Chapter | One
Ideas
OVERVIEW
You can make great movies if you find out what makes you different. Be your-self and put your own fingerprint on your movies. Forget about finding a unique new story or blend of other stories. The trick to being original is simply to give people your own unique way of seeing things. It’s not what you say; it’s the way that you say it.
FIGURE 1.1 Setting up a shot for the sci-fi movie The Day I Tried to Live, by Richard Chance and John Chance.
HOW DO YOU FIND OUT WHAT SORT OF MOVIEMAKER YOU ARE?
1. Follow your instincts.
This means relying on your instinctive, snap decisions. Trust and learn to follow your ...
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