Someone's been watching too much Ron Popeil *NT*

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: : For the benefit of those who shall find any.................. : : Two MUST HAVE books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : : These two together will both deeply EDUCATE, and ISNSPIRE you! : : Book One(The most VITAL to those with a lot of questions about : : what Technicaly is needed of them(How To kind of info, and : : Where At kind of info and HOW MUCH kind of info!)is: : : Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices: How to Write, Produce, Direct : : Shoot, Edit and Promote Your Feature Length Movie for Under $15,000 : : By: Rick Schmidt : : On the back cover, is Kevins own heads up : : "Without Rick's book, Clerks would have been an idea that never made : : it past this page." : : Who knows what page he's talking about? : : Trust me on this one, $16.95 US Dollars.(11.95 at Amazon) : : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0140291849/qid=1042594801/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/002-1467108-1870407?v=glance&s=books : : Incidentally, the other book is the one Amazon chose to offer as : : a "twofor" with the above book, check em out! : : In case the link changes, the other is: : : What they don't teach you in Film School: 161 Strategies for making : : your movie NO MATTER WHAT!!!(expresion and exclamtion my own) : : By:Camille Landau and Tiare White : : This is the one I carry in my pocket, and pull out like : : THE BIBLE and randomly read for total inspiration!!! : : In my opinion also A MUST HAVE! : : And lastly but bestly, YOU MUST HAVE the Evening With Kevin : : video, because he will all but transfer via telepathic : : osmosis, the TAO of making your first few films. If you are : : a keen listener and free imagineer, you will know what you : : need to do next from that. The two books will simply fill : : in the blanks of what would have been a waste of time : : for Kevin to go into on the DVD(since this info is non-exclusive : : to Kevin directly). But he should have mentioned the first : : book I think, in the DVD. It IS that important of a book : : for someone with a head full of questions. : : Here is, in my opinion, the most inspirational 3 paragraphs : : from the second book: : : From Chapt 2 "The Sign You've been Searching For" (Paraphrased, sorry : : C&T) : : "If you want to be a filmmaker, put down this book and pick up a camera. : : Any camera: Super 8, hi8 or disposable point and click still camera : : from the supermarket. Go and shoot a story about anything whatsoever. : : GO DO IT NOW! : : Now, how do you feel, great, exilerated? Or like an idiot? : : If you feel great, thats a good sign. If you cant wait to show : : your stuff, whatever its flaws, to the first breathing person : : in a five foot radious, then thats even better, you are a filmmaker : : waiting to happen. No, you ARE a filmmaker! : : YOU dont need a fancy film school degree or studio deal to make : : you feel like youve done something signifigant. You are a rare : : bird: a self starter. Motivated and simultaneously rewarded : : by the sheer pleasure of seeing your own work. Gifted with : : enough self esteem to shamelessly seek out your own audience, : : confident they will love it as much as you do. You dont need : : this book, but we're(C&T)glad to have spent this brief moment : : with you. Let us know when youre in town for The Oscars!" : : Man, when I read that, I thought I was reading a fortune cookie! : : These Chicks Are Wonderful! (Thank you two girls!) : : Trust me on this now! And look up "16mm Movie Cameras" : : on ebay and check out the Russian made, dirt cheap 16's!

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