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The New Filmmaking Approach

I have been talking about new age filmmaking for a few years now but I haven't been able to take advantage of that knowledge. So listening to a podcast INTERVIEW with Edward Burns by Jeff Goldsmith has been very encouraging. Some of what he talks about are the very same things that I have been thinking about but had no experience to back it up with.

Edward Burns is a successful American actor-director, who has made 11 independant  films.

Highlights
  • Managing filmmaking and earning a living
  • Working with a three-man crew
  • Shooting a film for US$ 25000 for 12 days over 8 months
  • Engaging the cast
  • Approaching writing in different ways
  • Being a part of the new age film distribution
  • ...and a lot more.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks that I have been facing has been about getting stuck for long periods of time. Often I don't even come back to it again or at least not with the same enthusiasm that I started out with. I get distracted by the challenges of every life and forget what I should be doing on a daily basis. Every good writer spends at least 4-8 hours everyday writing.

I found from different writers that fame and money doesn't help you write. Everyone faces the same kind of challenges. The more you work at it, the more experienced you get and the more opportunities you get to learn a few things about writing well.

I'll keep this article short so that I can get back to working on my story for two hours to begin with. 

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