bergman, Fellini and Lubitsch (hacks!)– the first step of any film is Pre-Production; the period of time before the cameras start rolling, when the crew is hired, the actors are cast and people begin to pepper you incessantly with ridiculous questions that they should have immediately intuited from reading your Oscar®-caliber Magnum opus, but that inherently don’t matter because it is your prerogative to change everything once on set, thus tripling the budget…
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