Guerilla Filmmaking Tips

Some of the best things you learn on the job. Always wait five seconds after 'action' before you begin your lines. Water the pavement to give it depth and perspective. For every hour of shooting, expect three hours in post.

Knowing this kinda stuff will make you a better actor, and a better director.

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Guerilla Film-Making

Okay, one of the great ways to increase your skills as an actor, as well as to understand the directatorial and editorial processes, is to go about yourself in doing some guerilla film-making. What do I mean by this? Taking out a mini-cam, and trying to do your best to produce something someone might want to watch.

It also will help you to get your name out there, and maybe establish you a beginning fanbase. Thus, it's great self-promotion. ANd if you are good at it, then it might become a successful gig for you.

The best directions for guerilla film-making are to do things you are passionate about, and I would try to stay away from pure fiction. Instead focus on comedic skits or short documentaries. And while this will only be the start of the production/editing world, there is certainly a world of difference between an actor who knows nothing about editing and one who knows that he should give five seconds of quiet before starting his lines. Trust me on that one personally.

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Welcome to Acting Out!

This blog is for those of you who dream about becoming an actor or screenwriter of some clout. I will introduce advice from the professionals, as well as information I have drawn from my own Guerilla Productions. For an example of what sort of things I've done, see my website, to your right.

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