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10-07-11 from Matt Wiebe on Vimeo.

Be sure and check out his video “The Weekend Lake”  Straightforward & Stylized.

Chris Spooner from Spooner Graphics has an amazing blog called Line 25.  Web designers & developers, graphic designers or any artist of any kind really, will enjoy this blog.  He provides invaluable resources and tutorials for beginners and pros a like. Check it out.

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Part 2 -

This video is old school and could be considered a classic to the indie film world.  It originally appeared as a featurette on the El Mariachi Special Edition DVD and offers excellent DIY filmmaking techniques and inspiration.  Although Rodriguez has made a bunch of films, some arguably over indulgent and self serving, El Mariachi remains a one of his best, an “overnight” classic that took him years to make.  Think what you will about Robert Rodriguez, but as a writer, producer, director, DP, editor, special effects artist & composer, he is a force to be reckoned with and can run circles around most filmmakers.  I still live by a famous quote of his…and I paraphrase “If you want to be a filmmaker, say your a filmmaker and go make films”  Simple right?  Point being, you can do and be just about anything if you embrace it, own it and create it, especially in film.  Now as to how good or “successful” one may be is up for debate, but that is beside the point really.  Making films for the sake of making films is just as important as making a living from making films.  I would obviously choose the later, but there is something about creating for the sake of creating.  Watch this first installment of 10 Minute Film School and you are well on your way.

P.S. – read “Rebel Without a Crew” about his experience making and selling El Mariachi.  Great read.