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Link to the website:  30 Free E-books will help you master Filmmaking I love this website - "No Film School" and I keep visiting it because it has tremendous resources for a Filmmaker to update himself every day related to everything about cinema.  Here are fabulous links to few E-books which you can easily download by following the links on the website. Learn as much as you can before making your first film. I am game for it because after one month I am going to make my own low budget feature film.   

"Two Men looked out of prison Bar, one saw mud and other saw Star" One of my Actor Friends once told me a story about Mohammad Gauri (I hope I am remembering the name correctly) that when he came to India, he came with boats through sea and when all his soldiers landed in India, he ordered to burn all the boats. He was asked the reason by one of his ministers and he told him that if the boats will be there, the soldiers will  have a dubious state of mind as they will be having an option of safe return in mind because of which they won't give their complete efforts in war. But now since the boats are burned, they are left with only one direction to proceed with one single aim, win the war or die. There is no option of retreat for them.  On that note; Here are Fifteen things that may help you in your struggle. 1.      First and foremost rule, start calling yourself an Actor. If you are embarrassed about your profession or your passion, you can never be an a...

Few days ago, I went to a friend's place for dinner. We were discussing something related to our profession. His wife and kid were also sitting there. We were discussing things while eating and as usual, what happens in normal house the TV was on and some south Indian film with Jnr. NTR was running on it. We weren't too keen to watch it. TV was on for perfunctory reasons for it being 'On'. Suddenly there was some action scene and we started watching it. We were watching it because it was so illogical and funny at the same time, not to mention entertaining that we couldn't take our eyes off it. After ten minutes, we were into the film, the whole family. Later, we watched the film for another half an hour before we came to our senses and changed the channel. It was only later that I realized something about the film and our behavior, which I discussed with my friend too, to which he just noded. So I decided to write about it. The film was illogical, stupid and ev...

I often advice people to watch all kinds of films. A grade, b grade or c grade or any film. I feel that if a man could get out of his house, leave his comfort zone to convince and collect a group of people, raise enough capital to pay them, direct his movie ; then he deserves a viewing at least.   Direction is an easy job, yet direction is not an easy job. That Oxymoronic statement develops only because of the state of mind of an individual. I have never been fortunate enough to sit in a production house, gotten a script, assigned a project and direct a film within my comfort zone. Though I do feel fortunate that I never got that otherwise I wouldn't have understood what it takes to make a film and feel good about it. People think that film direction is about directing the film, which sounds obvious but it is not. In my personal experience it is more than that. It is about human management, dealing with problems, taking wise decisions, standing for your convictions, trying to ...