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Indie Filmmaking: Welcome to D.I.Y. U.

1. Read Lethal Weapon screenplay. Fellow UCLA (and Comedy Club) alum Shane Black changed the rules of screenwriting with this script. Notice how it reads more like a comic book. He even uses the “action” (the descriptive bits between the dialogue) to add a bit of self-aware humor. It’s tight, it’s funny, and it launched a franchise […]

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5 Steps to Greenlight Your Indie Film

Since I recently completed my first indie film, The Great Intervention, I thought I would begin by giving you some “quick” and “simple” steps for you to “greenlight” your own project. 1. Come up with your idea. Okay, this is the only part of the process I cannot specifically help you with (at least not in […]