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I am an educator and filmmaker from Lafayette, Louisiana. I am here to share my journey into taking control of my work through micro-budget filmmaking.
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How to Direct Friends Without Ruining Friendships (opens the original)
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I love making micro-budget movies, and I especially love being able to pick up a camera and make something without asking for permission. In order to be able to do this when you’re starting out, and sometimes even after you’ve been at it for a while, you’ll have to hire your friends as actors. We’ve all got friends with acting aspirations who are more than willing to jump in front of any camera pointed in their direction. I can’t speak for everyone, but those friends have helped me throughout my
My Top 5 Mumblegore Films (opens the original)
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Mumblegore splintered off of the mumblecore movement sometime in the mid 2000s when a handful of resourceful micro-budget filmmakers focused their efforts on the horror genre. The resulting films remain some of my favorites that I recommend regularly. The spooky season is upon us, so it feels like the appropriate time for this list. Let’s get into it!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!HtLh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-pos
Micro-budget Case Study #66 (opens the original)
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I’m late to the party for Hundreds of Beavers. I’d heard about it in the trades, and many of my friends recommended it to me, but I kept pushing it to the back of my watch pile. Now that I’ve seen it I can’t believe I waited so long. This movie should be celebrated not just for its success, but because it is an absolute blast from start to finish. Let’s get into it!<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OTuq!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F
How to Shoot 15 pages in a Weekend (opens the original)
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I know there are going to be some out there who think it sounds irresponsible or even impossible to shoot 15 pages in a weekend. Shooting 3-5 pages a day is much more manageable than trying to squeeze 15 pages into a few days. However, I’m here to tell you that while difficult, shooting 15 pages in a weekend is possible. I always look at rules as things meant to be broken, and most filmmaking rules weren’t written for the types of movies I’m making. They were written for movies with much bigger
My Top 5 Micro-budget Horror Films by Female Directors (opens the original)
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After putting together my top 5 micro-budget films made by female directors, I decided to follow that up with my favorite micro-budget horror films by female directors. I’m a horror fan through and through, so this list wasn’t difficult for me to put together. All of the films on this list were made for below a million dollars and deserve to be seen and studied. If you’re a horror fan or just a fan of badass women and you haven’t seen the films on this list, then you should definitely check them
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