So you want to be a... «Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player»

So you want to be a filmmaker? First step .to being a filmmaker is stop saying
you want to be a filmmaker. It took me forever to be able to tell anyone I was
a filmmaker and keep a straight face until I was well on my way. But the truth
was, I had been a filmmaker ever since the day I had closed my eyes and
pictured myself making movies. The rest was inevitable. So you don't want to
be a filmmaker, you are a filmmaker. Go make yourself a business card.
Next.
Now, what about all that technical knowledge you actually need to make a
film? I think some famous filmmaker once said that all the technical stuff you
need to know in order to make movies can be learned in a few weeks. He was
being generous.
You can learn it in ten minutes.
With the following information you can embark on making your own cool
movies, all by yourself, without a film crew (and trust me, there are extreme
benefits of being able to walk into business and be completely self-sufficient.
It scares people. Be scary). . . .