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By Chris Hood (This is final entry in an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

By Chris Hood    (This is Part Twenty Five of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood    (This is Part Twenty Five of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood (This is Part Twenty-Four of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood (This is Part Twenty Three of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood (This is Part Twenty Twenty of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood (This is Part Twenty One of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmaker on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood    (This is Part Nineteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood (This is Part Eighteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmaker on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

Kind of like being a producing ninja… The reason that flexibility needs to be embraced is the compromising nature of indy filmmaking As a producer or director, you'll often know exactly what you want, but "wanting"and "getting" are often worlds apart You'll experience this every step of the way, in virtually every department and decision[...]

By Chris Hood (This is Part Sixteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmaker on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

By Chris Hood (This is Part Fifteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

By Chris Hood (This is Part Fourteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

By Chris Hood     (This is Part Thirteen of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous

By Chris Hood Long before the cameras roll on Day One, you’ll have prepared a mountain of paperwork.  There will be deal memos for cast and crew, a pile

By Chris Hood (This is Part Eleven of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmakers on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

By Chris Hood    (This is Part Eight of an ongoing series to help educate aspiring filmmaker on the process of making their first film. Previous articles

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