Your first few days shooting your movie will not be as cohesive as when your crew hits their stride. Your first 10 minutes will help you sell the film, so wait to shoot that segment when you have everything together. Audiences will forgive a couple minor rough patches in the middle of Act 2 faster than the opening sequence.
notes for myself after shooting my first feature, Greyscale. I recently wrapped and want to keep the lessons I learned fresh, as well as keep a bit of a scrapbook of pictures and videos from production.
If this helps you out as a new director/filmmaker, wonderful. I learned so much on my first major outing.
(updated on weekdays)
Feel free to email and share lessons you've learned on (any) set and I'll work on including the most helpful ones in.
If this helps you out as a new director/filmmaker, wonderful. I learned so much on my first major outing.
(updated on weekdays)
Feel free to email and share lessons you've learned on (any) set and I'll work on including the most helpful ones in.
July 29, 2009
169. Save some of your later shoots for the opening 10 minutes.
