Adventures in Indie Filmmaking and Leveraging Famous Faces
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10/19/23 • 56 min
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How do you handle post set blues? How do you properly adapt something you don’t have the rights for? What can we all learn from Taylor Swift’s recent movie?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:
- Shooting an indie film in panama - excitement, exhaustion, and mosquito bites
- All the work involved after wrapping
- The importance of screen acting and what’s involved
- Being blown away by the commitment and generosity of the cast and crew
- What we love about Taylor Swift’s newest film
- Why film set people are the best
- Adapting without the rights - is it worth it
- Benefits to writing unlicensed biopics
Memorable Quotes
- “This whole thing is greater than the sum of its parts.” [9:31]
- “We need better sound proofing between the theaters please.” [34:15]
- “You will lose to money. You will lose every time.” [50:52]
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How do you handle post set blues? How do you properly adapt something you don’t have the rights for? What can we all learn from Taylor Swift’s recent movie?
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, and Jason Hellerman discuss:
- Shooting an indie film in panama - excitement, exhaustion, and mosquito bites
- All the work involved after wrapping
- The importance of screen acting and what’s involved
- Being blown away by the commitment and generosity of the cast and crew
- What we love about Taylor Swift’s newest film
- Why film set people are the best
- Adapting without the rights - is it worth it
- Benefits to writing unlicensed biopics
Memorable Quotes
- “This whole thing is greater than the sum of its parts.” [9:31]
- “We need better sound proofing between the theaters please.” [34:15]
- “You will lose to money. You will lose every time.” [50:52]
Find No Film School everywhere:
On the Web
https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool
https://twitter.com/nofilmschool
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool
https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool
Send us an email with questions or feedback: [email protected]!
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Previous Episode
How 'The Creator' DP Challenges Big Budget Filmmaking with an Indie Mindset
Can you make a big budget, sci-fi film that isn’t a franchise, or a sequel, or a reboot, and tackle it using an indie mindset? That’s what the team behind the film, The Creator did. The film, which tells a story about war between humanity and artificial intelligence, is currently in theaters.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s Charles Haine speaks with DP Oren Soffer to discuss:
- Being offered a co-dp position on the film
- How shooting on one lens made the VFX much easier to work with
- The differences in lenses over time that affect their consistency
- Leaning into natural light as much as possible
- Wanting to maintain the creative energy of guerilla style filmmaking
- How the project originally got the green light from the studio
- Working in a very trusting environment
- Looking at tons of references images the director pulled from
Memorable Quotes
- “The visual effects approach was designed to fit the footage and not the opposite.” [6:53]
- “What do we need to add or subtract from that lighting to create a more curated lighting environment?” [22:04]
- “The filmmaking process itself felt really scrappy in the best way possible.” [36:39]
Resources:
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https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool
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Next Episode
Practical Advice for Practical Effects With the Directors of SXSW Creature Feature ‘Snatchers'
Can you make a feature film using practical effects in a way that feels realistic and not “cheesy?” That’s what the team behind the film, Snatchers did. Snatchers is a horror-comedy film about a teen girl who wakes up nine months pregnant with an alien.
In today’s episode, No Film School’s GG Hawkins and Jason Hellerman speak with filmmakers Stephen Cedars and Benji Kleiman to discuss:
- Practical effects - what are they?
- Some of our favorite practical effects in film
- How practical effects can be more effective than cgi
- Scaring away a famous editor with the smell of farts
- Finding a balance between cgi and practical effects
- How Stephen and Benji approach writing sketches
- Transitioning into making feature films
Memorable Quotes
- “Horror movies are trying to show you something you can’t fathom or haven’t seen before.” [9:34]
- “It’s really hard to be creative while also tamping down on your creativity.” [27:09]
- “There’s no greater killer of creativity than feeling insecure.” [38:14]
- “If you’re passionate and prepared, you can’t go wrong.” [43:48]
Resources:
Speruchet Pan Tournegos Short
Find No Film School everywhere:
On the Web
https://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool
https://twitter.com/nofilmschool
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool
https://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool
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