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July 9, 2008

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Things I’ve Learned As A Moviemaker

Brooklyn in Our Song
The Art of Storytelling
Sometimes you can see better and tell a story better if you are outside a little bit.

The Benefits of a Tiny Budget
In a lot of ways, you're freed up-once you get used to the idea that you have limitations.

The Road to Success
I think it's a series of being in the right place at the right time, answering the phone at the right time, saying yes to the right non-paying job. Do what you want to do for free rather than do something you don't want to do for money.

Compromising
Sometimes, a simpler plan B is better looking and more effective than whatever elaborate plan A you had in mind.

Problem-Solving
It's hard when you can feel the walls, when someone is reminding you that the fence is there. It's better if you can keep pretending that it's not there and come up with solutions that work for you.


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It’s Official—Pre-production Begins

“I never ask people for permission to make a film. Instead, I present them with the fact that I’m making a film. If they’re wise, they’ll get in on it early.”
—Francis Ford Coppola


Last week our unit production manager for Rufus Rex officially started work and I paid UPS an astounding amount of money to deliver a letter to the Republic of Georgia officially inviting our lead actress to the United States. We’re also officially in pre-production on the grassroots (my preferred term, since I dislike “microbudget”—no art should be defined by its budget) movie Rufus Rex, which my 15-year-old son, Nick, and I wrote together last winter.

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