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For all those indie filmmakers who wonder about jumping into the “feature filmmaking” pond, here’s an exciting catalog of movies that Schmidt made, by hook or crook–26 no/low-budget features in over 40 years. What matters is that if “filmmaking” is your dream, hopefully this HOW-TO BOOK, with numerous “Director’s Statements” by Rick on the struggles to produce IMPROV features, will form a basis for your future efforts (if HE can do it so can U!). By examining the various one-page movie entries, also Schmidt’s “Director’s Statements” about “the making of,” then equating that information to TRAILERS and FREE FULL MOVIES, the reader should get a sense of Schmidt’s creative priorities. His improv approach to actors/non-actors, on-the-spot story-telling, editorial exploration, and the nuts and bolts of no/low-budget producing should begin to make sense. Hopefully, the take-away from this “used-car filmmaking” book is that ANYONE CAN BECOME A SUCCESSFUL INDIE FEATURE FILMMAKER. With DV/digital moviemaking equipment-many features here were shot in DV–artists can now make their movies with affordable HD cameras or phones, shooting 4K video and complete the storytelling process with inexpensive editing apps. With determination, you can start to compile your own catalog of completed works, hopefully earning a trip to Park City/Sundance and beyond. Good Luck
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