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Five things you can do when your production stalls out

Five things you can do when your production stalls out

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Five things you can do when your production stalls out

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- So sooner or later every filmmaker reaches a point where they're stalled out. You start trying to raise funds, but then give up after a few fruitless meetings and near misses. You shot those 18 hours of footage for your doc so far, but don't know how you should structure it. Somewhere along the line, you went from pumped up and overflowing with ideas to burnt out and discouraged that it was ever even a good idea to begin with. This is a natural part of the filmmaking process. It's like getting cold feet before your wedding. It's normal and you'll work through it most of the time. Here are some tips you help you increase your odds of survival and get your production back on track. Starting with tip number one. Work on someone else's movie. Just being in the thick of it again will help you remember why you started your own project in the first place. Working with other filmmakers to achieve their vision will help make your seemingly impossible dream a little more plausible reality. If…

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