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hey okay great, thanks.

writing Just keep writing, writing, writing. I mean, your ideas at 15 years of age are probably as good as when you're 50. But your writing isn't. Because it's a disicpline, you learn to get better. And you learn how to tell more with less, and how to do surprising things in subtle and...

So for all of you UK people, I would love to share info about an event I have coming up, where we're screening a bunch of my short films and introducing people to what we're doing with my debut feature film... but I don't want to fall foul of the laws of the forum (God forbid!) -- so what are...

it's tough. you just gotta try and dive right in. it's like when you watch a woody allen film, he doesn't bother taking ten scenes to tell you a character is middle class, a writer, and having relationship problems-- instead, he has the opening shot on a well dressed guy who's arguing with a...

i think a great thing to do is just read a heap of screenplays. put your weekend aside and read 20 of them. read so many that you're about to explode. you'll hate screenplays! but by monday morning you'll totally understand how they look, and you'll have probably read a bunch of your favorite...

hey thanks all for your feedback. it's appreciated :)

Your help is fantastic, thank you VERY much!

hmm Hey, Paper, -- I have to say, I have no idea what you're talking about. Please elaborate! Dan

Hey All, Have any of you ever used Indie Go Go before to raise financing? I've just set up a page for my movie which we're shooting here in the UK. I'm keen to optimize it to get the best out of it, and am wondering if any of you have any experience with it? Here it is...

ha i'm holding the camera! no clue who the dude in white is, but maybe he'll be emailing me soon demanding a credit ;)

And I like your video..

hey hey, thanks for your feedback. i don't disagree with any of them - and i was aware of the faults you mentioned but, y'know, we shot in four hours, we couldn't find a quiet space to do VO; we just did it how we did it. it bothers you, as a filmmaker, but by and large, people will be swept up...

thanks all :)

Filmed yesterday in London with two wonderful actors. It's called 'one day' - and it's only two minutes long. I'd love for you to check it out, and I hope it shows a side to London that's different to the usual grumpy commuters and bad weather :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWknKUL_XuE Dan

Hey Guys, A few weeks back, on a Wednesday night, I was feeling bored and frustrated so I wrote a little short film. On the Saturday, I shot it. I got two actors I know, got my friend Paul to lend me his house; and we shot. This is no-budget, and no equipment other than a camera! All filmed in...