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I was not aware of the budget troubles in the movie industry when it comes to creating a movie.

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Shooting locally helps costs

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In the movie The Descendants, Jim Burke says they were able to keep budget low because they kept the production very local.

Cool fact about The Descendants

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The budget for descendants was twenty million dollars.

Woody Allen Budget

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It was interesting that Letty Aronson said that Woody Allen pays for whatever goes out of the budget for a production out of his money. The production budgets are around seventeen million.

Hugo

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Graham King says “Hugo” was the largest production he’s worked on with Scorsese. It was interesting that it was especially challenging due to the new film technology that was coming out.

Child Actors in Hugo

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Due to the child labor laws in acting, and Martin Scorsese’s need for perfection in his films. The scenes with children would wound up taking longer, and costing the film more money.

Woody Allen

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It was interesting to find out that Woody Allen does not believe in “long days” for actors.

Job of a producer

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Keep the bigger picture of the film you’re making in mind while trying to achieve making the film.

Money Ball

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The movie “Money Ball” took nine years to make.

Brad Pitt in Tree Of Life

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Brad Pitt was heavily involved with the film “Tree Of Life” behind the scenes, before there was ever thought of him playing in the movie.

Producers

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Producers try to achieve everything a film may need for the cheapest cost in order to preserve the budget.

Non fiction writing

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When writing a non-fiction film it requires a different level of care rather than writing a fiction film. Especially, if it it involves real people who are around today.

Research in writing

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Research is a vital part of writing.

The Social Network

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First-Person research was essential to the making of the film “The Social Network”.

Aaron Sorkin

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Aaron Sorkin writes with speed to avoid second-guessing himself.

Scott Silver writing tip

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Scott Silver sets specific times in which he plans to write to obtain discipline as a writer.

David Siedler writing tip

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David Siedler says having a pivotal scene in mind before writing, and then aiming your writing toward that scene helps his writing process.

Charlie Mitchell writing tip

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Charlie Mitchell suggests that his style of writing differs on whatever story he is writing about, so he does not have a specific writing pattern.

Michael Arndt writing tip

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Michael says a good way to get rid of writer’s block is to list every idea possible during that process wether it is good or bad.

Learning From My Peers

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