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Just remember that some of the best movies ever made were movies made almost entirely of master shots(ex: To Kill A Mockingbird) and when the camera moved, so did the people(Ex: Howard Hawks' films like His Girl Friday with Cary Grant and Rosiland Russell). Sometimes directors do tend to forget...

I'd read Bret Stern and Robert Rodiguez' to insure that you actually make a film someday. Then I'd read every book on direction on Amazon.com and decide for yourself which books are the best. There WEREN'T any film schools when I was in college. Sort of tells you how old I am, ey? Oh there might...

There are some very interesting points being made here. I would certainly have to agree that a new young film maker probably isn't going to get that mega million deal right off the bat. The problem with making movies is being able to fund them. Everyone who funds motion pictures has an agenda or...

In smaller films, I try to have a round table at the beginning of production where I sit down with ALL of the main actors at once. I discuss the film and what I am trying to do and make certain character suggestions for certain scenes and hopefully that will guide an actor with all of the other...

I have enjoyed reading SoulCinema's posts! I would add, coffee. Lot's of coffee. People have to have their caffeine drug to get going or keep going. The more coffee you have on a set, the easier the the cast and crew are to work with. They may be jittery from too much coffee but at least they...