Things I’ve Learned as a Moviemaker

By Matthew Ryan Hoge
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/directing/article/things_ive_learned_as_a_moviemaker_2613/
When you're doing something for the first time, go in with a real concrete plan and take the time before you jump in there and start filming to map out what it is you want to do and why. So that whenever anyone asks you-whether it's an actor or a producer or a cameraman-'why are we putting the camera here' or something else, you always have an answer.