How To Write a Screenplay in Ten Days and Shoot a Movie in Less

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 8:20 p.m.

Making a micro-budget film in a short span of time may feel like an impossible task. What would you say if we told you that these limitations actually make the filmmaking process easier? How is it possible to have more freedom when you are dealing with more restrictions?\n\nIn today\u2019s episode, No Film School\u2019s Charles Haine, GG Hawkins, Jason Hellerman speak with filmmakers Matt Hirschhorn and Eric Cohen to discuss:\n\nThe origin of Wine Club and how Matt and Eric reverse engineered the film\n\nHow the limitations and parameters of shooting a micro-budget film is liberating\n\nStaying calm in the face of a literal storm during a rain out in California\n\nCultivating a \u2018no assholes\u2019 policy during filming\n\nHaving the entire film edited by the Second AC who had no prior editing experience\n\nWhy they are considering self distribution\n\nTheir trick for shooting very quickly\n\nNot knowing how the cast would work together before filming\n\nAttending film school in North America as an immigrant\n\n\n\nMemorable Quotes\n\n\u201cYou can get the best out of you, when you know what you can\u2019t do.\u201d [8:17]\n\n\u201cInstead of overthinking and suffocating the story, it\u2019s letting the story evolve and become what it wants to be.\u201d [10:17]\n\n\u201cThis kid ended up editing the entire movie.\u201d [15:19]\n\n\u201cGetting that double coverage in one set up was so critical. It let us capture so much, so quickly.\u201d [26:31]\n\n\n\nResources:\nHow to Write a Screenplay in 10 Weeks\n\nFollow Wine Club movie on Instagram\n\n\n\nFind No Film School everywhere:\nOn the Web\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\n\nFacebook\xa0\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\n\nTwitter\xa0\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\n\nYouTube\xa0\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\n\nInstagram\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\n\nSend us an email with questions or feedback: podcast@nofilmschool.com!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices