It was just me and my actors. There was a script, but we improvised lines and scenes. There was no artificial lighting, no non-diagetic music, no clunky equipent to carry around. One take for most of the shots. Pure, no budget, guerilla film making with an emphasis on story and acting.
And the thing is...it's probably the best thing I've done to date.
So I learned a bit from this experience:
Fuck everything that slows you down or takes away from your vision. Focus on the story above everything, then directing, then acting, then presentation.
Film school students tend to focus on the last item in that last far too much. And what really shows is that they don't know how to tell a story.
I think the film fits under the Dogma 95 requirements. Check it out.
And check out the film Ballast...or at least the clips on its website. Go Lance Hammer.
I'll post the film soon.
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