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Full Disclosure: I have not come close to reading all of these books. Some of them I own, some of them are on my reading list, and I'm sure there are others that I'll never read. I just spend a couple hours one day compiling a list of resources and this is one of the lists I came up with...

If you know of any sets down in Chicago where they are okay with someone just going down to watch and figure out whats going on please let me know! :)

When you say film tax Im assuming that means it costs 30% of the budget to film there?

Right on. I think it might be time to do some research and take a drive then!

Yeah I suppose I did flip your words around a little, I apologize for that. Is there much happening in terms of filmmaking in Chicago?

The previous poster scared me a little when he said most people who don't work in the industry fail. In my eyes filmmaking is quite daunting, perhaps it's my own insecurities when it comes to my 'art' but to think that I'm at a disadvantage because I don't have the luxury of working with...

Let me start out by saying I'm an Apple fiend. I've never not owned a mac and have had every single IPhone model that has been released. BUT, if you really prefer the droid, you might be in luck. Sounds like the Celtx developers are seriously considering an Android app as soon as they see...

Mind mapping is great for project management/organization. There are hundreds of different programs out there, I use Mindjet Mindmanger (I've also used Novamind and The Personal Brain). I'm sure a quick Google search should turn up some freeware.

Pfft. I'm usually a little quicker on the draw. I should watch what I say. :lol:

I'm starting with some shorts. I was thinking 15-30 minutes. I put a great deal of thought into it and I couldn't justify spending months (if not longer?) writing a feature when I'm not sure whats going on in the first place. And I REALLY want to get behind the camera. Oh yeah...and the...

I honestly can't believe I've gone this long without a Twitter account. :lol: http://twitter.com/#!/SoloFilm

Hey everyone! I'm very glad I stumbled across this forum, it appears to have a ton of invaluable information for someone who's just getting started. My names Andrew and since I can't yet call myself a filmmaker I'll settle for saying I'm extremely interested. I'll give you a little bit of my...