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RODRIGUEZ'S 10 MIN. FILM SCHOOL http://www.exposure.co.uk/makers/minute.html

This is all the film school you'll ever need! His attitude here is the attitude to adopt. Before I made Moonshine, I must've read this webpage over 20 times.

THE WORKBOOK PROJECT
http://workbookproject.com/

Explore this site - You'll find some amazing interviews with people who are on the forefront of this shift in the "industry." Everything is shifting away from conglomerate mass media - and the smaller guys are getting better tools and bigger podiums.

FOUR EYED MONSTERS
http://foureyedmonsters.com/tutorial/

The filmmakers of the Four Eyed Monsters...research them, follow them - they on the frontier of a massive change in the way media and film works. They have produced a feature film and online episodic series that casts a spell on their audience. In their tutorial section, they tell it all: from Film School Questions to Making a Deal to Sell your Film.

HOW TO LIGHT DV
http://www.stephenschleicher.com
/htm/tutorialslighting.html

Want to get a rough feel for how to light a scene? In my opinion, it's a rather simple art that too often gets mystified.

DVSHOW TIPS & TRICKS
http://foureyedmonsters.com/tutorial/

Sometimes you may want to use your craft to earn a few dollars on the side. If that's the case you may take on the wedding or event "videographer" role (ahhh!)- this site offers many helpful tips to pay the bills.

MOVIE SCRIPT ARCHIVE
http://moviescripts.cjb.net/

On the site they say "ScriptCrawler links you to thousands of screenplays, teleplays, radio scripts.." but I'll tell it like it is..... Entire length movie scripts of the films you watch in the theatre for FREE!---- This is great to give you an idea of how a script translates to the screen - and the difference between written word and finished product.

These links should be enough to keep you busy for 3 days of intense interest.