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The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking, 2nd Edition
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The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking, 2nd Edition

by Dan Mirvish
July 2021
Intermediate to advanced
278 pages
9h 15m
English
Routledge
Content preview from The Cheerful Subversive's Guide to Independent Filmmaking, 2nd Edition

FILMING BEGINSProduction Tips, Protocols and Practices

Once you’ve written a script, raised your money, cast and rehearsed your actors, hired your DP, picked out a camera and invented your own lenses, it’s time to start shooting!

Dress the Part

Setting the mood for your first day of shooting starts at home. Have you ever wondered why such directors as diverse as Alfred Hitchcock, Sam Raimi and Christopher Nolan always wear suits on set? “I wear a suit and tie as a sign of respect to the cast and crew,” Raimi once explained to Uncut magazine. Now, that doesn’t mean you have to wear a suit and tie on set. But you should dress in a manner that either shows respect for the crew (who probably got up earlier than you), your unique style as a director, ...

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ISBN: 9781000403084