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If you’re wondering what sorts of books you should read for filmmaking inspiration, I put Rebel Without a Crew at the top of the list. It tells the story of Robert Rodriguez and how he was able to raise money for his first feature by donating his body to science.
What makes this book cool is, much of it is written in a first-person journal format. Most of the entries revolved around Robert’s one definite purpose of making a movie… And it’s obvious Robert was willing to pay a pretty ambitious price to achieve his goals.
Back then, technology was a bit different. Robert shot his first feature on film and recorded most of his dialogue in ADR. Suffice it to say, if Robert Rodriguez was able to start his filmmaking career on an old 16mm camera, imagine what you can do with HD?
When I first read this book, I realized one idea that has stuck with me ever since. I realized the sooner I stopped asking permission to make my dreams real, the sooner I could accomplish my dreams.
Grab a copy of this book and other resources here.
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This post was written by Jason on January 28, 2009
